Match Reports
Match 5: Seattle Sounders 0-0 Portland Timbers
By: Bob Kellett |
4 Comments
The Bottom Line: The Portland Timbers paid their final regular season USL First Division visit to Seattle on Saturday evening and played the Sounders to a 0-0 draw before 10,184 at Qwest Field. With both teams struggling to find their attack, the two Northwest rivals played a typically tight game. The two teams […]
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Tags: Match 4: Portland Timbers 0-0 Rochester Rhinos
By: Bob Kellett | 9 Comments
The Bottom Line: The Portland Timbers and Rochester Rhinos played to a nil-nil draw on a Thursday evening in front of 7,519 at PGE Park. Coming off a 12-day layoff, the Timbers could not find a rhythm against a Rochester side that kept the action tight. The two teams combined for a […]
Category: Match ReportsWho are ya? – Rochester Rhinos
By: Bob Kellett | 7 Comments
The Details: Portland Timbers v Rochester Rhinos, Thursday, May 8, 7pm, PGE Park. Web audio broadcast, Video webcast, Spanish radio on La X 1040AM
Last season: The 2007 Rochester Rhinos had high hopes playing their second season at Paetec Park, a stadium built over a filled-in section of the Erie Canal. Alas, the Rhinos […]
Category: Match ReportsMatch 3: Portland Timbers 2-0 Seattle Sounders
By: Bob Kellett | 9 Comments
The Bottom Line: The Portland Timbers made it three victories in a row at PGE Park to open the 2008 season with a 2-0 triumph over Northwest rival Seattle Sounders in front of 9,894 on a beautiful spring night in Portland. Takayuki Suzuki scored a brilliant goal in the 6th minute to give […]
Category: Match ReportsWho are ya? - Seattle Sounders
By: Bob Kellett | 2 Comments
The Details: Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders, Saturday, April 26, 7pm, PGE Park. Web audio broadcast, Video webcast, Spanish radio on La X 1040AM
Last season: The 2007 Seattle Sounders edged out the Timbers in the regular season, finishing 3 points clear at the top of the table with 16 wins, 6 losses and 6 draws. […]
Category: Match ReportsMatch 2: Portland Timbers 2-1 Minnesota Thunder
By: Bob Kellett | 14 Comments
The Bottom Line: The Portland Timbers remained undefeated at home in regular season games under coach Gavin Wilkinson by defeating the Minnesota Thunder 2-1 in front of 4,921 at PGE Park. Chris Brown scored for the second straight game, beating Thunder keeper Nicolas Platter with a low shot in the 9th minute. The […]
Category: Match ReportsWho are ya? - Minnesota Thunder
By: Bob Kellett | 2 Comments
The Details: Portland Timbers v Minnesota Thunder, Thursday, April 24, 7pm, PGE Park. Web audio broadcast, Video webcast, Spanish radio on La X 1040AM
Last season: Once a perennial contender in the USL, the Minnesota Thunder missed the playoffs for the third straight year, finishing in second to last place with 5 wins, 12 losses, and […]
Category: Match ReportsMatch 1: Portland Timbers 1-0 Puerto Rico Islanders
By: Bob Kellett | 14 Comments
The Bottom Line: The Portland Timbers ushered in the 2008 season with a 1-0 victory against the Puerto Rico Islanders in front of 10,977 at PGE Park. Playing a man up after the Islanders Tairo Atieno was shown a straight card in the 40th minute for a behind the ball elbow against […]
Category: Match ReportsWho are ya? - Puerto Rico Islanders
By: Bob Kellett | 3 Comments
The Details: Portland v Puerto Rico Islanders, Thursday, April 17, 7pm, PGE Park. Audio broadcast. Video webcast
Last season: The Puerto Rico Islanders finished in sixth place in 2007 with a (10-8-10) record, making the playoffs for the second consecutive year. After a dramatic comeback against the Montreal Impact in the first round of the […]
Preseason Friendly: Portland Timbers 1-0 Gonzaga University
By: Bob Kellett | 3 Comments
The Portland Timbers wrapped up their weekend with a 1-0 victory over Gonzaga University in a preseason friendly played in front of 913 fans at Pacific University in Forest Grove. Neil Dombrowski notched the game’s lone goal in the 65th minute. Dombrowski collected a pass from Chris Brown just outside the box and […]
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