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Match 7: Miami FC Blues 0-0 Portland Timbers
By: Bob Kellett |
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Well crap, Word Press ate my post. If you didn’t catch it earlier, it was full of insightful and astute analysis, as well as lots of poor grammar and punctuation. My apologies for the technical glitch. I’ll see if there is some way to recover what I wrote.
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Match 6: Puerto Rico Islanders 2-2 Portland Timbers
By: Bob Kellett | 5 Comments
The Bottom Line: The Portland Timbers came back from a two-goal deficit to pick up their first point in four tries in Puerto Rico in front of 6,922 at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium. The Islanders (1-3-1) struck first on a header from Sandy Gbandi in the 20th minute. Just five minutes later John [...]
Category: Match ReportsMatch 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 [...]
Category: Match ReportsMatch 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 [...]
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