USL First Division
Timbers Tidbits 02.24.09
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* Steve Cronin is your new goalkeeper (100 Percent Soccer). He has better moves than our midfielders.
* That MLS task force is crunching the numbers (Portland Tribune)
* Miami FC may be this year’s Virginia Beach/Calgary/Edmonton (Miami Herald)
* Today’s your chance to testify if you support having an MLS team in Portland (Soccer City USA)
Timbers Officially Eliminated from Playoffs
By: Bob Kellett | 3 Comments
Seven of the 11 USL First Division teams will make the playoffs this season. The Portland Timbers will not be one of them. The Minnesota Thunder defeated the Charleston Battery 4-0 on Saturday night, officially eliminating the Timbers from the playoffs. This is the third time in the modern era, and the [...]
Category: USL First DivisionNot a bad weekend for the Timbers
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The Portland Timbers began the Labor Day weekend in eighth place in the USL First Division table. They are now tied for ninth place. Nevertheless it was a pretty darned good weekend for the idle Timbers.
Atlanta, a team that is stalled on 32 points, lost its fifth straight game, falling at home to [...]
Category: USL First DivisionNot Much Happening News
By: Bob Kellett | 2 Comments
Roster Freeze: The USL First Division roster freeze has come and gone without the Portland Timbers making any last minute changes. It is up to Steve Reese, Troy Ready, et al to make the promised land of the playoffs on their own. One deadline day move worth nothing did take place. The [...]
Category: USL First DivisionUSL First Division Week 6 Wrap
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Wednesday
Charleston Battery 1-0 Montreal Impact – Charleston picked up its third win in a row at home thanks to a goal by the absolutely on fire Randi Patterson in the 86th minute. Montreal finished its six-game road trip with two wins and four losses. Charleston’s defense has been impressively stingy this season, allowing [...]
Category: USL First DivisionUSL First Division Week 5 Wrap
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Thursday
Portland Timbers 0-0 Rochester Rhinos – Recap here
Friday
Charleston Battery 3-1 Miami FC Blues – You really only need to know a couple of things about Miami. The first is that their Brazilian striker Alex Afonso should be playing at a higher level than the USL First Division. He scored his fourth goal in [...]
Category: USL First DivisionUSL First Division Week 4 Wrap
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Friday
Charleston Battery 2-0 Rochester Rhinos – After watching all the other kids take part in the reindeer games, Rochester finally kicked off their 2008 season. It was a rough start for the team that is no longer raging. Randi Patterson and Aaron King scored for the Battery, lifting Charleston in a game played [...]
Category: USL First DivisionTakayuki Suzuki named USL First Division Player of the Week
By: Bob Kellett | 5 Comments
His goal against Seattle will certainly be a candidate for goal of the season, his effort on his assist was second to none, and as a reward Portland Timbers forward Takayuki Suzuki has been named USL First Division Player of the Week. The Mighty Man from Japan was huge in a pair of Portland [...]
USL First Division Week 3 Wrap
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Thursday
Portland Timbers 2-1 Minnesota Thunder: Recap here
Friday
Puerto Rico Islanders 0-2 Miami FC Blues: This result reaffirms my belief that I could never make a living betting on sports. I would never have predicted that a beat up Miami team would travel to Puerto Rico and take it to the Islanders. Sean Cameron [...]
Category: USL First DivisionUSL First Division Week 2 Wrap
By: Bob Kellett | 4 Comments
Charleston 1-1 Seattle – The defending USL-1 champions picked up a road point in Charleston thanks to a stoppage time goal from Kenji Treschuk (He’s a player who suited up for the Timbers last season against Toronto. I love how he plays). Charleston broke the duck first with a goal by Louie Rolko [...]
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