Game Notes | Sporting Kansas City vs. Portland Timbers - Mar. 21, 2015 by Portland Timbers

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015, 5:30 P.M. (PT) VP Communications: Chris Metz - (503) 553-5433, cmetz@timbers.com Manager, Media Relations: Mark Nelson - (503) 553-5529, mnelson@timbers.com; Coordinator, Media Relations: Katie Simons - (503) 553-5539, ksimons@ timbers.com; Coordinator, Media Relations/Community Relations: Diego Basabe - (503) 553-5543, dbasabe@timbers.com

TIMBERS

SPORTING KC

2015 SCHEDULE 2015 MLS RECORD: 0-0-2 (Home: 0-0-2 Away: 0-0-0) 2015 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 0-0-2 (Home: 0-0-2 Away: 0-0-0)

VS.

0-1-1 (1pt)

0-0-2 (2pts)

MATCH INFORMATION Date: Saturday, March 21, 2015 Kickoff: 5:30 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) Forecast: Clear, 73 degrees Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant Referees: Daniel Belleau, Andrew Bigelow Fourth Official: Fotis Bazakos Local TV: ROOT SPORTS Talent: Keith Bleyer (play-by-play), Ross Smith (analyst), Samantha Yarock (reporter) English Radio: 750 The Game (KXTG 750AM, 102.9FM) Talent: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Adin Brown (analyst) Spanish Radio: La GranD (KGGD 1150AM, 93.5FM) Talent: Josue del Castillo (play-by-play), Ozkar Ramos (analyst)

MLS WEEK 3 SCHEDULE Friday, March 20 FC Dallas at Philadelphia

TIME (PT) 4 p.m.

NATIONAL TV UniMás

Saturday, March 21 Montreal at New England New York City FC at Colorado Vancouver at Orlando City SC Portland at Sporting Kansas City Houston at LA Galaxy

12 p.m. 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

TSN1

Sunday, March 22 D.C. United at New York Red Bulls Chicago at San Jose

DATE Sat., March 7 Sun., March 15 Sat., March 21 Sat., March 28 Sat., April 4 Sun., April 12 Sun., April 19 Sun., April 26 Sat., May 2 Sat., May 9 Sat., May 16 Sat., May 23 Wed., May 27 Sat., May 30 Sat., June 6 Sat., June 20 Wed., June 24 Sun., June 28 Sun., July 5 Sat., July 11 Sat., July 18 Sat., July 25 Sun., Aug. 2 Fri., Aug. 7 Sat., Aug. 15 Fri., Aug. 21 Sun., Aug. 30 Wed., Sept. 9 Sun., Sept. 20 Sat., Sept. 26 Sat., Oct. 3 Wed., Oct. 14 Sun., Oct. 18 Sun., Oct. 25

OPPONENT REAL SALT LAKE LA GALAXY @Sporting KC @Vancouver FC DALLAS ORLANDO CITY SC @New York City FC @Seattle VANCOUVER @Montreal @Houston @Toronto FC D.C. UNITED @Colorado NEW ENGLAND HOUSTON @LA Galaxy SEATTLE SAN JOSE @Philadelphia VANCOUVER @FC Dallas @San Jose CHICAGO @Real Salt Lake HOUSTON @Seattle SPORTING KC NY RED BULLS @Columbus SPORTING KC @Real Salt Lake @LA Galaxy COLORADO

TIME/RESULT T 0-0 T 2-2 5:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. TBD 4 p.m.

TV/ATTENDANCE 21,144 21,144 ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS ESPN2 FOX Sports 1 FOX Sports 1 ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS KPTV ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS KPDX KPDX KPTV ESPN2 FOX Sports 1 ESPN2 ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS ESPN2 UniMás ROOT SPORTS UniMás ESPN2 KPTV ESPN2 KPDX KPDX ROOT SPORTS TBD ROOT SPORTS

*dates and times subject to change

NO PLACE LIKE HOME 2 p.m. 4 p.m.

ESPN2 FOX Sports 1

LAST MATCH RECAP The Timbers and defending MLS Cup-champion LA Galaxy each tallied a goal in the final minutes of last Sunday’s nationally televised match, playing to a 2-2 draw in front of a sold-out crowd of 21,144 fans at Providence Park. Forward Fanendo Adi tallied his fifth career brace for the Timbers, scoring the go-ahead goal in the 90th minute for Portland. Adi also scored in the 31st minute. The Galaxy pulled out a draw on forward Alan Gordon’s header off a corner kick in the second minute of second-half stoppage time. Forward Gyasi Zardes also netted a goal for the Galaxy in the 65th minute.

Providence Park opened on April 14, 2011, in front of a sold-out crowd in the Timbers first-ever home match as an MLS team. The club proceeded to sell out all of its regular-season home games in the team’s first four MLS seasons. Spanning the 2013 and 2014 seasons, the Timbers compiled an MLS-club record 22-game unbeaten streak (12-0-10) at Providence Park from April 6, 2013 to June 1, 2014. The streak ranks as the third-longest all-time in MLS history.

CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON HOME SELLOUTS:

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED Overall: vs. Eastern: vs. Western: Day Games: Night Games: On Grass: On Turf: Pre-All-Star: Post-All-Star: Scoring First: Opponent Scoring First: One-Goal Games: Leading at Half: Trailing at Half: Tied at Half: Leading at 75’: Trailing at 75’: Tied at 75’: Outshooting Opponent: Outshot by Opponent: Shots Even: When Scoring 0 Goals: When Scoring 1 Goal: When Scoring 2 Goals: When Scoring 3 Goals: When Scoring 4+ Goals: When Allowing 0 Goals: When Allowing 1 Goal: When Allowing 2 Goals: When Allowing 3 Goals: When Allowing 4+ Goals: Pacific Time Zone: Mountain Time Zone: Central Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone: Primary Unis: Rose City Red Unis: Retro-Inspired Unis: On ESPN/ESPN2: On FOX Sports 1: On ROOT SPORTS: On FOX 12: On KPDX TV: On UniMás: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October:

HOME 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

ROAD 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

OVERALL 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

HEAD COACH CALEB PORTER Head coach Caleb Porter enters his third season with the club in 2015 after guiding the Portland Timbers to record-setting campaigns in his first two years in MLS. Guiding the team to an impressive turnaround season and the club’s first-ever MLS postseason appearance in 2013, Porter helped direct a record-setting offense in 2014 as the Timbers netted 61 regular-season goals, a club record across all eras. He was announced as the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the club ahead of the 2013 MLS campaign. Porter received the Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year at the Oregon Sports Awards on March 9, 2014, becoming the fourth soccerrelated figure to receive the award since it was founded in 1957. On Aug. 6, 2014, Porter helped guide the MLS All-Stars to a 2-1 win over German power Bayern Munich in the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game at Providence Park in Portland. The 2013 MLS Coach of the Year award winner, Porter has compiled one of the league’s top winning percentages among active MLS head coaches with a 26-14-28 mark (.588) after leading Portland to double-digits wins in each of his first two seasons. Under Porter’s guidance, the Timbers have made Providence Park one of the toughest places to play in the league, registering the second-fewest home losses in MLS over the last two seasons with a 16-4-14 regular-season mark at Providence Park since 2013. In 2014, the Timbers netted a team-record 61 goals while compiling one of the highest point totals (44) across the final two-thirds of the regular season – recording the highest goal differential (plus-9) of any non-playoff team in MLS history. Portland also made its first appearance in CONCACAF Champions League, contesting matches against Alpha United of Guyana and C.D. Olimpia of Honduras during the competition’s group stage. During Porter’s first season as head coach in 2013, the Timbers assembled one of the biggest turnaround seasons in MLS. In comparison to 2012 totals, the Timbers assembled a 23-point improvement in points and an MLS-record 43-goal improvement in goal differential. Portland’s five losses during the 2013 regular season tied for the fewest in MLS history in a 34-game season and the Timbers led the league with 15 shutouts. The Timbers recorded a 15-game, home unbeaten streak during the 2013 regular season, posting a league-best 11-1-5 home record at Providence Park and an MLS singleseason record 11 home shutouts. In 2013, Portland qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since joining the league in 2011. Additionally, the Timbers made their deepest run in club history in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2013 under Porter’s guidance, reaching the semifinals of the tournament. Prior to joining the Timbers, Porter was one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history during his tenure as head coach at the University of Akron (2006-12). He compiled a career mark of 123-18-17 and was named 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year. Porter led the Zips to back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances (2009, 2010) and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010. Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team (2009-11). Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University. As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time with San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee injury ended his professional playing career in 2000. He also played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games. As a player at Indiana, he was a three-year captain and led the Hoosiers to four conference titles. Porter was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy. Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella. ment appearances. As a senior, Porter captained IU to 23 consecutive wins before losing to eventual national champion UCLA in the national semifinals and was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy. Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES Saturday’s match marks the sixth all-time regular-season meeting between Portland and Sporting Kansas City in the regular season since 2011. Portland has registered a 2-3-0 overall record against Sporting KC, including a mark of 1-1-0 in regular-season road games at Sporting Park. Including all competitions, Saturday’s match will be the seventh all-time meeting and the fourth match at Sporting Park. The Timbers have logged a 2-1-0 all-time record at the venue in all competitions, including a 3-1 win the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Portland hasn’t lost at Sporting Kansas City since their first meeting at Sporting Park, a 3-1 setback on Aug. 17, 2011. In six previous meetings in all competitions, there have been no draws between the two clubs. Goal scoring has come largely in the first half of the five regular-season matches between Portland and Sporting Kansas City, with 11 of the 14 combined goals coming in the opening 45 minutes.

LAST TIME VS. SPORTING KC Resuming Major League Soccer regular-season play following a two-week break for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Timbers dominated possession and absorbed a season-high 23 fouls, but could not overcome an early deficit in a 1-0 loss against Sporting Kansas City in front of sold-out crowd of 20,814 at Providence Park on June 27. Defender Lawrence Olum tallied the game-winning goal in the 24th minute off assists from Kevin Ellis and Seth Sinovic. Portland Timbers 0, Sporting KC 1 June 27, 2014 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Att: 20,814

Shots 9 11

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

PORTLAND 2 Darlington Nagbe 2 Diego Valeri 9 Darlington Nagbe 3 Nagbe/Wallace 13 Diego Chara 14 Darlington Nagbe

SPORTING KC 2 Myers/Zusi 2 Matt Besler 9 C.J. Sapong 4 Graham Zusi 8 Aurelien Collin 8 Kei Kamara

Wins Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

1 Ricketts/Perkins 1 Troy Perkins 8 Ricketts/Perkins 5 Troy Perkins

2 Jimmy Nielsen 1 Eric Kronberg 9 Jimmy Nielsen 6 Jimmy Nielsen

Cautions Ejections

2 Steve Purdy n/a

2 Aurelien Collin n/a

MATCH PREVIEW Following a 2-2 draw against defending MLS Cup-champion LA Galaxy, the Timbers hit the road for the first time in the 2015 season presented by Simple to take on Sporting Kansas City at Sporting Park on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. (Pacific). The Timbers enter Saturday’s match undefeated in their last 10 games (5-0-5) against Western Conference opponents since Aug. 30, 2014. Portland is 2-1-0 against Sporting KC in all competitions at Sporting Park, including a 3-1 victory last year in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup competition and a 3-2 win during the 2013 season. Sporting KC enter Saturday’s match following a 3-1 road loss to FC Dallas on March 14 at the Toyota Stadium. Forward Roger Espinoza recorded the team’s only tally off a Graham Zusi corner kick in the 44th minute.

LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS

SCORING SKC - Olum (Ellis, Sinovic) 24 POR - None

SKC POR

SERIES LEADERS

Saves Fouls 3 23 3 10

Offsides 0 2

Corners 5 7

LINEUPS POR: GK Ricketts, D Harrington (Urruti, 82), D O’Rourke, D Kah, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Valeri, M Chara, F Nagbe, F Adi, F Wallace (Fernández, 65) SKC: GK Kronberg, D Sinovic, D Ellis, D Collin, D Juliao, M Nagamura ©, M Peterson, M Zizzo (Martinez, 80), M Olum (Sapong, 56), F Saad, F Dwyer

ALL-TIME MLS SERIES RESULTS ALL-TIME RECORD Regular Season: 2-3-0; Home: 1-2-0; Away: 1-1-0 July 2, 2011 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Sporting Kansas City 2, Portland 1 (Nagbe 45) Aug. 17, 2011 at Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) Sporting Kansas City 3, Portland 1 (Dike 81) April 21, 2012 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Portland 1, Sporting Kansas City 0 (Own goal 41) April 27, 2014 at Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) Portland 3, Sporting Kansas City 2 (R. Johnson 24, Nagbe 33, Wallace 58) June 27, 2014 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Sporting Kansas City 1, Portland 0

PLAYERS Consecutive Games with Goal: ........................................4, Valeri, July 18-Aug. 16 Consecutive Games with Assist: ............4, 3x (last: Valeri, Aug. 30-Sept. 20, 2014) Consecutive Games with Point: ...................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29, 2011 Consecutive Games with Shot: .............17, 2x (last: Valeri, June 1-Sept. 27, 2014) Consecutive Games with SOG:..............................10, Valeri, June 1-Aug. 16, 2014 Consecutive Games with Corner Kick: .......22, Jewsbury, March 19-Aug. 17, 2011 Consecutive Games with Offside: .....8, 2x (last: R. Johnson, Mar. 3-Apr. 27, 2013) Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: ..........18, Chara, Oct. 7, 2012-June 19, 2013 Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: .........22, Nagbe, Aug. 25, 2013-May 24, 2014 Consecutive Games with Caution: ........ 3, 4x (last: Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5, 2012) Chara, June 17-30, 2012 Boyd, April 14-28, 2012 Marcelin, July 10-30, 2011 Consecutive Games with Ejection:............... 1, 8x (last: Ricketts, March 22, 2014) Zemanski, Aug. 30, 2013 Kah, July 7, 2013 Chara, July 7, 2012 Palmer, June 24, 2012 Alhassan, Sept. 24, 2011 Brunner, July 10, 2011 Hall (two cautions), Aug. 6, 2011 Consecutive Starts:................................... 60, Nagbe, July 28, 2012-May 28, 2014 Consecutive Minutes: ............................ 1800, Jewsbury, March 19-July 30, 2011 GOALKEEPERS Scoreless Streak (minutes):....... 401, Ricketts (May 18-25; June 15-July 7, 2013) Consecutive Shutouts: ................................4, Ricketts, May 25; June 15-23, 2013 Consecutive Starts:................................... 51, Perkins, April 23, 2011-Aug.5, 2012 Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.............3307, Perkins, April 23, 2011-April 28, 2012

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 MLS CAREER LEADERS

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

PLAYERS Games played .................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 129 Games started ..............................................Diego Chara, Darlington Nagbe - 118 Minutes played ..................................................................... Diego Chara - 10,446 Goals .............................................................................................Diego Valeri - 21 Assists ..........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 27 Game-winning goals.......................................................................Diego Valeri - 6 Game-winning assists ................................................................ Kalif Alhassan - 5 Shots..................................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 187 Shots on goal ................................................................................Diego Valeri - 68 Corner kicks ...............................................................................Diego Valeri - 216 Offsides......................................................................................Jorge Perlaza - 48 Fouls suffered .................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 270 Fouls committed ........................................................................ Diego Chara - 295 Cautions....................................................................................... Diego Chara - 32 Ejections ...................................................................................... 9 players tied - 1

PLAYERS Goals: ........................................ 2, 16x (last: Adi, 03/15/15 vs. LA Galaxy (31’, 90’) Valeri, 10/8/14 vs. San Jose (51’, 73’) Wallace, 10/4/14 at San Jose (71’, 74’) Adi, 9/20/14 vs. Vancouver (66’, 69’) Adi, 8/24/14 vs. Seattle (73’, 90+1’) Adi, 6/7/14 at Real Salt Lake (36’, 45’) Adi, 5/28/14 at Chivas USA (65’, 71’) Urruti, 5/24/14 at New York (45’, 74’) Chara, 04/05/14 vs. Seattle (9’, 55’) Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (16’, 29’) R. Johnson 4/6/13 vs. Houston (55’, 73’) W. Johnson, 3/30/13 at Colorado (55’, 71’) Mwanga, 9/19/12 at San Jose (45’, 62’) Boyd, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy (3’, 70’) Nagbe, 3/31/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (48’, 65’) Perlaza, 4/14/11 vs. Chicago (29’, 47’)

GOALKEEPERS Games played in goal .......................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 73 Games started in goal.......................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 73 Minutes played in goal ................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 6,518 Wins ..................................................................................... Donovan Ricketts - 28 Saves ................................................................................. Donovan Ricketts - 223 Shutouts .............................................................................. Donovan Ricketts - 23 * - as of March 21, 2015

Points:.................................... 5, Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (2 goals, 1 assist)

Assists: .......................................................3, 3x (last: Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose)

Shots:........................................................................ 9, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose Shots on Goal:........................................................... 5, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose Corner Kicks: .......................................................... 14, Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose Offsides:..............................................4, 10x (last: Urruti, 4/12/14 vs. Chivas USA) Fouls Committed:................................................. 7, Songo’o, 9/19/12 at San Jose

TIMBERS CAREER LEADERS (ALL ERA)

Fouls Suffered:.......................................... 6, 4x (last: Nagbe, 7/27/14 at Montreal) Cautions/Yellow Cards: ................................................. 2, Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose

PLAYERS Games played ........................................ Willie Anderson (1975; 1977-1982) - 160 Points....................................................... John Bain (1978-1982) - 145 (45g, 55a) Goals ........................................................................... John Bain (1978-1982) - 45 Assists ......................................................................... John Bain (1978-1982 - 55 GOALKEEPERS Games played in goal ..............................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 101 Wins ...........................................................................Mick Poole (1977-1980) - 52 Shutouts ......................................................... Donovan Ricketts (2012-2014) - 23

TIMBERS MEDIA SOURCES TALK TIMBERS The Timbers’ weekly radio talk show, presented by JELD-WEN Windows & Doors airs regularly Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT on 750 AM The Game. Hosted by Fletcher Johnson, “Talk Timbers” features interviews with club officials, coaches, players and special guests. The show provides team news and the latest information from around the league. Tune in to the show live on 750 AM The Game or listen online at www.750thegame.com. Available podcasts can be downloaded at www.timbers.com/timbers-podcast-network.

Ejections/Red Cards:...................... 1, 9x (last: Powell, 5/17/14 vs. Columbus (34’) Ricketts, 3/22/14 at Colorado, (71’) Zemanski, 8/30/13 at Real Salt Lake, (45+3’) Kah, 7/7/13 at Columbus (11’) Chara, 7/7/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (74’) Palmer, 6/24/12 vs. Seattle (90’+2) Alhassan, 9/24/11 at New York (64’) Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose (90’) Brunner, 7/10/11 vs. Seattle (81’) GOALKEEPERS Shots Faced: .......................................11, 2x (last: Ricketts, 6/1/14 vs. Vancouver) Saves: ......................................................................8, Ricketts, 7/13/14 at Seattle Goals Allowed: ........................................5, 2x (last: Perkins, 7/21/12 at FC Dallas) Perkins, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy

TIMBERS IN 30 The Timbers’ weekly television show features exclusive, inside access to the club and airs each Friday at 6:30 p.m. PT on KPTV Fox 12. The show focuses on the inner-workings and personalities of the club and provides detailed team and game analysis with in-studio appearances from Timbers players and coaches each week. Previously aired shows and “Timbers In 30” features can be found at www.timbers.com. * - as of March 21, 2015

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 SCOUTING SPORTING KC Sporting Kansas City enters Saturday’s match following a 3-1 road loss to FC Dallas on March 14 at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Forward Roger Espinoza recorded the team’s only tally off a Graham Zusi corner kick in the 44th minute. Espinoza returned to Sporting KC this season after spending the past two years playing in England with Wigan Athletic. Sporting KC also added veteran goalkeeper Luis Marin to the lineup. The 31-year-old has started both regular-season games for Sporting KC in 2015 after a 12-year professional career in his native Chile. The 2013 MLS Cup champions, Sporting KC moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference ahead of the 2015 season after MLS added two expansion teams, Orlando City SC and New York City FC, to the Eastern Conference. Also making the move to the Western Conference was the Houston Dynamo. Head coach Peter Vermes’ side returns forward Dom Dwyer, who netted 22 goals in 2014, as well as experienced U.S. Men’s National Team defender Matt Besler.

DIFFICULT OPENING SCHEDULE The Timbers have started out the 2015 season with a difficult slate of matches, squaring off against MLS Cup-winning sides in Real Salt Lake (0-0 draw on March 7) and the LA Galaxy (2-2 draw on March 15). On Saturday, Portland faces yet another MLS Cup-winner in Sporting Kansas City. Sporting KC lifted the league’s title in 2013 and joins the Western Conference in 2015. Portland’s first three opponents have combined for a 94-59-51 regular-season record (.585 winning pct.) and two MLS Cup titles in the last two seasons.

UPCOMING MILESTONES Midfielder Diego Chara will earn his milestone 120th career MLS appearance should he play on Saturday against Sporting Kansas City. Chara currently ranks tied for ninth all-time across all eras in Timbers appearances with NASL Timbers defender Graham Day and is five appearances shy of tying current Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson (124) for eighth place on the list. Midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe will make his milestone 130th career MLS appearance for the Timbers should he see action on Saturday. The Timbers MLS career-leader in games played, Nagbe is quickly moving closer to a spot in the top five all-time across all eras in appearances for Portland. USL Timbers midfielder Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar (2002-06) is currently occupying fifth place with 132 career appearances. Midfielder Jack Jewsbury’s next goal will be the 25th of his MLS career. Jewsbury, who has made 305 career regular-season MLS appearances since 2003, last scored on Oct. 21, 2012, in a 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC - clinching the 2012 Cascadia Cup for the Timbers. Midfielder/forward Rodney Wallace will make his milestone 130th career MLS appearance should he see action on Saturday. Wallace began his MLS career in 2009 with D.C. United and enters Saturday’s match with 90 career MLS appearances for the Timbers since 2011. Wallace is also nearing the 10,000 minutesplayed mark in his MLS career. The Costa Rica international comes into Saturday with 9,588 minutes played and needs just 412 minutes to reach the mark.

ROAD SUCCESS

TEAM OF THE WEEK

Since the start of the 2013 MLS season, Portland has recorded the highest road goal differential of any club (plus-6), including a plus-3 road goal differential in 2014, which tied for the best mark in the league. The Timbers also have registered the fewest losses away from home with a 10-10-14 road record since 2013. Portland’s seven road wins in 2014 ranked third overall in MLS last year. Scoring away from home has posed no problem either, as the Timbers have finished with the second-most away goals in MLS in both 2013 (25) and 2014 (27).

Midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe was named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week following an impressive performance against the defending MLS Cupchampion LA Galaxy on March 15 at Providence Park. Nagbe arguably should have been credited with two assists in the match, but did not earn a second assist on Portland’s opening goal when his clever back-heel flick opened acres of space for midfielder/forward Rodney Wallace to thread a through ball up to forward Fanendo Adi for the opening goal. Nagbe tallied an assist on Adi’s second goal of the match in the 90th minute, settling a long ball from defender Liam Ridgewell at the edge of the penalty box, holding off a defender and poking a pass to Adi for the goal. With a brace against the Galaxy, Adi was an MLSsoccer. com Team of the Week honorable mention pick.

FEWEST LOSSES In the last two-plus seasons, Portland has lost just 14 times in 70 league matches (26-14-30 overall). That is the fewest amount of defeats in that span and also ranks as the fewest losses over two seasons since MLS expanded to 34 games prior to the 2011 season. The Timbers lost just five matches in 2013, which tied for the fewest losses in a 34-game schedule in MLS history.

AT SPORTING PARK The Timbers have had a good run of form lately at Sporting Park, the home of Saturday’s opponent Sporting Kansas City. Saturday’s match marks the fourth all-time meeting between the two clubs in all competitions at Sporting Park and the Timbers enter the match with a 2-1-0 record at the venue, including consecutive wins with a 3-1 triumph on June 24, 2014, in U.S. Open Cup play and a 3-2 win in league play on April 27, 2013. Portland hasn’t lost at Sporting Park since a 3-1 setback on Aug. 17, 2011.

TIMBERS INJURY REPORT OUT: M Will Johnson (right leg surgery), M Michael Nanchoff (sports hernia surgery), M Diego Valeri (left ACL surgery), M Ben Zemanski (right ACL surgery)

* - As of March 18, 2015

SCORING IN PAIRS Forward Fanendo Adi has scored 11 goals in 26 career regular-season appearances for the Timbers since joining the team in May 2014. Of Adi’s 11 goals, 10 have come as a result of a two-goal performance. Adi has registered five career braces, including two goals against the LA Galaxy on March 15.

UNBEATEN STREAK AGAINST THE WEST The Timbers enter Saturday’s march undefeated in their last 10 consecutive games (5-0-5) against Western Conference opponents since Aug. 30, 2014. Portland has scored 20 goals in those 10 matches. Sporting KC joins the Western Conference in 2015 following the addition of Orlando City SC and New York City FC to MLS.

BROTHERS IN MLS Timbers rookie midfielder Nick Besler and Sporting Kansas City captain Matt Besler are the 17th set of brothers to play in MLS in the league’s history. The Beslers join the likes of DaMarcus and Jamar Beasley, Alexi and Greg Lalas, and Chris and Stephen Wondolowski, among others. Nick Besler, Portland’s No. 5 overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, was an unused sub on March 7.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

ALVAS POWELL - D

WILL JOHNSON - M

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/18/94 Birthplace: St. Thomas, Jamaica Acquired: Signed on loan from Portmore United FC, 06/28/13 Last MLS goal: 09/07/14 vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 09/07/14 vs. SJ

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 01/21/87 Birthplace: Toronto, Canada Acquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/03/12 Last MLS goal: 07/27/14 POR @ MTL Last MLS assist: 07/18/14 POR vs. COL

2015: Logged 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Started and played 90 minutes, helping the Timbers register a shutout March 7 against Real Salt Lake. 2014: In his first full season with the Timbers, Powell appeared in MLS career-high 15 games (11 starts) and registered his first career goals and assists during the campaign ... Was named the Timbers Up-and-Coming Player for a second consecutive season ... Scored the first two goals of his MLS career in back-to-back games against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Aug. 30) and the San Jose Earthquakes (Sept. 7) ... Tallied his first career MLS assist against the Earthquakes in a three point (1g, 1a) performance on Sept. 7 ... Made one appearance each for the club in 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play and the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage ... Tallied a goal against Alpha United FC in his CONCACAF Champions League debut on Aug. 19 in Guyana ... Earned a spot on the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 33. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 14 caps for the Jamaica National Team ... Named to the Jamaica National Team for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Oct. 11-15 against the United States and Honduras ... Called up by the Jamaica National Team for World Cup qualifiers Sept. 6 at Panama and Sept. 10 vs. Costa Rica ... Started against Panama, playing 44 minutes before leaving due to an injury and aiding in a shutout against Panama ... Featured in a pair of friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago on Nov. 15 and Nov. 19, 2013 ... Called up for a pair of friendlies on March 2 against Barbados and March 5, 2014, against St. Lucia.

2014: In his second season with the Timbers, appeared in 29 games (all starts) before suffering a fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg on Sept. 27 against Toronto FC ... Underwent successful surgery in September and will miss approximately six months ... Despite missing the final five matches of the campaign, set an MLS career high in minutes played (2,526) and tallied six goals and two assists while being named an MLS All-Star for a second consecutive season ... Appeared in 32 games in all competitions, making one substitute appearance in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and registering one goal and two assists in CONCACAF Champions League action against C.D. Olimpia in a 4-2 win on Sept. 16 ... Registered a goal in three consecutive matches June 1-11 ... Was named to the MLS Team of the Week in Week 6. 2013: Set new MLS career marks for goals (9), assists (5), points (23) and minutes played (2,520) in his first season in Portland ... Scored a goal in back-to-back playoff games Nov. 7-10 ... Voted by fans as the 2013 Timbers Supporters’ Player of the Year ... Voted to the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Fan XI as one of league’s top vote-getters by fans ... Started in the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 31 against AS Roma at Sporting Park ... Recorded the first two-goal performance of his MLS career in a 2-2 comeback draw on the road March 30 at Colorado ... Named the MLS Player of the Week for Week 5 by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). INTERNATIONAL: Has 31 caps with the Canada National Team since making his senior debut as an 18-year-old on Nov. 16, 2005, in a 1-0 friendly win over Luxembourg … Has been a staple in the team’s midfield since 2011 … Amassed seven caps in 2012, appearing in five 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

DARLINGTON NAGBE - M/F

NAT BORCHERS - D

Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/19/90 Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia Acquired: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/11 Pronunciation: NAG-be Last MLS goal: 10/25/14 POR @ FCD Last MLS assist: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA

Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 04/13/81 Birthplace: Tucson, Ariz. Acquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/8/14 Last MLS goal: 09/27/14 RSL @ VAN Last MLS assist: 08/17/13 RSL @ LA

2015: Recorded a late-game assist in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 2 ... Started and played 90 minutes, attempting three shots, in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake on March 7. 2014: Tallied one goal and an MLS career-high seven assists in 32 appearances (30 starts) during the 2014 season ... Moved into a tie for sixth place on the Timbers alltime appearances list across all eras by the final match of the regular season, making his 127th career appearance for Portland ... Is the Timbers MLS career leader in appearances (127) ... Earned MLS Team of the Week honors twice during the year (Week 9, Week 33) ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to play in 100 games for the club on April 5 against Seattle, and had a shot in the first half rattle off the post ... Scored a goal in 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play, forcing the team’s match against Seattle Sounders FC into extra time on July 9 ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut on Sept. 16 as a second-half substitute for midfielder Michael Nanchoff in a 4-2 win over C.D. Olimpia at Providence Park. 2013: Was named the Xbox Individual Fair Play award winner ... Set new career highs in goals (9), assists (4), points (22), and minutes (2,848) while become the first MLS Timbers player to start all 34 regular-season games ... Started four playoff games, scoring one goal ... Dating to 2012, he has started 48 consecutive league games for the Timbers ... Was voted the 2013 Timbers Players’ Player of the Year by his teammates for his efforts during the regular season ... Listed at No. 1 on the 2013 “24-Under-24”, MLSsoccer.com’s annual series.

2015: Logged 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Started and played 90 minutes, helping the Timbers register a shutout March 7 against Real Salt Lake. 2014: Made an MLS-career high 32 appearances during the 2014 season with Real Salt Lake, his seventh season with the team ... Helped RSL reach the Western Conference Semifinals ... Tallied one goal in an MLS-career high 2,856 minutes played ... Scored a goal Sept. 27, 2014, in a 2-1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 2013: In his sixth season with RSL, Borchers was as dependable as ever, playing and starting in 28 games in the regular season ... His 2,520 logged minutes placed him second on the team in minutes played ... Finished the regular season with one goal and two assists ... Registered two assists in RSL’s 4-2 loss to LA Galaxy on Aug. 17 ... Scored his only goal in a 3-3 draw with Portland Timbers on Aug. 21 ... Registered one yellow card and zero red cards in the regular season ... Real Salt Lake was 128-7 with Borchers on the field and 3-2-1 in his absence ... Defensive veteran played every minute of RSL’s playoff run, which saw the Claret-and-Cobalt reach the MLS Cup Final. 2012: Started all 26 games he appeared in for RSL, finishing sixth on the team in that category and sixth in minutes played with 2,340 ... Was not shown a card in MLS play for the first time in his eight years in the league ... Scored two goals for RSL, tied for the second-highest total of his career and tied for sixth on RSL ... Missed the first three games of the 2012 season while recovering from a right quadriceps strain suffered in the 2011 MLS Cup playoffs.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

DIEGO VALERI - M

FANENDO ADI - F

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/01/86 Birthplace: Valentín Alsina, Argentina Acquired: Contract purchased from Atlético Lanús as a Designated Player, 08/06/13 Last MLS goal: 10/8/14 POR vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 09/20/14 POR vs. VAN

Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 DOB: 10/10/90 Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria Acquired: Contract purchased from Danish club FC Copenhagen as a Designated Player, 06/23/14 Last MLS goal: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA Last MLS assist: 09/13/14 POR @ COL

2014: Set Timbers MLS single-season record marks in goals (11) and assists (14) during the 2014 campaign ... Made 33 appearances (32) starts, logging a team-high 2,762 minutes played among field players ... Sustained a torn left ACL in the first half of the last match of the regular season on Oct. 25 against FC Dallas ... Underwent successful surgery and is expected to miss at least five months ... During the season, became the Timbers MLS career leader in goals (21) and assists (27) ... Was named the Players’ Player of the Year and Supporters’ Player of the Year, along with earning the team’s Golden Boot ... Ranked tied for second in the league with 14 assists during the regular season, a mark which tied the Timbers all-time single-season record across all eras with Ring of Honor member John Bain (14, 1980) ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to register double-digit goals and assists in consecutive seasons ... Registered a goal in a Timbers MLS record four consecutive matches (July 18-Aug. 9) ... Was named to the roster for the MLS AT&T All-Star Game and delivered the game-winning assist in a 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich on Aug. 6 at Providence Park ... Was named the NASR MLS Player of the Week in Week 31 ... Was a four-time MLS Team of the Week selection (Weeks 22, 26, 28, 31) ... Made CONCACAF Champions League debut, playing 45 minutes at C.D. Olimpia on Oct. 21 ... Tallied an assist in three straight games May 28- June 7 ... Netted the latest goal in Timbers MLS history, scoring the equalizer in the 95th minute of a 1-1 draw against LA May 11 ... From May 3 until the end of the season, never went more than two games without registering at least one point. INTERNATIONAL: Has three caps with Argentina ... Earned first cap March 16, 2011, in a win against Venezuela ... Featured in a 4-2 win over Paraguay on May 25, 2011.

2015: Tallied a brace in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15, the fifth two-goal game of his Timbers MLS career ... Named to the honorable mention list for MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 2 ... Started and played 82 minutes on March 7 against Real Salt Lake. 2014: Registered nine goals and four assists in 24 appearances (18 starts) during his debut season for the Timbers ... Set a Timbers MLS-club record with four two-goal performances and ranked among MLS league leaders in multi-goal games ... Ranked third on the team in goal-scoring, initially joining the club on loan from FC Copenhagen on May 13 ... Tallied two goals in three appearances in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a second half sub, scoring a goal in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC on Aug. 19 ... Made his 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup debut in a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City as a second-half substitute ... Earned NASR MLS Player of the Week honors in Week 14 after netting a brace in a 3-1 road win against Real Salt Lake on June 7 ... Tallied a brace on May 28 against Chivas USA in his first career MLS start ... Registered the game-tying assist in his Timbers MLS debut on May 17, a come-from-behind, 3-3 draw against Columbus. 2013-14: Appeared in nine league matches (6 starts) for FC Copenhagen during the 2013-14 Danish Super Ligaen season, scoring three goals, including a tally in his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw against FC Vestsjælland on Aug. 25, 2013 ... Featured in three group-stage matches during the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League tournament, earning a start in a 1-1 draw against Italian club Juventus and making substitute appearances against Real Madrid and Turkish club Galatasaray.

GASTîN FERNçNDEZ - F

DAIRON ASPRILLA - M

Height: 5-8 Weight: 160 DOB: 10/12/83 Birthplace: Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina Acquired: Signed, 01/15/14 Pronunciation: gast-OWN fer-NAN-dez Last MLS goal: 09/13/14 POR @ COL Last MLS assist: 10/25/14 POR @ FCD

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthplace: Istmina, Colombia Acquired: Signed, 12/8/14 Pronunciation: DIE-rone ah-SPREE-ah Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

DOB: 05/25/92

2015: Logged 34 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Played 28 minutes as a substitute and attempted two shots in a season-opening draw against Real Salt Lake on March 7. 2014: Tallied seven goals and two assists in 32 appearances (17 starts) during his debut MLS season ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 3-1 loss at C.D. Olimpia in CONCACAF Champions League play on Oct. 21 ... Registered his first career MLS assist, setting up the game-winning goal on Oct. 4 against San Jose ... Registered a goal and an assist in two appearances (two starts) during CONCACAF Champions League play ... Registered consecutive braces in back-to-back 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches against Orlando City U23s (June 17) and Sporting Kansas City (June 24) ... Scored the quickest goal in Timbers MLS history, tallying the opening goal 34 seconds into a 3-2 win against D.C. United May 3 ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to score a goal in consecutive matches twice in the same season (March 8-16; April 27-May 3) ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to score in each of his first two MLS matches, both equalizers in 1-1 draws with Philadelphia (March 8) and Chicago (March 16). 2013-14: Made one appearance for Estudiantes de la Plata of Argentina’s first division, entering as a halftime sub Dec. 8, 2013 in a loss to Tigre, before signing with the Timbers. 2012-13: Played in 23 league games (18 starts) in his fifth season with Estudiantes.

2015: Started and played 56 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut on March 7 against Real Salt Lake, starting and playing 62 minutes. 2014: Registered five goals in 17 matches, logging 1,431 minutes of action during the 2014 Torneo Finalización for Colombian side Alianza Petrolera ... Made nine appearances during the 2014 Torneo Apertura campaign, netting two goals while also logging time in three 2014 Copa Colombia games. 2013: After helping lead Alianza Petrolera to promotion, scored the team’s first goal in Primera División play, netting the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over La Equidad on Feb. 9, 2013 ... Tallied four goals in 12 appearances during the year.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

ADAM KWARASEY - GK

Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 Birthplace: Oslo, Norway Pronunciaton: ka-WAHR-ah-say Acquired: Signed, 12/8/14 Last MLS win: n/a Last MLS shutout: 03/07/15 POR vs. RSL

DOB: 12/12/87

2015: Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Earned a clean sheet in his Timbers and MLS debut on March 7, saving two shots in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake. 2014: Made 26 league appearances in his final season with Strømsgodset in the Norwegian Tippeligaen ... Was named to the Ghana National Team roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and appeared in the Black Stars’ opening Group G match against the United States, playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss on June 16 ... Made two appearances for Strømsgodset in UEFA Champions League qualifying matches against Steaua Bucuresti on July 16 and July 23.Portland debut as a halftime substitute March 9 of a 2-1 loss to Montreal. 2013: Was named Tippeligaen Goalkeeper of the Year, helping lead Strømsgodset to a league title making 30 league appearances ... Collected 10 clean sheets during the regular season ... Made three appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying matches, earning a shutout against Hungarian side Debrecen on July 25, 2013 ... Earned a win for the Ghana National Team during the year, a 4-2 victory over Turkey in an international friendly on Jan. 13 ... Also helped lead Ghana to a 2-2 draw against Turkey in a friendly on Aug. 14. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 23 caps for the Ghana National Team since his debut on Sept. 2, 2011 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Swaziland ... Made one appearance during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss against the United States on June 16, 2014 ... Helped Ghana reach the semifinals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

BEN ZEMANSKI - M

Height: 5-11 Weight: 150 Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA, 02/13/13 Last MLS goal: 06/08/13 POR @ CHI Last MLS assist: 06/23/13 POR vs. COL

DOB: 05/12/88

2015: Sustained a ruptured ACL in his right knee during a preseason match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Feb. 22 ... Underwent successful surgery and will miss at least five months. 2014: Made seven starts in 13 appearances during the 2014 season ... Registered a goal and an assist in three appearances (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a starter in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC on Aug. 19. 2013: Finished the regular season tied for the team lead with 16 substitute appearances ... Made 25 appearances (9 starts), recording one goal and two assists in league play ... Appeared as a sub in two playoff games ... Played 66 minutes in a 2-1 loss at San Jose on July 27 ... Logged 63 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played 45 minutes as a sub on July 20 against Philadelphia ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Columbus on July 7 ... Started and played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Earned an assist in a 3-0 win over Colorado on June 23 ... Scored his first MLS goal since July 6, 2011, with a 58th-minute tally in a 2-2 draw against Chicago on June 8 ... Made his Portland debut as a halftime substitute March 9 of a 2-1 loss to Montreal.

JACK JEWSBURY - M

Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 DOB: 04/13/81 Hometown: Springfield, Mo. Acquired: Trade with Sporting Kansas City, 03/01/11 Last MLS goal: 10/21/12 POR @ VAN Last MLS assist: 07/18/14 POR vs. COL

2015: Logged 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Started and played 90 minutes, delivering eight corner kicks in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake on March 7. 2014: Provided two assists in 19 appearances (16 starts) during the 2014 season ... Tallied one goal in three appearences (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Made his 300th career MLS appearance on July 27 against Montreal, becoming just the 26th player in MLS history to reach the milestone ... Appeared in three consecutive U.S. Open Cup matches against Orlando City U23s (June 17), Sporting Kansas City (June 24) and Seattle Sounders FC (July 9) ... Made his 100th career regular-season start for the Timbers, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to surpass 8,000 minutes played for the club on March 22 at Colorado. 2013: Started all 26 of his appearances during the regular season, including 21 starts on the backline ... Started all four playoff matches, logging two assists ... Named the Timbers Unsung Hero for the 2013 campaign ... Played in 13 of the club’s 15 shutouts during the regular season, and contributed to the Timbers setting a new MLS singleseason record with 11 shutouts at home. 2012: Finished second on the team in games played (32), minutes played (2,765) and tied for third in scoring with 10 points from three goals and four assists ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 21 at BC Place, giving the club its only road win of the season and clinching the Cascadia Cup.

JEANDERSON - D

Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Birthplace: Serra, Brazil Pronunciation: zhee-AHN-derson Acquired: Signed, 12/08/14 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

DOB: 08/13/91

2014: Appeared in 15 matches for Cruzeiro de Porto Alegre in the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho from January to March 2014, helping the club reach the competition’s quarterfinals ... Made four appearances for Brazilian side Santa Rita in the 2014 Copa do Brasil, as the team reached the tournament’s Round of 16 ... Started both legs of the third round as Santa Rita earned a 4-3 aggregate win over Santa Cruz to reach the Round of 16 ... Squaring off against eventual runners-up Cruzeiro (Minas Gerais) in the Round of 16, earned two more starting nods, but Santa Rita was eliminated 7-1 on aggregate.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

MICHAEL NANCHOFF - M

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthplace: North Royalton, Ohio Acquired: Signed, 02/21/13 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

DOB: 09/24/88

2015: Underwent successful surgery to repair a sports hernia on March 16 ... Will miss 4-6 weeks ... Made a late-game substitute appearance, attempting two shots including one cleared off the goal line - in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake on March 7. 2014: Made one start in three appearances during the 2014 season ... Tallied a goal and two assists in three appearances (three starts) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Played 90 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Made his first start of the season, playing 58 minutes in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on May 28 ... Made his first appearance of the season, playing 13 minutes as a second-half substitute and registering one shot in a loss at Real Salt Lake April 19. 2013: Spent the second half of the season on loan with Swedish second-division club Jönköpings Södra IF where he recorded two goals and one assists in league play ... Made his regular-season debut, playing eight minutes as a second-half sub on July 7 at Columbus ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Recorded four goals and one assist in MLS Reserve League play. 2012: Appeared in nine games (1 start) for Whitecaps FC during the regular season ... Logged a season-high 59 minutes on July 14, 2012, against Chicago. 2011: Battling injuries during his first MLS season, Nanchoff appeared in five matches for Vancouver as a rookie

TAYLOR PEAY - D

JORGE VILLAFA„A - M/D

Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 DOB: 09/16/89 Birthplace: Anaheim, Calif. Acquired: Via trade from Chivas USA along with the No. 2 selection in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process, 12/12/13 Pronunciation: HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyah Last MLS goal: 07/04/14 POR @ LA Last MLS assist: 09/20/14 POR vs. VAN

2015: Logged 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Started and played 90 minutes, helping the Timbers register a shutout March 7 against Real Salt Lake. 2014: Tallied one goal and two assists in 19 appearances (17 starts) during the 2014 season ... Made two starts in two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Started back-to-back U.S. Open Cup matches against Sporting Kansas City (June 24) and Seattle Sounder FC (July 9)... Scored his first goal for the Timbers in the 70th minute of a 2-2 draw with LA on July 4 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win at New York May 24, helping set up the game-winning goal ... Made his first Timbers MLS appearance on May 17 in a 3-3 draw with Columbus, entering the match as a substitute in the 36th minute. 2013: Compiled one goal and a career-best four assists over 20 regular-season appearances (15 starts) in his seventh season with Chivas USA .. Recorded assists in three of his first five appearances of the campaign (March 24, March 30, April 27), including one in a 4-1 route of Chicago on the road March 24 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Vancouver on March 30 ... Scored the club’s lone goal in a loss to Real Salt Lake on May 19. 2012: Saw action in 14 regular-season games for Chivas USA.

DIEGO CHARA - M

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 DOB: 09/05/91 Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah Acquired: Selected in the second round (No. 26 overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14 Pronunciation: pay Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthplace: Cali, Colombia Acquired: Signed, 04/13/11 Pronunciation: dee-EH-goh char-ah Last MLS goal: 04/05/14 POR vs. SEA Last MLS assist: 10/25/14 POR @ FCD

DOB: 04/05/86

2014: Spent the majority of the 2014 season on loan with USL PRO side Orange County Blues FC, making 14 appearances ... Played eight minutes as a late-game sub in a 4-1 win over Alpha United FC in CONCACAF Champions League play on Aug. 19 ... Made his first Timbers start, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC in the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 24 ... Registered his first professional goal in his Timbers debut, playing 34 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... An honorably mention on the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 8 ... Made his professional debut, going the full 90 minutes in a 2-0 loss to OKC Energy FC on April 5.

2015: Made his first start of the 2015 season on March 15, playing 90 minutes against the LA Galaxy. 2014: Tallied two goals and a career-high five assists in 31 appearances (31 starts) during the 2014 season ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to surpass 10,000 minutes played on Sept. 27 ... Was ejected in the 99th minute of a 3-1 loss at Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on July 9 ... Made his 100th MLS appearance, playing 90 minutes in a 3-1 road win over Real Salt Lake June 7 ... Underwent successful surgery to stabalize fractured third metacarpal sustained May 11 against LA Galaxy ... Became the club’s MLS career leader in minutes played on April 12 against Chivas USA ... Scored two goals, his first-career MLS brace, on his 28th birthday in a 4-4 draw against Sounders FC on April 5 at Providence Park ... His first goal in the ninth minute was his first since Sept. 16, 2011, and his second goal in the 55th minute was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week for Week 5 ... Selected to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 5 ... Made the 90th start of his MLS career March 29 at FC Dallas ... Played in his 90th match for the club March 22 at Colorado, becoming just the third Timbers MLS player to reach the milestone INTERNATIONAL: Joined the Colombian National Team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Oct. 11, 2011, and played the final 21 minutes in a 2-1 win ... Made his senior debut on Nov. 17, 2010, starting a friendly against Peru in Bogota.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

RODNEY WALLACE - M

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthplace: San José, Costa Rica Acquired: Trade with D.C. United, 11/24/10 Last MLS goal: 10/8/14 POR vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA

DOB: 06/17/88

2015: Recorded an assist in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Started and attempted four shots on goal against Real Salt Lake on March 7. 2014: Tallied five goals and an assist in 17 appearances (12 starts) during the 2014 season ... Netted his first career brace in a 2-1 win over San Jose on Oct. 4 ... Registered one assist in four appearances (one start) in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Tallied his first goal of the season Aug. 9 against Chivas USA, becoming the only player to score a goal in each of Portland’s first four MLS seasons ... Made one start in two appearances in the U.S. Open Cup ... Logged his first regular-season start on June 27 against Sporting KC ... Made his 2014 Timbers debut, playing 80 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Played two games on loan with USL PRO side Arizona United SC, scoring a goal in a 2-1 loss against Dayton on June 11. 2013: Logged new career highs in goals (7), assists (6) and points (20) ... Started all four playoff matches. INTERNATIONAL: Appeared in five matches as Costa Rica earned the gold medal at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana in January ... Scored the game-winning goal against El Salvador in the semifinals Jan. 25 ... Made two appearances during the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... Featured in three 2014 FIFA World Cup third-round qualifying matches ... Made debut, scoring the game-winning goal for Costa Rica in a 1-0 win over the United States on Sept. 2, 2011 ... Has 17 total caps for Costa Rica.

LIAM RIDGEWELL - D

NORBERTO PAPARATTO - D

Height: 6-3 Weight: 180 DOB: 01/03/84 Birthplace: Adrogué, Buenos Aires, Argentina Acquired: Signed, 01/15/14 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

2014: Made 12 starts in 13 appearances during the 2014 season ... Registered a brace with two headers in a 6-0 win over Alpha United FC in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 23 ... Registered two goals in three appearances, all starts, in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Started and played 29 minutes in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC in the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup June 24 ... Made his MLS and Timbers debut on March 8 against Philadelphia. 2013-14: Named Tigre’s captain ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, starting all 17 of his league appearances and contributing to six shutouts in the Inicial season ... Helped lead Tigre into the Round of 16 at the 2013 Copa Libertadores, falling to eventual runners-up Club Olimpia of Paraguay. 2012-13: After helping Tigre to a second-place finish in the 2012 Clausura tournament, he appeared in 26 games across all competitions for the club during the 201213 campaign ... Contributed to Tigre’s run to the final of the 2012 Copa Sudamericana. 2011-12: Helped Tigre to a second-place finish in the 2012 Clausura tournament, making 12 starts during the campaign as Tigre fell two points shy of the title.

GEORGE FOCHIVE - M

Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 07/21/84 Birthplace: Bexleyheath, England Acquired: Signed as a Designated Player 06/25/14 Last MLS goal: 09/07/14 POR vs. SJ Last MLS assist: 03/15/15 POR vs. LA

Height: 5-9 Weight: 172 DOB: 03/24/92 Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Acquired: Selected in the third round (No. 39 overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/21/14 Pronunciation: fo-SHEE-vay Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

2015: Registered an assist, delivering a long pass to help set up a 90th minute goal by Fanendo Adi in a 2-2 draw against LA on March 15 ... Started and played 90 minutes, helping the Timbers register a shutout March 7 against Real Salt Lake ... Appeared in six matches (all starts) on loan with English Championship side Wigan Athletic for the first two months of 2015. 2014: Tallied two goals and an assist in 15 appearances, all starts, during the 2014 season ... Started and played 90 minutes, making his CONCACAF Champions League debut in a 3-1 loss at C.D. Olimpia Oct. 21 ... Tallied the game-winning assist, the first of his MLS career, in a comeback, 2-1 win over San Jose on Oct. 4 ...Tallied his first career MLS goal, the game-tying goal, in a 1-1 draw against New England on Aug. 16 Was named to the 2014 MLS AT&T All-Star roster, playing the second half of a 2-1 win over German club Bayern Munich on Aug. 6 ... Made his MLS and Timbers debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over Colorado on July 18. 2013-14: Made 33 appearances, recording one goal and two assists, for West Bromwich Albion during the 2013-14 English Premier League season ... Helped the Baggies collect seven clean sheets to finish just above the relegation zone ... Netted his only goal of the season on Sept. 21, 2013, in a 3-0 win against Sunderland ... Tallied assists against Chelsea (2-2 draw on Nov. 9) and Aston Villa (4-3 loss on Jan. 29, 2014).

2015: Made his Timbers MLS regular-season debut on March 7, starting and playing 86 minutes against Real Salt Lake. 2014: Made his CONCACAF Champions League debut as a second-half substitute on Sept. 23 against Alpha United FC ... Made his Timbers debut, playing 19 minutes in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Appeared in seven matches on loan with USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC ... Made his professional debut, playing 28 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 loss against Harrisburg City Islanders April 26.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

NICK BESLER - M

ANDY THOMA - D

Height: 6-1 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/07/93 Birthplace: Overland Park, Kan. Acquired: Selected in the first round (No. 5 overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, 01/15/15 Pronunciation: BEEZ-ler Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 DOB: 04/29/93 Birthplace: Los Alamos, N.M. Acquired: Selected in the second round (No. 24 overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, 01/15/15 Pronunciation: TOE-ma Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

COLLEGE: Appeared in 72 matches (59 starts) for Notre Dame, tallying two goals and five assists while helping the Fighting Irish win the 2013 NCAA National Championship ... All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) first-team pick during the last two seasons (2013, 2014) ... Selected as an NSCAA All-American second-team pick as a senior in 2014 ... Is the younger brother of Sporting Kansas City and U.S. Men’s National Team defender Matt Besler ... Served as team captain for Notre Dame during the 2014 season.

COLLEGE: Made 80 appearances during a four-year career at the University of Washington ... Playing at left back, was named NSCAA third team All-America; second team All-Pac-12; and first team All-Far West region in 2014 as a senior ... Tallied one goal and seven assists in his career.

SCHILLO TSHUMA - F

ANDREW WEBER - GK

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 09/21/92 Birthplace: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Acquired: Selected in the first round (17th overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14 Pronunciation: SHEE-lo CHOO-ma Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Birthplace: Austin, Texas Acquired: Signed, 01/10/14 Pronunciation: WEB-er Last MLS win: 07/28/13 SEA vs. CHV Last MLS shutout: n/a

2014: Made his Timbers debut, playing 10 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Did not appear in a regular-season match for Portland during 2014 ... Spent the majority of the season on loan, first with USL PRO-side Orange County Blues FC, then with Arizona United SC ... Made two appearances for Orange County, playing 92 minutes ... Tallied one assist in 17 appearances for Arizona United SC during the 2014 USL PRO season ... Was named Honorable Mention on the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 3 after starting and playing 74 minutes for Orange Country on April 5.

2014: Made two starts in three appearances during the 2014 season, tallying eight saves ... Registered seven saves in two CONCACAF Champions League starts against Alpha United FC (Aug. 9) and C.D. Olimpia (Sept. 16) ... Won consecutive U.S. Open Cup matches (June 17-24) ... Nominated for back-to-back MLS Save of the Week awards (Week 4-5) ... Nominated MLS Save of the Week for Week 5 for a first half save against Seattle Sounders FC on April 5 ... Nominated for MLS Save of the Week for Week 4 for a save against FC Dallas’ Blas Perez on March 29 ... Made his Timbers MLS debut March 22 at Colorado in the second half. 2013: Made three MLS appearances (2 starts) while on loan with Seattle Sounders FC ... Posted a 1-1-1 record in those appearances, recording five saves and a 1.20 goalsagainst average ... Joined Seattle on July 11 and played in three straight matches July 13-28 ... Played in two games for the Sounders FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League ... Played a majority of the season with Phoenix FC Wolves of USL, starting 14 league games and recording three shutouts for the club in its inaugural season. 2012: Started three MLS matches for Seattle Sounders FC ... Played in one game during Seattle’s run in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recording four saves in a shutout in a 1-0 victory against San Jose in the quarterfinal June 26 ... Made his second career CONCACAF Champions League appearance during the 2012-13 tournament, starting and making three saves in a 3-1 victory Aug. 2 against Caledonia ... Played in five games for Seattle across all competition, compiling a 2-1-1 record and a 1.11 goals-against average ... Additionally, played in three games for the Sounders FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League.

DOB: 08/09/83

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

ANTHONY MANNING - D

MAXIMILIANO URRUTI - F

Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 DOB: 09/04/92 Birthplace: Mesquite, Texas Acquired: Selected in the third round (No. 52 overall) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, 01/20/15 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 02/22/91 Birthplace: Rosario, Argentina Acquired: Trade with Toronto FC, 09/07/13 Pronunciation: Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-tee Last MLS goal: 08/30/14 POR @ VAN Last MLS assist: 09/13/14 POR @ COL

COLLEGE: A two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, anchoring a St. Louis University defense that led the league with 11 shutouts in 2014 ... As a senior, appeared in 21 matches, recording five goals and two assists, helping lead Saint Louis to the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Played in 74 career matches in four seasons (2011-2014) with the Billikens, earning NSCAA all-region honors three times and first-team all-conference recognition in his final two seasons.

2015: Has made two substitute appearances this season. 2014: Registered 10 goals and two assists in 30 appearances (12 starts) during the 2014 season ... Scored his 10th goal of the season in a 2-0 win over FC Dallas on Oct. 25, becoming the second Timbers player to log 10 or more goals in 2014 ... Scored three goals and provided one assist in four appearances, all starts, in CONCACAF Champions League play ... Registerd a brace in a 4-2 home win over C.D. Olimpia in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 16 ... Tallied two assists in two appearances, both starts, in the U.S. Open Cup ... Recorded two assists in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17 ... Tallied his first MLS assist on June 11 against FC Dallas ... His bending goal in the 57th minute was nominted for MLS Goal of the Week for Week 5. 2013: Registered one goal in five appearances during the regular season after joining the club on Sept. 7 in a trade with Toronto FC ... Tallied his first career MLS goal, the game-winner in a 1-0 victory against the LA Galaxy on Sept. 29 ... Started four straight games Sept. 20-Oct. 13 ... Made his Timbers debut on Sept. 14 at Chivas USA, entering the match as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw ... Played 72 minutes for the Timbers Reserves on Sept. 15 at the Chivas USA Reserves ... Acquired by the Timbers on Sept. 7, 2013, in a trade with Toronto FC.

JAKE GLEESON - GK

Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand Acquired: Signed, 02/17/11 Pronunciation: GLEE-son Last MLS win: 04/17/11 POR vs. FCD Last MLS shutout: n/a

DOB: 06/26/90

2014: Started consecutive CONCACACF Champions League matches (Sept. 23 and Oct. 21) ... Made three saves to earn the clean sheet in a 6-0 win over Alpha United FC in CONCACAF Champions League play on Sept. 23 ... Spent the majority of the season on loan to USL PRO co-affiliate Sacramento Republic FC, helping guide the club to the USL PRO Championship in the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural season ... Made 17 appearances for Republic FC, posting a 11-2-3 record and recording six shutouts ... Recorded five saves for Republic FC in the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural match March 29, a 1-1 draw at LA Galaxy II ... Named to the USL PRO Team of the Week for Week 2. 2013: Appeared in nine games (6 starts) for the Timbers Reserves this season, logging 675 minutes in goal ... Made two saves in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24. 2012: Played in three matches (2 starts) with the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League. 2011: Made his professional debut with the Timbers in the second half of a 2-0 loss at Toronto FC on March 26 ... Earned his first start and win in the Timbers home opener at JELD-WEN Field, a 4-2 win over Chicago (April 14) ... Recorded backto-back wins against Chicago (April 14) and FC Dallas (April 17) ... Was named the Timbers/MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year ... Registered a perfect 5-0-0 record in MLS Reserve League action. INTERNATIONAL: Helped the New Zealand U-23 National Team qualify for the London 2012 Olympics ... Earned his first senior cap with New Zealand on June 5, 2011, coming on as a 77th minute sub in a friendly against Australia in Adelaide, Australia.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES TIMBERS 0 vs. REAL SALT LAKE 0 March 7, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore) • Att: 21,144

TIMBERS 2 vs. LA GALAXY 2 March 15, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore) • Att: 21,144

SCORING POR - None • RSL - None

SCORING POR - Adi (Wallace) 31, Adi (Nagbe, Ridgewell) 90 • LA Zardes (Villarreal) 65, Gordon (Ishizaki) 90+2

STATS POR RSL

Shots Saves 18 2 9 5

Fouls Offsides 19 0 22 0

Corners 11 0

LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Fochive (Nanchoff, 86), M Asprilla (Fernández, 62), M Nagbe, M Wallace, F Adi (Urruti, 82) Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, M Besler

Referee: Ismail Elfath Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Clear, 55 degrees

STATS POR LA

Shots Saves 8 2 13 2

Fouls Offsides 10 3 15 1

Corners 4 6

LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Asprilla (Fernández, 56), M Nagbe, M Wallace (Urruti, 82), F Adi Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Fochive Referee: Hilario Grajeda Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Cloudy, 59 degrees

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS NO 9 24 6 22 7 19 2 13 11 21 26 10 37 17

POS F D M/F M/F D D D M M/F M M F F M

PLAYER Fanendo Adi Liam Ridgewell Darlington Nagbe Rodney Wallace Nat Borchers Jorge Villafaña Alvas Powell Jack Jewsbury Dairon Asprilla Diego Chara George Fochive Gastón Fernández Maximiliano Urruti Michael Nanchoff Own goals received Timbers Opponents

NO 12

POS GK

GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1

GS 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

2 2

GOALKEEPER GP Adam Kwarasey 2 Own goals committed Timbers Opponents

GS 2

2 2

MIN 172 180 180 172 180 180 180 180 118 90 86 62 16 4

G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

P 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SH 5 0 3 6 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 3 1 1

SOG 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

CK 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 4 2 1 4 1 1 3 2 4 2 4 1 0 0

FS 8 1 6 2 1 1 4 4 1 3 1 4 0 0

C 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

180 180

2 2

3 2

7 6

26 22

10 6

15 6

3 1

29 37

37 29

2 5

0 0

MIN 180

SH 6

SV 4

GA GAA 2 1.00 0

SHO 1

PG 0

PA 0

W 0

L 0

T 2

180 180

6 10

4 7

1 1

0 0

2 2

1 1

TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Timbers Opponents

1 1 0

2 1 2

T 2 2

SHOTS Timbers Opponents

1 9 7

2 17 15

T 26 22

CORNERS Timbers Opponents

1 5 3

2 10 3

T 15 6

OFFSIDES Timbers Opponents

1 1 0

2 2 1

T 3 1

SOG Timbers Opponents

1 4 1

2 6 5

T 10 6

FOULS COM. Timbers Opponents

1 14 19

2 15 18

T 29 37

YELLOW CARDS 1 Timbers 1 Opponents 2

2 1 3

T 2 5

RED CARDS Timbers Opponents

1 0 0

2 0 0

T 0 0

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME Timbers GP MIN G March 7 vs. RSL 1 90 0 March 15 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 2

A 0 3

P SH SOG CK OFF 0 18 6 11 0 7 8 4 4 3

FC 19 10

FS 22 15

C 2 0

E 0 0

Opponents Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy

Totals

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG March 7 vs. RSL 1 90 2 2 0 0.00 1 March 15 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 4 2 2 2.00

T 1 1

Opponents Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy

Totals

180

2 1.00

GP MIN G 1 90 0 1 90 2 2

P SH SOG CK OFF 0 9 2 0 0 6 13 4 6 1

FC 22 15

FS 19 10

C 3 2

E 0 0

GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG 1 90 6 5 0 0.00 1 1 90 4 2 2 2.00

T 1 1

180

A 0 2

180 10

2 1.00

* - all stats MLS play only

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 TIMBERS GOAL CHART PENALTY KICKS None

GOAL SCORERS 9 Fanendo Adi

Total

KEY Right foot (2) Left foot (0) Header (0) Body (0) Free kick (0) Penalty kick (0)

R L H B F P

PENALTY KICKS FOR: DATE

MIN

OPP

PLAYER

GOALKEEPER RESULT

AGAINST: DATE

MIN

OPP

PLAYER

GOALKEEPER RESULT

SCORING BREAKDOWN HOME (2 games) Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL Timbers 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 Opponents 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 ROAD (0 games) Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 MISCELLANEOUS STATS INDIVIDUAL Braces: Hat tricks: Quickest goal: Quickest road goal: Latest game-winning goal: Latest goal: goal) Substitue goals: Substitute assists: Goal on home debut:

12x (last: Adi, March 15, 2015 vs. LA Galaxy) n/a 0:34, Fernández, May 3, 2014 vs. D.C. United 8’, Dike, Aug. 19, 2012 at New York 94’, Jean-Baptiste, July 13, 2013 vs. LA Galaxy 95’, Valeri, May 11, 2014 vs. LA Galaxy (game-tying 14x (last: Fernández, June 1, 2014, vs. Vancouver) 7x (last: Urruti, June 11, 2014, vs. FC Dallas) 8x (last: Fernández, March 8 vs. Philadelphia)

Braces against: 11x (last: Morales, June 1, 2014 vs. Vancouver) Hat tricks against: 1, Saborio, July 7, 2012 at RSL Quickest goal against: 0:28, Séne, March 24, 2012 at New England Quickest goal against at Providence Park: 3’, Cooper, April 5, 2014 vs. Seattle Latest game-winning goal against 93’, Beckerman, March 31, 2012 vs. RSL Substitute goals against: 18x (last: Gordon, March 15, 2015 vs. LA Galaxy) Substitute assists against: 17x (last: Velasquez, April 19, 2014 at Real Salt Lake) Goal on debut vs. Timbers: 11x (last: Tissot, July 27, 2014, at Montreal)

TEAM Longest overall win streak: Longest home win streak: Longest road win streak: Longest overall unbeaten streak: Longest home unbeaten streak Longest road unbeaten streak: Longest overall winless streak: Longest home winless streak: Longest road winless streak: Largest margin of victory: Largest margin of defeat: Largest margin overcome: Most goals scored: Most goals against: Most goals in a half: Most goals against in a half:

* - all stats MLS play only

SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCES Gastón Fernández - 2 Maximiliano Urruti - 2 Michael Nanchoff - 1

WEEK 2

2014 GOAL OF THE WEEK AWARDS WEEK 2

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK PLAYER REASON M/F Darlington Nagbe 1A

Honorable Mention: M/F Darlington Nagbe (Week 1), F Fanendo Adi (Week 2)

2 games, 9x (last: Oct. 4-8, 2014) 5 games, April 14-May 21, 2011 3 games, May 24-28, 2014 15 games, March 16-June 23, 2013 22 games, April 6, 2013-June 1, 2014 11 games, Oct. 21, 2012-June 23, 2013 8 games, 2x (last: March 8-May 3, 2014) 6 games - May 29-June 30, 2011 16 games - March 17-Sept. 21, 2012 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA 5 goals (last: July 21, 2012 at FC Dallas) 2 goals, 2x (last: March 30 at Colorado, T 2-2) 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA, W 5-0 5 goals, 2x (last: July 21, 2012 at FC Dallas) 3 goals, 4x (last: Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA) 4 goals (July 14, 2012 vs. LA Galaxy)

PLAYER Fanendo Adi

NOMINATED/WON Nominated

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 TRANSACTIONS JAN. 7, 2014 Re-signed forward Frederic Piquionne. JAN. 10, 2014 Signed goalkeeper Andrew Weber, announced that forward Sebastián Rincón will not return for the 2014 season. JAN. 15, 2014 Signed forward Gastón Fernández.

TRANSACTIONS Signed winger/forward Dairon Asprilla. Acquired defender Nat Borchers from Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money. Exercised purchase option on defender Alvas Powell, signed to long-term contract. Signed defender Jeanderson Salvador Pereira.

Signed defender Norberto Paparatto. Loaned forward Jose Valencia to Club Olimpo Bahia Blanca (Argentina).

Exercised contract options on midfielders George Fochive, Michael Nanchoff, Rodney Wallace, Ben Zemanski; defender Taylor Peay, and goalkeepers Jake Gleeson and Andrew Weber.

Signed defender Bryan Gallego as a Homegrown player. Re-signed defender Jorge Villafaña. JAN. 16, 2014 Selected forward Schillo Tshuma (No. 17 overall), defender Taylor Peay (No. 26) and midfielder Aaron Long (No. 36) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. JAN. 21, 2014 Selected midfielder George Fochive (No. 39), forward Victor Chavez (No. 71) and midfielder Nikita Kotlov (No. 73) in the final two rounds of the MLS SuperDraft. JAN. 27, 2014 Club and defender Mikael Silvestre mutually agree to part ways. FEB. 11, 2014 Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick Taylor Peay. FEB. 25, 2014 Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft picks Aaron Long and George Fochive. MAY 13, 2014 Waived forward Frederic Piquionne. Signed forward Fanendo Adi on loan from FC Copenhagen. MAY 27, 2014 Signed defender Danny O’Rourke. JUNE 2, 2014 Acquired a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Montreal in exchange for defender Futty Danso. JUNE 23, 2014 Exercised purchase option on forward Fanendo Adi, signing as a Designated Player. JUNE 25, 2014 Signed defender Liam Ridgewell as a Designated Player. JULY 2, 2014 Waived midfielder Aaron Long. OCT. 29, 2014 Midfielder Steve Zakuani announces retirement. DEC. 8, 2014 Acquired allocation money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Michael Harrington. Signed goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey.

Declined contract options on midfielders Kalif Alhassan, Steven Evans; defenders Bryan Gallego and Pa Modou Kah. Sold forward Jose Valencia to Argentine side Club Olimpo Bahía Blanca. DEC. 10, 2014 Orlando City SC selects goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft. JAN. 7, 2015 Re-signed forward Gastón Fernández. JAN. 8, 2015 Sent defender Liam Ridgewell to Wigan Athletic on a short-term loan.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER #

PLAYER

POS

DOB

BIRTHPLACE

COLLEGE

9 11 27 7 21 10 26 90 15 13 4 12 32 6 17 23 20 2 24 28 32 37 8 19 22 33 14

Adi, Fanendo Asprilla, Dairon Besler, Nick Borchers, Nat Chara, Diego Fernández, Gastón Fochive, George Gleeson, Jake Jeanderson Jewsbury, Jack Johnson, Will Kwarasey, Adam Manning, Anthony Nagbe, Darlington Nanchoff, Michael Paparatto, Norberto Peay, Taylor Powell, Alvas Ridgewell, Liam Thoma, Andy Tshuma, Schillo Urruti, Maximiliano Valeri, Diego Villafaña, Jorge Wallace, Rodney Weber, Andrew Zemanski, Ben

F M/F M D M F M GK D M M GK D M/F M D D D D D F F M M/D D GK M

6-4 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-8 5-7 5-9 6-3 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-4 5-9 5-8 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-11

185 165 165 175 150 160 172 200 160 185 160 168 200 165 150 180 180 165 175 165 160 165 165 150 165 190 150

10/10/90 05/25/92 05/07/93 04/13/81 04/05/86 10/12/83 03/24/92 06/26/90 08/13/91 04/13/81 01/21/87 12/12/87 09/04/92 07/19/90 09/24/88 01/03/84 09/05/91 07/18/94 07/21/84 04/29/93 09/21/92 02/22/91 05/01/86 09/16/89 06/17/88 08/09/83 05/12/88

Lagos, Nigeria Istmina, Colombia Overland Park, Kan. Tucson, Ariz. Cali, Colombia Buenos Aires, Argentina Washington, D.C. Wellington, New Zealand Serra, Brazil Springfield, Mo. Woodridge, Ill. Oslo, Norway Mesquite, Texas Lakewood, Ohio North Royalton, Ohio Adrogué, Argentina Salt Lake City, Utah St. Thomas, Jamaica Bexleyheath, England Los Alamos, N.M. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Rosario, Argentina Valentín Alsina, Argentina Anaheim, Calif. Rockville, Md. Austin, Texas Akron, Ohio

n/a n/a Univ. of Notre Dame Univ. of Denver n/a n/a Univ. of Connecticut n/a n/a Saint Louis Univ. n/a n/a Saint Louis Univ. Univ. of Akron Univ. of Akron n/a Univ. of Washington n/a n/a Univ. of Washington Univ. of Maryland n/a n/a n/a Univ. of Maryland Univ. of New Mexico Univ. of Akron

COACHES & STAFF HEAD COACH: Caleb Porter ASSISTANT COACH: Sean McAuley ASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Knowles ASSISTANT COACH: Jay Vidovich GOALKEEPER COACH: Mike Toshack DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE: Nik Wald, ATC

DIRECTOR OF SPORT SCIENCE: Nick Milonas PLAYER LIASON/VIDEO ANALYST: Pablo Moreira SPORT PERFORMANCE ANALYST: Nick Lewis ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Alex Margarito ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Taichi Kitagawa HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Sam Younie ASSISTANT EQUIP. MANAGER: Juamaine Venter TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. Kevin Murphy

NUMERICAL ROSTER # 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 32 33 35 37 90

PLAYER Alvas Powell Will Johnson Darlington Nagbe Nat Borchers Diego Valeri Fanendo Adi Gastón Fernández Dairon Asprilla Adam Larsen Kwarasey Jack Jewsbury Ben Zemanski Jeanderson Michael Nanchoff Jorge Villafaña Taylor Peay Diego Chara Rodney Wallace Norberto Paparatto Liam Ridgewell George Fochive Nick Besler Andy Thoma Schillo Tshuma Andrew Weber Anthony Manning Maximiliano Urruti Jake Gleeson

POS D M M/F D M F F M GK M M D M M/D D M M D D M M D M GK D F GK

PRONUNCIATION NAG-be fah-NEN-doe ah-dee gast-OWN fer-NAN-dez DIE-rone ah-SPREE-ah ka-WAHR-ah-say zhee-AHN-der-son HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyah pay chara

fo-SHEE-vay BEEZ-ler TOE-ma SHEE-lo CHOO-ma WEB-er Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-tee

NATIONALITY Jamaica Canada United States United States Argentina Nigeria Argentina Colombia Norway/Ghana United States United States Brazil United States United States/Mexico United States Colombia United States Argentina England United States United States United States Zimbabwe United States United States Argentina New Zealand

LAST CLUB Portmore United (Jamaica) Real Salt Lake Univ. of Akron (NCAA) Real Salt Lake Atlético Lanús (Argentina) FC Copenhagen (Denmark) Estudiantes de la Plata (Argentina) Alianza Petrolera (Colombia) Strømsgodset (Norway) Sporting Kansas City Chivas USA Santa Rita (Brazil) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chivas USA Univ. of Washington (NCAA) Deportes Tolima (Colombia) D.C. United Tigre (Argentina) West Bromwich Albion (England) Univ. of Connecticut (NCAA) Univ. of Notre Dame (NCAA) Univ. of Washington (NCAA) Univ. of Maryland (NCAA) Phoenix FC Wolves (USL PRO) Saint Louis Univ. (NCAA) Toronto FC Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)