2014/15 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Game Notes WEEK FOUR – GROUP 5
Portland Timbers (USA) v Olimpia (Honduras) Providence Park – Portland, Oregon, USA September 16, 2014 In a battle of undefeated sides, the Portland Timbers (1-0-0, 3 points) welcome Olimpia (2-0-0, 6 points) -- one of only two teams to qualify for all seven editions of the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) -- to Providence Park on Tuesday for a key Group 5 contest. The match will be Portland’s first-ever at home in the CCL, while the Lions make their third trip in the competition to the USA (2012/13 v Houston Dynamo; 2013/14 v Sporting Kansas City. Olimpia’s Antony Lozano scored the only goal in Honduras’ 1-0 win over Nicaragua in the Central American Cup’s match for fifth place on Saturday in Los Angeles. REFEREE: John Pitti (Panama); AR1: Gabriel Victoria (Panama); AR2: Juan Baines (Panama); 4th: Ameth Sanchez (Panama) SUSPENDED: none ALL-TIME CCL SERIES RECORD: first meeting
CCL COMPARISON Portland Timbers
Olimpia
1
Games Played
28
1
Wins
13
0
Draws
6
0
Losses
9
4
Goals For
43
1
Goals Against
28
PORTLAND TIMBERS
OLIMPIA
• Group 5 result: 4-1 away win v Alpha United (Goals: Steve Zakuani 18’; Maximiliano Urruti 34’; Fanendo Adi 66’; Alvas Powell 83’
• Group 5 results: 1-0 away win Alpha United (Goal: Alberth Elis 17’); 6-0 home win v Alpha United (Goals: Antony Lozano 19’, 62’; Oliver Morazan 25’; Fredixon Elvir 30’, 54’, 74’)
• Method of Qualification: 2013 Major League Soccer Western Conference champion
• Method of Qualification: 2014 Honduran Clausura champion
• 2013 MLS record: GP - 34; W - 14; D - 15; L - 5; GF - 54; GA - 33
• CCL appearances (7): 2008/09; 2009/10; 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13; 2013/2014, 2014/15 • Best CCL finish: Quarterfinals (2010/11)
• First CCL appearance • Won 2 CONCACAF Champions Cup titles (1972, 1988) • 14th team from the United States to play in CCL • 2014 MLS record: GP - 28; W - 8; D - 12; L - 8; GF - 49; GA - 48 (6th place in Western Conference) • 14 players on the roster have previous experience in international club competitions…6 of them have been on rosters of past CCL participants: Will Johnson (Real Salt Lake: 2010/11, 2012/13; Rauwshan McKenzie (Real Salt Lake: 2010/11; Danny O’Rourke (Columbus Crew: 2009/10, 2010/11); Donovan Ricketts (LA Galaxy: 2010/11; Andrew Weber (Impact de Montreal: 2008/09; Seattle Sounders: 2012/13); Steve Zakuani (Seattle Sounders: 2009/10, 2012/13) • Gastón Fernández has played in the Copa Libertadores (Estudiantes de la Plata: 2009 - champion, 2010, 2011; River Plate: 2005) and the Copa Sudamericana (Estudiantes de la Plata: 2008, 2010), scoring a goal in Estudiantes’ 2-1 victory over Brazil’s Cruzeiro in the second leg of 2009 Copa Libertadores championship. • Will Johnson has 3 career CCL goals (2010/11: 2 v Arabe Unido, 1 v Cruz Azul)
• All-Time CCL away record: GP - 14; W - 4; D - 4; L - 6; GF - 14; GA 17 • All-Time CCL group stage record: GP - 22; W - 11; D - 6; L - 5; 37; GA - 19
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• All-Time CCL record v USA opposition: GP - 4; W - 0; D - 3; L - 1; GF - 2; GA - 4 • Posted shutouts in last 4 CCL games (381 minutes overall) & last 3 on the road … Sporting Kansas City’s Soony Saad scored last goal v Olimpia (69’ penalty on August 27, 2013) • Unbeaten in 9 of last 11 CCL games (6-3-2) • Last 5 in CCL: W(h) W(a) D(a) W(h) L(h) • All-Time leading CCL scorers: Roger Rojas (8 goals); Ramiro Bruschi (5); Antony Lozano (4); Fredixon Elvir (3); Brayan Beckeles, Dougals Caetano Mattoso, Oscar Boniek Garcia, Allan Kardeck Dos Santos (2)
• Steve Zakuani has 2 career CCL goals (2012/13: 1 v Marathon) www.CONCACAF.com