PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015, 4:30 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
CREW SC
2015 SCHEDULE 2015 MLS RECORD: 11-10-8 (Home: 7-2-6 Away: 4-8-2) 2015 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 12-11-8 (Home: 7-2-6 Away: 5-9-2)
VS.
13-9-8 (47pts)
11-10-8 (41pts)
MATCH INFORMATION Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. (Pacific) Location: MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Forecast: Partly Cloudy, 77 degrees Referee: Silviu Petrescu Assistant Referees: Adam Wienckowski, Kathryn Nesbitt Fourth Official: Nima Saghafi Local TV: KPDX Channel 49 (KPDX TV) Talent: Keith Bleyer (play-by-play), Ross Smith (analyst) English Radio: 970 AM (KUFO) Talent: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Brett Jacobs (analyst) Spanish Radio: La GranD (KGGD 93.5FM, 1150 AM) Talent: Josue del Castillo (play-by-play), Ozkar Ramos (analyst)
MLS WEEK 30 SCHEDULE Wednesday, Sept. 23 Chicago at Montreal Sporting Kansas City at Houston
TIME (PT) 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
NATIONAL TV
Friday, Sept. 25 Orlando City SC at New York Red Bulls
4 p.m.
UniMás
Saturday, Sept. 26 Chicago at Toronto FC D.C. United at Montreal Philadelphia at New England Portland at Columbus Colorado at Houston New York City FC at Vancouver
11 a.m. 2 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 27 Seattle at Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake at San Jose FC Dallas at LA Galaxy
2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sat., March 7 REAL SALT LAKE T 0-0 Sun., March 15 LA GALAXY T 2-2 Sat., March 21 @Sporting KC T 0-0 Sat., March 28 @Vancouver L 1-2 Sat., April 4 FC DALLAS W 3-1 Sun., April 12 ORLANDO CITY SC L 0-2 Sun., April 19 @New York City FC W 1-0 Sun., April 26 @Seattle L 0-1 Sat., May 2 VANCOUVER T 0-0 Sat., May 9 @Montreal W 2-1 Sat., May 16 @Houston L 1-3 Sat., May 23 @Toronto FC L 0-1 Wed., May 27 D.C. UNITED W 1-0 Sat., May 30 @Colorado W 2-1 Sat., June 6 NEW ENGLAND W 2-0 Tues., June 16 @Seattle^ W 3-1 (AET) Sat., June 20 HOUSTON W 2-0 Wed., June 24 @LA Galaxy L 0-5 Sun., June 28 SEATTLE W 4-1 Wed., July 1 @Real Salt Lake^ L 0-2 Sun., July 5 SAN JOSE W 1-0 Sat., July 11 @Philadelphia L 0-3 Sat., July 18 VANCOUVER T 1-1 Sat., July 25 @FC Dallas L 1-4 Sun., Aug. 2 @San Jose T 0-0 Fri., Aug. 7 CHICAGO W 1-0 Sat., Aug. 15 @Real Salt Lake W 1-0 Fri., Aug. 21 HOUSTON T 2-2 Sun., Aug. 30 @Seattle L 1-2 Wed., Sept. 9 SPORTING KC T 0-0 Sun., Sept. 20 NY RED BULLS L 0-2 Sat., Sept. 26 @Columbus 4:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 3 SPORTING KC 7:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 14 @Real Salt Lake 6:30 p.m. Sun., Oct. 18 @LA Galaxy TBD Sun., Oct. 25 COLORADO 4 p.m. ^ - 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match *dates and times subject to change
TV/ATTENDANCE 21,144 21,144 20,848 22,500 21,144 21,144 21,891 41,451 21,144 13,020 20,844 23,569 21,144 18,209 21,144 4,022 21,144 21,207 21,144 15,840 21,144 18,722 21,144 15,992 18,000 21,144 20,338 21,144 64,358 21,144 21,144 KPDX KPDX ROOT SPORTS TBD ROOT SPORTS
NO PLACE LIKE HOME ESPN FOX Sports 1 FOX Sports 1
LAST MATCH RECAP The Timbers conceded two goals in the final minutes of the first half and were unable to overcome the deficit in a 2-0 loss against Eastern Conference side New York Red Bulls in front of sellout crowd of 21,144 fans at Providence Park on Sept. 20. The loss, Portland’s first home loss since April 12, ended the team’s home unbeaten run at 10 consecutive matches. New York took the lead in the 43rd minute as midfielder Felipe fired a knuckling, long-distance effort that found the back of the net. In first-half stoppage time, defender Damien Perrinelle doubled the Red Bulls’ advantage with a looping header from close range off an assist from midfielder Sacha Kljestan.
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:
83
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 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 FOX Sports 2: 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 7-2-6 3-2-0 4-0-6 0-2-0 7-0-6 0-0-0 7-2-6 6-1-4 1-1-2 7-0-2 0-2-1 3-0-0 2-0-2 0-2-1 5-0-3 5-0-0 0-2-1 2-0-5 6-1-4 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-2-3 3-0-1 2-0-2 1-0-0 1-0-0 5-0-3 2-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-2-6 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-5 1-1-0 4-1-1 1-2-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-3 1-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 3-0-3 2-2-1 0-0-2 1-1-0 1-0-1 3-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0
ROAD 4-8-2 2-2-0 2-6-2 1-1-1 3-7-1 4-5-2 0-3-0 3-7-1 1-1-1 4-0-0 0-8-0 4-4-0 1-0-0 0-6-0 3-2-2 2-0-0 0-7-0 2-1-2 1-3-1 3-5-1 0-0-0 0-4-2 2-4-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 2-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-4-1 2-0-0 0-2-1 2-2-0 1-4-1 1-2-1 2-2-0 0-2-1 0-1-0 1-0-0 2-4-1 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-5-1 1-2-1 0-1-1 1-1-0 2-2-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 1-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
OVERALL 11-10-8 5-4-0 6-6-8 1-3-1 10-7-7 4-5-2 7-5-6 9-8-5 2-2-3 11-0-2 0-10-1 7-4-0 3-0-2 0-8-1 8-2-5 7-0-0 0-9-1 4-1-7 7-4-5 4-6-3 0-0-0 0-6-5 5-4-1 4-0-2 1-0-0 1-0-0 7-0-5 4-2-1 0-4-2 0-2-0 0-2-0 7-6-7 2-0-0 0-2-1 2-2-0 3-4-6 2-3-1 6-3-1 1-4-1 1-1-1 1-0-0 4-4-4 1-1-0 2-0-1 1-0-1 1-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 6-5-4 3-4-2 0-1-3 2-2-0 3-2-1 3-1-0 1-2-1 2-1-2 0-1-1 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 37-24-36 mark (.567) 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 an impressive regularseason mark of 23-6-20 at Providence Park over the last two-plus seasons. 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 COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES Saturday’s match marks the sixth all-time regular-season meeting between Portland and Columbus since 2011 and the first match at MAPFRE Stadium since July 7, 2013. In their last meeting at MAPFRE Stadium in 2013, Columbus grabbed a 1-0 win over Portland as Crew SC midfielder Bernardo Añor tallied a goal in the fifth minute. Portland played 79 minutes with 10 men after defender Pa Modou Kah was issued a red card in the 11th minute. The last two regular-season matches between Portland and Columbus have seen the Timbers reduced to 10 men in the first half. Last season, Portland played with 10 men for the final 56 minutes after defender Alvas Powell was issued a straight red card in the 34th minute. The Timbers overcame two, onegoal deficits in the match to register a 3-3 draw at Providence Park on May 17, 2014.
LAST TIME VS. COLUMBUS CREW SC Playing the majority of the match with 10 men, the Timbers battled back from two different one-goal deficits in the second half to earn a 3-3 draw in front of a sold-out crowd of 20,814 fans at Providence Park on May 17, 2014. The result extended Portland’s MLS-club record, home-unbeaten streak to 22 consecutive matches (12-0-10), tying for third place all-time in MLS history. Trailing 2-1 at halftime and playing down a man, the Timbers tied the match on a shot from midfielder Will Johnson in the 80th minute only to see Columbus retake the lead one minute later. Portland notched the game-tying goal in the 85th minute as midfielder Gastón Fernández tallied for the Timbers off assists from midfielder Diego Valeri and forward Fanendo Adi. Portland Timbers 3, Columbus Crew SC 3 May 17, 2014 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Att: 20,814
Shots 15 16
Saves 3 5
Fouls Offsides 18 3 11 6
Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered
PORTLAND 1 Four players tied 2 Jack Jewsbury 12 Darlington Nagbe 4 Darlington Nagbe 14 Diego Chara 14 Darlington Nagbe
COLUMBUS 2 Federico Higuaín 2 Federico Higuaín 7 Eddie Gaven 3 Bernardo Añor 8 Bernardo Añor 8 Eddie Gaven
Wins Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
1 Troy Perkins 2 Troy Perkins 7 Donovan Ricketts 4 Donovan Ricketts
1 Gruenebaum/Lampson 2 Andy Gruenebaum 10 Andy Gruenebaum 3 Steve Clark
Cautions Ejections
2 Diego Chara 1 Kah/Powell
1 Nine players tied n/a
MATCH PREVIEW The Timbers enter Saturday’s road match against Eastern Conference side Columbus Crew SC following a 2-0 loss against the New York Red Bulls on Sept. 20. Despite the loss, Portland is still in playoff position holding the sixth spot in the Western Conference with five matches remaining on the regular-season schedule. The Timbers have responded well immediately following a loss since the 2013 season, earning an 11-3-9 overall record in the matches directly after a loss. Columbus has registered a 5-1-1 record over its last seven regularseason matches. Head coach Gregg Berhalter’s side is coming off a 2-1 win over D.C. United on Sept. 19 at RFK Stadium. Crew SC entered the week just one point off first place in the Eastern Conference with 47 points through 30 games.
LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS
SCORING CLB - Higuaín (Jimenez) 14, Higuaín (penalty kick) 45+, Finlay (Higuaín) 81 POR - Urruti (Zakuani) 5, Johnson (Jewsbury) 80, Fernández (Adi, Valeri) 85
CLB POR
SERIES LEADERS
Corners 6 5
LINEUPS POR: GK Ricketts, D Powell, D Kah, D Danso, D Jewsbury, M Johnson ©, M Valeri, M Zemanski (Fernández, 75), F Nagbe, F Urruti (Villafaña, 36)(Adi, 83), F Zakuani CLB: GK Clark, D Gonzalez, D Barson, D Wahl, D Williams, M Trapp ©, M Jimenez (Finlay, 80), M Meram (Anor, 75), M Tchani, M Higuaín, F Arrieta
ALL-TIME MLS SERIES RESULTS ALL-TIME RECORD Regular Season: 1-2-2; Home: 1-0-2; Away: 0-2-0 May 21, 2011 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Portland 1, Columbus 0 (Brunner 45) July 23, 2011 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Columbus 1, Portland 0 May 5, 2012 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Portland 0, Columbus 0 July 7, 2013 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) Columbus 1, Portland 0 May 17, 2014 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Portland 3, Columbus 3
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, 5x (last: Chara, May 16-27, 2015) 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: .................... 2868, Ridgewell, July 18, 2014-June 24, 2015 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 COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 MLS CAREER LEADERS
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
PLAYERS Games played .................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 155 Games started ................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 144 Minutes played ..................................................................... Diego Chara - 12,425 Goals .............................................................................................Diego Valeri - 23 Assists ..........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 33 Game-winning goals.......................................................................Diego Valeri - 7 Game-winning assists ...................................... Darlington Nagbe, Diego Valeri - 6 Shots...........................................................................................Diego Valeri - 229 Shots on goal ................................................................................Diego Valeri - 86 Corner kicks ...............................................................................Diego Valeri - 304 Offsides......................................................................................Jorge Perlaza - 48 Fouls suffered .................................................................... Darlington Nagbe - 334 Fouls committed ........................................................................ Diego Chara - 347 Cautions....................................................................................... Diego Chara - 40 Ejections ........................................................................................ Diego Chara - 2
PLAYERS Goals: ..............................................2, 18x (last: Adi, 6/28/15 vs. Seattle (74’, 76’) Adi, 6/6/15 vs. New England (86’, 89’) Adi, 3/15/15 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, 4/5/14 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 Sept. 26, 2015
Assists: .......................................................3, 3x (last: Valeri, 9/7/14 vs. San Jose) Points:.................................... 5, Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (2 goals, 1 assist) 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)
TIMBERS CAREER LEADERS (ALL ERA)
Fouls Committed:................................................. 7, Songo’o, 9/19/12 at San Jose Fouls Suffered:......................................6, 5x (last: Nagbe, 04/04/15 vs. FC Dallas)
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.
Cautions/Yellow Cards: ................................................. 2, Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose Ejections/Red Cards:....................1, 12x (last: Chara, 8/15/15 vs. Houston (90+1’) W. Johnson, 7/18/15 vs. Vancouver (90+5’) Ridgewell, 6/24/15 vs. LA Galaxy (78’) 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, 3x (last: Kwarasey, 6/24/15 at LA Galaxy) 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 Sept. 26, 2015
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 SCOUTING CREW SC Columbus Crew SC enter Saturday’s match coming off consecutive wins against D.C. United and the Philadelphia Union. Head coach Gregg Berhalter’s squad has registered a 5-1-1 record over its last seven regular-season matches. Over the second half of the MLS season, Columbus has earned an 8-3-2 record while moving into contention for first place in the Eastern Conference and MLS Supporters’ Shield. Forward Kei Kamara leads MLS with 21 goals this season, while midfielder Ethan Finlay has registered 13 assists, which ranks second in the league. Goalkeeper Steve Clark has made 95 saves, good for fourth among MLS goalkeepers.
REBOUNDING FROM A LOSS Since the 2013 season, the Timbers have won 11 times in games immediately following a loss. While suffering consecutive losses just three times in those two-plus seasons, the club is an impressive 11-3-9 overall in games directly following a defeat, including four wins this season. The Timbers have only lost consecutive matches once this season (May 16 at Houston; May 23 at Toronto FC).
UPCOMING MILESTONES With his next assist, midfielder Jack Jewsbury will move into a tie for 10th place overall on the Timbers all-time career assists chart with Timbers Ring of Honor member Jimmy Conway (1978-80). Jewsbury currently sits in 11th place with 15 assists for Portland since 2011. With his next goal, forward Fanendo Adi will tie the Timbers MLS single-season club record for goals in a season (11), set by midfielder Diego Valeri in 2014. Adi tallied his 10th goal in a 1-0 win against Chicago on Aug. 7 at Providence Park. The single-season club record across all eras is 18 goals scored by Fadi Afash in 2002. Adi’s next goal also will be his 20th career regular-season goal for Portland. With his next appearance, midfielder Darlington Nagbe will move into a tie for second place on the Timbers all-time appearances list across all eras with USL defender Scot Thompson (156). Nagbe enters Saturday’s match against Columbus with 155 career MLS appearances. Should he play on Saturday against Columbus, defender Nat Borchers will make the 315th appearance of his MLS career. Borchers, who joined Portland in the offseason, has made 26 appearances (all starts) for the Timbers in 2015. Midfielder Will Johnson’s next appearance will mark his 190th career MLS game. Johnson has logged 69 career appearances with the Timbers since 2013.
AGAINST THE EASTERN CONFERENCE This season the Timbers have earned a 5-4-0 record against teams from the Eastern Conference, including a 2-2-0 record on the road. Portland has earned road wins against Eastern Conference clubs New York City FC (April 19) and Montreal (May 9).
SOLID DEFENDING The Timbers defense ranks first in MLS with 12 clean sheets in 29 games this season. Over the last three seasons, Portland has compiled the most shutouts (34) among all MLS teams.
Midfielder Rodney Wallace will make the 155th appearance of his MLS career on Saturday should he play against Crew SC. Wallace has played 115 career games for the Timbers since 2011.
BLOCK PARTY Timbers defender Nat Borchers leads the league with 30 blocks this season, which is five more than any other player this season. Since Opta started tracking MLS stats prior to the 2011 season, the record for most blocks in a single MLS season is 33 set by Columbus Crew defender Julius James in 2011
BALL WINNERS IN CONTROL According to Opta, Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe is the only player in MLS to have at least 50 dribbles completed and a passing accuracy of at least 85 percent. Nagbe has completed 71 dribbles and has a passing accuracy of 87.89 percent. Additionally, Nagbe ranks in the top eight among all players this season for successful passes inside the opponents’ half of the field (725).
PLAYOFF PICTURE With five games remaining on Portland’s regular-season schedule, the Timbers enter the week in sixth place in the tight Western Conference standings with 41 points. At the start of the week, Portland trailed fifth-place Sporting Kansas City (44pts) and fourth-place Seattle Sounders FC (45) and sit seven points shy of first-place Vancouver Whitecaps FC (48). Additionally, San Jose (40), Real Salt Lake (38) and Houston (35) are in the MLS Cup Playoffs mix. Houston squared off against Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday.
TIMBERS INJURY REPORT OUT: M Ben Zemanski (right ACL surgery) QUESTIONABLE: n/a * - As of Sept. 23, 2015
Timbers defender Alvas Powell ranks first among all MLS players with 240 duels won this season, 40 more than any other player. Opta defines a duel as a 50-50 contest between two players of opposing sides in the match. Along with Powell, midfielder Darlington Nagbe ranks fourth in the league with 180 duels won.
AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS The Timbers entered the weekend among MLS league leaders in total shots (414, 1st place), blocked shots (117, 1st) and chances created (320, 3rd). Portland ranks first overall in the league with 12 shutouts, while forward Fanendo Adi is tied for ninth overall with 10 goals this season.
24 UNDER 24 Timbers defender Alvas Powell (No. 22) and forward Lucas Melano (No. 19) each were named to the annual MLSsoccer.com “24 Under 24” list which recognizes the best young talent under 24 years of age in MLS. Powell, 21, has made 27 appearances (all starts) for the Timbers during the 2015 season. The Jamaican international defender has logged two goals and three assists in 47 career MLS games with the Timbers since joining the team as a 19-year-old in 2013. Melano, 22, is a recent arrival in MLS, joining Portland on July 17 from Argentina. In just eight career games (5 starts), Melano has registered one goal and one assist.
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015
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ALVAS POWELL - D
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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: Started 27 of the team’s 29 matches ... Called up by the Jamaica National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sept. 4 and Sept. 8 against Nicaragua ... Named to MLS Team of the Week for Week 23 ... Called into the Jamaica National Team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, appearing as a sub on July 14 vs. El Salvador ... Tallied an assist on June 6 against New England ... Played 36 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16. 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 (Aug. 30) and the San Jose (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 201415 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 MLS Team of the Week for Week 33. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 15 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 ... 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.
2015: Started and logged 66 minutes on Sept. 20 against New York Red Bulls ... Called up by the Canada National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sept. 4 and Sept. 8 against Belize ... Helped the team register three consecutive clean sheets (Aug. 2-15) ... Issued a red card after the final whistle of a 1-1 draw against Vancouver on July 18, missed match against FC Dallas on July 25 ... Made his season debut, playing 84 minutes in a 1-0 win over D.C. United on May 27 ... Made three appearances with T2, playing 270 minutes and recording one assist. 2014: Appeared in 29 games (all starts) before suffering a fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg on Sept. 27 against Toronto FC ... 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. INTERNATIONAL: Has 33 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.
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GEORGE FOCHIVE - M
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DARLINGTON NAGBE - M/F
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
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: 08/21/15 POR vs. HOU Last MLS assist: 06/28/15 POR vs. SEA
2015: Started consecutive matches Aug. 30-Sept. 9 ... Logged 74 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Started and played 90 minutes on May 30 against Colorado ... Made three consecutive starts March 28-April 12 ... Made his second career MLS regular-season start, logging 75 minutes and one shot on goal against Vancouver on March 28 ... Made his Timbers MLS regular-season debut on March 7, starting and playing 86 minutes against Real Salt Lake ... Has made seven appearances on loan with T2 in USL, recording four goals. 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.
2015: Started 28 of the team’s 29 matches, missing game against Philadelphia on July 11 with a shoulder injury ... Registered a goal in a 2-2 draw against Houston (8/21) ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Seattle on June 28 ... Named to the MLS Team of the Week three times (Week 2, Week 7, Week 17) ... Registered an assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Recorded a late-game assist in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15 ... Played 120 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16 ... Is the Timbers MLS career leader in appearances (154). 2014: Tallied one goal and an MLS career-high seven assists in 32 appearances (30 starts) during the 2014 season ... 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 ... 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.
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NAT BORCHERS - D
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DIEGO VALERI - M
Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 04/13/81 Birthplace: Tucson, Ariz. Acquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/8/14 Last MLS goal: 08/15/15 POR @ RSL Last MLS assist: 08/17/13 RSL @ LA
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: 07/18/15 POR vs. VAN Last MLS assist: 08/30/15 POR @ SEA
2015: Tallied the game-winning goal in 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 15 ... Helped the team register three consecutive shutouts (Aug. 2-15) ... Made his 300th career MLS appearance on May 23 at Toronto FC ... Netted second goal of the season May 9 in 2-1 win over Montreal ... Tallied his first career goal as a member of the Timbers in the 23rd minute against FC Dallas on April 4 ... Played 120 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16. 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. 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.
2015: Tallied an assist in three consecutive matches Aug. 15-30 ... Netted a goal against Vancouver on July 18 ... Registered an assist in a 1-0 win over San Jose on July 5 ... Logged 28 minutes as a substitute in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Recorded an assist in a 4-1 win over Seattle on June 28 ... Registered a goal in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16 ... Tallied an assist May 16 at Houston ... Made first start and scored first goal, the game winner, in a 2-1 win over Montreal May 9 ... Made his Timbers season debut, playing 38 minutes May 2 against Vancouver. 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 ... 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 ... 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. 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.
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FANENDO ADI - F
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DAIRON ASPRILLA - M
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: 08/07/15 POR vs. CHI Last MLS assist: 07/18/15 POR vs. VAN
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthplace: Istmina, Colombia Acquired: Signed, 12/8/14 Pronunciation: DIE-rone ah-SPREE-ah Last MLS goal: 04/19/15 POR @ NYCFC Last MLS assist: 04/04/15 POR vs. FCD
DOB: 05/25/92
2015: Set a new MLS season-high mark with his 10th goal in a 1-0 win over Chicago on Aug. 7 ... Tied his MLS season-high with his ninth goal in a 4-1 loss at FC Dallas on July 25 ... Tallied an assist on July 18 against Vancouver ... Registered his third brace of the season, netting two goals in a 4-1 win against Seattle on June 28 ... Named NASR MLS Player of the Week for Week 17 ... Tallied a brace, including the gamewinning goal, against the New England Revolution on June 6 ... Scored his fourth goal on May 16 at Houston ... Registered an assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Scored his third goal of the season on March 28 ... 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 ... Played 96 minutes in a 3-1 win against Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16. 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 ... 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.
2015: Has appeared in 23 games (10 starts) this season ... Started and played 67 minutes against Vancouver on July 18 ... Logged 73 minutes as a starter on July 5 against San Jose ... Started and played 62 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match against Real Salt Lake on July 1 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over D.C. United on May 27 ... Tallied his first career goal for the Timbers, the game-winning goal, against New York City FC on April 19 ... Registered his first career MLS assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... 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.
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ADAM KWARASEY - GK
Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 Birthplace: Oslo, Norway Pronunciaton: ka-WAHR-ah-say Acquired: Signed, 12/8/14 Last MLS win: 08/15/15 POR @ RSL Last MLS shutout: 09/09/15 POR vs. SKC
DOB: 12/12/87
2015: Started 28 of the team’s 29 matches ... Ranks first in MLS with 12 clean sheets ... Earned a shutout Sept. 9 against Kansas City in a scoreless draw ... Logged three consecutive shutouts Aug. 2-15 ... Registered a 313-minute shutout streak from July 25-Aug. 21 ... Tallied clean sheets on June 6 (New England), June 20 (Houston) and July 5 (San Jose) ... Registered his fifth shutout May 27 in a 1-0 win over D.C. United ... Made four saves in a 2-1 win over Montreal May 9 ... Earned his fourth shutout of the season May 2 against Vancovuer ... Made five saves in a 1-0 win over New York City FC on April 19 ... Tallied a clean sheet, making two saves in a scoreless draw at Sporting KC on March 21 ... Earned a clean sheet in his Timbers and MLS debut on March 7, saving two shots in a scoreless draw against Real Salt Lake ... Made four saves in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16. 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. 2013: Was named Tippeligaen Goalkeeper of the Year, helping lead Strømsgodset to a league title making 30 league appearances. 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.
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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.
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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: 08/30/15 POR @ SEA Last MLS assist: 07/18/14 POR vs. COL
2015: Has appeared in 23 games (16 starts) this season ... Started and played 90 minutes on Sept. 9 against SKC ... Started against Seattle on Aug. 30, scoring his third goal of the season ... Logged 90 minutes against FC Dallas on July 25 ... Tallied the game-winning goal in stoppage time in a 1-0 win against San Jose on July 5 ... Played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 at Real Salt Lake ... Scored the game-winning goal in second-half stoppage time in a 2-1 win over Colorado on May 30 ... Started and played 90 minutes in six consecutive games (April 19-May 23) ... Played 120 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16. 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. 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 a new MLS single-season record with 11 shutouts at home. 2012: Finished second on the team in games played (32), minutes played (2,765) ... 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.
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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
2015: Made his first career MLS start on July 11, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss at Philadelphia ... Was a late-game sub on April 19 at New York City FC ... Made his Timbers MLS debut on March 21 at Sporting KC, coming on as a late-game substitute in a scoreless draw ... Has appeared in 15 matches (14 starts) on loan with T2 this season, scoring one goal and earning a USL Team of the Week mention for Week 13. 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.
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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: Played seven minutes as a sub on July 11 at Philadelphia ... Logged 16 minutes as a substitute in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 against Real Salt Lake ... Played 15 minutes against LA on June 24 ... Was in the game-day 18 on June 20 against Houston ... Has made six appearances on loan with T2, recording two goals and two assists ... Underwent successful surgery to repair a sports hernia on March 16 ... 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.
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TAYLOR PEAY - D
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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: 06/20/15 POR vs. HOU
2015: Has started the last four matches (Aug. 21-Sept. 20) ... Has appeared in 28 of the team’s 29 regular-season matches ... Started and played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Registered an assist in consecutive matches June 6-20, including an assist in a 2-0 win over Houston on June 20 ... Named to MLS Team of the Week for Week 16 ... Tallied the game-winning assist on Fanendo Adi’s header against New England on June 6 ... Registered an assist in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Logged 120 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16. 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. 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.
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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
2015: Started and played 90 minutes in a scoreless draw on Sept. 9 against Sporting Kansas City ... Logged 45 minutes as a halftime sub in a shutout against San Jose on Aug. 2 ... Made his first career MLS start on July 11, playing 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss at Philadelphia ... Started and played 90 minutes against Real Salt Lake in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Made his Timbers MLS debut June 20 against Houston, entering the match as a late-game substitute ... Has appeared in 14 matches for T2 on loan this season, logging one assist ... Was named to the USL Team of the Week for Week Six of the regular season after helping T2 earn a 2-0 shutout against Arizona United SC on April 25 ... Played 84 minutes as a substitute in a 3-1 win against Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup, making his 2015 first-team debut. 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: Started and played 90 minutes on Sept. 20 against the New York Red Bulls ... Missed matches against Seattle on Aug. 30 and Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9 due to a red card on Aug. 21 ... Tallied an assist on the team’s second goal in a 2-0 win against New England on June 6 ... Scored a goal in a 3-1 win against FC Dallas on April 4, his fifth career MLS goal with Portland ... 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. 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.
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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: 06/28/15 POR vs. SEA Last MLS assist: 06/28/15 POR vs. SEA
DOB: 06/17/88
2015: Logged 24 minutes as a sub on Sept. 20 against New York Red Bulls ... Started five consecutive matches (July 25-Aug. 21) ... Started and played 73 minutes July 11 at Philadelphia ... Started and played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win against Seattle on June 28 ... Registered a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win against Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16 ... Tallied an assist May 30 at Colorado ... Registered an assist in a 2-1 win over Montreal May 9 ... Recorded an assist in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on March 15. 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 ... Logged first regular-season start on June 27 against Sporting KC ... Made 2014 Timbers debut in a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s in the U.S. Open Cup on June 17. 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 ... Scored the game-winning goal against El Salvador in the semifinals ... 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.
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LIAM RIDGEWELL - D
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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
2015: Logged 90 minutes in a scoreless draw against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 win over San Jose on July 5 ... Logged 90 minutes in a 4-1 win over Seattle on June 28 ... Played 90 minutes, helping the team register a 2-0 win against Houston on June 16 ... Named to MLS Team of the Week for Week 16 ... Made his 2015 debut on May 27 against D.C. United, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 1-0 win ... Played 120 minutes in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16 ... Made one appearance on loan with T2 on May 3. 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.
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LUCAS MELANO - F
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: 6-1 Weight: 165 DOB: 03/01/93 Birthplace: Hernando, Argentina Acquired: Transfered from Atletico Lanús and signed as a Designated Player, 07/17/15 Pronunciation: meh-LAH-no Last MLS goal: 8/21/15 POR vs. HOU Last MLS assist: 8/21/15 POR vs. HOU
2015: Has started 27 of the team’s 29 matches ... Missed match against Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 9 due to league-imposed suspension for caution accumulation ... Helped the club register consecutive shutouts Aug. 2-15 ... Logged 90 minutes, helping the team earn a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over San Jose on July 5 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Was issued a red card on June 24 against the LA Galaxy, missing the match against Seattle June 28 ... 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 32 straight games from July 18, 2014-June 24, 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: Has started five consecutive matches ... Attempted five shots, including three on goal, in a scoreless draw against Sporting KC on Sept. 9 ... Started and played 83 minutes in a 2-1 loss against Seattle on Aug. 30 ... Tallied first career goal for Portland with the game-tying strike in a 2-2 draw against Houston on Aug. 21 ... Logged an assist on Portland’s opening goal of the match against Houston ... Made first career start on Aug. 15, playing 65 minutes in a 1-0 win at Real Salt Lake ... Attempted four shots in 22 minutes of action as a substitute in a 1-0 win against Chicago on Aug. 7 ... Appeared in his second straight match as a substitute, playing 24 minutes and delivering three shots (1 on goal) in a scoreless draw at San Jose ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut, entering as a second-half substitute against FC Dallas on July 25 ... Drew a penalty kick late in the match against FC Dallas ... Before joining Portland, tallied five goals in 14 appearances for Lanús ... Registered four goals in a 5-1 win over Godoy Cruz on March 15 ... His five goals in the first half of the season ranked as the team-high for Lanús. 2013-14: Joined Lanús in July 2013 ... Made team debut on Aug. 4, 2013 … Helped lead Lanús to the title in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, scoring three goals in nine appearances during the competition as Lanús defeated Brazilian side Ponte Preta in a two-leg series … Finished the competition as one of the leading scorers … Made two appearances in the 2014 Copa Libertadores tournament … Logged 19 appearances (12 starts) for Lanús during the regular-season schedule. 2012-13: Made 37 appearances (29 starts) for Belgrano, logging five goals.
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015
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NICK BESLER - M
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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
2015: Has made 25 appearances (22 starts) for T2 on loan this season ... Registered a goal in a 4-3 win against Newcastle United of the English Premier League on July 21. 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.
2015: Has appeared in 26 matches (25 starts) on loan with T2 this season ... Has registered three assists for T2. 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.
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MICHAEL SEATON - F
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ANDREW WEBER - GK
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 DOB: 05/01/96 Birthplace: Spanish Town, Jamaica Acquired: Acquired from D.C. United in exchange for targeted allocation money and an international roster slot, 08/07/15 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
DOB: 08/09/83
2015: Called up to the Jamaica National Team for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Nicaragua on Sept. 4 and Sept. 8 ... Scored a goal in his first appearance for T2 during a 4-3 loss against OKC Energy FC on Aug. 8 ... Has made five appearances (2 starts) on loan with T2 ... Prior to joining the Timbers, made four appearances on loan with Swedish Allsvenskan side Örebro SK ... Registered two goals and two assists with the club’s Under-21 side. 2014: Tallied three goals in eight appearances (7 starts) on loan with USL side Richmond Kickers ... Made two regular-season appearances for D.C. United, playing 15 minutes against Houston on Aug. 3, 2014 ... Started and played 45 minutes in a 3-3 draw against Chicago on Sept. 20, 2014. 2013: Appeared in three matches during his rookie season with D.C. United ... Made MLS career debut on Aug. 10, 2013 ... Made first career MLS start on Sept. 28 against Toronto FC ... Recorded five goals and one assist in 15 appearances on loan with USL side Richmond Kickers.
2015: Started and played 90 minutes in a 3-0 loss at Philadelphia on July 11 ... Has made three appearances with USL side T2 on loan this season, earning a 1-2-0 record and a 1.33 goals-against average with 15 saves. 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.
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015
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ANTHONY MANNING - D
Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 Birthplace: Mesquite, Texas Acquired: Signed, 07/09/15 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a
DOB: 09/04/92
2015: Has started 14 games for T2 this season, logging 1,045 minutes of action ... Tallied a goal in a 4-3 win over Newcastle United of the English Premier League in an international friendly on July 21. COLLEGE: A two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, anchoring a Saint Louis University defense ... As a senior, appeared in 21 matches, recording five goals and two assists.
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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
2015: Has made 20 appearances (all starts) on loan with T2 this season, earning an 8-10-2 record in USL play with three shutouts. 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 team’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 club’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) ... Was named the Timbers/MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year. 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.
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MAXIMILIANO URRUTI - F
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: 05/27/15 POR vs. DC Last MLS assist: 05/30/15 POR @ COL
2015: Has appeared in 26 games (12 starts) this season ... Started and played 56 against New York Red Bulls Sept. 9 ... Started and played 72 minutes against FC Dallas on July 25 ... Logged 81 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup match on July 1 ... Tallied an assist on June 28 in a 4-1 win over Seattle ... Netted the opening goal in a 2-0 win against Houston on June 20 ... Scored the final goal in a 3-1 win over Seattle in the U.S. Open Cup on June 16 ...Tallied an assist on May 30 at Colorado ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over D.C. United on May 27 ... Tallied his first goal of the season in a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on April 4 ... Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 5. 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. 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 ... Made his Timbers debut on Sept. 14 at Chivas USA, entering the match as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw ... Acquired by the Timbers on Sept. 7, 2013, in a trade with Toronto FC.
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 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
TIMBERS 0 at SPORTING KC 0 March 21, 2015 • Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) • Att: 20,848
SCORING POR - None • RSL - None
SCORING POR - Adi (Wallace) 31, Adi (Nagbe, Ridgewell) 90 • LA Zardes (Villarreal) 65, Gordon (Ishizaki) 90+2
SCORING POR - None • SKC - None
STATS
STATS
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)
POR LA
Shots Saves 8 2 13 2
Fouls Offsides 10 3 15 1
Corners 4 6
POR SKC
Shots Saves 7 2 16 3
Fouls Offsides 11 4 13 0
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
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Asprilla (Fernández, 76), M Nagbe, M Wallace (Jeanderson, 90+2), F Adi (Urruti, 76)
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Fochive
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Fochive
Referee: Ismail Elfath Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Clear, 55 degrees
Referee: Hilario Grajeda Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Cloudy, 59 degrees
Referee: Silviu Petrescu Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 69 degrees
TIMBERS 1 at VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2 March 28, 2015 • BC Place (Vancouver, B.C.) • Att: 22,500
TIMBERS 3 vs. FC DALLAS 1 April 4, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
TIMBERS 0 vs. ORLANDO CITY SC 2 April 12, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
SCORING POR - Adi 82 • VAN - Mezquida 15, Earnshaw (Morales) 90+1
SCORING POR - Borchers (Villafaña) 23, Urruti (Asprilla, Nagbe) 62, Chara (Adi) 87 • DAL - Akindele (Harris, Pereira) 29
SCORING POR - None • ORL - Larin (Molino) 30, Kaká (penalty kick) 85
STATS
STATS
STATS
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, M Besler
POR VAN
Shots Saves 15 1 13 4
Fouls Offsides 13 2 15 1
Corners 7 0
POR DAL
Shots Saves 12 2 8 3
Fouls Offsides 13 1 17 0
Corners 4 6
POR ORL
Shots Saves 18 1 14 4
Fouls Offsides 13 1 16 1
Corners 3 4
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Nagbe, M Chara, M Fochive (Fernández, 75), M Wallace, F Urruti (Asprilla, 65), F Adi
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Nagbe, M Chara, M Fochive (Fernández, 90+3), M Wallace (Asprilla, 61), F Urruti (Jewsbury, 81), F Adi
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña (Fernández, 81), M Nagbe, M Chara, M Fochive (Jewsbury, 46), M Wallace (Asprilla, 55), F Urruti, F Adi
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Besler
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, D Peay
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, M Yartey
Referee: Allen Chapman Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Cloudy, 54 degrees
Referee: Ricardo Salazar Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Clear, 54 degrees
Referee: Kevin Stott Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 53 degrees
TIMBERS 1 at NEW YORK CITY FC 0 April 19, 2015 • Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y.) • Att: 21,891
TIMBERS 0 at SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 1 April 26, 2015 • CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.) • Att: 41,451
TIMBERS 0 vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 0 May 2, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
SCORING POR - Asprilla 79 • NYC - None
SCORING POR - None • SEA - Dempsey 77
SCORING POR - None • VAN - None
STATS POR NYC
STATS Shots Saves 12 5 21 2
Fouls Offsides 12 1 12 2
Corners 5 8
POR SEA
STATS Shots Saves 11 2 10 2
Fouls Offsides 12 1 12 0
Corners 3 5
POR VAN
Shots Saves 13 2 7 1
Fouls Offsides 6 1 16 0
Corners 8 3
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Yartey (Fernández, 74), M Nagbe, M Asprilla (Jeanderson, 90+3), F Adi (Urruti, 84)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Asprilla (Fernández, 62), M Nagbe, M Yartey, F Urruti (Adi, 74)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Wallace (Fernández, 78), M Nagbe, M Yartey (Valeri, 52), F Urruti (Adi, 66)
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Fochive
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Fochive, M Valeri
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Jeanderson, M Fochive
Referee: Armando Villarreal Time of Game: 1:54 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 51 degrees
Referee: Alan Kelley Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Cloudy, 60 degrees
Referee: Allen Chapman Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Clear, 70 degrees
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES TIMBERS 2 at MONTREAL IMPACT 1 May 9, 2015 • Stade Saputo (Montreal) • Att: 13,020
TIMBERS 1 at HOUSTON DYNAMO 3 May 16, 2015 • BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston) • Att: 20,844
TIMBERS 0 at TORONTO FC May 23, 2015 • BMO FIeld (Toronto) • Att: 23,569
SCORING POR - Borchers 64, Valeri (Wallace) 70 • MTL - Oduro 71
SCORING POR - Adi (Valeri) 48 • HOU - Bruin (Davis) 9, Barnes (López) 75, Bruin (Taylor) 83
SCORING POR - None • TOR - Giovinco (Moore, Bradley) 5
STATS
STATS
STATS
POR MTL
Shots Saves 15 4 19 7
Fouls Offsides 8 6 16 3
Corners 8 9
POR HOU
Shots Saves 6 3 12 0
Fouls Offsides 13 1 13 0
Corners 4 4
POR TOR
Shots Saves 11 5 13 5
Fouls Offsides 7 2 17 2
Corners 2 9
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Nagbe, M Valeri (Asprilla, 72), M Wallace (Yartey, 81), F Adi (Urruti, 87)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell (Fernández, 85), D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Nagbe (Asprilla, 76), M Valeri (Urruti, 84), M Wallace, F Adi
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña (Urruti, 80), M Chara, M Jewsbury, M Nagbe, M Valeri (Fernández, 25), M Wallace (Asprilla, 60), F Adi
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Jeanderson, M Fochive
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Fochive, M Yartey
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Johnson, M Yartey
Referee: Mark Geiger Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Cloudy, 79 degrees
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 80 degrees
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Clear, 62 degrees
TIMBERS 1 vs. D.C. UNITED 0 May 27, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
TIMBERS 2 at COLORADO RAPIDS 1 May 30, 2015 • Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colo) • Att: 18,209
TIMBERS 2 vs. NEW ENGLAND 0 June 6, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
SCORING POR - Urruti (Fernández) 5 • DC - None
SCORING POR - Fernández (Urruti) 38, Jewsbury (Wallace, Yartey) 90+3 • COL - Cronin (Solignac, Pittinari) 89
SCORING POR - Adi (Villafaña) 86, Adi (Powell, Chara) 89 • NE - None
STATS
STATS
STATS POR DC
Shots Saves 16 2 11 8
Fouls Offsides 12 6 17 0
Corners 8 3
POR COL
Shots Saves 20 2 15 6
Fouls Offsides 12 1 9 1
Corners 5 5
POR NE
Shots Saves 19 3 4 3
Fouls Offsides 10 1 12 0
Corners 4 6
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Paparatto, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Johnson © (Jewsbury, 84), M Asprilla, M Fernández (Wallace, 60), M Nagbe, F Urruti (Adi, 75)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Fochive, M Jewsbury, M Nagbe (Wallace, 58), M Fernández (Adi, 71), M Asprilla, F Urruti (Yartey, 88)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Johnson, M Chara, M Asprilla (Adi, 67), M Fernández (Wallace, 63), M Nagbe, F Urruti (Jewsbury, 90)
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Borchers, D Jeanderson, M Yartey
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Paparatto, D Peay
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Fochive, M Yartey
Referee: Chris Penso Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Sunny, 78 degrees
Referee: Ismail Elfath Time of Game: 1:45 Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Sunny, 87 degrees
TIMBERS 2 vs. HOUSTON 0 June 20, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
TIMBERS 0 at LA GALAXY 5 June 24, 2015 • StubHub Center (Carson, Calif.) • Att: 21,207
TIMBERS 4 vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 1 June 28, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
SCORING POR - Urruti (Villafaña), 34, Fernández (penalty kick) 61 • HOU - None
SCORING POR - None • LA - Lletget 13, Keane (penalty kick) 18, Rogers (Keane) 33, Juninho (Keane) 72, Villarreal 88
SCORING POR - Nagbe (Valeri) 12, Adi (Nagbe) 74, Adi (Wallace) 76, Wallace (Urruti) 90+1 • SEA - Neagle (Mears) 38
STATS
STATS
STATS
POR HOU
Shots Saves 6 1 9 0
Fouls Offsides 15 4 14 0
Corners 10 6
POR LA
Shots Saves 16 4 17 1
Fouls Offsides 12 6 13 0
Corners 9 4
POR SEA
Shots Saves 24 0 6 7
Fouls Offsides 13 0 12 2
Corners 7 4
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Paparatto, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Nagbe (Peay, 86), M Fernández (Valeri, 72), M Wallace, F Urruti (Adi, 76)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Nagbe (Fernández, 60), M Valeri (Adi, 70), M Wallace (Nanchoff, 75), F Urruti
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Paparatto, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Valeri (Wallace, 66), M Fernández (Urruti, 82), M Nagbe (Jewsbury, 80), F Adi
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Borchers, M Jewsbury, M Nanchoff
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Johnson
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Jeanderson, D Peay, M Nanchoff
Referee: Baldomero Toledo Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Mostly Sunny, 78 degrees
Referee: Ted Unkel Time of Game: 1:49 Weather: Clear, 70 degrees
Referee: Jair Marrufo Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 88 degrees
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES TIMBERS 1 vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 0 July 5, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
TIMBERS 0 at PHILADELPHIA UNION 3 July 11, 2015 • PPL Park (Chester, Pa.) • Att: 18,722
TIMBERS 1 vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 1 July 18, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
SCORING POR - Jewsbury (Fernández, Valeri) 90+1 • SJ - None
SCORING POR - None • PHI - Wenger (Maidana) 69, Nogueira (Maidana) 71, Nogueira (Maidana) 82
SCORING POR - Valeri (Adi) 33 • VAN - Laba (Manneh) 57
STATS
STATS
STATS
POR SJ
Shots Saves 23 1 7 6
Fouls Offsides 9 3 14 3
Corners 9 4
POR PHI
Shots Saves 8 4 17 4
Fouls Offsides 7 0 8 2
Corners 8 8
POR VAN
Shots Saves 14 4 16 2
Fouls Offsides 12 2 14 1
Corners 7 7
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Paparatto, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Jewsbury, M Asprilla (Wallace, 73), M Valeri, M Nagbe (Fernández, 84), F Adi (Urruti, 79)
LINEUP POR: GK Weber, D Peay, D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Jeanderson, M Johnson ©, M Jewsbury (Nanchoff, 83), M Valeri, M Fernández, M Wallace (Asprilla, 73), F Adi
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Asprilla (Wallace, 67), M Valeri, M Nagbe (Fernández, 83), F Adi (Urruti, 76)
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Borchers, D Peay, M Nanchoff
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Manning, D Thoma, M Besler, M Fochive
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Jewsbury
Referee: Ricardo Salazar Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Sunny, 91 degrees
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Time of Game: 1:49 Weather: Sunny, 87 degrees
Referee: Juan Guzman Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Sunny, 92 degrees
TIMBERS 1 at FC DALLAS 4 July 25, 2015 • Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas) • Att: 15,992
TIMBERS 0 at SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 0 Aug. 2, 2015 • Avaya Stadium (San Jose, Calif.) • Att: 18,000
TIMBERS 1 vs. CHICAGO FIRE 0 Aug. 7, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
SCORING POR - Adi (penalty kick) 90+3 • DAL - Barrios (Acosta) 12, Barrios 22, Acosta 69, Diaz (penalty kick) 87
SCORING POR - None • SJ - None
SCORING POR - Adi, 48 • CHI - None
STATS
STATS
POR DAL
Shots Saves 10 2 16 2
Fouls Offsides 8 5 12 0
Corners 1 8
POR SJ
STATS Shots Saves 15 3 12 5
Fouls Offsides 11 0 16 1
Corners 5 11
POR CHI
Shots Saves 15 3 13 1
Fouls Offsides 15 6 9 1
Corners 8 3
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury, M Chara, M Nagbe (Fernández, 78), M Valeri, M Wallace (Melano, 64), F Urruti (Adi, 72)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell (Peay, 46), D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Wallace (Urruti, 80), F Adi (Melano, 66)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Nagbe, M Valeri (Jewsbury, 90), M Wallace (Melano, 68), F Adi (Asprilla, 86)
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Asprilla, M Fochive
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, M Asprilla, M Jewsbury
Subs not used: GK Weber, D Paparatto, D Peay, F Urruti
Referee: Ismail Elfath Time of Game: 1:49 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 94 degrees
Referee: Kevin Stott Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Clear, 75 degrees
Referee: Armando Villarreal Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Clear, 82 degrees
TIMBERS 1 at REAL SALT LAKE 0 Aug. 15, 2015 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) • Att: 20,338
TIMBERS 2 vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO 2 Aug. 21, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
TIMBERS 1 at SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 Aug. 30, 2015 • CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.) • Att: 64,358
SCORING POR - Borchers (Valeri), 90+5 • RSL - None
SCORING POR - Nagbe (Melano) 76, Melano (Valeri) 86 • HOU - Garcia (Bruin) 40, Bruin (Davis) 45
SCORING POR - Jewsbury (Valeri) 58 • SEA - Martins 6, Evans (penalty kick) 42
STATS
STATS
STATS POR RSL
Shots Saves 10 5 15 3
Fouls Offsides 13 1 7 4
Corners 7 7
POR HOU
Shots Saves 17 1 11 5
Fouls Offsides 15 0 20 0
Corners 10 3
POR SEA
Shots Saves 20 1 6 5
Fouls Offsides 17 0 12 2
Corners 7 4
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Johnson © (Jewsbury, 86), M Chara, M Nagbe (Asprilla, 82), M Valeri, M Wallace, F Melano (Urruti, 65)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña (Asprilla, 82), M Johnson ©, M Chara, M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Wallace (Adi, 57), F Melano
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña (Wallace, 83), M Fochive (Asprilla, 78), M Jewsbury, M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Melano (Urruti, 83), F Adi
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Nanchoff
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Jewsbury, F Urruti
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Nanchoff
Referee: Drew Fischer Time of Game: 1:57 Weather: Clear, 88 degrees
Referee: Ricardo Salazar Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Clear, 73 degrees
Referee: Alan Kelly Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 68 degrees
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES TIMBERS 0 vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0 Sept. 9, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
TIMBERS 0 vs. NEW YORK RED BULLS 2 Sept. 20, 2015 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 21,144
SCORING POR - None • SKC - None
SCORING POR - None • NYRB - Felipe (Lawrence) 43, Perrinelle (Kljestan), 45+2 STATS
STATS POR SKC
Shots Saves 18 2 8 7
Fouls Offsides 17 4 19 3
Corners 6 3
POR NYRB
Shots Saves 17 3 20 4
Fouls Offsides 13 3 12 2
Corners 9 10
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Peay, D Borchers, D Paparatto, D Villafaña, M Fochive (Wallace, 83), M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Melano (Urruti, 83), F Adi (Asprilla, 73)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell (Asprilla, 76), D Borchers, D Ridgewell, D Villafaña, M Chara, M Johnson © (Wallace, 66), M Nagbe, M Valeri, M Melano, F Urruti (Adi, 56)
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Jeanderson, D Manning, M Nanchoff
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Peay, M Jewsbury
Referee: Fotis Bazakos Time of Game: 1:54 Weather: Clear, 81 degrees
Referee: Drew Fischer Time of Game: 1:55 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 73 degrees
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS NO 9 8 37 6 7 13
POS F M F M/F D M
22 21 11 26 19 24 2
M/F M M/F F D D D
4 5 23 20 15 17
M M D D D M
NO 12 33
POS GK GK
PLAYER Fanendo Adi Diego Valeri Maximiliano Urruti Darlington Nagbe Nat Borchers Jack Jewsbury Gastón Fernández Rodney Wallace Diego Chara Dairon Asprilla Lucas Melano Jorge Villafaña Liam Ridgewell Alvas Powell Ishmael Yartey Will Johnson George Fochive Norberto Paparatto Taylor Peay Jeanderson Michael Nanchoff Own goals received
GP 28 18 26 28 26 23 21 27 23 23 8 28 27 27 5 12 7 5 4 3 3
Timbers Opponents
MIN 1734 1362 1059 2396 2340 1509 721 1565 2069 963 483 2486 2418 2366 227 1045 546 450 229 92 26
G 10 2 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 2 6 2 3 0 0 2 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
P 22 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SH 70 52 34 37 14 18 26 33 6 26 21 13 8 17 5 15 7 5 2 0 1
SOG 26 18 14 10 8 7 6 11 4 6 9 6 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 1
CK 1 89 1 11 0 30 4 3 0 0 0 17 0 0 1 23 0 0 0 0 2
OFF 19 7 13 3 1 0 1 10 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FC 38 23 20 9 12 10 12 33 53 22 13 17 17 29 6 9 16 6 2 2 1
FS 41 22 16 70 5 15 20 14 43 8 11 29 22 31 0 7 11 6 0 0 1
C 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 7 1 3 2 5 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 29
2610 2610
29 34
28 25
84 93
414 358
139 110
183 156
65 33
348 404
404 348
37 55
3 1
GOALKEEPER GP Adam Kwarasey 28 Andrew Weber 1 Own goals committed
GS MIN 28 2520 1 90
SH 103 7
SV 68 4
GA GAA 31 1.11 3 3.00 0
SHO 12 0
PG 4 0
PA 4 0
W 11 0
L 9 1
T 8 0
2610 2610
110 135
73 103
34 1.17 29 1.00
12 11
4 2
4 4
11 10
10 11
8 8
Timbers Opponents
GS 18 16 12 28 26 16 6 18 23 10 5 28 27 27 3 12 7 5 2 1 0
29 29
TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Timbers Opponents
1 7 17
2 22 17
T 29 34
SHOTS Timbers Opponents
1 168 183
2 246 175
T 414 358
CORNERS Timbers Opponents
1 87 81
2 96 75
T 183 156
OFFSIDES Timbers Opponents
1 29 17
2 36 16
T 65 33
SOG Timbers Opponents
1 49 52
2 90 58
T 139 110
FOULS COM. Timbers Opponents
1 167 196
2 181 208
T 348 404
YELLOW CARDS 1 Timbers 16 Opponents 21
2 21 34
T 37 55
RED CARDS Timbers Opponents
1 0 0
2 3 1
T 3 1
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME Timbers GP MIN G March 7 vs. RSL 1 90 0 March 15 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 2 March 21 at Sporting KC 1 90 0 March 28 at Vancouver 1 90 1 April 4 vs. FC Dallas 1 90 3 April 12 vs. Orlando City 1 90 0 April 19 at New York City FC 1 90 1 April 26 at Seattle 1 90 0 May 2 vs. Vancouver 1 90 0 May 9 at Montreal 1 90 2 May 16 at Houston 1 90 1 May 23 at Toronto FC 1 90 0 May 27 vs. D.C. United 1 90 1 May 30 at Colorado 1 90 2 June 6 vs. New England 1 90 2 June 20 vs. Houston 1 90 2 June 24 at LA Galaxy 1 90 0 June 28 vs. Seattle 1 90 4 July 5 vs. San Jose 1 90 1 July 11 at Philadelphia 1 90 0 July 18 vs. Vancouver 1 90 1 July 25 at FC Dallas 1 90 1 Aug. 2 at San Jose 1 90 0 Aug. 7 vs. Chicago 1 90 1 Aug. 15 at Real Salt Lake 1 90 1 Aug. 21 vs. Houston 1 90 2 Aug. 30 at Seattle 1 90 1 Sept. 9 vs. Sporting KC 1 90 0 Sept. 20 vs. NY Red Bulls 1 90 0 Totals
29 2610 29
A 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 28
P SH SOG CK OFF 0 18 6 11 0 7 8 4 4 3 0 7 3 4 4 2 15 5 7 2 10 12 6 4 1 0 18 4 3 1 2 12 3 5 1 0 11 2 3 1 0 13 1 8 1 5 15 9 8 6 3 6 1 4 1 0 11 5 2 2 3 16 9 8 6 7 20 8 5 1 7 19 5 4 1 5 6 2 10 4 0 16 1 9 6 12 23 11 7 0 4 23 7 9 3 0 8 4 8 0 3 14 3 7 2 2 10 3 1 5 0 15 5 5 0 0 15 2 8 6 3 10 5 7 1 6 17 7 10 0 3 20 6 7 0 0 18 8 6 4 0 17 4 9 3 84 414 139 183
Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG March 7 vs. RSL 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 March 15 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 4 2 2 2.00 March 21 at Sporting KC 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 March 28 at Vancouver 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 April 4 vs. FC Dallas 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 April 12 vs. Orlando City 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 1 April 19 at New York City FC 1 90 5 5 0.00 1 April 26 at Seattle 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 May 2 vs. Vancouver 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 May 9 at Montreal 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 May 16 at Houston 1 90 6 3 3 3.00 May 23 at Toronto FC 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 May 27 vs. D.C. United 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 May 30 at Colorado 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 June 6 vs. New England 1 90 3 3 0.00 1 June 20 vs. Houston 1 90 1 1 0.00 1 June 24 at LA Galaxy 1 90 9 4 5 5.00 1 June 28 vs. Seattle 1 90 1 0 1 1.00 July 5 vs. San Jose 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 July 11 at Philadelphia 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 July 18 vs. Vancouver 1 90 6 4 1 1.00 July 25 at FC Dallas 1 90 7 2 4 4.00 1 Aug. 2 at San Jose 1 90 3 3 0.00 1 Aug. 7 vs. Chicago 1 90 3 3 0.00 1 Aug. 15 at Real Salt Lake 1 90 5 5 0.00 1 Aug. 21 vs. Houston 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 Aug. 30 at Seattle 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 1 Sept. 9 vs. Sporting KC 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 Sept. 20 vs. NY Red Bulls 1 90 6 3 2 2.00 Totals
29 2610 110 73
34 1.17
12
4
FS 22 15 13 15 17 16 12 12 16 16 13 17 17 9 12 14 13 12 14 8 14 12 16 9 7 20 12 19 12
C 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Opponents Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy Sporting KC Vancouver FC Dallas Orlando City SC New York City FC Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Montreal Houston Toronto FC D.C. United Colorado New England Houston LA Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC San Jose Philadelphia Vancouver FC Dallas San Jose Chicago Real Salt Lake Houston Seattle Sounders FC Sporting KC New York Red Bulls
GP MIN G 1 90 0 1 90 2 1 90 0 1 90 2 1 90 1 1 90 2 1 90 0 1 90 1 1 90 0 1 90 1 1 90 3 1 90 1 1 90 0 1 90 1 1 90 0 1 90 0 1 90 5 1 90 1 1 90 0 1 90 3 1 90 1 1 90 4 1 90 0 1 90 0 1 90 0 1 90 2 1 90 2 1 90 0 1 90 2
A 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
65 348 404
37
3
Totals
29 2610 34
25
Opponents Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy Sporting KC Vancouver FC Dallas Orlando City SC New York City FC Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Montreal Houston Toronto FC D.C. United Colorado New England Houston LA Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC San Jose Philadelphia Vancouver FC Dallas San Jose Chicago Real Salt Lake Houston Seattle Sounders FC Sporting KC New York Red Bulls
GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG 1 90 6 5 0.00 1 1 90 4 2 2 2.00 1 90 3 3 0.00 1 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1 90 6 3 3 3.00 1 90 4 4 0.00 1 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 90 2 2 0.00 1 1 90 1 1 0.00 1 1 90 9 7 2 2.00 1 90 1 0 1 1.00 1 90 5 5 0.00 1 1 90 9 8 1 1.00 1 90 8 6 2 2.00 1 90 5 3 2 2.00 1 90 2 0 2 2.00 1 90 1 1 0.00 1 1 90 11 7 4 4.00 1 90 7 6 1 1.00 1 90 0 0 0.00 1 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 1 90 5 5 0.00 1 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 1 90 5 3 1 1.00 1 90 7 5 2 2.00 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 1 90 8 7 0.00 1 1 90 4 4 0.00 1
Totals
29 2610 135 103
PA
FC 19 10 11 13 13 13 12 12 6 8 13 7 12 12 10 15 12 13 9 7 12 8 11 15 13 15 17 17 13
W
L
T 1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
1 1 1 1 1
1
1 1 1 1 1
1
1 1 1
4
11
10
8
P SH SOG CK OFF 0 9 2 0 0 6 13 4 6 1 0 16 2 6 0 5 13 3 0 1 4 8 3 6 0 5 14 3 4 1 0 21 5 8 2 2 10 3 5 0 0 7 2 3 0 2 19 5 9 3 9 12 6 4 0 4 13 6 9 2 0 11 2 3 0 4 15 3 5 1 0 4 3 6 0 0 9 1 6 0 12 17 9 4 0 3 6 1 4 2 0 7 2 4 3 9 17 7 8 2 3 16 6 7 2 9 16 7 8 0 0 12 3 11 1 0 13 3 3 1 0 15 5 7 4 6 11 3 3 0 4 6 3 4 2 0 8 2 3 3 6 20 6 10 2 93 358 110 156
29 1.00
11
2
FS 19 10 11 13 13 13 12 12 6 8 13 7 12 12 10 15 12 13 9 7 12 8 11 15 13 15 17 17 13
C 3 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 404 348
55
1
PA
FC 22 15 13 15 17 16 12 12 16 16 13 17 17 9 12 14 13 12 14 8 14 12 16 9 7 20 12 19 12
W
L
T 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4
10
11
8
* - all stats MLS play only
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 TIMBERS GOAL CHART PENALTY KICKS Adi - 1 Fernรกndez - 1
GOAL SCORERS 9 Fanendo Adi 7 Nat Borchers 13 Jack Jewsbury 37 Maximiliano Urruti 10 Gastรณn Fernรกndez 6 Darlington Nagbe 8 Diego Valeri 11 Dairon Asprilla 21 Diego Chara 26 Lucas Melano 22 Rodney Wallace
10 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Total
6
11
29
13
KEY Right foot (13) Left foot (9) Header (5) Body (0) Free kick (0) Penalty kick (2)
9
R L H B F P
L9 22R H 267
L
H
L
8
R
L
10 6
H
L
R
9
R
9 37
R
8 9
L
L
37 9
9 L
7
H
R
7
H R
R
R 937 13
13
L
SCORING BREAKDOWN
FOR: MIN 31 61 90+3 75
OPP VAN HOY DAL SJ
PLAYER Nagbe Fernรกndez Adi Valeri
GOALKEEPER Ousted Deric Kennedy Bingham
RESULT Miss Goal Goal Miss
MIN 85 18 87 42
OPP ORL LA DAL SEA
PLAYER Kakรก Keane Diaz Evans
GOALKEEPER Kwarasey Kwarasey Kwarasey Kwarasey
RESULT Goal Goal Goal Goal
AGAINST: DATE 4/12 6/24 7/25 8/30
R
21
R
PENALTY KICKS DATE 5/2 6/20 7/25 8/2
9
R
R
HOME (15 games) Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL Timbers 2 1 3 1 3 9 19 Opponents 0 2 5 1 1 2 11 ROAD (14 games) Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL Timbers 0 0 1 2 2 5 10 Opponents 6 2 2 0 6 7 23
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 2015 U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS NO 22 37 8 26 7 19 13 20 10 23 6 9 11 2
POS M F M M D D M D M D M F M D
PLAYER Rodney Wallace Maximiliano Urruti Diego Valeri George Fochive Nat Borchers Jorge Villafaña Jack Jewsbury Taylor Peay Gastón Fernández Norberto Paparatto Darlington Nagbe Fanendo Adi Dairon Asprilla Alvas Powell Own goals received
GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1
Timbers Opponents NO 12
POS GK
GS 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2
GOALKEEPER GP Adam Kwarasey 2 Own goals committed Timbers Opponents
2 2
GS 2
MIN 210 105 88 194 210 210 210 174 150 120 120 105 62 36
G 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SH 4 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0
SOG 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
CK 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
OFF 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0
FC 1 1 2 3 1 0 3 2 3 1 0 3 0 0
FS 1 3 3 5 1 4 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 2
C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
210 210
3 3
2 1
8 7
19 27
6 8
9 11
9 7
21 31
31 21
3 2
0 3
MIN 210
SH 8
SV 5
GA GAA 3 1.29 0
SHO 0
PG 1
PA 1
W 1
L 1
T 0
210 210
8 6
5 3
3 1.29 3 1.29
0 1
1 0
1 0
1 1
1 1
0 0
OPEN CUP BOX SCORES TIMBERS 3 at SEATTLE 1 (AET) June 16, 2015 • Starfire Stadium (Tukwila, Wash.) • Att: 4,022
TIMBERS 0 at REAL SALT LAKE 2 July 1, 2015 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) • Att: 15,840
SCORING POR - Valeri (Wallace) 48, Wallace 100, Urruti (Fochive) 116 • SEA - Martins 79
SCORING POR - None • RSL - Jaime (Garcia) 54, Morales (penalty kick) 71
STATS
STATS
POR SEA
Shots Saves 13 4 13 2
Fouls Offsides 12 5 19 2
Corners 4 8
POR RSL
Shots Saves 6 1 14 1
Fouls Offsides 9 4 12 5
Corners 5 3
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Powell (Peay, 36), D Borchers, D Paparatto, D Villafaña, M Jewsbury ©, M Fochive, M Nagbe, M Valeri (Fernández, 60), M Wallace, F Adi (Urruti, 96)
LINEUP POR: GK Kwarasey, D Peay, D Borchers, D Ridgewell ©, D Villafaña, M Asprilla (Valeri, 62), M Jewsbury, M Fochive (Nanchoff, 74), M Wallace, F Fernández, F Urruti (Adi, 81)
Subs not used: GK Weber, M Nanchoff, M Yartey
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Paparatto, D Powell
Referee: Daniel Radford Time of Game: 2:32 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 72 degrees
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero Time of Game: n/a Weather: Clear, 94 degrees
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 ALL COMPETITIONS STATISTICS NO 9 8 37 22 6 7 13
POS F M F M/F M/F D M
21 11 26 19 24 2 5
M M/F F D D D M M/F M D D D M
4 23 20 15 17
NO 12 33
POS GK GK
PLAYER Fanendo Adi Diego Valeri Maximiliano Urruti Rodney Wallace Darlington Nagbe Nat Borchers Jack Jewsbury Gastón Fernández Diego Chara Dairon Asprilla Lucas Melano Jorge Villafaña Liam Ridgewell Alvas Powell George Fochive Ishmael Yartey Will Johnson Norberto Paparatto Taylor Peay Jeanderson Michael Nanchoff Own goals received
GP 30 20 28 29 29 28 25 23 23 24 8 30 27 28 9 5 12 6 6 3 3
Timbers Opponents
MIN 1839 1450 1164 1775 2516 2550 1719 871 2069 1025 483 2696 2418 2402 740 227 1045 570 403 92 26
G 10 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 2 6 2 5 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 22 12 10 9 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
SH 71 55 37 37 39 14 20 27 6 26 21 13 8 17 8 5 15 6 2 0 1
SOG 26 19 16 12 11 8 7 7 4 6 9 6 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 1
CK 1 91 1 3 11 0 32 7 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 1 23 0 0 0 2
OFF 20 7 15 12 4 2 0 3 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FC 41 25 21 34 9 13 13 15 53 22 13 17 17 29 19 6 9 7 4 2 1
FS 43 25 19 15 71 6 16 23 43 8 11 33 22 33 16 0 7 7 0 0 1
C 1 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 7 1 3 2 5 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
31 31
2820 2820
32 37
30 26
92 100
433 385
145 118
192 167
74 40
369 435
435 369
40 57
3 4
GOALKEEPER GP Adam Kwarasey 30 Andrew Weber 1 Own goals committed
GS MIN 30 2730 1 90
SH 111 7
SV 73 4
GA GAA 34 1.12 3 3.00 0
SHO 12 0
PG 5 0
PA 5 0
W 12 0
L 10 1
T 8 0
2820 2820
118 141
78 106
37 1.18 32 1.02
12 12
5 2
5 4
12 11
11 12
8 8
Timbers Opponents
31 31
GS 19 17 13 20 29 28 18 7 23 11 5 30 27 28 9 3 12 6 3 1 0
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 MISCELLANEOUS STATS INDIVIDUAL Braces: 13x (last: Adi, June 6, 2015 vs. New England) Hat tricks: n/a Quickest goal: 0:34, Fernández, May 3, 2014 vs. D.C. United Quickest road goal: 8’, Dike, Aug. 19, 2012 at New York Latest game-winning goal: 95’ (94:56), Borchers, Aug. 15, 2015 at Real Salt Lake Latest goal: 95’ (94:56), Borchers, Aug. 15, 2015 at Real Salt Lake (GWG) Substitue goals: 16x (last: Adi, July 25, 2015, at FC Dallas) Substitute assists: 13x (last: Fernández, July 5, 2015, vs. San Jose) Goal on home debut: 8x (last: Fernández, March 8, 2014, 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: 21x (last: Villarreal, June 24 at LA Galaxy) Substitute assists against: 18x (last: Solignac, May 30, 2015 at Colorado) Goal on debut vs. Timbers: 13x (last: Kaká, April 12, 2015, vs. Orlando City)
TEAM Longest overall win streak: 4 games, May 27-June 20, 2015 Longest home win streak: 5 games, 2x (last: May 27-July 18, 2015) Longest road win streak: 3 games, May 24-28, 2014 Longest overall unbeaten streak: 15 games, March 16-June 23, 2013 Longest home unbeaten streak 22 games, April 6, 2013-June 1, 2014 Longest road unbeaten streak: 11 games, Oct. 21, 2012-June 23, 2013 Longest overall winless streak: 8 games, 2x (last: March 8-May 3, 2014) Longest home winless streak: 6 games - May 29-June 30, 2011 Longest road winless streak: 16 games - March 17-Sept. 21, 2012 Largest margin of victory: 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA Largest margin of defeat: 5 goals, 2x (last: June 24, 2015 at LA Galaxy) Largest margin overcome: 2 goals, 5x (last: Aug. 15, 2015 vs. Houston, T 2-2) Most goals scored: 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA, W 5-0 Most goals against: 5 goals, 3x (last: June 24, 2015 at LA Galaxy) Most goals in a half: 3 goals, 5x (last: June 28, 2015 vs. Seattle, second half) Most goals against in a half: 4 goals (July 14, 2012 vs. LA Galaxy)
* - all stats MLS play only
SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCES Gastón Fernández - 15 Dairon Asprilla - 13 Maximiliano Urruti - 13 Fanendo Adi - 10 Rodney Wallace - 9 Jack Jewsbury - 7 Lucas Melano - 3 Michael Nanchoff - 3 Jeanderson - 2 Ishmael Yartey - 2 Diego Valeri - 2 Taylor Peay - 1
PLAYER Fanendo Adi
REASON 2G
2015 GOAL OF THE WEEK AWARDS WEEK 2 10 14 17
MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK WEEK 2 5 7 14 14 16 16 17 23 24
2015 MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEK 17
PLAYER M/F Darlington Nagbe F Maximiliano Urruti M/F Darlington Nagbe F Fanendo Adi D Jorge Villafaña D Jorge Villafaña D Norberto Paparatto M Darlington Nagbe D Alvas Powell D Nat Borchers
REASON 1A 1G 4 chances created 2G 1A 1A SO 1G, 1A SO 1G, SO
Honorable Mention: M/F Darlington Nagbe (Week 1), F Fanendo Adi (Week 2), D Alvas Powell (Week 3), D Nat Borchers (Week 5), D Jorge Villafaña (Week 5), GK Adam Kwarasey (Week 7), D Nat Borchers (Week 10), M Diego Valeri (Week 10), Liam Ridgewell (Week 14), F Fanendo Adi (Week 17), D Alvas Powell (Week 18), GK Adam Kwarasey (Week 24)
PLAYER Fanendo Adi Diego Valeri Fanendo Adi Darlington Nagbe
NOMINATED/WON Nominated Won Nominated Nominated
2015 SAVE OF THE WEEK AWARDS WEEK 7 11 24
PLAYER Adam Kwarasey Adam Kwarasey Adam Kwarasey
NOMINATED/WON Won Nominated Won
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 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. Signed defender Norberto Paparatto.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DEC. 10, 2014 Orlando City SC selects goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft.
JAN. 27, 2014 Club and defender Mikael Silvestre mutually agree to part ways.
JAN. 7, 2015 Re-signed forward Gastón Fernández.
FEB. 11, 2014 Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick Taylor Peay.
JAN. 8, 2015 Sent defender Liam Ridgewell to Wigan Athletic on a short-term loan.
FEB. 25, 2014 Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft picks Aaron Long and George Fochive.
MARCH 26, 2015 Signed winger Ishmael Yartey on loan from FC Sion.
MAY 13, 2014 Waived forward Frederic Piquionne.
JULY 9, 2015 Signed defender Anthony Manning from T2.
Signed forward Fanendo Adi on loan from FC Copenhagen.
JULY 17, 2015 Signed forward Lucas Melano as a Designated Player from Argentine side Atletico Lanús.
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 Kwarasey.
JULY 20, 2015 Waived forward Schillo Tshuma. AUG. 3, 2015 Club and midfielder/forward Gastón Fernández mutually agree to part ways. AUG. 6, 2015 Acquired forward Michael Seaton from D.C. United in exchange for targeted allocation money and an international roster slot through Dec. 31, 2015.
PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 2015 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER #
PLAYER
POS
HT
WT
DOB
BIRTHPLACE
COLLEGE
9 11 27 7 21 5 90 15 13 4 12 35 26 6 17 23 20 2 24 31 28 37 8 19 22 33 14
Adi, Fanendo Asprilla, Dairon Besler, Nick Borchers, Nat Chara, Diego Fochive, George Gleeson, Jake Jeanderson Jewsbury, Jack Johnson, Will Kwarasey, Adam Manning, Anthony Melano, Lucas Nagbe, Darlington Nanchoff, Michael Paparatto, Norberto Peay, Taylor Powell, Alvas Ridgewell, Liam Seaton, Michael Thoma, Andy Urruti, Maximiliano Valeri, Diego Villafaña, Jorge Wallace, Rodney Weber, Andrew Zemanski, Ben
F M/F M D M M GK D M M GK D F M/F M D D D D F D F M M/D D GK M
6-4 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-8 5-9 6-3 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-4 6-1 5-9 5-8 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-11
185 165 165 175 150 172 200 160 185 160 168 200 160 165 150 180 180 165 175 180 165 165 165 150 165 190 150
10/10/90 05/25/92 05/07/93 04/13/81 04/05/86 03/24/92 06/26/90 08/13/91 04/13/81 01/21/87 12/12/87 09/04/92 03/01/93 07/19/90 09/24/88 01/03/84 09/05/91 07/18/94 07/21/84 05/01/96 04/29/93 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 Washington, D.C. Wellington, New Zealand Serra, Brazil Springfield, Mo. Woodridge, Ill. Oslo, Norway Mesquite, Texas Hernando, Argentina Lakewood, Ohio North Royalton, Ohio Adrogué, Argentina Salt Lake City, Utah St. Thomas, Jamaica Bexleyheath, England Spanish Town, Jamaica Los Alamos, N.M. 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 Univ. of Connecticut n/a n/a Saint Louis Univ. n/a n/a Saint Louis Univ. n/a Univ. of Akron Univ. of Akron n/a Univ. of Washington n/a n/a n/a Univ. of Washington 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: Adin Brown 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 ASST. EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Kevin Christiana TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. Kevin Murphy
NUMERICAL ROSTER # 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 31 33 35 37 90
PLAYER Alvas Powell Will Johnson George Fochive Darlington Nagbe Nat Borchers Diego Valeri Fanendo Adi Dairon Asprilla Adam Kwarasey Jack Jewsbury Ben Zemanski Jeanderson Michael Nanchoff Jorge Villafaña Taylor Peay Diego Chara Rodney Wallace Norberto Paparatto Liam Ridgewell Lucas Melano Nick Besler Andy Thoma Michael Seaton Andrew Weber Anthony Manning Maximiliano Urruti Jake Gleeson
POS D M M M/F D M F M GK M M D M M/D D M M D D F M D F GK D F GK
PRONUNCIATION fo-SHEE-vay NAG-be fah-NEN-doe ah-dee DIE-rone ah-SPREE-ah ka-WAHR-ah-say zhee-AHN-der-son HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyah pay chara
meh-LAH-no BEEZ-ler TOE-ma WEB-er Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-tee
NATIONALITY Jamaica Canada United States United States United States Argentina Nigeria Colombia Norway/Ghana United States United States Brazil United States United States/Mexico United States Colombia United States Argentina England Argentina United States United States Jamaica/United States United States United States Argentina New Zealand
LAST CLUB Portmore United (Jamaica) Real Salt Lake Univ. of Connecticut (NCAA) Univ. of Akron (NCAA) Real Salt Lake Atlético Lanús (Argentina) FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 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) Atlético Lanús (Argentina) Univ. of Notre Dame (NCAA) Univ. of Washington (NCAA) D.C. United Phoenix FC Wolves (USL) Portland Timbers 2 (USL) Toronto FC Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)