PORTLAND, Ore. — The second-ever MLS meeting between archrivals Seattle and Portland wasn’t lacking for intensity, drama or passion. An 83rd-minute penalty-kick goal by Osvaldo Alonso completed a five-goal second half and gave the Sounders a 3-2 victory over the Timbers in a seesaw match in front of a raucous sell-out crowd on Sunday at [...]
PORTLAND, Ore. – Major League Soccer today revealed that Portland Timbers midfielder and captain Jack Jewsbury has been selected to the 2011 AT&T MLS All-Star First XI; it was announced during halftime of ESPN’s broadcast of the Timbers’ match against Seattle Sounders FC. As part of the First XI, Jewsbury was one of the top [...]
Timbers Take Down Dallas! PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kenny Cooper scored against his former club and the expansion Portland Timbers won their second straight match with a 3-2 victory on Sunday against FC Dallas. Captain Jack Jewsbury and Rodney Wallace also scored for the Timbers (2-2-1), playing for the second time in three days before [...]
Timbers Pick Up 1st MLS Win! Portland Timbers Press Release: PORTLAND, Ore. – Two goals from forward Jorge Perlaza capped a celebratory night as the Portland Timbers defeated the Chicago Fire 4-2 in their Major League Soccer home opener before a sellout crowd of 18,627 at JELD-WEN Field on Thursday. It was the Timbers’ first [...]
