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Building from the back… about last night…
Hopefully you witnessed the late surge and equalizing goal by Pa Madou Kah last night - if not as a witness in the stadium last night, perhaps at home on the […]
Preparing for FC Dallas…
In my previous article "Catching up on the Timbers"... I peeled back some statistical details on Portland's attack and defense - I'll not repeat that here but would recommend you […]
Catching up on the Timbers after Week 14
No question this past weekend was a huge success for the Timbers as they look to claw their way back up the standings. What hurt, to begin, was the quick goal […]
A stunner this weekend in Portland as the Timbers fall 4-3 to Vancouver
First off - It didn't take long for the Timbers to score goal number one last night, but on the other hand it didn't take long for Vancouver to score […]
Cascadia Clash – Timbers vs Whitecaps – Excitement builds… gonna be a huge game!
The Portland Timbers closed out May like a lion this year - much more beneficial to their standings in the Western Conference then where they were to begin the month. The […]
Portland Timbers Defeat Chivas USA 2 – nil
Many different players last night got a look-in with the short amount of time between games this week. All told, considering the very negative style that Chivas USA brought to the […]
Road Victory! Portland Timbers 2 – Red Bulls 1
It wasn't pretty and the Red Bulls had plenty of chances but when it was all said and done the Timbers had won just their second game this year and […]
Timbers Visit Red Bull Arena Saturday
I could offer quite a bit about this game but will defer to just a couple of diagrams and a few observations to go with. First the two diagrams... if you […]
Winning… three points elude Timbers again!
I'd like to join the celebratory bandwagon on the Timbers scratching back a draw in this game, against all odds, but I won't. I'm more haunted by how they put themselves […]
Peeling back the Portland Timbers
What's inside the Portland Timbers performance this year? Some basic info to get started about how well Portland's opponents have performed this year against Portland: Possession - Opponents for Portland average 48.21% […]