The Portland Timbers fought back from a few deficits, but never found the late equalizer, and ended up on the short end of a 3-2 result against the Los Angeles Galaxy.  Jonathan Rodríguez and Santiago Moreno would score for the Timbers, while Gabriel Pec, Riqui Puig, and Joseph Paintsil would score for the hosts. The host Galaxy had some good early chances, but were kept out of the Timbers net by good saves by James Pantemis, probably the best being in the 24th minute when a blast from Gabriel Pec was tipped just past the post.  In the 30th minute Santiago Moreno had a surprising cha ..read more

The Portland Timbers had a very strong performance against Western Conference leaders Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Providence Park, with Felipe Mora, Santiago Moreno, and Evander all scoring in a convincing 3-0 victory for the Timbers. At just the two minute mark of the match, the Timbers were on the board when Santiago Moreno fought off some very physical marking near the end line at the corner of the box, and then beat his defender cleanly and fed a nice pass into the box to Felipe Mora who one-timed the shot past a stunned goalkeeper for the 1-0 lead. Both teams had reasonably good c ..read more

The Portland Timbers erupted for four goals in twelve minute span of the first half, on the way to a 4-1 win over Nashville SC on a hot evening at Providence Park.  Jonathan Rodríguez had two goals for the Timbers, while Felipe Mora and Eryk Williamson added goals.  Sam Surridge had the lone goal for the visitors. In the 11th minute, Nashville had the first good scoring chance on a header by Sam Surridge that was just tipped over the bar by James Pantemis.  In the 18th minute, the Timbers would be on the board when Jonathan Rodríguez would make a steal, then near the edge of the ..read more

The Portland Timbers did score three goals against the hosts two in Dallas on a very warm evening of the 4th, but unfortunately one was into their own net, and they ended up at the short end of a 3-2 score.  Antony and Evander had the goals for the Timbers along with an own goal by Cristhian Paredes, and Petar Musa and Nkosi Tafari would add goals for the hosts. Evander had a good shot just seconds into the match, but it was pushed wide by Maarten Paes. In just the eighth minute, the Timbers would be on the board when Evander (who was deep on the Timbers back-line at the time) played a ve ..read more

The Portland Timbers faced Minnesota United on Saturday night at Providence Park, and after a Minnesota turned two of their few good scoring chances into early goals, the Timbers would respond with three of their own for a 3-2 win.  Evander, Santiago Moreno, and Jonathan Rodríguez would score for the Timbers, while Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Jeong Sang-bin would tally for the visitors. In the 18th minute, Minnesota had a great chance off a ball that came free after a corner kick, but the chance from close in was stopped by a nice kick save from James Pantemis. The Timbers had a great chance ..read more

Members of the Timbers and Thorns, including retired players, and coaches at times, took part in a wild, hugely entertaining charity match on Wednesday night at Providence Park.  Former Timbers Diego Valeri, Jack Jewsbury, and Vytas took part, as well as many T2, Timbers academy, and Thorns II players also took part, often at the same time.  It was a wonderful experience for everyone involved, on the pitch and in the stands. Please continue to help by making a donation to nonprofits The Nature Conservancy and Keep Oregon Green. Oregon Community Foundation’s Online System Normally my ..read more

The Portland Timbers seemed to finally find some solutions for their recent defensive issues, with a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps.  Jonathan Rodríguez and Felipe Mora had goals for the Timbers. In the 26th minute the Timbers took advantage of the first good scoring chance, when Evander found Jonathan Rodríguez in the box, and the Timbers striker finished with a low shot past Yohei Takaoka, and the Timbers had a 1-0 lead.  In the 43rd minute, Felipe Mora had a good chance with a header only a few yards from the Whitecaps goal, but his chance was saved.  But a few minute l ..read more

The Portland Timbers had their first match in 10 days on Wednesday night in San Jose, and got a late goal to steal a 2-1 win over the Earthquakes.  Evander and Jonathan Rodríguez had the goals for the Timbers, while Paul Marie had the lone goal for the hosts. In the 22nd minute, the Timbers would take the lead on an aggressive play from Evander. San Jose goalkeeper Jacob Jackson, who was in his first match for the Earthquakes, attempted to play a ball from his own defender, but Evander was able to block the clearance attempt, then jumped on the rebound before any Earthquakes defenders cou ..read more

The Portland Timbers visited St. Louis  City on Saturday night.  Neither team could find the net and in the end, it was a 0-0 draw. In just the third minute the Timbers had a good chance when Antony led a break with Jonathan Rodríguez, but the pass was a bit behind and Rodríguez ended up having his shot saved nicely by Roman Bürki.  In the 17th minute, the hosts would have a great breakaway chance on a nice lead pass into the run of Hosei Kijima, but Timbers goalkeeper James Pantemis did a nice job of charging out of his box and clearing the threat at the last second.  Shor ..read more

The defensive struggles of the 2024 Timbers continued on Saturday night at Providence Park, resulting in a 2-2 draw with the Houston Dyanmo.  Felipe Mora and Nathan Fogaça had the goals for the Timbers, while Sebastian Kowalczyk and Adalberto Carrasquilla would score for the visitors. In just the ninth minute, the Timbers fell behind on a Houston corner kick, the ball rebounded to the foot of Sebastian Kowalczyk, who lunged at the ball and finished past Timbers goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, and the Dynamo had a 1-0 lead. In the 37th minute, the Timbers would tie it up, when Jonathan Rodrígue ..read more