The Timbers return to league action tonight against Cascadia rival Vancouver Whitecaps. This is the second of four total meetings between the two. Way back on April 29th Ryan Pore scored 2 goals for a 2-1 Timbers win at PGE Park. We were flying high and undefeated, since then we have struggled against some of the worst teams in the league and slowly finding ourselves sliding towards the bottom of the table. But fear not Portlanders, we have won our last two league matches and tonight marks the season’s midpoint. This is the time to start making our run for the championship.

The Cascadia Cup is on the line tonight and this will be our final home game, as the last two matches of the Cup will be in Wankcouver. A win tonight would put us in the drivers seat of the Cascadia Cup and send us much higher in the table. Plus, a victory the night before America’s birthday over a Canadian side would be a bonus.

Fitness will be key as this will be the Timbers third game in a weeks time. So how the boys recover after a long tough match on Wednesday will be seen tonight. Expect some lineup changes to deal with sore legs. I will be bold here, but Taka will not start today. Wow so bold. So come on boys lets get ourselves a win tonight.

USSF D-2 Standings

NASL Conference
NASL Conference	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
01. Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	6	2	6	14	8	6	24
02. Montreal Impact	13	4	4	5	12	14	-2	17
03. Carolina RailHawks	11	3	2	6	14	11	3	15
04. Miami FC Blues	13	2	4	7	15	20	-5	13
05. Crystal Palace Baltimore	13	3	7	3	12	19	-7	12
06. AC St. Louis	11	2	7	2	7	17	-10	8
USL Conference
USL Conference	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
01. Austin Aztex	14	9	2	3	27	16	11	30
02. Rochester Rhinos	13	6	3	4	17	11	6	22
03. NSC Minnesota Stars	16	6	8	2	15	22	-7	20
04. Portland Timbers	14	5	5	4	13	10	3	19
05. Tampa Bay Rowdies	13	5	5	3	18	15	3	18
06. Puerto Rico Islanders	11	4	6	1	15	16	-1	13