Portland Timbers v Ajax Amsterdam

Wednesday May 25th 7:00pm

Jeld Wen Field

Webcast: PortlandTimbers.com
Radio:750 AM The Game and in Spanish on La Pantera 940 AM

Your Portland Timbers will play host to one of the world’s great clubs Ajax Amsterdam in an international friendly match this Wednesday. It will be the first international friendly for newly renovated Jeld Wen Field and it is fitting that the top quality Ajax will be our opponent.

The Portland Timbers are coming off two big wins that catapulted the club from 8th to 4th in the Western Conference standings. The team hopes to take that momentum into the City of Angels, as they face off against the star-studded LA Galaxy. It will be tough task as they face LA, who will be happy to be home after a three game road trip that kept them from LA for twelve straight days.

The Galaxy are 3-1-3 and are in second place in the west after squeaking by Chicago 2-1 on Sunday while missing key players. Landon Donovan is back after he skipped the 3 game road trip due to knee inflammation, and all signs at this point is that he will be ready to start against the Timbers. LA’s leading assistant man David Beckham will be back after serving a one game suspension for accumulated yellows (five in… Read the rest

Update: Spencer says the starting 11 will be similar to what was out on the field on Saturday, with one noticeable change: Jake Gleeson will start in place of the injured Adin Brown.

US Open Cup

Timbers V Chivas USA

University of Portland Merlo Field

March 29th 7:00pm
Radio 95.5 The Game

The first two matches of the Timbers MLS campaign are history with two matches and zero points. On Tuesday the Timbers begin a new campaign at the University of Portland’s Merlo Field for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The Timbers will host Chivas USA in the U.S. Open Cup qualifier. The Timbers were awarded the opportunity to host their first U.S. Open Cup play-in match through a coin toss conducted by Major League Soccer on Feb. 28. The winner of the Timbers-Chivas USA matchup will travel to face the San Jose Earthquakes in a second-round, play-in game in April.

Match 2

Portland Timbers v Toronto FC

BMO Field

March 26th 11am

TV: Fox Sports Northwest/ROOT Sports
Radio: 95.5 The Game, La Pantera 940 AM

The Timbers will kick off at 11am in Toronto on Saturday, so we are posting this match day fix early.  We will update the fix with more as  the hours pass.  If you find any links you like please add them in the comments below.

Toronto Saturday weather forecast: Chance of Snow. Partly Cloudy. High: 23 °F. Wind NW 9 – 13 mph. 20% chance of precipitation (water equivalent of 0.00 in). Windchill: 12 °F.

Match Previews
Timbers – The Cooper Effect: Striker has a habit of scoring against Toronto FC
Toronto Offsides – Toronto FC v Portland Timbers Preview
The Columbian – Timbers work to fix lapses on defenseRead the rest

Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy

Tuesday, February 8th, 3pm

Ventura College (closed match)

The Timbers face the Galaxy Tuesday night, in the second exhibition match for each side. The match will be a closed event and will kick off at 3pm. We can expect limited coverage, with possible updates coming from the Timbers. This is an opportunity for managers and players to focus on their squads with no distractions.

The 10th of October 2010 only happens once and the Timbers will need to put on one the best performances in Timber history in order to keep their season alive. Less than 15 minutes into the 2010 playoffs we were down 2 goals, urgency and desperation led to a miserable match in Burnaby Thursday night. The first match is over and now it’s all about Merlo. In front of the faithful the defense will have to hold the line, while the offense pours quality shots against that stubborn SOB Nolly.

Watch Live Online @ PortlandTimbers.com

The Portland Timbers (11-7-8, 41pts) will finish their final four games of the regular season on the road as they head south to take on the Carolina Railhawks (10-8-7, 37pts) this Saturday at WakeMed Soccer Park. The Timber’s have experienced a few ups and downs this season, but have rallied in recent weeks and are now riding a 6 game unbeaten streak, including only 2 losses in their last 12 matches. Portland is tied for 3rd overall in the USSF standings, clinching a playoff spot earlier this week, but remains in 3rd place in the USL conference, trailing 2nd place Rochester by 7 points. The Railhawks have made a small push in standing as well. Currently, 5th place in the overall league table and 2nd in the NASL conference, Carolina has crept within 4 points of Portland, placing added importance on… Read the rest

Portland Timbers

Crystal Palace Baltimore

A team at the bottom of the league standings is coming to PGE Park to play the Timbers. For most, playing a non-playoff team would be a welcome advantage, but this isn’t exactly the case for this year’s Timbers squad.

Against the bottom three teams in the league Portland (9-7-8, 35pts) has an unmoving record of 3-3-1, including a record of 1-1-1 at home versus those same cellar dwelling clubs. Oddly enough the Timbers are 3-1-3 against the top 3 teams in the league – the bad habit of playing down to their competition level… Read the rest

Portland Timbers
(9-7-7, 34pts)

VS

Austin Aztex
(13-3-5, 44pts)

Thursday, August 26th
7pm @ PGE Park
TV on FSN
Live online at PortlandTimbers.com
Radio on 95.5 the Game

The sun’s been shining on Portland lately. The Timbers (9-7-7, 34pts) are riding a 2-game road win streak, further strengthening their 4th place position in the overall league standings, and are now facing a 3 game home stand, starting with the Austin Aztex on Thursday. Things are starting to get rosy in the Rose City and with 7 games remaining in the regular season the timing couldn’t be better. Portland is unbeaten in their last 3 matches and their defense has recorded back-to-back shutouts for only the 2nd time this year. Could the Timbers possibly string together their first 3 game win streak of the season?

The Aztex (13-3-5, 44pts) will be… Read the rest