The Portland Timbers played their first match after coach John Spencer had been fired when they took on the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, and it would be a wide-open goal fest that the Timbers would take an early lead in, but
Year: 2012
U-23s top Washington Crossfire 3-0, will host Kitsap in playoffs on Sunday
The Timbers U-23s finished the 2012 regular season today with a 3-0 victory on the road against the Washington Crossfire, which secures second place in the PDL Northwest Division, and will host the first round playoff game against third place Kitsap. The
John Spencer out as Timbers coach
It has been announced that Timbers head coach John Spencer has been fired and has been replaced by Timbers GM Gavin Wilkinson as interim coach until the end of the season while the team searches for a permanent replacement. After big expectations
Timbers fall apart in Utah, lose 3-0 to Real Salt Lake
The Portland Timbers looked to be heading towards an ugly but acceptable draw on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah against Real Salt Lake. But the match would turn really ugly starting in the 60th minute in many ways, with the Timbers giving
U-23s secure playoff spot with 1-0 win over Crossfire
The Timbers U-23s defeated the Washington Crossfire 1-0 on Friday night at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas, Washington on a goal by Mark Sherrod, and the win in front of a crowd of 2,056 on a sunny Friday evening was enough to
Timbers acquire defender Kasuke Kimura from Colorado
The Timbers made another roster move today, this time addressing the defense as they have acquired defender Kasuke Kimura from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for allocation money and an international roster slot. Kimura played in 12 regular season games for the
Timbers respond to poor road result with 2-1 win over MLS’s best San Jose
One trend that the Portland Timbers have shown is when they face a red-hot MLS opponent at home, and coming off a poor result, they tend to produce a good performance and a big win, and they repeated that performance again on
U-23s rally for 1-1 draw in Victoria
The Timbers U-23s kept themselves in the middle of the race for the PDL Northwest Division title with a 1-1 draw at the Victoria Highlanders. After Victoria took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Craig Gorman in the 6th minute, Mark
Timbers road futility continues, fall 3-0 in Colorado
Coming off a promising home win last weekend, Timbers fans may have hoped that it could carry over to a road match in Colorado. But the Timbers road futility is well known, managing only two wins in 24 MLS road matches so
The Timbers return to where it all started
What a difference a year and a bit makes. Not that the Timbers have yet emerged from their expansion funk, especially on the road, but a look back to the first-ever Timbers Major League Soccer game on March 19, 2011 in Colorado