It was a very odd night at Providence Park. There was nothing odd about the opponent, the Vancouver Whitecaps, whom the Timbers have played many times over the last 45 years. What was odd was that because of how COVID-19 has affected
Month: September 2020
Early Yimmi Chara goal holds up, Timbers top Sounders 1-0
On a rainy night at Providence Park, a 13th minute Yimmi Chara goal on a pass from Jeremy Ebobisse held up as the lone goal of the match in a 1-0 victory for the Timbers. Seattle controlled 66% of possession on the
Timbers announce remaining 2020 schedule
Today the Portland Timbers announced their remaining schedule for the 2020 regular season. This week’s games vs. Seattle on Wednesday and vs. Vancouver on Sunday (at home, but it’s a road game. It’s complicated) had already been announced. The remaining nine games
Timbers throttle San Jose with 6-1 win
The Timbers played their second straight game in San Jose this week, and after a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, the Timbers exploded for a 6-1 win on Saturday night. Diego Valeri had two goals (including a penalty kick to open the scoring)
Timbers draw 1-1 in San Jose
The Timbers got a first half goal as Yimmi Chara got his first MLS goal, but allowed a second half goal when San Jose’s Vako equalized on a goal that barely snuck over the line and was allowed after a VAR review
Timbers fall to LAFC by 4-2 score
Eryk Williamson and Jeremy Ebobise both scored for the Timbers against LAFC on Sunday night, but it wasn’t enough as the Timbers allowed three quick first half goals and fell by a 4-2 score. MATCH RECAP | Los Angeles FC 4, Portland
Three more Timbers games announced, including road game at Providence Park
MLS announced three more games for each MLS team today. For the Timbers, the three games are: Saturday, September 19 at San Jose Earthquakes Wednesday, September 23 vs. Seattle Sounders Sunday, September 27 at Vancouver Whitecaps Unusually, the September 27 “road” game
Timbers show they are still road warriors with 2-1 win in Seattle
The 2020 season has been an odd one for the Timbers, in many ways. Possibly the strangest statistic is that the Timbers have 1 win, 3 losses, and 1 draw at Providence Park so far this year. However in road matches, in
Timbers start mostly reserves in 3-2 loss to Galaxy
MATCH RECAP | Portland Timbers 2, LA Galaxy 3 | Timbers Website Pause Mute Current Time 0:06 / Duration 4:11 Share CaptionsFullscreen MATCH HIGHLIGHTS | Portland Timbers 2, LA Galaxy 3 | Sept. 2, 2020 | Timbers Website