PORTLAND TIMBERS GAME NOTES HOUSTON DYNAMO AT PORTLAND TIMBERS FRIDAY, OCT. 14, 2011, 7:30 P.M. (PT) VP, Communications: Chris Metz - (503) 553-5433, cmetz@portlandtimbers.com Manager, Media Relations: Marc Kostic - (503) 553-5415, mkostic@portlandtimbers.com
TIMBERS
DYNAMO
2011 SCHEDULE 2011 MLS RECORD: 11-13-7 (Home: 9-4-3 Away: 2-9-4) 2011 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 13-17-7 (Home: 11-8-3 Away: 2-9-4)
VS.
11-13-7 (40pts)
10-9-13 (43pts)
MATCH INFORMATION Date: Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (PT) Location: JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore. Forecast: 63 degrees, partly cloudy Referee: Baldomero Toledo Assistant Referees: Frank Anderson, Ian Anderson Fourth Official: Alejandro Mariscal Local English TV: ROOT SPORTS Talent: John Strong (play-by-play), Robbie Earle (analyst) Local English Radio: 750 AM The Game Talent: Andy McNamara (play-by-play) Local Spanish Radio: La Pantera 940 AM Talent: Fernando Sobrevilla (play-by-play), Ricardo Rodriguez (analyst)
WEEK 29 MLS SCHEDULE Wednesday, October 12 FC Dallas at Chicago D.C. United at Vancouver Friday, October 14 Real Salt Lake at Colorado Houston at Portland Saturday, October 15 New York at Sporting KC Toronto FC at Philadelphia Chicago at D.C. United Columbus at New England Vancouver at FC Dallas San Jose at Seattle Sunday, October 16 Chivas USA at LA Galaxy
TIME (PT) 5:30 7:00
NATIONAL TV
7:30 7:30
ESPN2
1:00 1:00 4:30 4:30 5:30 7:30
Telefutura TSN
FOX Soccer
6:00
ESPN
DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT)/RESULT TV/ATT. Sat., March 19 at Colorado L 1-3 17,139 Sat., March 26 at Toronto FC L 0-2 20,086 Tue., March 29 CHIVAS USA^ W 2-0 5,061 Sat., Apr 2 at New England T 1-1 7,114 Thu., Apr 14 CHICAGO W 4-2 18,627 Sun., Apr 17 FC DALLAS W 3-2 18,627 Sat., Apr 23 at LA Galaxy L 0-3 23,719 Sat., Apr 30 REAL SALT LAKE W 1-0 18,627 Tue., May 3 SAN JOSE^ L 0-1 (OT) 11,412 Fri., May 6 PHILADELPHIA W 1-0 18,627 Sat., May 14 at Seattle T 1-1 36,593 Sat., May 21 COLUMBUS W 1-0 18,627 Wed., May 25 AFC AJAX (exh.) L 0-2 18,627 Sun., May 29 D.C. UNITED L 2-3 18,627 Sat., Jun 4 at Chivas USA L 0-1 14,076 Sat., Jun 11 COLORADO L 0-1 18,627 Sun., Jun 19 NEW YORK T 3-3 18,627 Sat., Jun 25 at FC Dallas L 0-4 10,470 Sat., Jul 2 SPORTING KC L 1-2 18,627 Thu., Jul 7 CLUB AMÉRICA (exh.) L 0-1 17,198 Sun., Jul 10 SEATTLE L 2-3 18,627 Sat., Jul 16 at Chicago W 1-0 16,419 Wed., Jul 20 WEST BROM (exh.) L 2-3 18,627 Sat., Jul 23 at Columbus L 0-1 11,246 Tue., Jul 26 INDEPENDIENTE (exh.) W 2-0 18,627 Sat., Jul 30 TORONTO FC T 2-2 18,627 Wed., Aug 3 LA GALAXY W 3-0 18,627 Sat., Aug 6 at San Jose T 1-1 10,525 Sun., Aug 14 at Houston L 1-2 14,475 Wed., Aug 17 at Sporting KC L 1-3 15,271 Sat., Aug 20 VANCOUVER W 2-1 18,627 Wed., Aug 24 CHIVAS USA W 1-0 18,627 Sat., Sep 10 at Philadelphia T 0-0 18,504 Fri., Sep 16 NEW ENGLAND W 3-0 20,323 Wed., Sep 21 SAN JOSE T 1-1 18,627 Sat., Sep 24 at New York L 0-2 25,008 Sun., Oct 2 at Vancouver W 1-0 21,000 Fri., Oct 14 HOUSTON 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS Wed., Oct 19 at D.C. United 5:00 p.m. ROOT SPORTS Sat., Oct 22 at Real Salt Lake 6:00 p.m. KPDX TV *schedule subject to change ^ - U.S. Open Cup Play-in
TIMBERS PROBABLE STARTING XI
TIMBERS INJURY REPORT PROBABLE: F Jorge Perlaza (low back soreness) D David Horst (L groin strain) GK Troy Perkins (R hip soreness)
Chabala
Alhassan
Danso
Chara
Perlaza
Brunner
Jewsbury
Cooper
Palmer
Zizzo
Perkins OUT: GK Adin Brown (concussion) D Kevin Goldthwaite (L knee ACL rupture) F Eddie Johnson (concussion) F Spencer Thompson (R knee)