Game Guide: March 9, 2013 Portland Timbers vs. Montreal Impact

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MONTREAL IMPACT AT PORTLAND TIMBERS SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2013

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DONOVAN RICKETTS - GK

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RYAN MILLER - D

Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 DOB: 07/06/77 Hometown: Montego Bay, Jamaica Acquired: Trade with Montreal Impact, 08/07/12 Last MLS win: 10/21/12 POR @ VAN Last MLS shutout: 10/21/12 POR @ VAN

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Hometown: Barrington, Ill. Acquired: Signed, 01/23/13 Last MLS goal: n/a Last MLS assist: n/a

2013: Made two saves, helping the team to a home-opening 3-3 draw against New York on March 3. 2012: Played a total of 777 minutes in nine games (9 starts), making 26 saves on 39 shots and finishing with a 1.51 GAA for the Timbers ... Recorded his second shutout as a member of the Timbers on Oct. 21, in a 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC ... The shutout performance helped the Timbers win the 2012 Cascadia Cup ... Made four saves against Colorado on Aug. 31 to earn his first shutout for the club ... Made six saves to earn his first win with the club against Vancouver on Aug. 25 ... Recorded four saves in a 2-2 draw at Toronto FC in his Timbers debut Aug. 15 ... Acquired by the Timbers in a trade with the Montreal Impact on Aug. 7 … Prior to joining the Timbers, Ricketts appeared in 24 matches for Montreal during its inaugural MLS season, posting a 9-11-3 record, three shutouts and 58 saves. 2011: Won the 2011 MLS Cup with the LA Galaxy … Played in 15 of the club’s 34 games, recording seven shutouts and a 0.77 goals-against average. CAREER: A two-time MLS All-Star in 2009 and 2010, Ricketts was named the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and to the MLS Best XI in 2010 after a standout season in which he posted a 0.90 goals-against average and 11 shutouts with the LA Galaxy. INTERNATIONAL: Has been a longtime member of the Jamaica National Team and served as the team’s vice captain … Made his international debut in 2000 ... Ricketts, a member of Jamaica’s 1998 World Cup squad, featured in Jamaica’s qualifying bids for the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups, and started a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Mexico on Feb. 6.

2013: Started and played 72 minutes in his MLS debut on March 3 against New York. 2012: Started all 30 league games for Halmstads BK in the Superettan (second division), and helped the club regain promotion to Sweden’s top flight, the Allsvenskan … Halmstads BK finished third in the Superettan table and defeated GIF Sundsvall in the promotional playoff in order to secure its return to the first division … Was tied for the team lead and third in the league with a career-high eight assists, four of which came in a two-game span … Assisted on the first and fourth goals of a 5-2 victory against IFK Värnamo on June 16 … Notched two more assists in the next match five days later, aiding in a 3-1 win over Assyriska FF on June 21 … Started both legs of the promotional playoff against GIF Sundsvall, which Halmstads BK won 6-4 on aggregate … Recorded an assist in Leg 1, setting up a 62nd-minute goal in a 3-0 victory on Nov. 10 … Made an appearance in a 5-2 win against Ronneby BK in a Svenska Cupen match, playing 13 minutes as a sub.

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WILL JOHNSON - M

DOB: 12/14/84

Miller returns to MLS after four seasons in Sweden’s top leagues, including three with Halmstads BK, where he helped the club regain promotion into the country’s top flight in 2012. Originally drafted by the Columbus Crew in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, Miller played two seasons in MLS before taking his career abroad, signing with Swedish side Ljungskile SK in 2009.

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MICHAEL HARRINGTON - D

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 01/21/87 Hometown: Woodbridge, Ill. Acquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/03/12 Last MLS goal: 09/01/12 RSL vs. DCU Last MLS assist: 03/03/13 POR vs. NY

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Hometown: Greenville, N.C. Acquired: Trade with Sporting KC, 12/03/12 Last MLS goal: 10/05/08 SKC vs. CHI Last MLS assist: 05/27/12 SKC vs. SJ

2013: Started and played 90 minutes as captain in his Timbers debut, earning an assist on Diego Valeri’s goal in the 14th minute. 2012: Played in 26 regular-season matches and set career highs in goals (3) and points (9) for Real Salt Lake … Matched a career-high with three assists during the campaign … Recorded each of his three goals and three assists in the second half of matches … Assisted on the game-tying goal by Jonny Steele in the 89th minute of an eventual 3-2 win over the Timbers on March 31 at JELD-WEN Field … Also assisted the equalizing goal by Emiliano Bonfigli in the 72nd minute of a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas on April 25 … Tallied the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over D.C. United on Sept. 1 … Scored two of his three goals on the season against Chivas USA, including one four minutes into second-half stoppage time in a 3-0 win at The Home Depot Center on June 16 … Started and played the full 90 in both matches of the two-game playoff series against Seattle Sounders FC … Started all four of the club’s matches during 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League play. 2011: Started 22 of 25 league appearances, logging 2,059 minutes, and notching a pair of goals and an assist for Real Salt Lake. INTERNATIONAL: Has 31 caps with the Canada National Team since making his senior debut as an 18-year-old on Nov. 16, 2005, in a 1-0 friendly win over Luxembourg … Has been a staple in the team’s midfield since 2011 … Amassed seven caps in 2012, appearing in five 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers … Scored in a 3-0 win over Cuba on Oct. 12, 2012, at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario.

2013: Started and played 90 minutes in his Timbers debut on March 3 against New York ... The match also marked his 150th career MLS appearance. 2012: Started nine of the 11 games he appeared in during the 2012 season with Sporting Kansas City … Helped Sporting KC allow the fewest goals in MLS (27) during the regular season … Surpassed 12,000 minutes played in MLS competition, including postseason action, on Sept. 22 in a start against the Montreal Impact … Assisted on the game-winning goal by Kei Kamara in a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on May 27 … Finished the season ranked ninth on Sporting KC’s alltime, regular-season minutes played chart with 11,633, tied for ninth with Josh Wolff in regular-season games started for the club with 128 and eighth in regular-season games played at 149. 2011: Appeared in a total of 23 matches in 2011, 16 of them starts, helping Sporting KC to a first-place finish in the Eastern Conference during the regular season … Surpassed 10,000 minutes played in Sporting Kansas City career during LIVESTRONG Sporting Park’s inaugural match June 9. 2010: Started 29 matches and matched a career-high with four assists for Sporting KC … Was a staple at the team’s left back position as he started every game prior to the season finale … Named the Cauldron’s Man of the Month for June, starting all three matches and contributing to a pair of shutouts during the month … Played the full 90 in a 2-1 win over famed club Manchester United in a summer friendly July 25.

DOB: 01/24/86


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