PORTLAND TIMBERS AT CHICAGO FIRE SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2013 ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES The Timbers have won all three meetings with the Fire, including a 1-0 win in the team’s only trip to Toyota Park on July 16, 2011. The win at Toyota Park marked the first-ever road win the Timbers earned as an MLS club as goalkeeper Troy Perkins made a season-high seven saves and midfielder Jack Jewsbury converted a 25th-minute penalty kick in a physical match that featured seven caution cards and the ejection of Chicago defender Yamith Cuesta in the 63rd minute. Matches between the two sides have often featured physical play and a high volume of cautions. In three games, Portland and Chicago average a combined 30.3 fouls per game and six caution cards. In 2011, the Timbers defeated Chicago 4-2 in the inaugural home-opener at JELD-WEN Field on April 14, 2011, as forward Jorge Perlaza netted a brace and Rodney Wallace added a goal on a rainy night as Portland recorded its first-ever win in MLS. The Timbers recorded their third straight win over the Fire on May 20, 2012, at JELD-WEN Field. Defender Eric Brunner tallied the opening goal in the 20th minute and a Chicago own goal proved the difference in a 2-1 win.
LAST TIME VS. CHICAGO Playing their second game in six days, the Timbers jumped out to a 1-0 lead on defender Eric Brunner’s first goal of the season in the 20th minute, knocking in a half volley from five yard out. Chicago was able to level the score before halftime, as defender Jalil Anibaba got forward in the attack and contributed the equalizer. The decisive goal came in the 52nd minute, an own goal scored by Chicago midfielder Logan Pause, as the result of a dangerous flick by Portland striker Kris Boyd in on the near post. With the victory, Portland extended its unbeaten streak to three matches and improved to 3-5-3 overall. Portland Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 1 May 20, 2012 at JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) Att: 20,438 SCORING POR - Brunner (Boyd, Mosquera) 20, Own goal (Logan Pause) 52 CHI - Anibaba (Pappa) 39
CHI POR
Shots 12 10
Saves Fouls 1 14 3 14
Offsides 0 2
Corners 6 11
LINEUPS POR: Perkins, Smith, Brunner, Mosquera, Chabala, Palmer, Chara, Songo’o (Zizzo, 45), Wallace, Boyd, Nagbe (Perlaza, 67) CHI: Johnson, Anibaba, Berry, Gargan (Barouch, 81), Segares, Grazzini, Nyarko, Pappa, Pardo, Pause (Robayo, 68), Oduro (Puppo, 60)
RELIABLE RICKETTS Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, who surpassed 10,000 minutes in his MLS career on May 12 against Chivas USA, has played a key part in Portland’s current MLS-club record 11-game unbeaten streak. The Jamaican international is a five-time winner of the MLS AT&T Save of the Week (four times during the unbeaten streak) and is tied for second in MLS with five shutouts this season. Ricketts, who ranks eighth overall with a 1.08 goals-against average, strung together the second-longest shutout streak (312 minutes) this season from March 30 to April 21.
SERIES LEADERS Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered
PORTLAND 2 Jorge Perlaza 1 Three players tied 4 Four players tied 2 Four players tied 6 Rodney Wallace 7 Kalif Alhassan
CHICAGO 1 Anibaba/Pappa 1 Oduro/Pappa 14 Marco Pappa 7 Marco Pappa 10 Marco Pappa 10 Patrick Nyarko
Wins Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
2 Troy Perkins 1 Troy Perkins 10 Troy Perkins 2 Jake Gleeson
n/a n/a 8 Sean Johnson 7 Sean Johnson
Cautions Ejections
2 Jeremy Hall n/a
2 Three players tied 1 Yamith Cuesta
LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS PLAYERS Consecutive Games with Goal: .................................... 3, Nagbe, Aug. 15-25, 2012 Consecutive Games with Assist: ..................... 4, Jewsbury, April 30-May 21, 2011 Consecutive Games with Point: ...................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29, 2011 Consecutive Games with Shot: .......................... 17, Cooper, July 16-Oct. 22, 2011 Consecutive Games with SOG:............................... 6, Cooper, Aug. 24-Oct. 2, 2011 Consecutive Games with Corner Kick: .......22, Jewsbury, March 19-Aug. 17, 2011 Consecutive Games with Offside: ..........8, 2x, (last: R. Johnson, March 3-April 27) Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: .............. 14, Chara, March 17-June 30, 2012 Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: ...............11, Cooper, March 19-May 29, 2011 Consecutive Games with Caution: ..................3, 4x (last: Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5) Chara, June 17-30, 2012 Boyd, April 14-28, 2012 Marcelin, July 10-30, 2011 Consecutive Games with Ejection:......................... 1, 5x (last: Chara, July 7, 2012) Palmer, June 24, 2012 Alhassan, Sept. 24, 2011 Brunner, July 10, 2011 Hall (two cautions), Aug. 6, 2011 Consecutive Starts:................................. 27, Chara, Aug. 14, 2011- June 30, 2012 Consecutive Minutes: ............................ 1800, Jewsbury, March 19-July 30, 2011 GOALKEEPERS Scoreless Streak (minutes):........................... 377, Perkins, April 21-May 20, 2012 Consecutive Shutouts: ...................................... 3, Perkins, Aug. 24-Sept. 21, 2011 Consecutive Starts:................................... 51, Perkins, April 23, 2011-Aug.5, 2012 Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.............3307, Perkins, April 23, 2011-April 28, 2012
INTERNATIONAL DUTY Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts and forward Ryan Johnson (Jamaica), midfielder Rodney Wallace (Costa Rica) and defender Futty Danso (The Gambia) are all away from the Timbers for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for their respective national teams. Ricketts and Johnson both started as Jamaica suffered a 1-0 loss to Mexico on Tuesday. The Reggae Boyz host the United States Friday before traveling to Honduras (June 11). Wallace is with Costa Rica as the national team hosts Honduras Friday and visits Mexico (June 11). Costa Rica also plays host to Panama (June 18). Danso traveled to join The Gambia for qualifying matches at home against Ivory Coast on Saturday and on the road at Morocco (June 15).