PORTLAND TIMBERS AT LA GALAXY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013 ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES The Timbers earned their first win over back-to-back MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy on Aug. 3, 2011, with a 3-0 triumph at JELD-WEN Field behind goals from defender Mike Chabala, forward Jorge Perlaza and defender Eric Brunner. Portland is 1-4-0 all-time against the Galaxy, including an 0-3-0 record at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. In five games, the two clubs have combined for 19 overall goals, including 12 in the first half of matches. The Timbers have scored one goal in three road games against the Galaxy, last facing the 2012 MLS Cup champions on the road on June 17, 2012 - a 1-0 loss. Despite attempting more shots on goal than the Galaxy, defender Todd Dunivant provided the difference for the Southern California side with the game-winning goal in the 61st minute. In their most recent match, Portland and LA combined for eight goals in a frenetic match at JELD-WEN FIeld on July 14, 2012. Galaxy midfielder David Beckham and forward Robbie Keane each tallied a brace and added an assist as the Timbers suffered a 5-3 loss. Forward Kris Boyd scored a brace for the Timbers while defender Kosuke Kimura tallied a goal in the 34th minute. The Galaxy scored four goals in a nine-minute span in the first half, taking a 4-2 at halftime.
LAST TIME VS. LA GALAXY Midfielder David Beckham and forward Robbie Keane each recorded two goals and an assist as the LA Galaxy defeated the Portland Timbers 5-3 at JELD-WEN Field on July 14, 2012. The clubs combined for six goals in the opening 34 minutes of the match, and a brace by Beckham helped the Galaxy take a 4-2 lead into halftime. After an early goal from Portland striker Kris Boyd, forward Landon Donovan and Keane each recorded a goal and an assist in the first half, as the Galaxy notched four unanswered goals to take the lead. Boyd and Keane each capped their respective two-goal performances in the second half, and LA claimed its second straight road victory in the 5-3 win. Portland Timbers 3, LA Galaxy 5 July 14, 2012 at JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) Att: 20,483 SCORING POR - Boyd (Alhassan) 3, Kimura 34, Boyd (Alexander) 70 LA - Beckham (Keane) 19, Beckham 24, Donovan (penalty kick) 27, Keane (Donovan, Franklin) 28, Keane (Franklin, Beckham) 64
LA POR
Shots 14 15
Saves Fouls 7 11 5 7
Offsides 1 4
Corners 3 8
LINEUPS POR: Perkins, Horst, Kimura, Mosquera, Smith, Alexander, Alhassan (Mwanga, 69), Jewsbury, Nagbe (Zizzo, 90), Palmer (Richards, 46), Boyd LA: Saunders, DeLaGarza, Dunivant, Franklin, Junior Lopes, Beckham (Gaul, 82), Jimenez (Jordan, 63), Sarvas, Stephens, Donovan, Keane (Villarreal, 90)
RELIABLE RICKETTS Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts has helped guide the team to a 13-game unbeaten streak, compiling six clean sheets this season. The Jamaican international has logged three different individual shutout streaks of 200 or more minutes this season, including a stretch of 312 minutes from March 30-April 21. On June 15, Ricketts tied an MLS Timbers single-game high with seven saves in a 1-0 win against FC Dallas. Currently, Ricketts has an individual shutout streak of 216 minutes (May 18-25; June 15).
SERIES LEADERS Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered
PORTLAND 3 Kris Boyd 2 Eric Alexander 9 Kenny Cooper 7 Kris Boyd 12 Diego Chara 10 Alhassan/Nagbe
LA GALAXY 4 Landon Donovan 3 Beckham/Donovan 11 Landon Donovan 7 Robbie Keane 9 Landon Donovan 7 Landon Donovan
Wins Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
1 Troy Perkins 1 Troy Perkins 18 Troy Perkins 12 Troy Perkins
3 Josh Saunders 1 Ricketts/Saunders 16 Josh Saunders 7 Josh Saunders
Cautions Ejections
2 Diego Chara n/a
1 Four players tied n/a
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.: .................... 18, Chara, Oct. 7, 2012-present 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:............................................ 29, Nagbe, July 28, 2012-present 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
STREAKING PIQUIONNE Timbers forward Frederic Piquionne is tied for the lead among all MLS players with four goals in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament. The U.S. Open Cup Player of the Round for the third round, Piquionne scored four goals in the first half of a 5-1 win over the Wilmington Hammerheads (USL PRO) on May 29 at JELD-WEN Field. In all competitions, Piquionne has recorded four goals and four assists in four of the last five games. The striker recorded his first career MLS assist on May 25 at D.C. United, added four goals on May 29 against Wilmington in the U.S. Open Cup, earned two assists on June 8 at Chicago and tallied another assist on June 12 in a 2-0 U.S. Open Cup win over Tampa Bay.