2002 PICTURE ARCHIVE (All photos by Allison Andrews)
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June 8, 2002 at PGE Park, Portland

Portland Timbers3
Vancouver Whitecaps1


GOALS
10' - Portland: Fadi Afash (Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar)
46' - Vancouver: Steve Kindel
57' - Portland: Greg Howes (Keith Costigan)
60' - Portland: Greg Howes (Jake Sagare)


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Brent Sancho flicks a header into the box
Fadi Afash and Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar celebrate the first goal
Alcaraz-Cuellar chased by Steve Kindel
Alcaraz-Cuellar goes high for the header
Alcaraz-Cuellar cuts back against Alredo Valente
Sancho marked by Paul Dailly and Spencer Coppin
Devan Cameron chased by Fadi Afash
Ben Somoza and Kindel
Matt Napoleon shouts instructions
Keith Costigan celebrates his first assist of the season
Gavin Wilkinson chased by Dailly
June 6, 2002 at PGE Park, Portland

Portland Timbers3
Calgary Storm2


GOALS
25' - Portland: Fadi Afash (Jake Sagare)
36' - Portland: Fadi Afash (Greg Howes)
41' - Calgary: Nicolas Zuniga (Damir Jesic)
57' - Calgary: Felix Napuri (Kurt Bosch)
66' - Portland: Ben Somoza (Greg Howes)
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Ben Somoza scores the game-winner (1.2MB)


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Brent Sancho plays the ball to Greg Howes (12)
Scott Benedetti attempts to keep control
Sancho marked closely
Howes attempts to block a pass from Liam De Silva
Peter Heidler takes the free kick
Howes in his first game back at PGE Park
Bryn Ritchie controls the pass
Jake Sagare prepares to cross
Damir Jesic's header forced a diving save by Napoleon
Benedetti marked by Kurt Bosch and Heidler
Keith Costigan and Sagare marking Heidler
May 16, 2002 at PGE Park, Portland

Milwaukee Rampage1
Portland Timbers0


GOALS
90'+ - Milwaukee: John Wolyniec (Digital Takawira)


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Jake Sagare goes down in front of Jason Russell
Brent Sancho attempting to avoid a Milwaukee challenge
Noah Delgado marked by Bobby Brennan
Timber Jim stays atop the pole, waiting for the Timbers to score
Steve Bernial and Bryn Ritchie challenge for the header
Dan Popik smothers a Timbers shot
John Wolyniec marked by Gavin Wilkinson
Ritchie marks as Wolyniec looks for a long ball
Dennis Fadeski and McKinley Tennyson go down after a collision in the box
Tennyson controls the ball along the sideline
Ritchie heads towards goal
May 5, 2002 at Memorial Stadium, Seattle

Seattle Sounders4
Portland Timbers1


GOALS
14' - Seattle: Brian Ching (Nate Daligcon)
54' - Portland: McKinley Tennyson (penalty)
76' - Seattle: Jason Farrell
87' - Seattle: Darren Sawatzky (Brian Ching)
89' - Seattle: Craig Tomlinson (Leighton O'Brien)


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Keith Costigan throws in to McKinley Tennyson
Gavin Wilkinson flips the ball away from Brian Ching
Jake Sagare goes over Zach Kingsley for the header
Kieran Barton with Chugger Adair trailing
Tennyson's header was just wide
Kingsley hit the crossbar with this volley
Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar is unable to control this cross
Tennyson scores on the penalty kick
Barton goes over Adair to clear with a header
Alcaraz-Cuellar controls within a trio of Sounders defenders
Sean McAuley chased by Nate Daligcon
May 4, 2002 at PGE Park, Portland

Seattle Sounders2
Portland Timbers0


GOALS
11' - Seattle: Zach Kingsley (Jason Farrell)
38' - Seattle: Darren Sawatzky (Brian Ching)


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Chugger Adair put this first-half header off the crossbar
Brian Winters against Andrew Gregor
Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar marked by Ryan Edwards
McKinley Tennyson holds the ball
Nearly 9,000 fans came out for the Timbers opener
Alcaraz-Cuellar being held by Edwards
Timber Jim leads The Woodshed in a cheer
Ben Somoza cuts back against Kieran Barton
Timber Jim
Adair with the header
Scott Jenkins with the throw-in
April 28, 2002 at Sammamish High School, Bellevue, WA
(exhibition)

Seattle Sounders4
Portland Timbers1


GOALS
14' - Seattle: Brian Ching (Leighton O'Brien)
22' - Seattle: Jason Ferrell (Darren Sawatzky)
34' - Seattle: Darren Sawatzky (Brian Ching)
36' - Seattle: Jason Ferrell (Brian Ching)
44' - Portland: Vadim Tolstolutsky (Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar)


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Alcaraz-Cuellar, Delgado, and Bettinger set up at the top of the box
Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar challenges Andrew Gregor
The latest addition to the Timbers, Sean McAuley
Preston Burpo snares the cross
Rees Bettinger going for the header for the Timbers
Burpo tips the ball high
A Scott Benedetti header goes across the goal mouth
Benedetti and Darren Sawatzky track a high ball when Ben Somoza looks on
More 1st half action
1st half goal-mouth action
Afash goes for a steal from behind
April 9, 2002 at PGE Park, Portland
(exhibition)

Portland Timbers2
Los Angeles Galaxy1


GOALS
45' - Portland: Hugo Alcaraz
74' - Portland: Gavin Wilkinson (Ben Somoza)
88' - Los Angeles: Brian Mullan


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Hugo Alcaraz just after putting the Timbers up 1-0
A Keith Costigan free kick sails over the goal
A Galaxy forward goes down after having his shot blocked by Ben Somoza
Alejandro Moreno chased down by Gavin Wilkinson
Kevin Hartman smothers a shot
Tyrone Marshall clears
Ezra Hendrickson is unable to get this shot past Brent Sancho
Hugo Alcaraz challenged by Alex Bengard
Alcaraz marked by Bengard
Keith Costigan stops an attack down the right side
McKinley Tennyson looking for a call after being taken down outside the box
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