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Timbers U23's will host Seattle Wolves Thursday at PGE Park The Timbers U23's closd out their regular season tonight in their first season in the PDL tonight, as they hosted the Abbotsford Mariners at Lincoln High School. The Timbers knew they needed a win to secure a first round playoff game at home, after the Seattle Wolves beat this same Abbotsford team last night by a 1-0 score, but the Timbers didn't take long to put away the Mariners, as the Timbers put in four goals in the first half on the way to a 5-0 victory. With the win, the Timbers secure second place in the PDL Northwest Division and will host Seattle in the first found of the PDL playoffs on Thursday at PGE Park at 2pm. This match will precede the Timbers First Division team hosting Puerto Rico on Thursday at 7pm. Postgame:
Timbers U23's get important wins in Spokane and Yakima The Timbers U23's now sit comfortably in second place in the PDL Northwest Division after a 4-1 win over the Spokane Spiders on Friday night and a 4-2 win in Yakima on Saturday. On Saturday night in Yakima, Ryan Youngblood had two more goals, making five for the weekend, and Jordan Crasilneck and Masaki Hemmi also scored as the Timbers rallied from an early 1-0 deficit for the 4-2 win, which secures a playoff spot in their first season. The Timbers can secure second place in the Northwest Division with a win next weekend against the Abbotsford Mariners on July 18 at Lincoln High School (which is just southeast of PGE Park).
Ryan Youngblood scored the first ever hat trick for the Timbers U23's on Friday, and Frankie Lopez had two assists while Masaki Hemmi recorded his first goal as the Timbers beat Spokane 4-1.
For his five-goal performance this past weekend, including a hat trick in Spokane on Friday, Timbers U23 forward Ryan Youngblood has been named Premier Development League Player of the Week. Congratulations to Ryan!
Timbers U23's remain unbeaten at home on late Ryan Youngblood goal The Timbers U23's battled the first place Kitsap Pumas on Saturday at Tualatin High School and after going down 1-0 on a first half goal by Kitsap's Matt Friesen, the Timbers would outshoot their opponents 10-2 in the second half, but Youngblood would score in stoppage time on an assist by Logan Emory to leave the Timbers unbeaten at home this season, and deny the Pumas, one of four Professional PDL teams, a chance to clinch the division. The U23's are currently in second place in the Northwest Division, 7 points behind Kitsap, and are unlikely to catch them with only 3 games remaining. But the teams could possibly meet in the playoffs as the top 3 teams in each division make the playoffs, with the winner of #2 vs #3 (currently the Seattle Wolves, another expansion team) playing #1, though the Cascade Surge from Salem are currently only three points out of a playoff position. There was also a late altercation, with accounts of who started it varying depending on which side they support, but resulted in two ejections for the Timbers (Leach and Josh Brown) and an ejection and two yellows for Kitsap.
The Timbers U23's finish their season by playing the bottom three teams in the Northwest Division, with games at Yakima and Spokane next weekend before finishing up with a game against Abbotsford at Lincoln High School on the 18th.
Collen Warner scores late for 2nd week in a row as Timbers top Vancouver 1-0 Coming off a disappointing loss in Salem on Friday, the Timbers U23's looked to recover when they hosted the Vancovuer Whitecaps Residency at PGE Park on Sunday. The Timbers defeated the Whitecaps earlier this month by a 2-0 score on the road, and were looking to solidify themselves in their case for a PDL playoff spot, and after 88 minutes of scoreless football, for the second Sunday in a row, it was Collen Warner who came through with the game-winner, this time after stealing the ball from a Whitecaps defender just inside the Vancouver box, then blasting in the only goal of the match for the 1-0 victory. Postgame:
Timbers fall 2-0 to Cascade Surge The Timbers U23's were coming off two strong wins as they headed into their second match against their state rivals, having beaten them 4-2 in Vancouver, Washington on May 30. But a PK and a defensive mistake gave the Surge all they would need, and the U23's fall to 7-3-1 with the loss. The U23's are still in 3rd place, 4 points out of first, and 1 point out of second.
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Collen Warner's late goal the game winner, 4-3 over Tacoma After breaking a home unbeaten streak for the Tacoma Tide earlier this season, the Timbers U23's hosted the Tide Sunday at Lincoln Park Stadium in Forest Grove. After a wild first half that saw 3 goals for each team, the second half was much more defensive and the only goal would be a 73rd minute strike by Collen Warner, and the U23's remain undefeated at home this season, and still tied for 2nd place in the PDL Northwest division.
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U23s mirror USL1 win from two weeks ago, 2-0 over the 'Caps After a 1-0 loss in Bremerton last weekend, the Timbers U23's travelled north to Vancouver to take on the Whitecaps Residency team, which like the U23's, are an amateur team linked to their USL-1 parents. And the U23 squad matched the 2-0 win the senior team had over the Whitecaps on May 30 with a 2-0 win of their own, with Jordan Crasilneck getting both goals, both on assists from Ryan Youngblood. The U23's are now tied for second place in the PDL Northwest Division with the Seattle Wolves, one point behind the Kitsap Pumas, who have a game in-hand on both second place teams.
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Timbers fall 1-0 to Kitsap Pumas in battle for first place After a win in Victoria the night before, the Timbers U23's battled the Kitsap Pumas for first place in Bemerton on Saturday. The only goal of the match would happen just after Timbers defender Daniel Leach was given a straight red in the 23rd minute, and Kitsap's Matt Friesen converted the free kick for the game's only goal. The 10-man Timbers held off the Pumas for the remainder of the match, but could never find the net and would lose 1-0.
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Timbers win 2-1 in Victoria In their first match north of the border, the Timbers U23s got goals from Ryan Youngblood and Avneet Shergill in each half, and held off a late Victoria rally for a 2-1 win over the Highlanders. The U23s now to go Bremerton, Washington Saturday for a first-place clash with the Kitsap Pumas, who will be hosing the USL First Division Timbers on Tuesday in US Open Cup action.
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In the first match between USL teams from Oregon since 2000, but ironically played in Vancouver, Washington, the Timbers U23's broke open a 2-2 tie with Ryan Youngblood and Roberto Farfan scoring second half goals for the 4-2 win. Brent Richards and Frankie Lopez each scored in the first half.
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After a loss in Tukwila on Wednesday, the Timbers U23's travelled to Tacoma to take on the Tide in their final US Open Cup Qualifying match, needing a win and a positive result for the Cascade Surge against the Kitsap Pumas. The Timbers took care of their end of the deal, doing what no team had done in over three years as they took down the Tide at home 1-0 on a goal just after the opening kickoff by Matt Van Houten whe the Timbers midfielder took advantage of a Tacoma defensive mistake. The Tide featured former Timber Greg Howes and other former USL First Division players Leighton O'Brien and Nik Besagno. The win was not enough to keep their Open Cup hopes alive though as the Pumas defeated the Surge 3-0 to take the Northwest Division USOC spot.
After seven points in their first three matches at home, on two wins and a draw, the Timbers took an early 1-0 lead in Tukwila on a Daniel Leach goal, but the Seattle wolves would get three goals by forward Casey Cunningham on just five total team shots for a 3-1 win. The Timbesr U23's now move on former Timbers forward Greg Howes' Tacoma Tide on Saturday.
Portland was known as "Soccer City USA" during the heyday of the Timbers in the 1970's, and has maintained that reputation, even without a professional team calling the city home for several years. After a US National Team 1-0 victory over Costa Rica at Civic Stadium in 1997, the players described the fans as the best the US National Team had ever seen. That excitement returned to Portland in 2001 as the newest member of the A-League, the Portland Timbers, had the 2nd highest attendance in the league, had two crowds over 11,000, and advanced to the second round of the playoffs in their first year. This page is maintained by Allison Andrews. You can contact me at  THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS PAGE CAN BE VIEWED AT LOWER RESOLUTIONS OR USING A DIFFERENT BROWSER. |
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