Timbers embark on four-game road test

Published on June 3, 2005 under USL First Division (USL-1)
Portland Timbers News Release


Undefeated Portland club rolls through three countries in four days before traveling to Vancouver next Friday

For immediate release: June 3, 2005 PORTLAND, Ore. - The undefeated Portland Timbers (3-0-3, 12pts) begin a three-game eastern swing that takes them to Rochester on Friday, Toronto on Saturday and Puerto Rico on Monday. The team will return home before traveling to Vancouver to take on the Whitecaps next Friday. All games will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.portlandtimbers.com.

TIMBERS AT ROCHESTER - FRIDAY, JUNE 3 - 4:35 p.m. (Pacific) Portland is 0-2 all-time against the Raging Rhinos (2-4-1, 7pts), who have started slow this season despite beating Toronto 5-3 on Tuesday. Kirk Wilson tallied a hat trick in the win. The Timbers dropped their lone decision at Frontier Field, 1-0 (OT), in 2001.

TIMBERS AT TORONTO - SATURDAY, JUNE 4 - 4:30 p.m. (Pacific) The Timbers trounced the Lynx 3-0 in the season opener on April 23, but it won't be an easy task repeating the shutout performance in the second game of a back-to-back set on the road. Fortunately for the Timbers, the Lynx play at Montreal the night prior and will be in similar match condition. Toronto (0-6-3, 3pts) traded goal-scorer Ali Gerba to Montreal last month and is 0-1-1 since the roster move.

TIMBERS AT PUERTO RICO - MONDAY, JUNE 6 - 5 p.m. (Pacific) The Puerto Rico Islanders (2-2-3, 9pts) are an improved club in their second season in the league, playing Minnesota to a 1-1 draw Thursday night. Timbers fans may remember former Timber Noah Delgado, former Seattle Sounder Marco Velez and goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, who was Portland's second-round selection in this year's college draft, but signed with the Islanders. Portland won the lone meeting between the two clubs, 5-0, at PGE Park in 2004.

BLOGGING WITH ANDY MAC Timbers fans will have a chance to get the inside scoop on what it's like to travel across the continent to play three games in three countries over four days, by logging on to www.portlandtimbers.com and checking out Andy McNamara's travel blog. McNamara, in his fifth season as the "Voice of the Portland Timbers," will be updating his web journal on a daily basis.

PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES The Timbers will travel more than 10,000 miles before returning to PGE Park on June 16 to play Puerto Rico ... here's a quick rundown of the team's route over the next week: Portland-Chicago-Rochester-Toronto-Rochester-Chicago-San Juan-Chicago-Portland-Vancouver, BC-Portland.

IN THE NUMBERS The last time the Timbers dropped a regular-season contest was a 2-0 loss to Seattle on July 24, 2004, at PGE Park, running the team's unbeaten streak to 16 ... Byron Alvarez knocked in his third goal of the season against Virginia Beach, a team-high ... Alvarez is the lone Timber to tally multiple goals on the year ... eight players are responsible for 10 goals scored, with one strike credited as an "own goal" ... New Zealand international Aaran Lines collected his first goal as a Timber on Saturday vs. Virginia Beach ... goalkeeper Josh Saunders sits among the league leaders with a 1.00 goals-against average, despite giving up two goals on Saturday ... Edwin Miranda and Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar have each collected two assists this season.

TIMBERS ARMY GOES ON PARADE The Timbers Army will be marching in this year's Rose Festival Starlight Parade on Saturday, June 4, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The 2.25-mile parade will be aired live on KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8.

ON THE RADIO All three contests can be heard live on KZNY AM-1010, in Spanish on KXMG AM-1150 and online at www.portlandtimbers.com.

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