Timbers' Pore Selected to Team of the Week
August 4, 2009 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Portland Timbers News Release
PORTLAND, Ore. - United Soccer Leagues announced today that Portland Timbers midfielder Ryan Pore was selected to the USL First Division Team of the Week for Week 17. Pore aided in the Timbers' draw over the weekend, extending their record-setting unbeaten streak.
Pore, 25, scored the go-ahead goal for the Timbers in a 1-1 draw on the road against the Minnesota Thunder on Aug. 1. With the draw, Portland stretched its USL First Division record unbeaten streak to 18 games.
In his first season with the Timbers, Pore has played in 14 matches and recorded four goals and one assist. It's his second USL First Division Team of the Week selection this season.
The Timbers play host to a pair of games this week at PGE Park, starting Thursday against the Vancouver Whitecaps at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $11 and are available through the PGE Park box office, area Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
USL First Division Stories from August 4, 2009
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- Impact Take Shootout Loss - Montreal Impact
- Timbers' Pore Selected to Team of the Week - Portland Timbers
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- Week 17 pro honors announced - USL-1
- Kabwe named to USL-1 Team of the Week - North Carolina FC
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