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Timbers U-23s Fall to Washington 2-1 on the Road

June 7, 2012 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Portland Timbers News Release


REDMOND, Wash. - Despite an early goal by midfielder Andrew Ribeiro, the Portland Timbers U-23s were handed a second straight defeat in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Crossfire at Redmond High School on Wednesday night.

The Timbers U-23s claimed a 1-0 lead in the opening minutes of the match as midfielder Roberto Farfan set up Ribeiro for the go-ahead strike off a corner kick. The two sides entered halftime even at 1-1, after Crossfire midfielder Nik Besagno converted a penalty kick past Portland goalkeeper Justin Baarts. In a physical match, Washington scored the decisive goal off a corner kick in the second half to earn the 2-1 victory.

After opening the 2012 Premier Development League season with five consecutive wins, the Timbers U-23s (5-2-0, 15pts) have lost their last two matches. Ribeiro's goal was his second of the season.

Crossfire (4-1-1, 13pts) recorded its fourth victory in five games with win over the Timbers U-23s.

The Timbers U-23s close out a stretch of three straight road matches Saturday, when they visit rival the Kitsap Pumas at Bremerton Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. (Pacific). A live stream of the match will be available online at http://prepzone.kitsapsun.com/pumas/.

Notes: Even with the loss, the Timbers U-23s remain in a two-way tie with Kitsap for first place in the PDL's Northwest Division ... The Timbers U-23s have lost back-to-back matches for just the second time in team history ... The two goals allowed against Crossfire were the most given up by the Timbers U-23s in a match this season. Portland had allowed just four goals in six matches entering Wednesday's contest ... Wednesday's match was the first of three regular-season meetings between Portland and Washington in 2012 ... The Timbers U-23s and Crossfire have split the all-time series at 3-3-1 ... Timbers U-23s midfielder Eric Miller is currently in camp with the U.S. U-20 National Team, who faced the Uruguay U-20 National Team in a friendly Wednesday in South America.

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