2010 Portland Timbers season

March 2026 August 2023 Portland Timbers 2010 Gavin Wilkinson Head coach Merritt Paulson President PGE ParkPortland, Oregon(Capacity: 15,418)Merlo Field (1 game)Portland, Oregon(Capacity: 4,892) D-2 Pro League Conference: 3rdOverall: 4th (3rd in points)Playoffs: Quarterfinals U.S. Open Cup Third round Cascadia Cup 1st League: 15,418vs. Rochester (April 17)vs. Minnesota (August 11)vs. Baltimore (August 29)vs. Puerto Rico (September 2)All: 15,422vs. Seattle (June 30) League: 5,808vs. Vancouver (April 29)All: 2,107vs. Sonoma County (June 15) League: 10,727All: 10,183 Ryan Pore (15 goals) true 2009 2011 Primary _whiteborder _white_sleeve_seams _whiteborder _whitebottom 006400 006400 006400 006400 006400 Secondary FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _whiteborder _white_sleeve_seams _whiteborder _whitebottom 000000 000000 000000 000000 The 2010 Portland Timbers season was the tenth and final season Portland Timbers: The past and the future provide motivation for 2010 team http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/04/portland_timbers_the_past_and.html The Oregonian Portland Geoffrey C. Arnold April 15, 2010 May 24, 2010 for the club in the USL Conference of the USSF Division-2 Professional League (D-2 Pro League), the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid. The D-2 Pro League was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) in 2010 to last just one season, as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL). An expansion club retaining the Timbers name began play in Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2011. The first competitive game of the 2010 season was played on April 17 at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon against the Rochester Rhinos. The Timbers won 1–0 on a Ryan Pore penalty in the 85th minute in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,418. Season opener -- Portland 1, Rochester 0: Timbers send 15,418 fans home happy http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/04/season_opener_--_portland_1_ro.html The Oregonian Portland Geoffrey C. Arnold April 17, 2010 May 23, 2010 Background 2009 Portland Timbers season The Portland Timbers started shaping the squad for the 2010 season on December 7, 2009 when they announced the signing of Quavas Kirk from the Minnesota Thunder while also naming nine players from the 2009 squad who would not be returning. On January 15, head coach Gavin Wilkinson was named the 2009 FieldTurf USL Division 1 Coach of the Year for the second time.Wilkinson earns FieldTurf Coach of the Year http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/01/wilkinson-earns-fieldturf-coach-year-0 Portland Timbers January 15, 2010 November 22, 2010 Three days later, the Timbers appointed Wilkinson Technical director of the Portland Timbers MLS club which was scheduled to begin play in 2011.Timbers name Wilkinson Technical Director of MLS club http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/01/timbers-name-wilkinson-technical-director-mls-club-0 Portland Timbers January 18, 2010 November 22, 2010 Also in January, Portland held an open tryout followed by an invite-only combine for potential new players. Major League Soccer rules allow the organization to sign several players from the 2010 2nd division squad for the 2011 MLS squad, bypassing the league's complicated allocation process, so many ex-MLS players and prospects turned out for the tryouts. Although not taking part in the tryouts, Haitian national team midfielder James Marcelin and Canadian defender Ross Smith were signed by the Timbers in early February. The club also revealed that defender Takuro Nishimura had been transferred to Crystal Palace Baltimore. Preseason Trialists and training 2010-02-17 19:00 PST Portland Timbers trialists 0–2 Report Portland Pilots (NCAA) 62 64 DeMartin Merlo Field Portland, Oregon 1,142 W 2010-03-06 18:00 PST Portland Timbers 0–2 Report Oregon State Beavers (NCAA) DeMartin pen. López Paul Lorenz Field Corvallis, Oregon W The Timbers began their preseason schedule on February 17 against the Portland Pilots men's team at Merlo Field in a match to benefit Mercy Corps and their relief efforts in Haiti. The match featured mostly trialists for the Timbers including Doug DeMartin who scored both goals to lead the Timbers to a 2–0 victory over the off-season university squad.http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/02/timbers-pilots-raise-nearly-8000-haiti-relief-0 Timbers, Pilots raise nearly $8,000 for Haiti relief Portland Timbers February 17, 2010 November 22, 2010 DeMartin, as well as former St. Pauli defender Ian Joy, rookie goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski and midfielder Derek Gaudet, were signed to contracts by the Timbers after featuring in the match. Although just coming off of foot surgery, former U.S. national team goalkeeper Adin Brown was signed on February 23. After serving as a consultant with the Timbers for the past year, former Portland Trail Blazers executive Mike Golub was named chief operating officer of the Portland Timbers MLS club on March 1.Canzano: Mike Golub will be Portland Timbers' chief operating officer John Canzano John Canzano The Oregonian Portland March 1, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/john_canzano/index.ssf/2010/03/canzano_mike_golub_will_be_tim.html July 30, 2010 The returning players from the 2009 season saw their first action in a training match versus the Oregon State Beavers men's team in Corvallis on March 6. On March 11 it was announced that Alex Nimo would once again be acquired on loan from Real Salt Lake for the season. Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield 2010-03-11 18:00 PST Portland Timbers 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) 44 Obatola Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 18,606 W Five days after their first game action together, the team traveled to Seattle on March 11 for the inaugural Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield. Trialist O. J. Obatola scored the only goal as the Timbers defeated Seattle Sounders FC of MLS, who were also in their preseason, in front of 18,606 spectators at Qwest Field.Portland Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders 0: Defense shines in preseason victory over MLS team Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland March 12, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/03/portland_timbers_1_seattle_sou.html August 2, 2010 Final preparations San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 2010-03-20 19:00 PDT 1–1 Report Portland Timbers Glen 71 80 Thompson Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 3,152 D 2010-03-26 10:30 PDT Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Report Portland Timbers DeMartin 12Dike 41 Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington W 2010-03-27 14:00 PDT Portland Pilots (NCAA) 1–0 Portland Timbers Obatola Lincoln High School Portland, Oregon W Kitsap Pumas (PDL) 2010-04-03 19:00 PDT 3–2 Report Portland Timbers Perdido 48Christner 61 70 40 Pore0 57 López63 Marcelin Bremerton Memorial Stadium Bremerton, Washington L Seattle Redhawks (NCAA) 2010-04-10 14:00 PDT 0–2 Portland Timbers Obatola Pore Seattle, Washington W On March 20, the Timbers went on the road to play the San Jose Earthquakes, their second MLS opponent in succession. The match ended in a 1–1 draw with long-time Timbers defender Scot Thompson scoring the 80th-minute equalizer.Portland 1, San Jose 1: Timbers earns come-from-behind draw with Earthquakes in preseason exhibition The Oregonian Portland March 20, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/03/portland_1_seattle_1_timbers_e.html August 2, 2010 After winning two closed-door training matches on back-to-back days in different states versus Vancouver Whitecaps FCTimbers beat Whitecaps 2-0 in exhibition game The Oregonian Portland March 26, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/03/timbers_beat_whitecaps_2-0_in.html August 2, 2010 and the Portland Pilots men's team once again, Portland signed former FC Dallas defender Steve Purdy on April 2. On April 3, Portland were on the road once more in Bremerton, Washington to face the Kitsap Pumas of the Premier Development League. Kitsap defeated Portland 3–2 in a competitive match which saw Rodrigo López sent off by receiving two yellow cards in rapid succession after coming on as a substitute. The Timbers made their final preseason player additions on April 7 when forwards O. J. Obatola and Bright Dike were signed to contracts. The preseason culminated with another closed-door training match versus the Seattle Redhawks men's team in Seattle which the Timbers won thanks to goals from Obatola and returning first team midfielder Ryan Pore. Regular season April Portland Timbers 2010-04-17 19:00 PDT D-2 1–0 Report Rochester Rhinos Pore 85 pen. PGE Park Portland, Oregon 15,418 (SO) W Portland Timbers 2010-04-22 19:00 PDT D-2 3–0 Report AC St. Louis Pore 1 45+2Obatola 62 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 5,893 W Montreal Impact 2010-04-25 11:00 PDT D-2 1–1 Report Portland Timbers Pizzolitto 81 pen. 67 Pore Saputo Stadium Montreal 13,034 (SO) D Portland Timbers 2010-04-29 19:00 PDT D-2 / CC 2–1 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Pore 7 86Danso 0 85 11 Akwari PGE Park Portland, Oregon 5,808 W The Portland Timbers began their 10th and final season in 2nd division soccer on April 17 by hosting the Rochester Rhinos at PGE Park. A sell-out crowd of 15,418 watched as a Ryan Pore penalty in the 85th minute was enough to earn Portland an opening day victory. The club continued their positive start to the season by downing expansion club AC St. Louis 3–0 in a match which saw Pore score two goals and new signing O. J. Obatola get his first competitive goal for the Timbers.Portland 3, St. Louis 0: Timbers welcome coach home with win Brian Gjurgevich The Oregonian Portland April 22, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/04/portland_3_st_louis_0_timbers.html August 2, 2010 After earning a 1–1 draw with Montreal Impact in Portland's first road game of the year,Portland 1, Montreal 1: Impact's late penalty kick ties Timbers The Oregonian Portland April 25, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/04/portland_1_montreal_1_impacts.html August 2, 2010 the Timbers rounded out a successful April with a 2–1 victory over Cascadia Cup rivals Vancouver Whitecaps FC.Portland 2, Vancouver 1: Pore strikes twice as Timbers survive foul-filled match Brian Gjurgevich The Oregonian Portland April 29, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/04/portland_2_vancouver_1_pore_st.html August 2, 2010 Pore scored all three Timbers goals in the final two matches of April to give the midfielder six goals in four games as the Timbers stood atop the league. May Portland Timbers 2010-05-01 19:00 PDT Friendly 1–3 Report Puntarenas Dike 22 33 Leal54 Díaz57 Peña PGE Park Portland, Oregon 7,478 L Portland Timbers 2010-05-13 19:00 PDT D-2 0–1 Report Crystal Palace Baltimore 29 Perez PGE Park Portland, Oregon 8,817 L Portland Timbers 2010-05-15 19:00 PDT D-2 1–1 Report AC St. Louis Keita 66 90+1 Ambersley PGE Park Portland, Oregon 10,057 D Portland Timbers 2010-05-19 19:00 PDT D-2 0–1 Report Montreal Impact 31 Donatelli PGE Park Portland, Oregon 6,573 L Crystal Palace Baltimore 2010-05-22 16:00 PDT D-2 2–1 Report Portland Timbers Marshall 74Patterson 90+1 60 pen. Pore UMBC Stadium Catonsville, Maryland 1,106 L Portland Timbers 2010-05-29 19:00 PDT Friendly 3–2 Report Boca Juniors Pore 16Keel 74López 90+1 50 Giménez52 Blandi PGE Park Portland, Oregon 14,106 W Portland's four league matches in May were flanked by exhibition games featuring top Latin American competition. On May Day, Puntarenas of Costa Rica came to Portland and handed the Timbers a 3–1 loss.Puntarenas FC 3, Portland 1: Timbers' backups get chances to show boss what they can do Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland May 1, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/05/puntarenas_fc_3_portland_1_tim.html August 3, 2010 League play continued on May 13 with a loss at home to Crystal Palace Baltimore,Timbers: Baltimore stuns Portland with 1-0 victory Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland May 13, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/05/timbers_baltimore_stuns_portla.html August 3, 2010 a club in its first year in the 2nd division after moving up from the 3rd division following the 2009 season. That loss would be the start of an eight-game winless streak in the league for the Timbers. Mandjou Keita, Portland's leading scorer from 2009 and recently returned from a loan spell in India, scored the opening goal against AC St. Louis in a rematch at PGE Park on May 15, but a stoppage time goal from Mike Ambersley meant the Timbers had to settle for a draw.AC St. Louis 1, Portland 1: Timbers throw away advantage, settle for a draw Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland May 15, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/05/st_louis_1_portland_1_timbers.html August 3, 2010 Montreal Impact then traveled to Portland and took all 3 points from the suddenly struggling Timbers.Montreal 1, Portland 0: Plenty of shots but no goal for Timbers against Impact Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland May 19, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/05/montreal_1_portland_0_plenty_o.html August 3, 2010 A disappointing May in the league was concluded when Crystal Palace Baltimore hosted the Timbers on May 22. Portland lost to Baltimore 2–1 after giving up another goal in second half injury time.CP Baltimore beat Timbers 2-1; Portland's Ryan Pore scores seventh goal of the season in loss The Oregonian Portland May 23, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/05/cp_baltimore_beat_timbers_2-1.html August 3, 2010 The club's fortunes seemed to take a turn for the better when storied Argentinian club Boca Juniors came to town on May 29. In an exciting, back-and-forth game, the Timbers rallied to pull out a 3–2 victory thanks to a 91st minute free kick goal from Rodrigo López.Portland Timbers 3, Boca Juniors 2: Timbers stay mentally tough with late goals Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland May 29, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/05/portland_3_boca_juniors_2_timb.html August 3, 2010 June Portland Timbers 2010-06-06 18:00 PDT D-2 1–1 Report Carolina RailHawks FC Pore 61 90+3 Paladini PGE Park Portland, Oregon 8,119 D Austin Aztex FC 2010-06-09 17:30 PDT D-2 0–0 Report Portland Timbers House Park Austin, Texas 3,241 D Miami FC 2010-06-12 16:30 PDT D-2 1–0 Report Portland Timbers Veris 26 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1,004 L Portland Timbers 2010-06-15 19:00 PDT USOC 1st Rd 3–0 Report Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) Nimo 58Suzuki 88Marcelin 90+1 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 2,107 W Portland Timbers 2010-06-17 19:00 PDT D-2 0–1 Report NSC Minnesota Stars Marcelin 0 52 20 Allen PGE Park Portland, Oregon 8,877 L NSC Minnesota Stars 2010-06-19 17:00 PDT D-2 0–2 Report Portland Timbers 6 pen. Pore89 Cameron National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota 1,152 W Kitsap Pumas (PDL) 2010-06-22 19:00 PDT USOC 2nd Rd 1–4 Report Portland Timbers Christner 90 34 Smith37 47 63 Dike Bremerton Memorial Stadium Bremerton, Washington 1,205 W Portland Timbers 2010-06-27 17:00 PDT D-2 1–0 Report FC Tampa Bay Dike 73 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 8,892 W Portland Timbers 2010-06-30 19:30 PDT USOC 3rd Rd 1–1 yes Report Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) Dike 38 13 Jaqua0 101 Graham 3–4 Pore DeMartin Danso Smith López Sturgis Zakuani Montero Ianni Scott PGE Park Portland, Oregon 15,422 (SO) L Hoping to build on their exhibition win versus Boca Juniors,Timbers looking to re-launch their season after big win; news, notes and links Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland May 31, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/05/timbers_looking_to_re-launch_t.html August 3, 2010 the Timbers returned to league play as they hosted Carolina RailHawks FC on June 6. Ryan Pore again continued his scoring streak but Portland were thwarted by yet another stoppage time goal as Carolina earned a draw in the dying seconds of the match.Missed opportunities, late goal take toll as Timbers settle for draw against the Carolina RailHawks Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland June 6, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/06/missed_opportunities_late_goal.html August 3, 2010 The Timbers then traveled to Texas where they drew 0–0 with league leading Austin Aztex FC.Portland 0, Austin 0: Timbers earn point in draw with Aztex The Oregonian Portland June 9, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/06/portland_0_austin_0_timbers_ea.html August 3, 2010 Forward O. J. Obatola, who started six of the first seven league games and scored just one goal, had not played since the May 19 loss to Montreal and was released from his contract by mutual consent on June 10. Portland concluded their road trip on June 12 at Miami FC but lost 1–0 as their league winless streak was extended to seven games.Miami 1, Portland 0: Blues' first-half goal stands up against Timbers The Oregonian Portland June 12, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/06/miami_1_portland_0_blues_first.html August 3, 2010 The second half of June would prove to be a congested affair as the 2010 edition of the U.S. Open Cup kicked off on June 15 with the Timbers hosting amateur side Sonoma County Sol of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) in the first round. The teams had met previously in the second round of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup and Portland were again victors by the same 3–0 scoreline.Timbers start slow, finish with authority to top Sonoma County, 3-0 Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland June 15, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/06/timbers_start_slow_finish_with.html August 3, 2010 Just two days later, the Timbers were back in league play as they welcomed expansion club NSC Minnesota Stars to Portland for the teams' first ever meeting. Former Los Angeles Galaxy and University of Washington midfielder Ely Allen opened the scoring for the visitors in the 20th minute and Timbers midfielder James Marcelin was sent off in the 52nd minute helping Minnesota to the surprise victory.Timbers lose to Minnesota 1-0 in another poor performance, prompting talk of a 'different direction' Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland June 17, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/06/timbers_lose_to_minnesota_in_a.html August 3, 2010 Portland had an immediate opportunity for payback as they traveled to Minnesota to face the Stars again two days later. An early penalty goal from Pore and the first career goal for defender Josh Cameron in the 89th minute were enough for the Timbers to record a 2–0 victory.Timbers back on track with 2-0 win over Minnesota The Oregonian Portland June 20, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/06/timbers_back_on_track_with_2-0.html August 3, 2010 This halted a nearly two month stretch in the league without a win for the Timbers, a span covering eight games. A busy June continued as Portland made the trip to face PDL side Kitsap Pumas in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 22. Rookie forward Bright Dike recorded a hat-trick as the Timbers defeated the Pumas 4–1, ensuring Portland would meet long-time rival Seattle Sounders FC in the third round.Bright Dike notches hat trick as Timbers down Kitsap 4-1 The Oregonian Portland June 22, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/06/bright_dike_notches_hat_trick.html August 3, 2010 Returning to league play on June 27, Portland continued its new-found momentum as the Timbers hosted expansion club FC Tampa Bay and came away 1–0 winners.Timbers down Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-0, look ahead to showdown against Seattle Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland June 27, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/06/timbers_down_tampa_bay_rowdies.html August 3, 2010 Cup play resumed for the Timbers on June 30 as Portland played host to Seattle Sounders FC of MLS in the third round of the competition once again. A sold-out crowd of 15,422 watched as the Timbers played the Sounders to a 1–1 draw. In extra time, Seattle defender Taylor Graham was sent off for bringing down Dike just outside the penalty area. Portland failed to capitalize on the man advantage, however, and the match would be decided by penalty kicks. Sounders FC and former U.S. national team goalkeeper Kasey Keller made two saves during the shootout to help Seattle win 4–3 on penalties and knock the Timbers out of the cup for the second year running.U.S. Open Cup: It all comes down to one PK for Timbers, Sounders Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland June 30, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/06/us_open_cup_it_all_comes_down.html August 3, 2010 July Portland Timbers 2010-07-03 19:00 PDT D-2 / CC 0–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC PGE Park Portland, Oregon 9,017 D Portland Timbers 2010-07-10 19:00 PDT D-2 2–0 Report Miami FC Smith 48Pore 90+1 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 12,189 W Portland Timbers 2010-07-11 18:00 PDT Friendly 1–1 Report Atlas Josten 77Suzuki 0 90+4 90+1 pen. Robles 4–2 Josten Nimo Keel López Gutiérrez Zamora Villalobos Flores PGE Park Portland, Oregon 7,113 W Portland Timbers 2010-07-17 19:00 PDT Friendly 0–3 Report Manchester City 43 Ireland44 Adebayor68 Jô Merlo Field Portland, Oregon 5,018 (SO) L Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2010-07-22 19:30 PDT D-2 / CC 1–2 Report Portland Timbers Khalfan 51Janicki 0 65 66 pen. Pore72 Danso Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia 5,387 (SO) W AC St. Louis 2010-07-28 17:10 PDT D-2 3–0 Report Portland Timbers Ambersley 25 27 57 Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park Fenton, Missouri 2,256 L FC Tampa Bay 2010-07-31 16:30 PDT D-2 2–2 Report Portland Timbers King 27Sánchez 57 16 Dike81 Suzuki George M. Steinbrenner Field Tampa, Florida 4,417 D The Timbers had little time to rest after playing a draining 120 minutes against Seattle Sounders FC in the Open Cup as fellow Pacific Northwest rivals Vancouver Whitecaps FC returned to PGE Park for league play just three days later.Soccer rivalry week: Portland Timbers come off tough loss to Seattle to face Vancouver Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland July 2, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/07/soccer_rivalry_week_portland_t.html August 24, 2010 Due to fatigue, head coach Gavin Wilkinson made eight changes to the side that faced Seattle and the reserves were able to earn a 0–0 draw to maintain their lead over Vancouver in the 2010 Cascadia Cup standings.Portland 0, Vancouver 0: Fresh legs help Timbers earn point Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland July 3, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/07/portland_0_vancouver_0_fresh_l.html August 24, 2010 After their first full week without a game for over a month, a refreshed Portland team played host to struggling Miami FC on July 10. Canadian defender Ross Smith scored his first league goal for the club and Ryan Pore got his tenth goal of the season to lead the Timbers to a 2–0 win. After the match, while celebrating on the way out of PGE Park, two long lost elementary school chums were reacquainted. Three-and-a-half years later they married and now are expecting a child.Portland 2, Miami 0: Cronin comes up big for Timbers Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland July 10, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/07/portland_2_miami_0_cronin_come.html August 24, 2010 A twelve-day break in league play allowed the Timbers to schedule back-to-back exhibition games versus foreign opponents. Just one day after defeating Miami, Mexican club Atlas visited Portland. A 77th minute George Josten goal seemed to be enough for the Timbers to grab a narrow victory until Quavas Kirk brought down an Atlas player in the penalty area, earning the Mexicans a penalty. Luis Robles converted the kick in the 91st minute meaning the match would be decided by a penalty shootout. Portland Timbers U23's goalkeeper Jake Gleeson made two saves during the shootout as the Timbers defeated Atlas 4–2 on penalties.Portland 1, Atlas 1 (Portland wins 4-2 on penalty kicks): Timbers' Lopez gets better of old rivals Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland July 11, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/07/portland_1_atlas_1_portland_wi.html August 24, 2010 Due to PGE Park being unavailable because of a Portland Beavers baseball game, Portland faced English Premier League club Manchester City at Merlo Field on the campus of the University of Portland on July 17. A sold-out crowd of Timbers season ticket holders watched as Portland matched up well against the famous club during most of the first half. However, City closed out the half with two quick goals from Steven Ireland and Emmanuel Adebayor to take a 2–0 lead. Both teams made wholesale changes at the half and the Timbers again started well. An individual goal by Brazilian Jô in the 68th minute would finish off the scoring, however, as Portland lost to Manchester City 3–0.Manchester City 3, Portland 0: Premier Leaguers strike in a hurry Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland July 17, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/07/timbers_vs_manchester_city_cit_1.html August 24, 2010 The Timbers played the first game of a four-game road trip in Burnaby, British Columbia against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Vancouver came into the game with a nine-game unbeaten streak and sitting atop the NASL Conference standings. The Whitecaps took the lead in the 51st minute as Nizar Khalfan beat Timbers goalkeeper Steve Cronin near post. Momentum swung Portland's direction as Pore was taken down inside the penalty area by Vancouver defender Greg Janicki. Janicki received a straight red card for the foul. Pore converted the ensuing penalty kick to level the game at 1–1. Portland took advantage of being a man up when Timbers defender Mamadou Danso found the back of the net after a 72nd minute scramble in the penalty area. Portland was able to hold on for the 2–1 victory—only their 2nd win in Vancouver since the Timbers reformed in 2001.Portland 2, Vancouver 1: Second-half goals earn Timbers a win on the road Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland July 22, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/07/portland_2_vancouver_1_second.html August 24, 2010 With the win, Portland secured the Cascadia Cup for the second year in a row. The second game of the road trip saw the Timbers in Fenton, Missouri to take on last place AC St. Louis. Earlier in the day, head coach Gavin Wilkinson was in Houston, Texas at the MLS All-Star Game in his role as Technical director of the MLS club to take part in a coin toss between the 2011 MLS expansion clubs, Portland and Vancouver. Vancouver won the toss and the right to choose first between several player acquisition mechanisms for each team's first season in Major League Soccer, including the MLS SuperDraft and MLS Expansion Draft.Portland Timbers: Round One of the MLS rivalry with Vancouver goes to Whitecaps Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland July 28, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/07/portland_timbers.html August 24, 2010 Portland took the field against AC St. Louis without their head coach. In a disappointing game for the Timbers, St. Louis midfielder Mike Ambersley scored a hat-trick to lead AC to a 3–0 win over Portland, bringing an end to a five-game unbeaten streak in the league for the Timbers.St. Louis 3, Portland 0: Timbers open trip with loss The Oregonian Portland July 28, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/07/st_louis_3_portland_0_timbers.html August 24, 2010 Portland closed out the month of July by visiting FC Tampa Bay. Bright Dike opened the scoring for the Timbers in the 16th minute but Tampa Bay equalized eleven minutes later. In the second half, a free kick goal by Ricardo Sánchez in the 57th minute gave Tampa Bay the lead. They were unable to hold off the Timbers, though, as forward Takayuki Suzuki tallied his first league goal of 2010 in the 81st minute to give Portland a hard-fought 2–2 draw on the road.Portland 2, Tampa Bay 2: Early, late strikes even the score for Timbers on road The Oregonian Portland July 31, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/07/portland_2_tampa_bay_2_early_l.html August 24, 2010 August Rochester Rhinos 2010-08-04 16:00 PDT D-2 1–0 Report Portland Timbers Versailles 22 Marina Auto Stadium Rochester, New York 6,978 L Portland Timbers 2010-08-11 19:00 PDT D-2 2–2 Report NSC Minnesota Stars Dike 44Pore 63 pen.Joy 0 64 24 Allen73 Bracalello PGE Park Portland, Oregon 15,418 (SO) D AC St. Louis 2010-08-14 17:10 PDT D-2 0–1 Report Portland Timbers 41 Dike Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park Fenton, Missouri 2,312 W NSC Minnesota Stars 2010-08-21 17:00 PDT D-2 0–1 Report Portland Timbers Warren 0 66 68 pen. Pore National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota 1,429 W Portland Timbers 2010-08-26 19:00 PDT D-2 1–1 Report Austin Aztex FC Dike 4López 0 90+4 26 Silva0 56 Bernard PGE Park Portland, Oregon 14,985 D Portland Timbers 2010-08-29 18:00 PDT D-2 3–0 Report Crystal Palace Baltimore Pore 15Dike 42 53 0 88 Veeder PGE Park Portland, Oregon 15,418 (SO) W Portland traveled to Rochester, New York for the fourth and final game of their road trip on August 4. Before the game, the Timbers announced the signing of Dutch forward Ibad Muhamadu for the remainder of the season. The team was to end the road trip on a sour note, however, as an early goal by Rochester was enough to defeat Portland 1–0.Rochester 1, Portland 0: Timbers fire away, can't score The Oregonian Portland August 4, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/08/rochester_1_portland_0_timbers.html August 26, 2010 On August 10, former Rangers and Chelsea forward John Spencer was named head coach of the Portland Timbers MLS club.Timbers select John Spencer to coach MLS team in 2011 Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland August 10, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/08/timbers_select_john_spencer_to.html August 26, 2010 Spencer had long been rumored to be the front-runner for the job after leaving his job as assistant coach for Houston Dynamo. Spencer was in attendance as the Timbers were back at PGE Park to host NSC Minnesota Stars on August 11. A sold-out crowd watched as Minnesota took an early lead, but a third league goal from Bright Dike meant the score was tied 1–1 at halftime. In the second half, Ryan Pore was brought down inside the penalty area by a Stars defender and the Timbers were awarded a penalty. Pore scored with the penalty kick in the 63rd minute for his league-leading twelfth goal of the season. The celebrations were short-lived as one minute later Portland captain Ian Joy received a straight red card after a tackle on Stars midfielder Geison Moura. The Timbers, playing a man down, were unable to hold off Minnesota who equalized in the 73rd minute to draw with Portland 2–2.Timbers 2, Minnesota 2: Timbers play to a tie in front of MLS coach Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland August 11, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/08/timbers_2_minnesota_2.html August 26, 2010 After the game, it was revealed that Portland forward Mandjou Keita failed to show up for the game and had also missed two previous practices without notice. Keita last played a league game for the Timbers in the July 10 win over Miami, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute. After missing a third practice, the Timbers placed Keita on personal leave to give the forward time to decide his future.Timbers Insider: Keita likely done in Portland Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland August 14, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/08/timbers_insider_keita_likely_d.html August 26, 2010 Hoping to avenge a July 28 3–0 loss in Missouri, the Timbers faced AC St. Louis for the fourth and final time of the season on August 14. Ibad Muhamadu made his first start for Portland but it was Bright Dike that got the only goal of the game in the 41st minute to give the Timbers a much-needed 1–0 victory on the road.Portland 1, St. Louis 0: Timbers end 4-game winless stretch with victory over AC St. Louis The Oregonian Portland August 14, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/08/portland_1_st_louis_0_timbers.html#incart_mrt September 28, 2010 Head coach Gavin Wilkinson's scouting trip to Ghana earlier in the season proved fruitful as the Timbers announced the signing of Ghana U-20 national team member Kalif Alhassan from Ghanaian club Liberty Professionals on August 19. Alhassan had also been a member of the Ghana U-17 national team. The Timbers enjoyed a rare week-long break between games as they prepared to face NSC Minnesota Stars for a fourth time with the series between the two teams even at 1–1–1. Reserve goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski made his first start of the year for Portland. A fairly even contest was decided when, in the 66th minute, Stars goalkeeper Joe Warren brought down Dike inside the box. A penalty kick was awarded to the Timbers and Warren was shown a straight red card for the foul. Pore stepped up and buried the penalty for his 13th goal of the season. With a man advantage, Portland's defense closed out the game and Pyzdrowski was credited with his first professional win and clean sheet as the Timbers won 1–0 in Minnesota.Portland 1, Minnesota 0: Pore's penalty kick all the Timbers need The Oregonian Portland August 21, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/08/portland_1_minnesota_0_pores_p.html#incart_mrt September 28, 2010 On August 25, Portland announced the signing of defender Kevin Goldthwaite, who had recently been released by New York Red Bulls, for his second stint with the Timbers after a loan spell in 2005. The next day, the Timbers hosted second place Austin Aztex at PGE Park. A quick goal from Bright Dike gave Portland the lead in the 4th minute but the Aztex equalized 22 minutes later. Portland seemed to gain the upper hand in the second half when Austin's Kieron Bernard was sent off in the 56th minute. However, the Timbers failed to capitalize on the man advantage and had to settle for a 1–1 draw.Portland 1, Austin 1: Timbers get opportunities, fail to take advantage The Oregonian Portland August 26, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/08/portland_1_austin_1_timbers_ge.html#incart_mrt September 28, 2010 Revenge was on the mind of the Timbers players as they hosted Crystal Palace Baltimore, the only team in the league to defeat Portland twice, on August 29. In front of another sold-out crowd in a game thoroughly dominated by the Timbers, Ryan Pore scored his first non-penalty goal since July 10 and Bright Dike scored a brace on either side of halftime to give the emerging striker six goals in his last seven games. Baltimore played the last minutes of the game with 10 men as Portland recorded a comfortable 3–0 victory over their unlikely new rivals.Portland 3, Baltimore 0: Timbers' game starts to crystallize Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland August 29, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/08/portland_3_baltimore_0_timbers.html#incart_mrt September 29, 2010 September Portland Timbers 2010-09-02 19:00 PDT D-2 1–0 Report Puerto Rico Islanders Pore 83 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 15,418 (SO) W Carolina RailHawks FC 2010-09-11 16:00 PDT D-2 0–0 Report Portland Timbers WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina 2,104 D Puerto Rico Islanders 2010-09-18 17:05 PDT D-2 0–1 Report Portland Timbers 90+1 Alhassan Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón, Puerto Rico 3,602 W Crystal Palace Baltimore 2010-09-25 13:30 PDT D-2 1–3 Report Portland Timbers Fusilier 0 57Brooks 73 pen. 3 41 Dike86 Josten Paul Angelo Russo Stadium Towson, Maryland 1,538 W The Timbers entered September on a five-game unbeaten streak, having not lost since August 4. Due to scheduled renovations of PGE Park for the 2011 Major League Soccer season, Portland would have to finish out the season on the road making the September 2 game versus Puerto Rico Islanders the last ever 2nd division soccer game for the Timbers in Portland. On the morning of the game, the Timbers announced they had reached a deal with Alaska Airlines to be the MLS shirt sponsor for the 2011 season.Timbers announce Alaska Airlines as sponsor for MLS jerseys Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland September 2, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/09/timbers_announce_alaska_airlin.html#incart_mrt September 29, 2010 The team would be without starting defender Mamadou Danso as he was called into camp with the Gambian national team for a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier versus Namibia.Timbers Insider: 'Futty' to miss Thursday's game Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland August 30, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/08/timbers_insider_futty_to_miss.html#incart_mrt September 29, 2010 On a special night, in which the Timbers Army presented each player with sunflowers and a personalized banner,http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/09/timbers-down-puerto-rico-late-goal-pore-1 Timbers down Puerto Rico on late goal by Pore Portland Timbers September 2, 2010 January 21, 2011 the Timbers left it to a late Ryan Pore goal in the 83rd minute to record a 1–0 victory over the Islanders in front of a sold-out stadium.Portland Timbers top Puerto Rico 1-0, leave PGE Park with a bang Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland September 2, 2011 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/09/portland_timbers_top_puerto_ri.html January 21, 2011 After the game, the Timbers announced that attendance for the 2010 season set a new modern-franchise record which included a record five sell-outs of PGE Park.http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/09/timbers-set-new-attendance-records-home-finale-0 Timbers set new attendance records in home finale Portland Timbers September 3, 2010 January 21, 2011 With the win against Puerto Rico — and help from other results around the league — Portland secured a playoff berth for the second year in a row.Portland Timbers start long road trip with eye on playoffs Geoffrey C. Arnold The Oregonian Portland September 10, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/09/portland_timbers_start_long_ro.html March 25, 2011 In the first game of their season-ending road trip and without leading scorer Ryan Pore, the Timbers extended their unbeaten streak to seven games as they earned a 0–0 draw with the Carolina RailHawks.Timbers extend unbeaten streak in 0-0 draw with Carolina The Oregonian Portland September 11, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/09/timbers_extend_unbeaten_streak.html March 25, 2011 One week later, Portland traveled to Puerto Rico to face the Islanders for the second time during the month. In his first start for the Timbers, new signing Kalif Alhassan chipped the ball over Islanders keeper Bill Gaudette in the third minute of second half stoppage time to record his first goal for the club and ensure the Timbers came away with a 1–0 victory.Portland 1, Puerto Rico 0: Alhassan's first goal is a winner The Oregonian Portland September 18, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/09/portland_1_puerto_rico_0_alhas.html March 25, 2011 On September 25, Portland were in Maryland for their fourth meeting of the season versus last place Crystal Palace Baltimore. Forward Bright Dike scored his eighth and ninth league goals of the season and forward George Josten added a third as the Timbers defeated Baltimore 3–1 to finish undefeated for the month of September.Timbers defeat Baltimore 3-1 behind Dike's brace http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/09/timbers-defeat-baltimore-3-1-behind-dikes-brace Portland Timbers September 25, 2011 March 25, 2011 October Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2010-10-02 16:00 PDT D-2 / CC 2–2 Report Portland Timbers Dunfield 27Arnoux 68 46 Alhassan56 Dike Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia 5,435 (SO) D Postseason Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2010-10-07 19:30 PDT Playoffs QF1 2–0 Report Portland Timbers Koffie 1Nash 13 pen. Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia 5,018 L Portland Timbers 2010-10-10 18:00 PDT Playoffs QF2 1–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Marcelin 49 Merlo Field Portland, Oregon 4,884 (SO) W Competitions USSF Division-2 Professional League USSF Division 2 Professional League#2010 season 2010 USSF Division-2 Professional League season The D-2 Pro League consisted of twelve teams from the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The league was divided into two conferences of six teams each. At the conclusion of the regular season, eight teams qualified for the playoffs—a seeded knockout tournament to determine the league champion. The 2010 regular season ran from April 10 to October 3. The Portland Timbers competed in the USL Conference along with five other teams. The NASL Conference contained the league's remaining six teams. The league schedule was weighted so that each team played more games against the three teams in their geographical region (called a pod), regardless of conference affiliation. Each team was also paired with one other team outside their pod for additional games. The teams in the same pod as the Portland Timbers were NSC Minnesota Stars, AC St. Louis and Vancouver Whitecaps FC and faced the Timbers four times each (two home and two away) during the regular season. The Timbers were also paired with Crystal Palace Baltimore, who were outside of Portland's pod, for four games. The remaining seven teams were played two times each (one home and one away). This resulted in a thirty-game league schedule. USL Conference table USSF Division 2 Professional League#NASL Conference Standings NASL Conference table POR Results summary 7 3 5 18 9 6 4 5 16 14 October 2, 2010 ussoccer.com October 2013 table b Round Stadium H /H /A /H /H /H /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /H /A /A /A /A /H /A /A /H /H /H /A /A /A /A Result W /W /T /W /L /T /L /L /T /T /L /L /W /W /T/W /W /L /T /L /T /W /W /T /W /W /T /W /W /T Conference 4 /2 /1 /1 /1 /2 /3 /3 /4 /5 /5 /5 /5 /3 /3/3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /4 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 League 6 /3 /1 /1 /1 /3 /5 /6 /7 /8 /9 /9 /8 /5 /5/5 /4 /5 /5 /5 /6 /5 /5 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 October 2, 2010 D-2 Pro League Results & League table October 2013 D-2 Pro League Playoffs The 2010 D-2 Pro League playoffs were a seeded knockout tournament to determine the 2010 D-2 Pro League champion. Eight teams from the twelve team league qualified for the playoffs. The top team in each conference automatically qualified while the next 6 teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. Playoff bracket Each round is a two-game aggregate goal series. Home teams for the first game of each series listed at the bottom of the bracket. Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 160px 1 Rochester Rhinos 0 2 2 8 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 3 4 Portland Timbers 0 1 1 5 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 0 2 3 Austin Aztex 0 2 2 6 Montreal Impact 2 3 5 2 Carolina RailHawks 0 4 4 7 NSC Minnesota Stars 0 0 0 5 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 0 0 8 Puerto Rico Islanders (aet) 0 2 2 2 Carolina RailHawks 0 2 2 6 Montreal Impact 1 0 1 2 Carolina RailHawks 0 1 1 8 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 1 3 Quarterfinals Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2010-10-07 19:30 PDT Leg 1 2–0 Report Portland Timbers Koffie 1Nash 13 pen. Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia 5,018 Portland Timbers 2010-10-10 18:00 PDT Leg 2 1–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Marcelin 49 Merlo Field Portland, Oregon 4,884 (SO) U.S. Open Cup 2010 U.S. Open Cup Cup bracket Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament Home teams listed on top of bracket First Round Second Round Third Round 35px 170px 40px PDL Kitsap Pumas 4 NPSL Bay Area Ambassadors 2 D-2 Portland Timbers 3 NPSL Sonoma County Sol 0 PDL Kitsap Pumas 1 D-2 Portland Timbers 4 D-2 Portland Timbers 1 (3) MLS Seattle Sounders FC (aet) (p) 1 (4) First round Portland Timbers 2010-06-15 19:00 PDT 3–0 Report Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) Nimo 58Suzuki 88Marcelin 90+1 PGE Park 2,107 Second round Kitsap Pumas (PDL) 2010-06-22 19:00 PDT 1–4 Report Portland Timbers Christner 90 34 Smith37 47 63 Dike Bremerton Memorial Stadium 1,205 Third round Portland Timbers 2010-06-30 19:30 PDT 1–1 yes Report Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) Dike 38 13 Jaqua0 101 Graham 3–4 Pore DeMartin Danso Smith López Sturgis Zakuani Montero Ianni Scott PGE Park 15,422 (SO) Cascadia Cup Cascadia Cup The Cascadia Cup is a trophy that was created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It is awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants. Since 2009, when Seattle joined Major League Soccer, the cup has been contested between Portland and Vancouver only. In 2011, when the Timbers and the Whitecaps joined the Sounders in MLS, all three Cascadia rivals again vied for the cup. The Timbers secured the 2010 Cascadia Cup—the club's second—on July 22 after defeating Vancouver 2–1 in a league match at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia. 2010 table main WDL Q y y y n POR Portland Timbers VAN Vancouver Whitecaps 2 0 2 6 4 0 2 2 4 6 green1 C complete Match results Portland Timbers 2010-04-29 19:00 PDT Match 1 2–1 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Pore 7 86Danso 0 85 11 Akwari PGE Park 5,808 Portland Timbers 2010-07-03 19:00 PDT Match 2 0–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC PGE Park 9,017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2010-07-22 19:30 PDT Match 3 1–2 Report Portland Timbers Khalfan 51Janicki 0 65 66 pen. Pore72 Danso Swangard Stadium 5,387 (SO) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2010-10-02 16:00 PDT Match 4 2–2 Report Portland Timbers Dunfield 27Arnoux 68 46 Alhassan56 Dike Swangard Stadium 5,435 (SO) Club <div style="float:left; width:47%;"> Coaching staff PositionStaffHead coachNZL Gavin WilkinsonAssistant coachUSA Amos MageeAssistant coachUSA Jim RilattGoalkeeper coachUSA Adam SmithMay 24, 2011 May 2011 </div> Management Majority Owner & President USA Merritt Paulson General Manager NZL Gavin Wilkinson y PGE Park 15,418 May 24, 2011 May 2011 Squad Kits _whiteborder _white_sleeve_seams _whiteborder _whitebottom 006400 006400 006400 006400 006400 PrimaryFFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Secondary_whiteborder _white_sleeve_seams _whiteborder _whitebottom 000000 000000 000000 000000 Third Final roster 0 USA GK Steve Cronin 1 USA GK Matt Pyzdrowski 2 CAN MF Derek Gaudet 4 USA DF Josh Cameron 5 USA DF Quavas Kirk 6 NZL DF Cameron Knowles inactive 7 USA MF Brian Farber 8 USA MF Rodrigo López 11 SWE MF Johan Claesson 12 USA MF Tony McManus 13 USA DF Stephen Keel 14 HAI MF James Marcelin 15 SCO DF Ian Joy captain 16 USA MF Alex Nimo on loan from Real Salt Lake 17 USA DF Scot Thompson 18 USA FW Doug DeMartin 19 USA FW George Josten 20 CAN DF Ross Smith 21 GHA MF Kalif Alhassan 22 USA MF Keith Savage 23 USA MF Ryan Pore 24 USA GK Adin Brown 25 SLV DF Steve Purdy 27 NGR FW Bright Dike 29 NED FW Ibad Muhamadu 30 JPN FW Takayuki Suzuki 33 USA DF Kevin Goldthwaite 98 GAM DF Mamadou Danso Recognition D-2 Pro League Most Valuable Player PlayerLinkUSA Ryan PoreD-2 Pro League Postseason Awards Day 2 D-2 Pro League Goal Scoring Champion PlayerLinkUSA Ryan PoreD-2 Pro League Postseason Awards Day 1 D-2 Pro League Best XI PlayerLinkUSA Ryan PoreD-2 Pro League Postseason Awards Day 2 D-2 Pro League Player of the Month MonthPlayerLinkAprilUSA Ryan PoreD-2 Pro League April PotM Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on October 11, 2010. D-2 Pro League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup 0 Steve Cronin GK USA 28+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1 Matt Pyzdrowski GK USA 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2 Derek Gaudet MF CAN 7+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4 Josh Cameron DF USA 7+3 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 5 Quavas Kirk DF USA 12+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 6 Cameron Knowles DF NZL 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 7 Brian Farber MF USA 5+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 8 Rodrigo López MF USA 4+15 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 (9) O. J. Obatola (released) FW NGR 6+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 (10) Mandjou Keita (transferred to IND Pune FC) FW GUI 9+1 1 0+0 0 1+2 0 11 Johan Claesson MF SWE 11+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 12 Tony McManus MF USA 14+12 0 1+1 0 2+1 0 13 Stephen Keel DF USA 18+5 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 14 James Marcelin MF HAI 22+3 0 2+0 1 2+0 1 15 Ian Joy DF USA 21+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 16 Alex Nimo MF USA 17+5 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 17 Scot Thompson DF USA 7+5 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 18 Doug DeMartin FW USA 8+11 0 2+0 0 1+2 0 19 George Josten FW USA 7+11 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 20 Ross Smith DF CAN 16+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 1 21 Kalif Alhassan MF GHA 3+3 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 22 Keith Savage MF USA 8+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 23 Ryan Pore MF USA 28+1 15 2+0 0 3+0 0 24 Adin Brown GK USA 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 25 Steve Purdy DF USA 19+5 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 27 Bright Dike FW USA 19+4 10 2+0 0 2+0 4 29 Ibad Muhamadu FW NED 6+4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 30 Takayuki Suzuki FW JPN 5+19 1 0+2 0 2+0 1 33 Kevin Goldthwaite DF USA 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 98 Mamadou Danso DF GAM 20+4 1 0+0 0 3+0 0 Top scorers Players with 1 goal or more included only. Last updated on October 11, 2010 Rk.Nat.PositionPlayerTotalD-2 Pro LeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open Cup1USAMFRyan Pore1515002USAFWBright Dike1410043GHAMFKalif Alhassan2200CANDFRoss Smith2101JPNFWTakayuki Suzuki2101HAIMFJames Marcelin20117USADFJosh Cameron1100GAMDFMamadou Danso1100USAFWGeorge Josten1100GUIFWMandjou Keita1100NGRFWO. J. Obatola1100USAMFAlex Nimo1001TOTALS433418 Disciplinary record Players with 1 card or more included only. Last updated on October 11, 2010 No.Nat.PositionPlayerTotalD-2 Pro LeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open Cup 0USAGKSteve Cronin202000004USADFJosh Cameron202000005USADFQuavas Kirk202000008USAMFRodrigo López31310000(9)NGRFWO. J. Obatola1010000012USAMFTony McManus1010000013USADFStephen Keel2010001014HAIMFJames Marcelin5151000015USADFIan Joy9181100016USAMFAlex Nimo4040000017USADFScot Thompson2010001019USAFWGeorge Josten1010000020CANDFRoss Smith1010000023USAMFRyan Pore3020100025USADFSteve Purdy3030000027USAFWBright Dike6060000029NEDFWIbad Muhamadu4040000030JPNFWTakayuki Suzuki4030001098GAMDFMamadou Danso41410000 TOTALS5945442030 Goalkeeper stats Last updated on October 11, 2010. No.Nat.PlayerTotalD-2 Pro LeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASV0USASteve Cronin2989260.78922509220.798118021.00430020.6071USAMatt Pyzdrowski18310.49518310.49500–000–024USAAdin Brown800.000800.00000–000–0 TOTALS3180270.76972700230.778618021.00430020.607 Player movement Transfers in Permanent DatePos.NamePrevious clubFee December 7, 2009 DF USA Quavas Kirk USA Minnesota Thunder Freehttp://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2009/12/timbers_sign_quavas_kirk_for_2.html Timbers sign Quavas Kirk for 2010 The Oregonian Portland December 7, 2009 May 23, 2010 February 11, 2010 MF HAI James Marcelin PUR Puerto Rico Islanders Freehttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/02/timbers-sign-haitian-midfielder-james-marcelin-0 Timbers sign Haitian midfielder James Marcelin Portland Timbers February 11, 2010 November 22, 2010 February 15, 2010 DF CAN Ross Smith ENG Ebbsfleet United Freehttp://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/02/timbers_sign_defender_ross_smi.html Timbers sign defender Ross Smith The Oregonian Portland Mike Wilson February 15, 2010 May 23, 2010 February 18, 2010 DF USA Ian Joy GER Ingolstadt 04 Freehttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/02/timbers-add-defender-ian-joy-2010 Timbers add defender Ian Joy for 2010 Portland Timbers February 18, 2010 November 22, 2010 February 23, 2010 GK USA Adin Brown NOR Aalesund Freehttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/02/timbers-sign-veteran-goalkeeper-adin-brown Timbers sign veteran goalkeeper Adin Brown Portland Timbers February 23, 2010 November 22, 2010 February 26, 2010 FW USA Doug DeMartin (R) USA Michigan State SpartansUSA Michigan Bucks Freehttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/02/timbers-add-three-more-2010-roster-0 Timbers add three more to 2010 roster Portland Timbers February 26, 2010 November 22, 2010 February 26, 2010 MF CAN Derek Gaudet CAN Halifax Dunbrack Free February 26, 2010 GK USA Matt Pyzdrowski (R) USA Marquette Golden EaglesUSA Chicago Fire Premier Free April 2, 2010 DF USA Steve Purdy USA FC Dallas Freehttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/04/timbers-add-defender-steve-purdy-2010-0 Timbers add defender Steve Purdy for 2010 Portland Timbers April 2, 2010 November 22, 2010 April 7, 2010 FW NGR O. J. Obatola SGP Gombak United Undisclosedhttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/04/timbers-sign-obatola-dike-2010-campaign-0 Timbers sign Obatola, Dike for 2010 campaign Portland Timbers April 7, 2010 November 22, 2010 April 7, 2010 FW USA Bright Dike (R) USA Notre Dame Fighting IrishUSA Indiana Invaders Free August 4, 2010 FW NED Ibad Muhamadu NED Dordrecht Freehttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/08/timbers-sign-dutch-forward-ibad-muhamadu Timbers sign Dutch forward Ibad Muhamadu Portland Timbers August 4, 2010 November 22, 2010 August 19, 2010 MF GHA Kalif Alhassan GHA Liberty Professionals Undisclosedhttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/08/timbers-sign-ghanaian-midfielder-kalif-alhassan Timbers sign Ghanaian midfielder Kalif Alhassan Portland Timbers August 19, 2010 November 22, 2010 August 25, 2010 DF USA Kevin Goldthwaite USA New York Red Bulls Freehttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/08/timbers-sign-defender-kevin-goldthwaite-2010-0 Timbers sign defender Kevin Goldthwaite for 2010 Portland Timbers August 25, 2010 November 22, 2010 Loan DatePos.NameFromReturn Date March 11, 2010 MF USA Alex Nimo USA Real Salt Lake End of Seasonhttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/03/timbers-acquire-alex-nimo-loan-salt-lake-0 Timbers acquire Alex Nimo on loan from Salt Lake Portland Timbers March 11, 2010 November 22, 2010 Transfers out Permanent DatePos.NameToFee December 7, 2009 FW USA Jason McLaughlin N/A Contract expired December 7, 2009 FW USA Kevin Forrest N/A Contract expired December 7, 2009 FW SWE Antouman Jallow N/A Contract expired December 7, 2009 DF USA David Hayes N/A Contract expired December 7, 2009 DF USA Cameron Dunn N/A Contract expired December 7, 2009 DF MEX Ivan Becerra N/A Contract expired December 7, 2009 MF USA Shaun Higgins N/A Contract expired December 7, 2009 MF USA Tom Poltl N/A Contract expired December 7, 2009 GK USA Brian Visser N/A Contract expired February 11, 2010 DF JPN Takuro Nishimura USA Crystal Palace Baltimore Undisclosed June 10, 2010 FW NGR O. J. Obatola Unattached Releasedhttp://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/06/timbers-release-forward-oj-obatola Timbers release forward O. J. Obatola Portland Timbers June 10, 2010 November 22, 2010 September 1, 2010 FW GUI Mandjou Keita IND Pune FC Undisclosedhttp://punefc.com/news-details.aspx?News_ID=191&type=recent Breaking News: PFC sign Keita Pune FC September 1, 2010 September 1, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110715132308/http://punefc.com/news-details.aspx?News_ID=191&type=recent July 15, 2011 Loan DatePos.NameToReturn Date November 11, 2009http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2009/11/timbers-loan-keita-top-flight-club-india-0 Timbers loan Keita to top-flight club in India Portland Timbers November 11, 2009 November 22, 2010 FW GUI Mandjou Keita IND Salgaocar April 28, 2010http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/04/forward-mandjou-keita-returns-portland-0 Forward Mandjou Keita returns to Portland Portland Timbers April 28, 2010 November 22, 2010 Notes 30em External links D-2 Pro League team page for Portland Timbers USL-1 team page for Portland Timbers 2010 Category:American soccer clubs 2010 season Category:USSF Division 2 Professional League Category:2010 in Portland, Oregon Category:2010 in sports in Oregon