Game Guide: Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake - Aug. 21, 2013

(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWPOR 4-0-1 5-1-6 0-2-4 7-0-4 2-3-4RSL 7-0-1 5-5-2 0-3-2 11-3-3 1-5-2

PORTLAND TIMBERS REAL SALT LAKE Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 8/17/2013 POR 2, DAL 1 (0) 8/10/2013 RSL 1, HOU 0 (0)Road win 5/25/2013 POR 2, DC 0 (5) 7/13/2013 RSL 3, DAL 0 (3)Home loss 3/09/2013 POR 1, MTL 2 (9) 7/20/2013 RSL 1, KC 2 (1)Road loss 7/27/2013 POR 1, SJ 2 (0) 8/17/2013 RSL 2, LA 4 (0)Tie game 8/03/2013 POR 1, VAN 1 (1) 8/03/2013 RSL 2, COL 2 (2)Shutout for 7/20/2013 POR 0, PHI 0 (3) 8/10/2013 RSL 1, HOU 0 (1)Shutout vs. 7/20/2013 POR 0, PHI 0 (3) 4/27/2013 RSL 0, LA 2 (16)

Timbers TLTTWWTWTTWTWTWTWLWTLTWReal Salt Lake WLTLWLTWLWWLWTWWWWTWLLTWL

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPOR 23 4 8 7 4 0 34 1.48RSL 25 4 7 9 4 1 41 1.64

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPOR 23 9 7 6 1 0 22 0.96RSL 25 8 9 5 1 2 30 1.20

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90POR 34 2 4 5 10 4 9RSL 41 4 2 9 6 4 16

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90POR 22 4 8 0 5 2 3RSL 30 6 1 3 5 5 10

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

TIMBERSG: 8 R JohnsonA: 10 ValeriSHT: 55 ValeriSOG: 20 R JohnsonFC: 46 CharaFS: 51 NagbeOF: 21 R JohnsonC: 4 3 players tiedE: 1 Danso/Kah

REAL G: 9 SaborioA: 8 MoralesSHT: 42 SaborioSOG: 16 Plata/SaborioFC: 34 GrabavoyFS: 59 MoralesOF: 14 SaborioC: 5 Beckerman/Wingert E: 1 4 players tied

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Timbers 23 9-3-11 38 34 22at home 11 7-1-3 24 19 8

Real 25 12-8-5 41 41 30on road 13 5-6-2 17 22 20

2013 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (5 meetings): Timbers 1 win, 5 goals … Real 3 wins, 9 goals … Ties 1AT PORTLAND (2 meetings): Timbers 1 win, 3 goals … Real 1 win, 3 goals … Ties 0

LAST YEAR (MLS)3/31: POR 2, RSL 3 (Nagbe 48, 65 – Saborio 39; Steele 89; Beckerman 93+)7/7: RSL 3, POR 0 (Saborio (60, 62, 75)9/22: RSL 2, POR 1 (Espindola 14; Morales 36 – Dike 61)

8Valeri

23Powell

9R Johnson

21Chara

22Wallace

6Nagbe

14Zemanski

5Harrington

44Kah

35Jean-Baptiste

1Ricketts

15Saborio

2Beltran

14Alvarez

11Morales21

Gil

17Wingert 6

Borchers

44McDonald

20Grabavoy

18Rimando

13Garcia

PORTLAND TIMBERS1 Donovan Ricketts (GK)2 Ryan Miller (DF)4 Will Johnson (MF)5 Michael Harrington (DF)6 Darlington Nagbe (MF)7 Sal Zizzo (FW)8 Diego Valeri (MF)9 Ryan Johnson (FW)10 Frederic Piquionne (FW)11 Kalif Alhassan (MF)12 David Horst (DF)13 Jack Jewsbury (MF)14 Ben Zemanski (MF)15 Steven Evans (MF)16 Brent Richards (FW)17 Michael Nanchoff (MF)19 Bright Dike (FW)20 Jose Valencia (FW)21 Diego Chara (MF)22 Rodney Wallace (DF)23 Alvas Powell (DF)24 Sebastian Rincon (FW)25 Dylan Tucker-Gangnes (DF)27 Mikael Silvestre (DF)30 Milos Kocic (GK)31 Rauwshan McKenzie (DF)35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste (DF)44 Pa Modou Kah (DF)90 Jake Gleeson (GK)98 Mamadou Danso (DF)

REAL SALT LAKE1 Eduardo Fernandez (GK)2 Tony Beltran (DF)3 Kwame Watson-Siriboe (DF)4 Aaron Maund (DF)5 Kyle Beckerman (MF)6 Nat Borchers (DF)7 Lovel Palmer (MF)8 Joao Plata (FW)10 Robbie Findley (FW)11 Javier Morales (MF)12 Cole Grossman (MF)13 Olmes Garcia (FW)14 Yordany Alvarez (MF)15 Alvaro Saborio (FW)16 Carlos Salcedo (DF)17 Chris Wingert (DF)18 Nick Rimando (GK)19 Enzo Martinez (MF)20 Ned Grabavoy (MF)21 Luis Gil (MF)22 David Viana (MF)23 Khari Stephenson (MF)24 Jeff Attinella (GK)25 Rich Balchan (DF)26 Sebastian Velasquez (MF)27 John Stertzer (MF)28 Chris Schuler (DF)29 Abdoulie Mansally (MF)44 Brandon McDonald (DF)45 Josh Saunders (GK)46 Benji Lopez (FW)49 Devon Sandoval (FW)

ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS

REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar.AR1 (bench): Ian Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Hanson;

4th: Jesus Cisneros

TIMBERSSun. Aug. 25 at Seattle

Fri. Aug. 30 at Real Salt LakeSat. Sept. 7 Toronto FC

Sat. Sept. 14 at Chivas USA

UPCOMING MATCHES

PORTLAND TIMBERS v REAL SALT LAKE(August 21, Jeld-Wen Field, 8 p.m. PT)

REALSat. Aug. 24 ColumbusFri. Aug. 30 PortlandFri. Sept. 13 at SeattleSat. Sept. 21 San Jose

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A 41 30 55 75

27 16 7 6 7 8 0 0

19 11 7 9 5 4 2 0 4 3 0 0 3 3 1 0

6 9 31 19 4 2

F A 34 22 61 94

15 16 12 2 7 4 0 0

19 8 4 4 4 2 1 0 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 0

5 3 26 15 3 4

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

TIMBERS REAL

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

none

none

SUSPENDED: RSL: Kyle Beckerman (caution accumulation; through August 21)WARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): POR: Pa Modou Kah, Diego Chara, Ben Zemanski … RSL: Ned Grabavoy, Olmes Garcia, Chris Wingert

PORTLAND TIMBERS v REAL SALT LAKE(August 21, Jeld-Wen Field, 8 p.m. PT - MLS Game 232)

2013 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Donovan Ricketts GK 6-4 210 07/06/1977 St. James, Jamaica 22 22 0 0 125 125 0 02 Ryan Miller DF 5-11 165 12/14/1984 Barrington, IL 6 4 0 0 6 4 0 04 Will Johnson MF 5-10 155 01/21/1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 20 20 6 3 140 125 16 115 Michael Harrington DF 6-0 170 01/24/1986 Greenville, NC 22 22 0 0 171 150 5 146 Darlington Nagbe FW 5-9 165 07/19/1990 Monrovia, Liberia 23 23 7 3 84 75 15 77 Sal Zizzo FW 5-11 165 04/03/1987 San Diego, CA 4 0 0 0 64 27 1 88 Diego Valeri MF 5-10 165 05/01/1986 Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina 21 21 4 10 21 21 4 109 Ryan Johnson FW 6-1 180 11/26/1984 Kingston, Jamaica 22 18 8 4 174 133 35 2410 Frederic Piquionne FW 6-2 170 12/08/1978 Noumea, New Caledonia 19 7 1 5 19 7 1 511 Kalif Alhassan FW 5-10 160 10/15/1990 Accra, Ghana 19 8 0 3 67 45 1 1112 David Horst DF 6-4 200 10/25/1985 Pine Grove, PA 2 2 0 0 42 35 1 013 Jack Jewsbury DF 6-0 185 04/13/1981 Joplin, MO 19 19 0 1 277 223 24 3314 Ben Zemanski DF 5-11 150 05/12/1988 Akron, OH 18 7 1 2 90 65 3 915 Steven Evans MF 6-1 180 09/19/1991 Portland, OR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 Brent Richards FW 5-10 165 05/20/1990 Camas, WA 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 017 Michael Nanchoff MF 5-8 150 09/24/1988 North Royalton, OH 1 0 0 0 15 2 0 019 Bright Dike FW 6-1 223 02/02/1987 Edmond, OK 0 0 0 0 23 9 6 020 Jose Adolfo Valencia FW 6-1 180 12/18/1991 Bogota, Colombia 12 0 1 0 12 0 1 021 Diego Chara MF 5-8 150 04/05/1986 Valle del Cauca, Colombia 21 21 0 3 77 76 2 722 Rodney Wallace FW 5-10 160 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 17 12 4 5 100 84 10 1323 Alvas Powell DF 6-0 165 07/18/1994 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 024 Sebastian Rincon FW 6-1 170 01/14/1994 Cali, Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 025 Dylan Tucker-Gangnes DF 6-3 190 10/03/1989 Bainbridge Island, WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 Milos Kocic GK 6-4 200 06/04/1985 Leskovac, Yugoslavia 1 1 0 1 42 39 0 131 Rauwshan McKenzie DF 6-1 185 11/19/1986 Hartford, CT 0 0 0 0 31 28 0 135 Andrew Jean-Baptiste DF 6-2 205 06/16/1992 Brooklyn, NY 21 17 1 1 26 21 2 144 Pa Modou Kah DF 6-1 175 07/30/1980 Banjul, Gambia 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 090 Jake Gleeson GK 6-3 200 06/26/1990 Palmerston North, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 098 Mamadou Danso DF 6-3 185 04/27/1983 Serekunda, Gambia 10 9 0 0 44 41 3 0

HEAD COACH : Caleb Porter 02/18/1975 W9 L3 T11

PORTLAND TIMBERS

2013 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Eduardo Fernandez GK 6-3 170 12/16/1992 Guadalajara, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 Tony Beltran DF 5-8 150 10/11/1987 Claremont, CA 18 18 0 1 128 117 0 63 Kwame Watson-Siriboe DF 6-3 196 11/13/1986 Chino Hills, CA 7 7 0 0 29 24 0 04 Aaron Maund DF 6-1 185 09/19/1990 Dorchester, MA 3 3 0 0 18 12 0 05 Kyle Beckerman MF 5-11 165 04/23/1982 Crofton, MD 19 19 2 4 318 289 30 416 Nat Borchers DF 6-2 175 04/13/1981 Tucson, AZ 20 20 0 2 248 247 10 67 Lovel Palmer DF 5-10 160 08/30/1984 Mandeville, Jamaica 13 11 0 0 92 81 3 28 Joao Plata FW 5-2 135 03/01/1992 Guayaquil, Ecuador 22 14 2 6 58 42 5 1110 Robbie Findley FW 5-9 165 08/04/1985 Phoenix, AZ 17 13 6 2 122 75 37 1511 Javier Morales MF 5-9 165 01/10/1980 Buenos Aires, Argentina 21 19 5 8 148 134 25 5112 Cole Grossman MF 6-0 165 04/10/1989 Sacramento, CA 1 1 0 0 13 6 1 013 Olmes Garcia FW 6-0 175 10/21/1992 Barranquilla, Colombia 18 6 5 3 18 6 5 314 Yordany Alvarez MF 5-10 165 05/24/1985 Cienfuegos, Cuba 13 7 1 0 33 16 1 015 Alvaro Saborio FW 6-0 170 03/25/1982 San Carlos, Costa Rica 12 11 9 2 93 82 49 1116 Carlos Salcedo DF 6-1 170 09/29/1993 Guadalajara, Mexico 9 8 0 0 9 8 0 017 Chris Wingert DF 5-10 170 06/16/1982 Babylon, NY 13 13 0 0 231 199 1 1318 Nick Rimando GK 5-9 184 06/17/1979 Montclair, CA 20 20 0 1 339 339 0 719 Enzo Martinez MF 5-7 160 09/29/1990 Montevideo, Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 Ned Grabavoy MF 5-7 150 07/01/1983 Joliet, IL 23 21 5 3 211 160 13 2321 Luis Gil MF 5-8 150 11/14/1993 Garden Grove, CA 21 17 3 3 75 50 6 623 Khari Stephenson MF 6-1 185 01/18/1981 Kingston, Jamaica 16 7 1 1 94 56 9 924 Jeff Attinella GK 6-2 190 09/29/1988 Clearwater, FL 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 025 Rich Balchan DF 6-0 165 01/18/1989 Ann Arbor, MI 0 0 0 0 19 18 1 026 Sebastian Velasquez MF 5-11 155 02/11/1991 Medellin, Colombia 16 8 0 3 25 13 0 327 John Stertzer MF 6-0 170 10/04/1990 Oakton, VA 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 028 Chris Schuler DF 6-4 185 09/09/1987 St. Louis, MO 12 12 0 0 46 38 2 129 Abdoulie Mansally DF 5-10 165 01/27/1989 Banjul, Gambia 12 7 0 1 106 58 7 644 Brandon McDonald DF 6-1 185 01/16/1986 Phoenix, AZ 13 12 0 1 138 127 7 945 Josh Saunders GK 6-4 210 03/02/1981 Grants Pass, OR 3 3 0 0 59 56 0 046 Benji Lopez FW 6-0 165 02/16/1995 San Diego, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 049 Devon Sandoval FW 6-1 185 06/16/1991 Albuquerque, NM 13 7 1 0 13 7 1 0 HEAD COACH : Jason Kreis 12/29/1972 W86 L69 T54

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS GAME INFORMATION

PORTLAND TIMBERS vs REAL SALT LAKE JELD-WEN FIELD, Portland, Ore.

August 21, 2013 (WEEK 26, MLS Game #232) 8 p.m. PT (ROOT-NW; KUCW) A crucial match not only in Western Conference but also in the race for the Supporters’ Shield kicks off Wednesday night at Jeld-Wen Field when the Portland Timbers play host to Real Salt Lake. The teams are separated by just three points, the Timbers now in third place in the West following their 2-1 home win against FC Dallas last weekend, while RSL is still the overall leader after its 4-2 loss at the LA Galaxy. It’s the first league meeting this season between the clubs, but Real did advance to the U.S. Open Cup Final with a victory against the Timbers two weeks ago. REFEREE: Ricardo Salazar. AR1 (bench): Ian Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Hanson; 4th: Jesus Cisneros MLS Career: 175 games; FC/gm: 26.8; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 50; pens: 59 DISABLED LIST: none SUSPENDED: RSL: Kyle Beckerman (caution accumulation; through August 21) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: POR: Pa Modou Kah, Diego Chara, Ben Zemanski … RSL: Ned Grabavoy, Olmes Garcia, Chris Wingert SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: POR: Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Will Johnson … RSL: Lovel Palmer, Yordany Alvarez INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (5 meetings): Timbers 1 win, 5 goals … Real 3 wins, 9 goals … Ties 1 AT PORTLAND (2 meetings): Timbers 1 win, 3 goals … Real 1 win, 3 goals … Ties 0 RETURN MATCHES: 8/30: Real Salt Lake vs. Portland Timbers, 8 p.m. MT (NBCSN); 10/19: Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m. PT LAST YEAR (MLS) 3/31: POR 2, RSL 3 (Nagbe 48, 65 – Saborio 39; Steele 89; Beckerman 93+) 7/7: RSL 3, POR 0 (Saborio (60, 62, 75) 9/22: RSL 2, POR 1 (Espindola 14; Morales 36 – Dike 61)

RSL won all three league meetings between the teams a season ago. The Timbers have won once in five league meetings all-time – a 1-0 win in the first encounter between the clubs, April 30, 2011 in Portland.

Coaches record: Caleb Porter vs. RSL: first game … Jason Kreis vs. POR: P5 W3 L1 D1 U.S. OPEN CUP

While the teams have not met in MLS play this season, they did play in a U.S. Open Cup semifinal Aug. 7 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Alvaro Saborio scored in the seventh minute and Joao Plata netted in the 78th to lead RSL to a 2-1 victory; Diego Valeri scored a late stoppage time goal for Portland.

Here’s the RSL team: Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Nat Borchers, Carlos Salcedo, Chris Wingert; Kyle Beckerman; Luis Gil (Yordany Alvarez, 88’), Khari Stephenson (Javier Morales, 80’); Ned Grabavoy; Robbie Findley (Joao Plata, 61’), Alvaro Saborio

Here’s the Timbers team: Donovan Ricketts; Michael Harrington, Pa Modou Kah, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Ryan Miller (Alvas Powell, 77’); Diego Chara, Will Johnson (Kalif Alhassan, 63’), Diego Valeri; Darlington Nagbe, Ryan Johnson (Jose Adolfo Valencia, 63’), Rodney Wallace

PORTLAND TIMBERS The Portland Timbers won their first game in four matches, defeating FC Dallas 2-1 on Saturday evening at Jeld-Wen Field. The Timbers are in third place in the Western Conference with 38 points from 23 matches. LAST MATCH

The Timbers broke through in the 26th minute when Diego Valeri sent a corner kick to the middle of the six, where Ryan Johnson met it with a powerful header to beat FC Dallas goalkeeper Raúl Fernández.

FCD countered right back two minutes later when a clever through ball from Fabián Castillo found a streaking Mauro Díaz, who finished brilliantly past Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts.

But just five minutes later Portland regained the lead, again set up by Valeri. He made a run to just outside the area, unlocking Nagbe from the right wing with a perfectly placed pass, and Nagbe unleashed a blast Fernández into the far top upper corner.


Timbers head coach Caleb Porter made three changes to the team that reached a 1-1 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Jeld-Wen Field. Diego Chara and Ben Zemanski came into the midfield in place of Jack Jewsbury and Will Johnson, and Ryan Johnson started up top in place of Frederic Piquionne.

PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-2-1-3): Donovan Ricketts - Alvas Powell, Pa Modou Kah, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Michael Harrington - Diego Chara, Ben Zemanski - Diego Valeri (Kalif Alhassan 79) - Darlington Nagbe, Ryan Johnson (Jose Adolfo Valencia 73), Rodney Wallace.

TEAM NEWS The Timbers are undefeated over their last nine games at Jeld-Wen Field (7-0-2), their only loss in the Rose

City this season having come on March 9 vs. Montréal. “This team has got the mentality, I’ve never questioned that, and I don’t know why anybody else would, but this

is one game down,” said Timbers head coach Caleb Porter. “… We’re in the last stretch here. And we want to hit the last stretch running, sprinting. We don’t want to wait for the last three or four games to now sprint, we’re going to start sprinting now, and I thought we showed how hungry we are to make the playoffs.”

Midfielder Diego Valeri has assisted on each one of the Timbers last six goals, over the past five games, setting up both goals in win against FC Dallas. Valeri is second in MLS with 10 assists.

“He’s exactly what we thought he’d be and exactly what we wanted him to be,” Porter said. “He’s a playmaker. He’s a final passer. He’s a guy that sets people up. That’s what you want out of your No. 10. … He’s the creator and the guy that should be setting guys up. He’s capable of scoring goals, but he’ll have more assists than goals.”

Said midfielder Ben Zemanski: “I thought [Valeri] was big-time for us. He played some final balls and he had a couple chances for himself that he was a little unlucky on. I thought he performed very well for us, he defended well, he attacked well. He was a true maestro.”

Timbers striker Ryan Johnson scored his fourth goal over the last seven games against FC Dallas. Johnson had gone nearly two months without an MLS goal before starting the current run on June 23.

Darlington Nagbe also scored his second goal in the last three games, his seventh of the season. It’s a new single-season career-high for Nagbe, in his third MLS season; he had six goals a season ago.

“Ryan Johnson, Darlington, they are very fast and I just try to get the ball into the six because this is my job,” Valeri said.

Will Johnson was out for the first time this season, unavailable for the FCD match after suffering a shoulder injury the week before. Johnson had missed two matches earlier, both because of international duty for the CONCACAF Gold Cup with Canada.

Diego Chara also returned to the starting lineup after missing the last two matches; he was taken off at halftime in his last league outing, July 20 vs. Philadelphia.

REAL SALT LAKE Real Salt Lake had their road winless streak stretched to three matches, the LA Galaxy rolling to a 4-2 victory Saturday evening at StubHub Center. RSL lead the Western Conference with 41 points from 24 games. LAST MATCH

Real opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Nat Borchers collected an LA clearance near midfield and quickly played it forward to Ned Grabavoy just above the Galaxy box. Grabavoy sliced it to the streaking Joao Plata, who slotted past LA goalkeeper Jaime Penedo.

But the Galaxy claimed the lead with two goals from Robbie Keane. In the 56th minute, Keane took a long ball from Juninho at the top of the box, cut back to his right and fired inside the right post from the edge of the box. His second came 11 minutes later when Sean Franklin ran onto a ball and crossed from the right flank, where Keane volleyed home at the near post.

The Galaxy made it 3-1 with a quarter-hour to play, when newly minted Designated Player Omar Gonzalez nodded in Landon Donovan's corner kick from the left. Keane finished off his hat trick in the 86th minute, racing onto a Franklin ball played over the RSL backline and lifting it over an onrushing Nick Rimando into the net.

Robbie Findley netted a second goal for RSL with the game's final touch, tapping home from close range after Borchers dropped a free kick into the mixer.

RSL head coach Jason Kreis made one change to the team that defeated the Houston Dynamo 1-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Luis Gil came back into the team in place of Olmes Garcia.

REAL SALT LAKE (4-3-1-2): Nick Rimando - Tony Beltran, Carlos Salcedo, Nat Borchers, Chris Wingert (Abdoulie Mansally 81) - Luis Gil (Olmes Garcia 74), Kyle Beckerman, Ned Grabavoy - Javier Morales - Joao Plata, Alvaro Saborio (Robbie Findley 66).

TEAM NEWS Real Salt Lake had gone more than a year since giving up four or more goals in a game, but they’ve done it

now twice in four matches. RSL conceded four times to New York on July 27 before the 4-2 loss at LA; they had last allowed that many goals in a 5-0 to San Jose on July 14, 2012.


“[Tony] Beltran, [Chris] Wingert, [Nat] Borchers, Carlos [Salcedo], those guys made some sliding and lunging tackles to save plays in the first half,” said RSL head coach Jasonn Kreis. “I think you have to feel if you’re going to have to do that all night at some point, it’s going to give, and it gave in the second half for sure.”

Said goalkeeper Nick Rimando: “They had the better chances. They were fresh, sharp. The first half and second half, we weren’t as sharp as we want to be, especially defensively. It’s definitely humbling and they’re the past champions for a reason. It’s good to go against these guys and see where we’re at and know that next time, we’ve got to be better.”

With the weekend’s other results, RSL still held onto the top spot in the Western Conference and in his MLS overall table. Fifteen of the league’s 19 teams are within a 10-point span.

“It’s cool to be at the top, but we’re not really too concerned with it. We’ll start talking about it with three games left, but with 10 games left there’s too much soccer to be played. And with seventh and first (separated by) seven points everybody is in the race for the Supporters’ Shield,” said midfielder Kyle Beckerman.

Center back Nat Borchers played a part in both RSL goals in their 4-2 loss at the LA Galaxy last weekend, credited with assists on each, his first two assists this season and first since May 7, 2011.

Joao Plata scored his first goal since May 19, his second of the season, in making a second consecutive start up top. He played the full 90 minutes for just the third time this season.

Coming off the substitutes’ bench after not featuring in the Houston match, Robbie Findley scored his sixth goal of the year. His last goal came in his last start, July 20 vs. Sporting KC.

“We give the ball away cheaply in poor spots, they’re right on top of you and with the dangerous players they have there in front of goal it can make things extremely difficult,” Kreis said. “Another night that I just don’t think that we’ve been good enough with the ball.”

2013 PORTLAND TIMBERS STATISTICS (9-3-11, 38 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 9 F Ryan Johnson 22 18 1518 8 4 34 20 21 24 21 0 2 0 6 F Darlington Nagbe 23 23 1909 7 3 44 19 6 51 4 1 1 0 4 M Will Johnson 20 20 1800 6 3 41 15 20 30 1 25 3 0 8 M Diego Valeri 21 21 1725 4 10 55 19 27 34 6 81 2 0 22 F Rodney Wallace 17 12 1153 4 5 29 10 15 6 7 0 2 0 10 F Frederic Piquionne 19 7 755 1 5 28 8 19 12 12 0 0 0 14 D Ben Zemanski 18 7 806 1 2 7 2 17 6 0 0 5 0 35 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 21 17 1692 1 1 13 4 24 12 2 0 3 0 20 F Jose Adolfo Valencia 12 0 155 1 0 7 4 6 5 2 0 1 0 11 F Kalif Alhassan 19 8 697 0 3 16 4 13 18 3 3 0 0 21 M Diego Chara 21 21 1837 0 3 7 3 46 25 0 0 4 0 13 D Jack Jewsbury 19 19 1614 0 1 11 1 19 10 0 11 0 0 30 G Milos Kocic 1 1 90 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 D Mamadou Danso 10 9 820 0 0 6 0 14 4 1 0 2 1 5 D Michael Harrington 22 22 1961 0 0 3 0 20 20 2 0 1 0 12 D David Horst 2 2 108 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 44 D Pa Modou Kah 10 10 821 0 0 4 1 11 14 3 0 4 1 2 D Ryan Miller 6 4 348 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 17 M Michael Nanchoff 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 D Alvas Powell 2 2 153 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 G Donovan Ricketts 22 22 1980 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 27 D Mikael Silvestre 8 8 688 0 0 2 0 11 5 1 0 2 0 7 F Sal Zizzo 4 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 19 F Bright Dike 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 M Steven Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 G Jake Gleeson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 D Rauwshan McKenzie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 F Brent Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 F Sebastian Rincon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 D Dylan Tucker-Gangnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 23 23 2070 34 41 308 110 300 310 66 121 34 2 Opponent totals 23 23 2070 22 18 302 97 310 300 38 116 29 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Rodney Wallace 3, Darlington Nagbe 2, Frederic Piquionne 1, Will Johnson 1 Ryan Johnson 1, Andrew Jean-Baptiste 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Diego Valeri 3, Diego Chara 2, Rodney Wallace 1, Frederic Piquionne 1 Will Johnson 1, Ryan Johnson 1, Jack Jewsbury 1, Kalif Alhassan 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Will Johnson 2-2 PORTLAND TIMBERS INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Donovan Ricketts 22 22 1980 90 68 20 0.91 3 4 9 3 10 9 30 G Milos Kocic 1 1 90 7 5 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Team totals 23 23 2070 97 73 22 0.96 3 4 9 3 11 9 Opponent totals 23 23 2070 110 75 34 1.48 2 2 3 9 11 4 * = Played with other teams in 2013. Only Portland Timbers statistics listed here.

2013 REAL SALT LAKE STATISTICS (12-8-5, 41 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 15 F Alvaro Saborio 12 11 991 9 2 42 16 18 12 14 0 1 0 10 F Robbie Findley 17 13 938 6 2 28 13 3 21 7 0 1 0 11 M Javier Morales 21 19 1705 5 8 36 14 17 59 5 87 2 0 13 F Olmes Garcia 18 6 754 5 3 27 12 19 22 7 0 4 0 20 M Ned Grabavoy 23 21 1953 5 3 18 7 34 45 3 5 4 0 21 M Luis Gil 21 17 1435 3 3 27 11 14 11 1 3 1 0 8 F Joao Plata 22 14 1254 2 6 41 16 12 12 9 7 0 0 5 M Kyle Beckerman 19 19 1651 2 4 35 14 19 12 0 9 5 0 23 M Khari Stephenson 16 7 656 1 1 18 6 14 3 1 0 1 0 14 M Yordany Alvarez 13 7 668 1 0 6 2 17 4 0 0 4 1 49 F Devon Sandoval 13 7 623 1 0 14 7 4 10 3 0 0 0 26 M Sebastian Velasquez 16 8 775 0 3 17 5 12 15 0 10 0 0 6 D Nat Borchers 20 20 1800 0 2 4 1 9 12 1 0 0 0 2 D Tony Beltran 18 18 1609 0 1 6 3 11 14 0 0 2 1 29 D Abdoulie Mansally 12 7 669 0 1 4 1 23 9 0 0 3 0 44 D Brandon McDonald (TOT) 13 12 1055 0 1 12 4 12 5 0 0 1 0 44 D Brandon McDonald (RSL) 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 G Nick Rimando 20 20 1800 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 G Jeff Attinella 3 2 219 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M Cole Grossman 1 1 77 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 D Aaron Maund 3 3 270 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 7 D Lovel Palmer 13 11 940 0 0 6 0 13 6 0 0 4 1 16 D Carlos Salcedo 9 8 721 0 0 0 0 12 3 1 0 1 0 45 G Josh Saunders 3 3 231 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 D Chris Schuler 12 12 1080 0 0 3 1 9 6 0 0 1 0 27 M John Stertzer 2 0 33 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 D Kwame Watson-Siriboe 7 7 630 0 0 1 0 10 3 0 0 1 0 17 D Chris Wingert 13 13 1105 0 0 5 1 17 2 0 0 5 1 25 D Rich Balchan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 G Eduardo Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 F Benji Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 M Enzo Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 25 25 2250 41 40 342 130 294 303 52 121 43 4 Opponent totals 25 25 2250 30 32 308 124 303 294 46 140 44 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Javier Morales 3, Alvaro Saborio 2, Luis Gil 2, Olmes Garcia 2, Joao Plata 1 Kyle Beckerman 1, Yordany Alvarez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Joao Plata 2, Olmes Garcia 2, Kyle Beckerman 2, Sebastian Velasquez 1 Alvaro Saborio 1, Nick Rimando 1, Javier Morales 1, Ned Grabavoy 1 Tony Beltran 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alvaro Saborio 3-4, Javier Morales 1-1 REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 18 G Nick Rimando 20 20 1800 88 66 20 1.00 1 3 11 5 4 7 45 G Josh Saunders 3 3 231 18 13 4 1.56 0 0 1 1 1 0 24 G Jeff Attinella 3 2 219 18 11 6 2.47 2 2 0 2 0 0 Team totals 25 25 2250 124 90 30 1.20 3 5 12 8 5 8 Opponent totals 25 25 2250 130 87 41 1.64 4 5 8 12 5 4 * = Played with other teams in 2013. Only Real Salt Lake statistics listed here.

PORTLAND TIMBERS 2013 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: Sun. Mar. 3 New York T 3-3 20,674 0-0-1 5 1 POR: Valeri (14) Nagbe (56) own goal (83); NY: Espindola (9,24) Olave (28) Sat. Mar. 9 Montreal L 1-2 20,674 0-1-1 5 1 POR: R. Johnson (80); MTL: Camara (30) Martins (60) Sat. Mar. 16 at Seattle T 1-1 40,150 0-1-2 7 2 POR: Wallace (91+); SEA: Johnson (13) Sat. Mar. 30 at Colorado T 2-2 11,774 0-1-3 7 3 POR: W. Johnson (55,71); COL: Powers (18) Thomas (48) Sat. Apr. 6 Houston W 2-0 20,674 1-1-3 7 6 POR: R. Johnson (55,73) Sun. Apr. 14 San Jose W 1-0 20,674 2-1-3 3 9 POR: W. Johnson (78) Sun. Apr. 21 at San Jose T 1-1 10,525 2-1-4 T4 10 POR: Valeri (58); SJ: Jahn (92+) Sat. Apr. 27 at Sporting KC W 3-2 20,186 3-1-4 3 13 POR: R. Johnson (24) Nagbe (33) Wallace (58); KC: Myers (1,29) Thu. May 2 New England T 0-0 20,674 3-1-5 T2 14 Wed. May 8 at FC Dallas T 1-1 10,112 3-1-6 3 15 POR: Nagbe (70); DAL: Cooper (77) Sun. May 12 Chivas USA W 3-0 20,674 4-1-6 2 18 POR: Wallace (34) Valeri (70) W. Johnson (92+) Sat. May 18 at Vancouver T 2-2 19,823 4-1-7 2 19 POR: W. Johnson (52) Valencia (84); VAN: Sanvezzo (24) Koffie (54) Sat. May 25 at D.C. United W 2-0 14,131 5-1-7 0 22 POR: Wallace (21) Nagbe (57) Sat. June 8 at Chicago T 2-2 15,349 5-1-8 3 23 POR: Valeri (33) Zemanski (58); CHI: Magee (68) Paladini (82) Sat. June 15 FC Dallas W 1-0 20,674 6-1-8 3 26 POR: Nagbe (52) Wed. June 19 at Los Angeles T 0-0 23,675 6-1-9 T2 27 Sun. June 23 Colorado W 3-0 20,674 7-1-9 T1 30 POR: Piquionne (12) W. Johnson (45) R. Johnson (84) Sun. July 7 at Columbus L 0-1 15,051 7-2-9 T3 30 CLB: Anor (5) Sat. July 13 Los Angeles W 2-1 20,674 8-2-9 2 33 POR: R. Johnson (27) Jean-Baptiste (94+); LA: Sarvas (17) Sat. July 20 at Philadelphia T 0-0 18,740 8-2-10 2 34 Sat. July 27 at San Jose L 1-2 10,525 8-3-10 T2 34 POR: Nagbe (83); SJ: Bernardez (55) Lenhart (58) Sat. Aug. 3 Vancouver T 1-1 20,674 8-3-11 T2 35 POR: R. Johnson (49); VAN: Harvey (69) Sat. Aug. 17 FC Dallas W 2-1 20,674 9-3-11 3 38 POR: R. Johnson (26) Nagbe (33); DAL: Diaz (28) Wed. Aug. 21 Real Salt Lake Sun. Aug. 25 at Seattle Fri. Aug. 30 at Real Salt Lake Sat. Sept. 7 Toronto FC Sat. Sept. 14 at Chivas USA Fri. Sept. 20 Colorado Sun. Sept. 29 Los Angeles Sun. Oct. 6 at Vancouver Sun. Oct. 13 Seattle Sat. Oct. 19 Real Salt Lake Sat. Oct. 26 at Chivas USA REAL SALT LAKE 2013 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: Sun. Mar. 3 at San Jose W 2-0 10,525 1-0-0 T1 3 RSL: Saborio (71,85) Sat. Mar. 9 at D.C. United L 0-1 17,072 1-1-0 T2 3 DC: Pajoy (60) Sat. Mar. 16 Colorado T 1-1 20,370 1-1-1 T2 4 RSL: Saborio (80); COL: Brown (37) Sat. Mar. 23 at FC Dallas L 0-2 11,181 1-2-1 T5 4 DAL: Castillo (70) Jackson (81) Sat. Mar. 30 Seattle W 2-1 20,359 2-2-1 T4 7 RSL: Findley (8) Gil (35); SEA: Evans (57) Sat. Apr. 6 at Colorado L 0-1 15,226 2-3-1 T5 7 COL: Harris (5) Sat. Apr. 13 at Vancouver T 1-1 18,612 2-3-2 T3 8 RSL: Garcia (66); VAN: Sanvezzo (84) Sat. Apr. 20 Chivas USA W 1-0 14,900 3-3-2 T2 11 RSL: Morales (53) Sat. Apr. 27 Los Angeles L 0-2 17,655 3-4-2 T4 11 LA: Magee (6) Rugg (13) Sat. May 4 Vancouver W 2-0 17,480 4-4-2 T2 14 RSL: Gil (47) Morales (71) Wed. May 8 at New England W 2-1 8,040 5-4-2 2 17 RSL: Sandoval (77) Garcia (89); NE: Guy (51) Sat. May 11 at Montreal L 2-3 14,578 5-5-2 2 17 RSL: own goal (7) Beckerman (77); MTL: Martins (39) Di Vaio (80) Ferrari (93+) Sun. May 19 at Chivas USA W 4-1 8,125 6-5-2 2 20 RSL: Grabavoy (4,91+) Plata (48) Findley (78); CHV: Villafana (55) Sat. May 25 Chicago T 1-1 18,293 6-5-3 3 21 RSL: Saborio (78); CHI: Amarikwa (84) Sat. June 1 San Jose W 3-0 19,064 7-5-3 2 24 RSL: Morales (16) Grabavoy (33) Findley (38) Sat. June 8 Los Angeles W 3-1 18,962 8-5-3 2 27 RSL: Stephenson (44) Garcia (84,92+); LA: Donovan (46+) Sat. June 22 Seattle W 2-0 19,848 9-5-3 1 30 RSL: Beckerman (41) Findley (46) Sat. June 29 at Toronto FC W 1-0 20,841 10-5-3 3 33 RSL: Alvarez (45) Wed. July 3 Philadelphia T 2-2 20,445 10-5-4 1 34 RSL: Gil (75) Morales (97+); PHI: Le Toux (13) Casey (76) Sat. July 13 at FC Dallas W 3-0 16,560 11-5-4 1 37 RSL: Morales (39) Grabavoy (79) Garcia (90) Sat. July 20 Sporting KC L 1-2 19,832 11-6-4 1 37 RSL: Findley (56); KC: Saad (67) Opara (97+) Sat. July 27 at New York L 3-4 18,604 11-7-4 1 37 RSL: Saborio (45,80,82); NY: Cahill (11) Espindola (23,89) McCarty (94+) Sat. Aug. 3 at Colorado T 2-2 16,814 11-7-5 1 38 RSL: Grabavoy (2) Saborio (21); COL: Brown (9) Castrillon (70) Sat. Aug. 10 Houston W 1-0 19,402 12-7-5 1 41 RSL: Saborio (37) Sat. Aug. 17 at Los Angeles L 2-4 24,237 12-8-5 1 41 RSL: Plata (53) Findley (95+); LA: Keane (56,67,86) Gonzalez (75) Wed. Aug. 21 at Portland Sat. Aug. 24 Columbus Fri. Aug. 30 Portland Fri. Sept. 13 at Seattle Sat. Sept. 21 San Jose Sat. Sept. 28 at Vancouver Sat. Oct. 5 FC Dallas Sat. Oct. 19 at Portland Wed. Oct. 23 Chivas USA

PORTLAND TIMBERS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2013) Goals 2 Will Johnson 03/30/2013 at COL T 2-2 2 Ryan Johnson 04/06/2013 vs. HOU W 2-0 Assists 3 Rodney Wallace 06/23/2013 vs. COL W 3-0 Shots 6 Diego Valeri 03/03/2013 vs. NY T 3-3 6 Diego Valeri 03/09/2013 vs. MTL L 1-2 Shots on Goal 3 6 times Fouls Committed 5 Andrew Jean-Baptiste 05/08/2013 at DAL T 1-1 5 Diego Valeri 05/18/2013 at VAN T 2-2 Fouls Suffered 6 Darlington Nagbe 07/07/2013 at CLB L 0-1 Offside 3 Ryan Johnson 03/16/2013 at SEA T 1-1 3 Ryan Johnson 05/12/2013 vs. CHV W 3-0 3 Frederic Piquionne 06/08/2013 at CHI T 2-2 Saves 7 Donovan Ricketts 06/15/2013 vs. DAL W 1-0 Shots Faced 8 Donovan Ricketts 04/27/2013 at KC W 3-2 Goals Allowed 3 Donovan Ricketts 03/03/2013 vs. NY T 3-3

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2013) Goals 3 03/03/2013 vs. NY T 3-3 3 04/27/2013 at KC W 3-2 3 05/12/2013 vs. CHV W 3-0 3 06/23/2013 vs. COL W 3-0 Assists 6 05/12/2013 vs. CHV W 3-0 6 06/23/2013 vs. COL W 3-0 Shots 22 05/02/2013 vs. NE T 0-0 Shots on Goal 10 03/03/2013 vs. NY T 3-3 Fouls Committed 18 03/16/2013 at SEA T 1-1 Fouls Suffered 20 07/07/2013 at CLB L 0-1 Corner Kicks 12 05/12/2013 vs. CHV W 3-0 Offside 8 04/27/2013 at KC W 3-2 Saves 7 06/15/2013 vs. DAL W 1-0 Shots Faced 8 04/27/2013 at KC W 3-2 Goals Allowed 3 03/03/2013 vs. NY T 3-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2013) Shots 6 06/23/2013 vs. COL W 3-0 Shots on Goal 1 07/07/2013 at CLB L 0-1 Fouls Committed 7 04/14/2013 vs. SJ W 1-0 Fouls Suffered 9 05/02/2013 vs. NE T 0-0 Corner Kicks 0 04/21/2013 at SJ T 1-1 0 06/08/2013 at CHI T 2-2 Offside 0 05/02/2013 vs. NE T 0-0 0 07/20/2013 at PHI T 0-0 0 07/27/2013 at SJ L 1-2 Saves 1 03/30/2013 at COL T 2-2 1 06/23/2013 vs. COL W 3-0 1 07/27/2013 at SJ L 1-2 Shots Faced 2 04/06/2013 vs. HOU W 2-0 2 05/25/2013 at DC W 2-0 2 06/23/2013 vs. COL W 3-0

REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2013) Goals 3 Alvaro Saborio 07/27/2013 at NY L 3-4 Assists 2 Joao Plata 05/04/2013 vs. VAN W 2-0 2 Javier Morales 06/08/2013 vs. LA W 3-1 2 Nat Borchers 08/17/2013 at LA L 2-4 Shots 4 Alvaro Saborio 03/03/2013 at SJ W 2-0 Shots on Goal 3 Alvaro Saborio 03/03/2013 at SJ W 2-0 3 Joao Plata 03/30/2013 vs. SEA W 2-1 3 Kyle Beckerman 06/22/2013 vs. SEA W 2-0 3 Alvaro Saborio 07/27/2013 at NY L 3-4 Fouls Committed 6 Abdoulie Mansally 07/27/2013 at NY L 3-4 Fouls Suffered 6 Javier Morales 07/20/2013 vs. KC L 1-2 Offside 3 Devon Sandoval 05/19/2013 at CHV W 4-1 Saves 6 Nick Rimando 04/13/2013 at VAN T 1-1 6 Nick Rimando 08/03/2013 at COL T 2-2 Shots Faced 9 Nick Rimando 08/17/2013 at LA L 2-4 Goals Allowed 4 Jeff Attinella 07/27/2013 at NY L 3-4 4 Nick Rimando 08/17/2013 at LA L 2-4

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2013) Goals 4 05/19/2013 at CHV W 4-1 Assists 4 05/04/2013 vs. VAN W 2-0 4 06/08/2013 vs. LA W 3-1 4 07/13/2013 at DAL W 3-0 4 08/17/2013 at LA L 2-4 Shots 25 03/30/2013 vs. SEA W 2-1 Shots on Goal 10 03/30/2013 vs. SEA W 2-1 Fouls Committed 28 07/27/2013 at NY L 3-4 Fouls Suffered 18 06/29/2013 at TOR W 1-0 18 07/27/2013 at NY L 3-4 Corner Kicks 8 04/20/2013 vs. CHV W 1-0 8 06/08/2013 vs. LA W 3-1 8 06/22/2013 vs. SEA W 2-0 8 08/17/2013 at LA L 2-4 Offside 8 05/19/2013 at CHV W 4-1 Saves 6 04/13/2013 at VAN T 1-1 6 07/13/2013 at DAL W 3-0 6 08/03/2013 at COL T 2-2 Shots Faced 11 08/17/2013 at LA L 2-4 Goals Allowed 4 07/27/2013 at NY L 3-4 4 08/17/2013 at LA L 2-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2013) Shots 4 04/13/2013 at VAN T 1-1 Shots on Goal 2 03/09/2013 at DC L 0-1 2 08/10/2013 vs. HOU W 1-0 Fouls Committed 3 08/17/2013 at LA L 2-4 Fouls Suffered 7 05/11/2013 at MTL L 2-3 Corner Kicks 2 03/03/2013 at SJ W 2-0 2 05/04/2013 vs. VAN W 2-0 2 05/08/2013 at NE W 2-1 Offside 0 03/09/2013 at DC L 0-1 0 05/25/2013 vs. CHI T 1-1 0 06/01/2013 vs. SJ W 3-0 0 06/29/2013 at TOR W 1-0 Saves 1 05/25/2013 vs. CHI T 1-1 1 06/08/2013 vs. LA W 3-1 1 06/22/2013 vs. SEA W 2-0 Shots Faced 1 06/22/2013 vs. SEA W 2-0

2012 PORTLAND TIMBERS VS. REAL SALT LAKE (0-3-0) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 6 MID Darlington Nagbe 3 3 270 2 0 4 3 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 19 FWD Bright Dike 1 0 45 1 0 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 MID Eric Alexander 3 2 188 0 2 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 MID Sal Zizzo 1 1 90 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 MID Kalif Alhassan 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 GK Joseph Bendik 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 FWD Kris Boyd 2 1 112 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 DEF Eric Brunner 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 MID Diego Chara 2 2 149 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 98 DEF Mamadou Danso 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 FWD*Mike Fucito 1 0 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 DEF David Horst 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 35 DEF Andrew Jean-Baptiste 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 MID Jack Jewsbury 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 10 0 0 0 15 DEF*Kosuke Kimura 2 2 157 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 MID*James Marcelin 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 DEF Hanyer Mosquera 2 1 105 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 FWD*Danny Mwanga 2 2 158 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 DEF Lovel Palmer 2 2 158 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 GK *Troy Perkins 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 FWD*Jorge Perlaza 1 1 64 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 14 DEF Steven Smith 2 2 135 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 8 MID Franck Songo'o 2 1 108 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 D/M Rodney Wallace 2 2 180 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 ----------- Team totals 3 3 270 3 3 30 13 33 30 7 15 7 1 0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 8 7 48 22 30 33 4 16 3 0 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 23 GK Joseph Bendik 1 1 90 5 3 2 2.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0-0 1 GK Troy Perkins 2 2 180 17 11 6 3.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 3 3 270 22 14 8 2.67 2 2 0 3 0 0 0-0-0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 13 10 3 1.00 0 0 3 0 0 1 0-0-0

2012 REAL SALT LAKE VS. PORTLAND TIMBERS (3-0-0) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 15 FWD Alvaro Saborio 2 2 180 4 0 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 MID Javier Morales 3 3 269 1 2 5 4 4 12 0 15 0 0 0 5 MID Kyle Beckerman 3 3 270 1 1 8 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 7 FWD Fabian Espindola 2 1 103 1 1 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 MID Jonny Steele 1 0 12 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 MID Luis Gil 3 1 126 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 MID Will Johnson 3 2 211 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 DEF Chris Wingert 3 3 270 0 1 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 MID Yordany Alvarez 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 FWD Paulo Junior 3 3 191 0 0 3 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 DEF Tony Beltran 3 3 258 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 FWD Emiliano Bonfigli 2 0 59 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 DEF Nat Borchers 3 3 270 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 MID Ned Grabavoy 3 3 204 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 DEF Jamison Olave 3 3 262 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 18 GK Nick Rimando 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 DEF*Kwame Watson-Siriboe 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----------- Team totals 3 3 270 8 7 48 22 30 33 4 16 3 0 0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 3 3 30 13 33 30 7 15 7 1 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Alvaro Saborio 1, Javier Morales 1, Kyle Beckerman 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Luis Gil 1, Fabian Espindola 1, Kyle Beckerman 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alvaro Saborio 2-2 UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 18 GK Nick Rimando 3 3 270 13 10 3 1.00 0 0 3 0 0 1 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 3 3 270 13 10 3 1.00 0 0 3 0 0 1 0-0-0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 22 14 8 2.67 2 2 0 3 0 0 0-0-0

PORTLAND TIMBERS VS. REAL SALT LAKE ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Real 3 wins, 9 goals Timbers 1 win, 5 goals Ties 1 04/30/2011 POR 1 vs RSL 0 (PO) 10/22/2011 RSL 1 vs POR 1 (RT) 03/31/2012 RSL 3 at POR 2 (PO) 07/07/2012 RSL 3 vs POR 0 (RT) 09/22/2012 RSL 2 vs POR 1 (RT) U.S. OPEN CUP 08/07/2013 RSL 2 vs POR 1 (SF, RT)

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Timbers Real Salt Lake Category 1 2 OT Tot. 1 2 OT Tot. Goals 1 4 0 5 4 5 0 9 Shots 28 25 0 53 35 35 0 70 Shots on Goal 9 10 0 19 12 14 0 26 Fouls 25 33 0 58 29 23 0 52 Offsides 6 5 0 11 4 4 0 8 Corner Kicks 14 11 0 25 12 15 0 27 GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total POR 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 5 RSL 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 9 CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Caleb Porter vs. RSL 0-0-0 (1.00 pts./game) Jason Kreis vs. POR 3-1-1 (2.00 pts./game) ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Timbers Real Salt Lake Goals 2 Darlington Nagbe 5 Alvaro Saborio Assists 2 Eric Alexander 2 Espindola/Morales Shots 8 Rodney Wallace 15 Alvaro Saborio Shots on Goal 3 3 players tied 6 Alvaro Saborio Fouls Committed 14 Diego Chara 10 Chris Wingert Fouls Suffered 12 Darlington Nagbe 18 Javier Morales Wins 1 Troy Perkins 3 Nick Rimando Losses 2 Troy Perkins 1 Nick Rimando Shutouts 1 Troy Perkins 1 Nick Rimando Saves 14 Troy Perkins 14 Nick Rimando Goals Allowed 7 Troy Perkins 5 Nick Rimando ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Timbers Real Salt Lake Goals 2 Darlington Nagbe (3/31/12) 3 Alvaro Saborio (7/7/12) Assists 2 Eric Alexander (3/31/12) 1 8 players tied Shots 4 Rodney Wallace (10/22/11) 6 Alvaro Saborio (7/7/12) Shots on Goal 3 Darlington Nagbe (3/31/12) 4 Fabian Espindola (9/22/12) Fouls Committed 5 Diego Chara (7/7/12) 6 Yordany Alvarez (10/22/11) Fouls Suffered 6 Darlington Nagbe (7/7/12) 5 Javier Morales (7/7/12) Saves 6 Troy Perkins (7/7/12) 6 Nick Rimando (3/31/12) Goals Allowed 3 Troy Perkins (twice) 2 Nick Rimando (3/31/12) 2013 W-L-T BREAKDOWNS: PORTLAND TIMBERS REAL SALT LAKE W-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started) At Halftime: Leading 4-0-1 2 Ws (6/23/2013) 7-0-1 1 Ws (8/10/2013) Tied 5-1-6 1 Ts (8/3/2013) 5-5-2 2 Ls (7/20/2013) Trailing 0-2-4 1 Ls (7/7/2013) 0-3-2 1 Ls (7/27/2013) First Goal: Scored 7-0-4 1 Ws (8/17/2013) 11-3-3 1 Ls (8/17/2013) Allowed 2-3-4 1 Ls (7/27/2013) 1-5-2 1 Ls (7/27/2013) Goals Scored: 0 goals 0-1-3 1 Ts (7/20/2013) 0-4-0 4 Ls (3/9/2013) 1 goals 2-2-4 1 Ts (8/3/2013) 3-1-3 1 Ws (8/10/2013) 2 goals 4-0-3 2 Ws (7/13/2013) 5-2-2 1 Ls (8/17/2013) 3 goals 3-0-1 3 Ws (4/27/2013) 3-1-0 1 Ls (7/27/2013) 4 or more 0-0-0 1 Ws (4/14/2011) 1-0-0 12 Ws (8/9/2006) Goals Allowed: 0 goals 6-0-3 1 Ts (7/20/2013) 8-0-0 8 Ws (3/3/2013) 1 goals 2-1-4 1 Ws (8/17/2013) 4-2-3 1 Ws (6/8/2013) 2 goals 1-2-3 1 Ls (7/27/2013) 0-3-2 1 Ts (8/3/2013) 3 goals 0-0-1 1 Ts (3/3/2013) 0-1-0 6 Ls (8/20/2011) 4 goals 0-0-0 3 Ls (6/25/2011) 0-2-0 13 Ls (7/9/2005)

PORTLAND TIMBERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. REAL SALT LAKE (1-3-1) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Darlington Nagbe 4 4 352 2 0 5 Kenny Cooper 2 2 155 1 0 4 Mamadou Danso 3 3 270 1 0 2 Bright Dike 2 0 69 1 0 3 Eric Alexander 4 3 278 0 2 6 Kalif Alhassan 3 2 178 0 1 4 Jack Jewsbury 5 5 450 0 1 2 Brian Umony 1 0 10 0 1 0 Sal Zizzo 2 1 98 0 1 2 Joseph Bendik 1 1 90 0 0 0 Kris Boyd 2 1 112 0 0 1 Eric Brunner 3 3 270 0 0 1 Diego Chara 4 4 329 0 0 0 Mike Fucito 1 0 22 0 0 1 Jeremy Hall 1 1 90 0 0 1 David Horst 3 2 198 0 0 0 Andrew Jean-Baptiste 1 1 90 0 0 0 Kosuke Kimura 2 2 157 0 0 0 James Marcelin 3 1 120 0 0 0 Hanyer Mosquera 2 1 105 0 0 0 Danny Mwanga 2 2 158 0 0 0 Lovel Palmer 3 3 230 0 0 4 Troy Perkins 4 4 360 0 0 0 Jorge Perlaza 2 2 138 0 0 5 Ryan Pore 1 0 1 0 0 0 Steven Smith 2 2 135 0 0 0 Franck Songo'o 2 1 108 0 0 4 Rodney Wallace 4 4 360 0 0 8 Team totals 5 5 450 5 6 53 Opponent totals 5 5 450 9 8 70 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Troy Perkins 4 360 21 14 1.75 2 Joseph Bendik 1 90 5 3 2.00 0 ----------- Team totals 5 450 26 17 1.80 2 Opponent totals 5 450 19 14 1.00 0

CURRENT PORTLAND TIMBERS PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. REAL SALT LAKE (1-3-1) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Darlington Nagbe 4 4 352 2 0 5 Mamadou Danso 3 3 270 1 0 2 Bright Dike 2 0 69 1 0 3 Jack Jewsbury 16 13 1199 0 2 16 Kalif Alhassan 3 2 178 0 1 4 Michael Harrington 11 8 775 0 1 2 Ryan Johnson 9 8 727 0 1 15 Sal Zizzo 2 1 98 0 1 2 Diego Chara 4 4 329 0 0 0 David Horst 3 2 198 0 0 0 Andrew Jean-Baptiste 1 1 90 0 0 0 Milos Kocic 2 2 180 0 0 0 Rauwshan McKenzie 2 2 180 0 0 2 Michael Nanchoff 1 0 16 0 0 1 Donovan Ricketts 5 5 450 0 0 0 Rodney Wallace 7 6 495 0 0 9 Ben Zemanski 6 3 355 0 0 3 Team totals 5 5 450 5 6 53 Opponent totals 5 5 450 9 8 70 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Donovan Ricketts 5 450 21 12 1.40 2 Milos Kocic 2 180 9 7 1.50 0 ----------- Team totals 5 450 26 17 1.80 2 Opponent totals 5 450 19 14 1.00 0

REAL SALT LAKE CAREER STATISTICS VS. PORTLAND TIMBERS (3-1-1) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Alvaro Saborio 4 4 360 5 0 15 Fabian Espindola 3 2 193 1 2 7 Javier Morales 5 5 449 1 2 9 Kyle Beckerman 4 4 360 1 1 9 Jonny Steele 1 0 12 1 0 1 Luis Gil 3 1 126 0 1 0 Will Johnson 5 3 346 0 1 7 Chris Wingert 5 5 450 0 1 3 Jean-Marc Alexandre 1 1 45 0 0 0 Arturo Alvarez 2 1 96 0 0 0 Yordany Alvarez 2 1 97 0 0 0 Paulo Junior 3 3 191 0 0 3 Tony Beltran 4 4 328 0 0 2 Emiliano Bonfigli 2 0 59 0 0 1 Nat Borchers 5 5 450 0 0 3 Ned Grabavoy 4 3 224 0 0 4 Jamison Olave 4 4 352 0 0 2 Nick Rimando 5 5 450 0 0 0 Robbie Russell 1 1 90 0 0 2 Chris Schuler 1 1 90 0 0 0 Collen Warner 1 1 45 0 0 0 Kwame Watson-Siriboe 1 0 8 0 0 0 Andy Williams 2 1 129 0 0 2 Team totals 5 5 450 9 8 70 Opponent totals 5 5 450 5 6 53 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Nick Rimando 5 450 19 14 1.00 0 ----------- Team totals 5 450 19 14 1.00 0 Opponent totals 5 450 26 17 1.80 2

CURRENT REAL SALT LAKE PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. PORTLAND TIMBERS (3-1-1) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Alvaro Saborio 4 4 360 5 0 15 Javier Morales 5 5 449 1 2 9 Kyle Beckerman 4 4 360 1 1 9 Khari Stephenson 4 2 202 1 0 8 Luis Gil 3 1 126 0 1 0 Joao Plata 1 1 90 0 1 3 Chris Wingert 5 5 450 0 1 3 Yordany Alvarez 2 1 97 0 0 0 Rich Balchan 1 1 90 0 0 0 Tony Beltran 4 4 328 0 0 2 Nat Borchers 5 5 450 0 0 3 Ned Grabavoy 4 3 224 0 0 4 Cole Grossman 1 0 11 0 0 0 Abdoulie Mansally 2 0 51 0 0 2 Aaron Maund 1 1 90 0 0 0 Brandon McDonald 3 3 270 0 0 4 Nick Rimando 5 5 450 0 0 0 Josh Saunders 4 4 360 0 0 0 Chris Schuler 1 1 90 0 0 0 Kwame Watson-Siriboe 1 0 8 0 0 0 Team totals 5 5 450 9 8 70 Opponent totals 5 5 450 5 6 53 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Nick Rimando 5 450 19 14 1.00 0 Josh Saunders 4 360 23 16 1.75 0 ----------- Team totals 5 450 19 14 1.00 0 Opponent totals 5 450 26 17 1.80 2

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2013, 8 P.M. (PT)

2013 SCHEDULE2013 MLS RECORD: 9-3-11(Home: 7-1-3 Away: 2-2-8)

2013 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 14-4-11(Home: 11-1-3 Away: 3-3-8)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/ATTENDANCESun., March 3 NEW YORK T 3-3 20,674Sat., March 9 MONTREAL L 1-2 20,674Sat., March 16 at Seattle T 1-1 40,150Sat., March 30 at Colorado T 2-2 11,774Sat., April 6 HOUSTON W 2-0 20,674Sun., April 14 SAN JOSE W 1-0 20,674Sun., April 21 at San Jose T 1-1 10,525Sat., April 27 at Sporting KC W 3-2 20,186Thurs., May 2 NEW ENGLAND T 0-0 20,674Wed., May 8 at FC Dallas T 1-1 10,112Sun., May 12 CHIVAS USA W 3-0 20,674Sat., May 18 at Vancouver T 2-2 19,823Sat., May 25 at D.C. United W 2-0 14,131Sat., June 8 at Chicago T 2-2 15,349Sat., June 15 FC DALLAS W 1-0 20,674Wed., June 19 at LA Galaxy T 0-0 23,675Sun., June 23 COLORADO W 3-0 20,674Sun., July 7 at Columbus L 0-1 15,051Sat., July 13 LA GALAXY W 2-1 20,674Sat., July 20 at Philadelphia T 0-0 18,740Sat., July 27 at San Jose L 1-2 10,525Sat., Aug. 3 VANCOUVER T 1-1 20,674Sat., Aug. 17 FC DALLAS W 2-1 20,674Wed., Aug. 21 REAL SALT LAKE 8 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., Aug. 25 at Seattle 7 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN DeportesFri., Aug. 30 at Real Salt Lake 7 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSat., Sept. 7 TORONTO 8 p.m. KPTV 12/estrellaTVSat., Sept. 14 at Chivas USA 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSFri., Sept. 20 COLORADO 7 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSun., Sept. 29 LA GALAXY 12:30 p.m. NBCSun., Oct. 6 at Vancouver 5 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., Oct. 13 SEATTLE 6 p.m. ESPN/ESPN DeportesSat., Oct. 19 REAL SALT LAKE 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., Oct. 26 at Chivas USA 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS

*dates and times subject to change

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NO PLACE LIKE HOME

MATCH INFORMATION

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2013Kickoff: 8 p.m. (Pacific)Location: JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.)Forecast: 87 degrees, sunny

Referee: Ricardo SalazarAssistant Referees: Ian Anderson, Jeremy HansonFourth Official: Jesus Cisneros

Local TV: ROOT SPORTSTalent: Christian Miles (play-by-play), Jimmy Conrad (analyst)

English Radio: 750 The Game (KXTG 750AM)Talent: Keith Bleyer (play-by-play), Adin Brown (analyst)

Spanish Radio: La Pantera (KWBY 940AM)Talent: Fernando Sobrevilla (play-by-play), Edgar Palacios (analyst)

TIMBERS

12-8-5 (41pts)

VS.

REAL SALT LAKE AT PORTLAND TIMBERS

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS WEEK 26 SCHEDULE

9-3-11 (38pts)

The newly renovated JELD-WEN Field opened on April 14, 2011, in front of a sold-out crowd in the Timbers first-ever home match as an MLS team. The club proceeded to sell out 34 consecutive regular season home games in the team’s first two MLS seasons, even after raising the 86-year-old downtown venue’s capacity from 18,627 to 20,438 after the first season. In 2013, the club holds a 7-1-3 overall regular-season home record as of Aug. 11.

45CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON HOME SELLOUTS:

TIMBERS INJURY REPORT

QUESTIONABLE: M Jack Jewsbury (L ankle), M Will Johnson (scapular contu-sion), F Frederic Piquionne (L ankle sprain)OUT: D Futty Danso (L foot injury), F Bright Dike (ACL surgery), D David Horst (R tibia plateau surgery), F Brent Richards (ACL surgery), D Mikael Silvestre (ACL surgery), D Dylan Tucker-Gangnes (concussion)* - as of Aug. 21, 2013

Wednesday, August 21 TIME (PT) NATIONAL TV FC Dallas at Chivas USA 7:30 p.m.Real Salt Lake at Portland 8 p.m.Friday, August 23 TIME (PT) NATIONAL TV Sporting Kansas City at Chicago 5:30 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSaturday, August 24 TIME (PT) NATIONAL TV Houston at Montreal 4 p.m. Toronto FC at D.C. United 4 p.m.LA Galaxy at Vancouver 6 p.m.San Jose at FC Dallas 6 p.m.Columbus at Real Salt Lake 6:30 p.m.Sunday, August 25 TIME (PT) NATIONAL TV New York at Chivas USA 2 p.m. UniMásPhiladelphia at New England 4:30 p.m.Portland at Seattle 7 p.m. ESPN2

CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED HEAD COACH CALEB PORTEROne of the most successful coaches in NCAA history, Caleb Porter was named the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joins the club following seven seasons as the head coach at the University of Akron from 2006-12. He finished his time at Akron with a career mark of 123-18-17 and owned the highest winning percentage (0.832) among all active Division I coaches. Porter has helped lead the Timbers to a positive result in 20 of the team’s 23 matches in the 2013 MLS season, setting a club-record, 15-game unbeaten stretch from March 16-June 23. Porter has been named the MLSsoccer.com Coach of the Week twice this year (Week 6, Week 9) and set the MLS record for a first-year head coach with 15 straight undefeated games.

Porter built Akron men’s soccer into a perennial national championship contender, leading the Zips to five consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament’s Round of 16 (2008-12), back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances in 2009 and 2010, and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010. In all, he guided Akron to seven Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular-season championships and five MAC Tourna-ment titles. Porter set multiple NCAA records at Akron, including a 48-match, home unbeaten streak (44-0-4) from 2008-11 and a 47-match unbeaten streak (44-0-3) in conference play from 2006-12.

From Kalamazoo, Mich., Porter garnered numerous honors while at Akron, including NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 2009. He was a three-time NSCAA All-Ohio Coach of the Year (2008-09, 2011) and received MAC Coach of the Year honors six straight years from 2007-12. Porter became the fastest coach in program history to reach 100 career wins, accomplishing the feat in just 126 matches. He is also among the fastest all-time in NCAA history to the century mark, reaching the milestone in fewer games than collegiate Hall of Fame and current MLS coaches Bruce Arena (140; Virginia) and Sigi Schmid (136; UCLA). While at Akron, Porter recruited and developed more than a dozen Zips players who have gone on to professional careers, many plying their trade in Major League Soccer. He had an MLS-record five former players selected in the first round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and seven selected overall that year. Under Porter’s guidance, Portland’s Darlington Nagbe and former Akron standout Teal Bunbury were recipients of the MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top col-legiate player.

Porter also served as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and spent three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team from 2009-11. Prior to joining Akron, Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana Univer-sity, helping the school make six NCAA tournament appearances, win back-to-back national champion-ships in 2003 and 2004 and claim five Big Ten Conference titles.

As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time with San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee injury ended his playing career in 2000. Porter also played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games.

He had a successful collegiate playing career at Indiana, where he was a three-year captain, a three-time All-Big Ten honoree and a four-year letter winner. Porter led the Hoosiers to four conference titles, four NCAA tournament appearances – twice advancing to the College Cup. As a senior, Porter captained IU to 23 consecutive wins before losing to eventual national champion UCLA in the national semifinals and was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy.

Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella Jane.

REAL SALT LAKE AT PORTLAND TIMBERSWEDNESDAY, AUG. 21, 2013

MATCH DAY PREVIEWWednesday’s match marks the first regular-season meeting between the Timbers and league-leading Real Salt Lake, although the two sides met in the semifinal round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Aug. 7 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. The Timbers comeback attempt fell short in a 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake in the U.S. Open Cup, but Portland’s current run of form at home has the team positioned to make up some ground on the Supporters’ Shield leaders. The Timbers are unbeaten in nine straight games at JELD-WEN Field and trail Real Salt Lake by three points in the standings after a 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Saturday.

Real Salt Lake enters Wednesday’s match coming off a 4-2 loss to the LA Galaxy on Saturday at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Despite taking a 1-0 lead early in the second half, a hat trick by Galaxy forward Robbie Keane put the home side in front for good. Real Salt Lake has earned one win in their last five league games.

HOME ROAD OVERALLOverall: 7-1-3 2-2-8 9-3-11vs. Eastern: 1-1-2 2-1-2 3-2-4vs. Western: 6-0-1 0-1-6 6-1-7Day Games: 2-0-0 0-0-1 2-0-1Night Games: 5-1-3 2-2-7 7-3-10On Grass: 0-0-0 2-2-6 2-2-6On Turf: 7-1-2 0-0-2 7-1-4Pre-All-Star: 6-1-2 2-2-8 8-3-10Post-All-Star: 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1Scoring First: 6-0-1 1-0-3 7-0-4Opponent Scoring First: 1-1-1 1-2-3 2-3-4One-Goal Games: 4-1-0 1-2-0 5-3-0Leading at Half: 3-0-0 1-0-1 4-0-1Trailing at Half: 0-1-1 0-1-3 0-2-4Tied at Half: 4-0-2 1-1-3 5-1-5Leading at 75’: 4-0-0 2-0-3 6-0-3Trailing at 75’: 1-1-1 0-2-2 1-3-3Tied at 75’: 2-0-2 0-0-3 2-0-5Outshooting Opponent: 3-1-3 0-1-2 3-2-5Outshot by Opponent: 4-0-0 2-1-5 6-1-5Shots Even: 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1When Scoring 0 Goals: 0-0-1 0-1-2 0-1-3When Scoring 1 Goal: 2-1-1 0-1-3 2-2-4When Scoring 2 Goals: 3-0-0 1-0-3 4-0-3When Scoring 3 Goals: 2-0-1 1-0-0 3-0-1When Scoring 4+ Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When Allowing 0 Goals: 5-0-1 1-0-2 6-0-3When Allowing 1 Goal: 1-0-1 0-1-3 1-1-4When Allowing 2 Goals: 1-1-0 1-1-3 2-2-3When Allowing 3 Goals: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1When Allowing 4+ Goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Pacific Time Zone: 7-1-3 0-1-4 7-2-7Mountain Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1Central Time Zone: 0-0-0 1-0-2 1-0-2Eastern Time Zone: 0-0-0 1-1-1 1-1-1Green-Green-Green Unis: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Green-White-Green Unis: 5-1-3 0-1-2 5-2-5Red-Red-White: 1-0-0 0-0-3 1-0-3Red-White-White: 1-0-0 1-1-1 2-1-1Retro-Inspired Unis: 0-0-0 1-0-2 1-0-2On ESPN/ESPN2: 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1On NBC Sports Network: 3-0-0 0-0-1 3-0-1On NBC: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On ROOT SPORTS: 2-0-2 1-2-4 3-2-6On FOX 12: 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-1-1On KPDX TV: 1-0-0 1-0-1 2-0-1On UniMás: 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1Wednesday: 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-2Thursday: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1Friday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Saturday: 4-1-1 2-1-5 6-2-6Sunday: 3-0-1 0-1-1 3-1-2March: 0-1-1 0-0-2 0-1-3April: 2-0-0 1-0-1 3-0-1May: 1-0-1 1-0-2 2-0-3June: 2-0-0 0-0-2 2-0-2July: 1-0-0 0-2-1 1-2-1August: 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1September: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0


ALL-TIME SERIES NOTESThe Timbers and Real Salt Lake have met five times in the MLS series dating back to the 2011 season. Portland has earned a 1-3-1 overall record against the 2009 MLS Cup champions in the MLS series, along with a 0-1-0 mark in U.S. Open Cup play.

At JELD-WEN Field, Portland is 1-1-0, earning a win over Real Salt Lake on April 30, 2011, in the first match between the two teams. As part of the Timbers season-opening, five-game home winning streak in 2011, forward Kenny Cooper netted the game-winning goal in the 22nd minute off assists from Kalif Alhassan and Jack Jewsbury. Portland’s defense held Real Salt Lake to just three shots on goal in winning their third straight game at home to kick off the 2011 MLS campaign.

The Timbers are winless in three straight league games against Real Salt Lake, although two of those three losses have come by just one goal. Most recently in MLS play, Portland’s late comeback attempt fell short in a 2-1 loss on Sept. 22, 2012. After conceding two goals in the first half off set pieces, forward Bright Dike scored for the Timbers in the 61st minute, and rattled the crossbar with another shot in the 85th minute.

Portland has already faced the Real Salt Lake this year on Aug. 7 in the semi-finals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. After conceding two goals, Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri pulled one back with a header in the 90th minute, but time ran out on the comeback attempt as Real Salt Lake earned a 2-1 win and advanced to the U.S. Open Cup final. The two clubs meet for the first time in regular-season play on Wednesday and square off again on Aug. 30 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. Real Salt Lake visits JELD-WEN Field for a second time in the penultimate match of the 2013 regular season on Oct. 19.

LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS

PLAYERSConsecutive Games with Goal: .................................... 3, Nagbe, Aug. 15-25, 2012Consecutive Games with Assist: ..................... 4, Jewsbury, April 30-May 21, 2011Consecutive Games with Point: ...................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29, 2011Consecutive Games with Shot: .......................... 17, Cooper, July 16-Oct. 22, 2011Consecutive Games with SOG: ............................... 6, Cooper, Aug. 24-Oct. 2, 2011Consecutive Games with Corner Kick: .......22, Jewsbury, March 19-Aug. 17, 2011Consecutive Games with Offside: .......... 8, 2x (last: R. Johnson, March 3-April 27)Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: ..........18, Chara, Oct. 7, 2012-June 19, 2013 Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: ...............11, Cooper, March 19-May 29, 2011

Consecutive Games with Caution: ..................3, 4x (last: Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5) Chara, June 17-30, 2012 Boyd, April 14-28, 2012 Marcelin, July 10-30, 2011

Consecutive Games with Ejection: ............................ 1, 6x (last: Kah, July 7, 2013) Chara, July 7, 2012 Palmer, June 24, 2012 Alhassan, Sept. 24, 2011 Brunner, July 10, 2011 Hall (two cautions), Aug. 6, 2011

Consecutive Starts: ............................................ 37, Nagbe, July 28, 2012-presentConsecutive Minutes: ............................ 1800, Jewsbury, March 19-July 30, 2011

GOALKEEPERSScoreless Streak (minutes): ................. 401, Ricketts (May 18-25; June 15-July 7)Consecutive Shutouts: ..........................................4, Ricketts, May 25; June 15-23Consecutive Starts: ................................... 51, Perkins, April 23, 2011-Aug.5, 2012Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.............3307, Perkins, April 23, 2011-April 28, 2012

LAST TIME VS. REAL SALT LAKEMidfielder Javier Morales recorded one goal and one assist as Real Salt Lake scored twice on set pieces in the first half and held on to defeat the Timbers 2-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium on Sept. 22, 2012. Real Salt Lake clinched its fifth consecu-tive playoff berth with the win. Real Salt Lake scored both first-half goals on free kicks around the box, with the first coming in the 14th minute on a low shot by forward Fabian Espindola. Midfielder Javier Morales then tucked a free kick from just beyond the top left corner of the box under the cross bar in the 36th minute. The Timbers pulled one back in the 61st minute on a Bright Dike header. Real Salt Lake held on for the 2-1 win despite Portland’s late pressure for the equalizer, including a Dike shot off the crossbar five minutes from time.

Portland Timbers 1, Real Salt Lake 2Sept. 22, 2012 at Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah)Att: 20,524

SCORINGPOR - Dike (Zizzo) 61RSL - Espindola (Morales) 14, Morales 36

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersRSL 13 4 9 0 8POR 11 3 8 3 6

LINEUPSPOR: GK Bendik, D Kimura (Alexander, 67), D Mosquera, D Horst, D Smith (Dike, 46), M Nagbe, M Jewsbury ©, M Wallace, F Zizzo, F Mwanga, F Songo’o (Alhas-san, 82)

RSL: GK Rimando, D Beltran, D Olave, D Borchers, D Wingert, M Beckerman ©, M Grabavoy, M Johnson, M Morales (Gil, 90+2), F Espindola (Alvarez, 83), F Araujo (Bonfigli, 67)

SERIES LEADERS PORTLAND REAL SALT LAKEGoals 2 Darlington Nagbe 5 Álvaro SaboríoAssists 2 Eric Alexander 2 Espindola/MoralesShots 8 Rodney Wallace 15 Álvaro SaboríoShots on Goal 3 Three players tied 6 Álvaro SaboríoFouls Committed 14 Diego Chara 10 Chris Wingert Fouls Suffered 12 Darlington Nagbe 18 Javier Morales

Wins 1 Troy Perkins 3 Nick RimandoShutouts 1 Troy Perkins 1 Nick RimandoSaves 14 Troy Perkins 14 Nick RimandoGoals Allowed 7 Troy Perkins 5 Nick Rimando

Cautions 2 Rodney Wallace 1 Six players tiedEjections 1 Diego Chara n/a

UPCOMING MILESTONESTimbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts is one shutout shy of tying the Timbers MLS career record of 12 shutouts and two wins short of tying the Timbers MLS career record of 14 wins.

Forward Ryan Johnson’s next goal will set a new Timbers MLS single-season record. Johnson tied Kenny Cooper’s mark of eight goals with a tally on Aug. 17 in a 2-1 win over FC Dallas.

Midfielder Diego Valeri is three assists shy of tying the club’s all-time MLS record of 13 assists, currently held by midfielder Jack Jewsbury.


TIMBERS MEDIA SOURCESTALK TIMBERSThe Timbers’ weekly radio talk show, presented by JELD-WEN Windows & Doors airs regularly Tuesday at 6 p.m. PT on 750 AM The Game. Hosted by Fletcher Johnson, “Talk Timbers” features interviews with club officials, coaches, players and special guests. The show provides team news and the latest information from around the league. Tune in to the show live on 750 AM The Game or listen online at www.750thegame.com. Available podcasts can be downloaded at www.portlandtimbers.com/timbers-podcast-network.

TIMBERS IN 30The Timbers’ weekly television show features exclusive, inside access to the club and airs each Friday at 6:30 p.m. PT on KPTV Fox 12. The show focuses on the inner-workings and personalities of the club and provides detailed team and game analysis with in-studio appearances from Timbers players and coaches each week. Previously aired shows and “Timbers In 30” features can be found at www.portlandtimbers.com.

MLS CAREER LEADERS

* - all stats MLS play only/ as of Aug. 21, 2013

TRACKING PROGRESSThe Timbers find themselves at their highest point in the league standings through 23 games in the club’s MLS history. Following a 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Aug. 17, the Timbers are currently in third place in the Western Conference with 38 points. The Timbers have set team highs in points (38), goals (34) and ties (11) through 23 games while conceding a record-low 22 goals.

YEAR W L T Pts. GF GA Diff. POS.

2011 7 11 5 26 29 37 -8 7th

2012 5 12 6 21 22 39 -17 9th

2013 9 3 11 38 34 22 12 3rd

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPLAYERSGoals: .............................................2, 6x (R. Johnson 4/6/13 vs. Houston (55’, 73’) W. Johnson, 3/30/13 at Colorado (55’, 71’) Mwanga, 9/19/12 at San Jose (45’, 62’) Boyd, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy (3’, 70’) Nagbe, 3/31/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (48’, 65’) Perlaza, 4/14/11 vs. Chicago (29’, 47’)

Assists: ................................................................ 3, Wallace, 6/23/13 vs. Colorado

Points: ....................... 4, 7x (last: Valeri, 5/12/13 vs. Chivas USA (1 goal, 2 assists) R. Johnson, 4/6/13 vs. Houston (2 goals) W. Johnson, 3/30/13 at Colorado (2 goals) Mwanga, 9/19/12 at San Jose (2 goals) Boyd, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy (2 goals) Nagbe, 3/31/12 vs. Real Salt Lake, (2 goals) Perlaza, 4/14/11 vs. Chicago (2 goals)

Shots: ....................................................................7, Songo’o, 8/5/12 vs. FC Dallas

Shots on Goal: ..................................... 3, 14x (last: Valeri, 5/12/13 vs. Chivas USA) Nagbe, 5/2/13 vs. New England Wallace, 4/27/13 at Sporting KC Valeri, 4/21/13 vs. San Jose Valeri, 3/3/13 vs. New York Songo’o, 10/7/12 at Seattle Boyd, 7/28/12 vs. Chivas USA Jewsbury, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy Wallace, 5/05/12 vs. Columbus Boyd, 4/14/12 at LA Galaxy Nagbe, 3/31/12 vs. Real Salt Lake Boyd, 3/12/12 vs. Philadelphia Cooper, 10/02/11 at Vancouver Alhassan, 9/21/11 vs. San Jose

Corner Kicks: .....................................................11, Valeri, 5/12/13 vs. Chivas USA

Offsides: .................................................. 4, 7x (last: Perlaza, 4/28/12 at Montreal)

Fouls Committed: ................................................. 7, Songo’o, 9/19/12 at San Jose

Fouls Suffered:.......................................... 6, 2x (last: Nagbe, 7/7/13 at Columbus)

Cautions/Yellow Cards: ................................................. 2, Hall, 8/6/11 at San Jose

Ejections/Red Cards: ...............................1, 6x (last: Kah, 7/7/13 at Columbus, 11’) Chara, 7/7/12 vs. Real Salt Lake (74’) Palmer, 06/24/12 vs. Seattle (90’+2) Alhassan, 09/24/11 at New York (64’) Hall, 8/06/11 at San Jose (90’) Brunner, 7/10/11 vs. Seattle (81’)

GOALKEEPERSShots Faced: ...................................................... 11, Perkins, 4/14/12 at LA Galaxy

Saves: ................................................ 7, 3x (last: Ricketts, 06/15/13 vs. FC Dallas) Perkins, 5/15/12 at Houston Perkins, 07/16/11 at Chicago

Goals Allowed: ........................................5, 2x (last: Perkins, 7/21/12 at FC Dallas) Perkins, 7/14/12 vs. LA Galaxy

* - all stats MLS play only/ as of Aug. 21, 2013

PLAYERSGames played ......................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 84Games started .........................................................................Jack Jewsbury - 81Minutes played ...................................................................Jack Jewsbury - 7,178Goals ....................................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 15Assists .....................................................................................Jack Jewsbury - 13Game-winning goals ..................................................................Jack Jewsbury - 3Game-winning assists ................................................................ Kalif Alhassan - 5Shots..................................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 124Shots on goal .......................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 45Corner kicks ..........................................................................Jack Jewsbury - 171Offsides......................................................................................Jorge Perlaza - 48Fouls suffered ....................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 139Fouls committed ........................................................................ Diego Chara - 182Cautions ....................................................................................... Diego Chara - 22Ejections ........................... Alhassan, Brunner, Chara, Danso, Hall, Kah, Palmer - 1

GOALKEEPERSGames played in goal .................................................................. Troy Perkins - 51Games started in goal .................................................................. Troy Perkins - 51Minutes played in goal ........................................................... Troy Perkins - 4,567Wins ............................................................................................. Troy Perkins - 14Saves ......................................................................................... Troy Perkins - 157Shutouts ...................................................................................... Troy Perkins - 12


TIMBERS EARN 2-1 OVER FC DALLASMidfielder Diego Valeri recorded two assists, forward Ryan Johnson scored his eighth goal of the season and forward Darlington Nagbe his seventh goal as the Timbers defeated FC Dallas 2-1 before a sellout crowd of 20,674 at JELD-WEN Field on Aug. 17. The Timbers and FC Dallas scored all three goals within a seven-minute span in the first half, with Portland’s Johnson and Nagbe giving the home side a 2-1 lead heading into halftime. The Timbers defense held FC Dallas to just one shot on goal in the second half to close out the victory and extend their home unbeaten run in league play to nine games. Valeri assisted on both Timbers goals, recording his fourth multi-assist game of the season, and has assisted on each of the club’s last six regular-season goals.

SCOUTING REAL SALT LAKEReal Salt Lake have earned just one win in their last five regular-season matches and suffered a 4-2 loss against the LA Galaxy on Saturday at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Galaxy forward Robbie Keane netted a hat trick with all three goals coming in the second half after Real Salt Lake took a 1-0 lead through Joao Plata in the 53rd minute. Forward Robbie Findley scored in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, but it wasn’t enough for head coach Jason Kreis’s club.

Currently the front-runner in the Western Conference and Supporters’ Shield (41pts) race, Real Salt Lake are led by Álvaro Saborío with nine goals. A cast of eight players have recorded at least two goals for Real Salt Lake, as midfielder Javier Morales (5g, 8a) and forward Joao Plata (2g, 6a) have served as playmak-ers. Goalkeeper Nick Rimando ranks second in the league with a 75 percent saves percentage.

PORTLAND TO HOST 2014 ALL-STAR GAMEMajor League Soccer announced on July 10 that Portland will be the host city for the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game. The annual showcase event will feature several days of festivities, culminating in a match between the League’s top players and a renowned international club in late July or early August, 2014, at JELD-WEN Field. A public on-sale date for tickets will be announced at a later date. The opponent for next summer’s game will be announced at a later date.

SECOND-HALF THREATPortland has scored 23 goals in the second half of games this season, including a league-best 10 goals during the first 15 minutes following the halftime break. Portland’s 23 second-half goals are one shy of the league lead. On the defensive side, the Timbers have conceded 10 goals in the final 45 minutes this season, which ranks tied for fewest in the league with Seattle Sounders FC.

IRON MENTimbers midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe has started a Timbers MLS-club record 37 straight games for the team dating back to the 2012 MLS season. In fact, Nagbe has played in 56 of the team’s 57 regular-season games since the start of the 2012 season. Defender Jack Jewsbury has appeared in 51 of the team’s last 57 games and midfielder Diego Chara has seen time in 49 (all starts).

ON A ROLL AT JELD-WEN FIELDPortland is unbeaten in its last nine matches (7-0-2) at JELD-WEN Field. The team extended its home unbeaten streak with a 2-1 win against Western Conference foe FC Dallas on Aug. 17. The Timbers recorded an MLS-club record streak of six straight shutouts at JELD-WEN Field from April 6-June 23. Portland’s home shutout streak came to an end against the LA Galaxy on July 13, setting the MLS club-home record of 587 minutes without conceding a goal, spanning eight league games from March 9-July 13.

REMARKABLE RICKETTS

Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts set a Timbers MLS record with four straight shutouts from May 18-25; June 15-23. The Jamaican also has logged the third and fourth longest streaks without conceding a goal this season (401 minutes from May 18-July 7; 396 minutes from March 30-April 21). Ricketts missed the Timbers’ June 8 match at Chicago while on international duty. He has earned MLS Save of the Week honors eight times while recording nine shutouts.

CLINICAL FINISHING AT HOMEForward Ryan Johnson scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season on Aug. 17 against FC Dallas and has found the back of the net in four consecutive regular-season home games. His eight goals match the Timbers MLS record for goals scored in a single season by an individual player, matching Kenny Cooper’s output in 2011. Johnson has scored in back-to-back games and has recorded seven of his eight goals in front of the home crowd.

MIDFIELD MAESTROMidfielder Diego Valeri has assisted on each of the Timbers last six goals in MLS play. He recorded his fourth multi-assist game of the season in the match against FC Dallas, and for the second time this season, recorded multiple as-sists in a single half. Valeri has 10 assists on the season and becomes the first Timbers MLS player to record 10 or more assists in a single season. He is just the second Timbers player since 2001 to record 10 or more assists in a single season; Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar recorded 12 assists in 2005 for the second-divi-sion Timbers. Valeri ranks second overall in MLS with 10 assists.

KEEP THE BALLThe Timbers have maintained the majority of possession in 19 of the team’s 23 games this season. Portland kicked off the season with seven straight games in which they possessed the ball more than their opponents.

YOUNGEST TO PLAY FOR PORTLANDTimbers defender Alvas Powell made his MLS debut on Aug. 3, starting and play-ing 63 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Vancouver. Powell’s debut made him the youngest player in Timbers MLS history to start and play in a league match at 19 years, 16 days - besting Andrew Jean-Baptiste (19 years, 270 days, in 2012). Powell started his second straight match on Aug. 17 in a 2-1 win over FC Dallas.

MAKING IT COUNTIn regular-season action, the Timbers have earned 1.65 points-per-game through 23 matches and are tied with the Montreal Impact for the best points-per-game in MLS. Portland leads the Western Conference in points-per-game, ahead of Real Salt Lake (1.64), Seattle Sounders FC (1.55) and the LA Galaxy (1.54). The Timbers have earned a positive result (win or draw) in 20 of their 23 games this season (9 wins, 11 draws).

SEEING OUT THE HALF, AND GAMEThe Timbers are the only MLS club that have not conceded a goal in the 15-min-ute interval leading into halftime. Closing out matches this season, Portland ranks second in the league for the fewest number of goals conceded in the final 15 minutes of matches. Portland, along with Houston, has allowed three goals in the final 15-minute interval of games this season. Only Seattle Sounders FC have conceded fewer goals (2) at the end of games. Through 23 games, the Timbers have conceded the fewest goals in MLS this season (22).

Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 DOB: 07/06/77Hometown: Montego Bay, JamaicaAcquired: Trade with Montreal Impact, 08/07/12Last MLS win: 08/17/13 POR vs. FCDLast MLS shutout: 07/20/13 POR at PHI

2013: Stopped three shots in a 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Aug. 17 ... Recorded three saves in a 1-1 draw against Vancouver on Aug. 3 ... Named an MLS-All Star on July 31 through a player vote ... Tied the Timbers MLS-club season high with his ninth shutout, a 0-0 draw against Philadelphia on July 20 ... Made four saves in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Set a club record with his fourth straight shutout on June 23 against Colorado ... Compiled a shutout streak of 401 mintues, third longest in MLS this season and a Timbers MLS record from May 18-25; June 15-July 7 ... Notched his seventh clean sheet of the season in a 0-0 draw against the LA Galaxy on June 19 ... Recorded his sixth shutout of the year in a 1-0 win over FC Dallas on June 15 ... Earned his fifth shutout of the season in a 2-0 win at D.C. United on May 25 ... Recorded six consecutive shutouts at JELD-WEN Field (April 6-June 23), compiling a 570-minute consecutive shutout streak at home, a Timbers MLS record ... Is a seven-time winner of MLS Save of the Week in 2013 (Weeks 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 16 and 21) ... Logged a 312-minute shutout streak from March 30-April 21 ... Recorded consecutive shutouts April 6-14.2012: Played a total of 777 minutes in nine games (9 starts), making 26 saves on 39 shots and finishing with a 1.51 GAA for the Timbers ... Recorded his second shutout as a member of the Timbers on Oct. 21, in a 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC.INTERNATIONAL: A longtime member of the Jamaica National Team ... Made his debut in 2000 ... Ricketts featured in Jamaica’s qualifying bids for the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups, and started the last three 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mexico (Feb. 6), Panama (March 22) and Costa Rica (March 26).

DONOVAN RICKETTS - GK1

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 DOB: 01/24/86Hometown: Greenville, N.C.Acquired: Trade with Sporting KC, 12/03/12Last MLS goal: 10/05/08 SKC vs. CHILast MLS assist: 05/27/12 SKC vs. SJ

2013: Started 22 of 23 matches this season, missed match on June 23 due to an ankle sprain ... Logged 19 minutes of action in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Helped Timbers record a shutout on July 20 at Philadelphia ... Contrib-uted to the team’s six consecutive home shutouts from April 6-June 23, a Timbers MLS-club record ... Was part of a backline that has allowed just three shots on goal or fewer in four straight matches March 16-April 14.2012: Started nine of the 11 games he appeared in during the 2012 season with Sporting Kansas City … Helped Sporting KC allow the fewest goals in MLS (27) during the regular season ... Assisted on the game-winning goal by Kei Kamara in a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on May 27 ... Finished the season ranked ninth on Sporting KC’s all-time, regular-season minutes played chart with 11,633, tied for ninth with Josh Wolff in regular-season games started for the club with 128 and eighth in regular-season games played at 149. 2011: Appeared in a total of 23 matches in 2011, helping Sporting KC to a first-place finish in the Eastern Conference during the regular season ... Surpassed 10,000 minutes played in Sporting Kansas City career during LIVESTRONG Sporting Park’s inaugural match June 9. 2010: Started 29 matches and matched a career-high with four assists for Sporting KC.

MICHAEL HARRINGTON - D5

RYAN MILLER - D2


WILL JOHNSON - M4Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 01/21/87Hometown: Woodbridge, Ill.Acquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/03/12Last MLS goal: 06/23/13 POR vs. COLLast MLS assist: 06/23/13 POR vs. COL

2013: Missed last match with a shoulder injury ... Started and played 45 minutes for the MLS All-Stars in a 3-1 loss to AS Roma on Wednesday ... Named to the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star game day roster ... Played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Captained Canada in opening match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Martinique on July 7, missing the Timbers 1-0 loss at Columbus ... Played 90 minutes in a 3-2 U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals win over FC Dallas on June 26 ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over Colorado on June 23 ... Registered three assists in a 5-1 win over Wilmington in the U.S. Open Cup on May 29 ... Set a new career-high in goals, scoring his fifth of the season on May 18, scoring a penalty kick in a 2-2 draw at Vancouver ... Recorded an assist against Whitecaps FC ... Scored a stoppage-time goal May 12 against Chivas USA ... Scored the game-winning goal on a free kick in a 1-0 win against San Jose on April 14 ... Scored a brace on March 30 to help the Timbers earn a 2-2 draw at Colorado .. Was named NASR MLS Player of the Week for his efforts against the Rapids, the second MLS Timbers player to earn the award since 2011 ... Snapped Portland’s 37-game streak without a penalty kick in the 71st minute against Colorado, converting a game-tyinging penalty ... Started and played 90 minutes as captain in his Timbers debut on March 3, earning an assist on Diego Valeri’s goal in the 14th minute.INTERNATIONAL: Has 33 caps with the Canada National Team since making his senior debut as an 18-year-old on Nov. 16, 2005, in a 1-0 friendly win over Luxem-bourg ... Has been a staple in the team’s midfield since 2011 … Amassed seven caps in 2012, appearing in five 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers ... Scored in a 3-0 win over Cuba on Oct. 12, 2012, at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario.

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 DOB: 12/14/84 Hometown: Barrington, Ill.Acquired: Signed, 01/23/13Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Played 27 minutes as a sub against Vancouver on Aug. 3 ... Has appeared in all nine Timbers Reserves games this year, logging 780 minutes of time ... Played 90 minutes in an 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Started consecutive games at right back (June 19-23) ... Played 71 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Started all four U.S. Open Cup matches, ranking second on the team in minutes played (347) in the U.S. Open Cup ... Was a 90th-minute sub-stitute for Ryan Johnson in a 1-0 win against San Jose on April 14 ... Started the first two matches of the season, logging 140 minutes of action.2012: Started all 30 league games for Halmstads BK in the Superettan (second divi-sion), and helped the club regain promotion to Sweden’s top flight, the Allsvenskan … Halmstads BK finished third in the Superettan table and defeated GIF Sundsvall in the promotional playoff in order to secure its return to the first division … Was tied for the team lead and third in the league with a career-high eight assists, four of which came in a two-game span … Assisted on the first and fourth goals of a 5-2 victory against IFK Värnamo on June 16 … Notched two more assists in the next match five days later, aiding in a 3-1 win over Assyriska FF on June 21 … Started both legs of the promotional playoff against GIF Sundsvall, which Halmstads BK won 6-4 on aggregate … Recorded an assist in Leg 1, setting up a 62nd-minute goal in a 3-0 victory on Nov. 10 … Made an appearance in a 5-2 win against Ronneby BK in a Svenska Cupen match, playing 13 minutes as a sub.

Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/19/90Hometown: Lakewood, OhioAcquired: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/11Pronunciation: NAG-beLast MLS goal: 08/17/13 POR vs. FCDLast MLS assist: 07/13/13 POR vs. LA

2013: With 15 career MLS goals, is the Timbers MLS career leader in goals ... Has started 37 straight games ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over FC Dal-las on Aug. 17 ... Tallied his sixth goal of the year in a 2-1 loss at San Jose on July 27 ... Notched an assist on July 13 against the LA Galaxy ... Registered a goal and an as-sist in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals win over FC Dallas on June 26 ... Started each of the first 23 matches of the regular season ... Scored the game-winning goal on June 15 against FC Dallas ... Scored his fourth goal of the season on May 25 at D.C. United ... Earned his second assist of the season in a 3-0 win over Chivas USA on May 12 at JELD-WEN Field ... Tallied his third goal, the go-ahead strike, in a 1-1 road draw at FC Dallas on May 8 ... Notched his 10th career goal on April 27, aiding in a 3-2 road win over Sporting KC ... Recorded his first assist of the season, setting up Ryan Johnson’s second goal in the 73rd minute of a 2-0 win over Houston on April 6 at JELD-WEN Field ... Became the club’s seventh different player to score in an MLS home opener, recording his ninth career goal in the 56th minute on March 3 against New York.2012: Set career highs in games played (33), starts (31), minutes played (2,777) and goals (6) in his second MLS season ... Notched the first multiple-goal performance in a 3-2 loss to Real Salt Lake March 31 at JELD-WEN Field ... Became the first player in the club’s MLS history to score in three straight matches, Aug. 15 at Toronto FC, Aug. 19 at New York and Aug. 25 vs. Vancouver.2011: Appeared in 28 matches (21 starts) as a rookie ... His July 2 strike against Sporting KC won the AT&T Goal of the Year award and was his first goal of the season ... Made his MLS debut as a 66th-minute sub in a 1-1 draw at New England on April 2.

DARLINGTON NAGBE - M/F6Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 04/03/87Hometown: San Diego, Calif.Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA, 02/16/11Pronunciation: ZEE-zohLast MLS goal: 08/15/12 POR @ TFCLast MLS assist: 09/22/12 POR @ RSL

2013: Tallied an assist in back-to-back matches for the Timbers Reserves (July 28, Aug. 4) ... Played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Started and played 90 minutes at right back in a 2-0 win over Tampa Bay in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Played 23 minutes in a 2-2 draw against Chicago on June 8, his first MLS action since March 3 ... Scored the game-tying goal on a penalty kick for the Timbers Reserves in a 4-4 draw at VSI Tampa Bay FC on June 1 ... Scored the game-tying goal for the Timbers Reserves in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver on May 19 ... Underwent successful surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his left knee on March 4 ... Logged 18 minutes on March 3 against New York.2012: Tallied his career-high fourth assist of the season Sept. 22 against Real Salt Lake ... Made his 50th MLS appearance and scored his first MLS goal in a 2-2 draw at Toronto FC Aug. 15 ... Made his 2012 season debut on May 15 against Houston, enter-ing the match as a 60th-minute substitute ... Made his first appearance in the avail-able 18 and was an unused sub on May 5 against Columbus ... Played 23 minutes in a MLS Reserve League game on March 27 at San Jose, his first competitive action since sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament on Oct. 14, 2011.2011: Started 14 of his 30 appearances with the Timbers in 2011 ... Made 10 con-secutive starts from Aug. 3 to Sept. 21 ... Recorded three assists during the season ... Scored his lone goal of the season in an exhibition win over Argentine side C.A. Independiente on July 26 ... Suffered a torn ACL Oct. 14 vs. Houston.

SAL ZIZZO - M7

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/01/86Hometown: Valentín Alsina, ArgentinaAcquired: Contract purchased from Atlético Lanús as a Desig-nated Player on 08/06/13Last MLS goal: 06/08/13 POR @ CHILast MLS assist: 08/17/13 POR vs. FCD

2013: Became the MLS Timbers single-season record holder with 10 assists, earning two in a 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Aug. 17 ... Netted a goal in a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup loss against Real Salt Lake on Aug. 7 ... Tied an MLS Timbers single-season record with his eighth assist in a 1-1 draw against Vancouver on Aug. 3 ... Appeared in 21 of the team’s 23 games ... Named an MLS All-Star on July 31 through a player vote ... Tallied his seventh assist of the season in a 2-1 loss at San Jose on July 27 ... Earned the game-winning assist in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Has recorded four multi-assist games this year ... Scored a goal in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals win over FC Dallas on June 26 ... Tallied his fourth goal in a 2-2 draw against Chicago on June 8 ... Registered one goal and two assists in a 3-0 win May 12 against Chivas USA at JELD-WEN Field ... His four points against Chivas USA tied a Timbers MLS record for points by a player in a single match ... Registered his first two career MLS assists, on the game-tying and game-winning goals, April 27 against Sporting KC ... Scored his second goal of the season in a 1-1 draw on April 21 at San Jose ... Had to be subbed out in the 29th minute of a 2-0 win against Houston on April 6 after taking an elbow to the face ... Became the fourth player in Timbers MLS history to score in his debut game, tallying a goal March 3 against New York.2012-13: Appeared in 16 league matches for Club Atlético Lanús, scoring two goals in Argentina’s Primera División.INTERNATIONAL: Has three caps (all starts) with the Argentina National Team … Earned his first cap March 16, 2011, playing the full 90 of a 4-1 victory in a friendly against Venezuela ... Played 90 minutes against Ecuador on April 20, 2011, which finished in a 2-2 draw ... Featured in a 4-2 win over Paraguay on May 25, 2011.

DIEGO VALERI - M8Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 DOB: 11/26/84Hometown: Kingston, JamaicaAcquired: Trade with Toronto FC on 12/12/12Last MLS goal: 08/17/13 POR vs. FCDLast MLS assist: 05/25/13 POR @ DCU

2013: Has scored a goal in consecutive matches ... Tallied his team-high eighth goal in a 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Aug. 17 ... Netted his seventh goal of the season in a 1-1 draw with Vancouver on Aug. 3 ... Played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Scored his sixth goal of the season on July 13 in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy ... Started and played 57 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals win over FC Dallas on June 26 ... Scored the Timbers’ final goal in a 3-0 win over Colorado on June 23, his fifth goal of the year ... Started and played 63 minutes for Jamaica in a 1-0 loss to Mexico on June 4 in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying ... As-sisted on Darlington Nagbe’s goal in a 2-0 win on May 25 at D.C. United ... Assisted on Rodney Wallace’s first-half goal in a 3-0 win against Chivas USA on May 12 at JELD-WEN Field ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win against Sporting KC on April 27 ... Became the sixth Timbers player to score two goals in a game with a brace in a 2-0 win against Houston on April 6 ... Was named NASR’s MLS Player of the Week for Week 6 ... Recorded his first assist with the Timbers on March 30 against Colorado ... Scored his first goal of the season and as a member of the Timbers on March 9 in a 2-1 loss to Montreal.2012: Recorded career-highs in games played (31) and minutes (2,769) in his second season with Toronto FC … Finished the season with seven goals.INTERNATIONAL: Made his Jamaica debut April 11, 2006, starting and playing 71 minutes of a friendly against the United States in Cary, N.C. … Has scored eight inter-national goals, with his first coming Feb. 10, 2012, against Argentina in Buenos Aires … Was the second-leading scorer for the Reggae Boyz during the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring two goals in four games during the tournament.

RYAN JOHNSON - F9


Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 DOB: 10/25/85Hometown: Pine Grove, Pa.Acquired: Selected in the fifth round (9th overall) of the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft from Real Salt Lake, 11/24/10Last MLS goal: 06/24/12 POR vs. SEALast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Is out at least six months after undergoing successful surgery to repair a displaced tibial plateau fracture of his right leg on April 8 ... Started at center back on April 6 against Houston, but left the match in the 18th minute with a leg injury ... Earned his first start and first appearance of the season on March 30 against Colo-rado, drawing a penalty kick in the 71st minute when Colorado’s Atiba Harris fouled him in the box ... Missed the first three games of the season with a groin injury.2012: Recovered from offseason hip surgery and appeared in 21 matches, logging a career high 1,845 minutes and scoring one goal in his second season in Portland ... At season’s end was named the club’s Community Player of the Year for his outstanding efforts in the community ... Played the full 90 in 20 of the club’s last 22 matches of the season ... Scored his first career MLS goal - the game-winner - in a 2-1 victory over Cascadia-rival Seattle Sounders FC on June 24 at JELD-WEN Field ... Was a four-time selection to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week in Weeks 28, 30, 32 and 33 ... Earned honorable mention on the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week in Week 16 ... Missed the first nine regular-season matches while recovering from hip surgery and made his season debut May 23 in a friendly against Spain’s Valencia CF ... Wore the captain’s armband in the regular-season finale, a 1-1 draw against San Jose on Oct. 27.2011: Made a career high 15 appearances (11 starts) in his first full season ... Helped the Timbers’ defense record three straight shutouts from Aug. 24-Sept. 16 ... Made his first start of the season April 2 at New England.

DAVID HORST - D12Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 DOB: 04/13/81Hometown: Springfield, Mo.Acquired: Trade with Sporting Kansas City, 03/01/11Pronunciation: JEWS-buryLast MLS goal: 10/21/12 POR @ VANLast MLS assist: 05/25/13 POR @ DCU

2013: Played 84 minutes as a midfielder in a 1-1 draw with Vancouver on Aug. 3 ... Played 84 minutes in a 2-1 loss at San Jose on July 27 ... Played 27 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Started four straight games from June 23-July 20 ... Played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals win over FC Dallas on June 26 ... Surpassed 20,000 minutes played in his MLS career on June 23 against Colorado at JELD-WEN Field ... Scored a goal in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Earned his first assist of the season on May 25 at D.C. United ... Made his season debut March 16, starting and playing 70 minutes at midfield in a 1-1 draw at Seattle.2012: Finished second on the team in games played (32), minutes played (2,765) and tied for third in scoring with 10 points from three goals and four assists ... Registered a multi-assist performance in a season-opening 3-1 win over Philadelphia on March 12 ... Tallied the winning goal in a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on July 3 at JELD-WEN Field ... Notched the equalizer in a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas Aug. 5 ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 21 at BC Place.2011: Set career marks in points (22), goals (7) and assists (8) ... Was the only player in MLS in 2011 with multiple four-game points streaks (April 30-May 29 and July 30-Aug. 20) ... Became the Timbers’ first MLS All-Star when he played in the AT&T 2011 MLS All-Star Game on July 27 ... Logged two, three-point games in 2011, with one of those performances coming in his 200th MLS match April 17 against FC Dallas ... Voted by his teammates as the Timbers’ 2011 Player’s Player of the Year.

JACK JEWSBURY - D/M13

KALIF ALHASSAN - M

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 10/15/90Hometown: Accra, GhanaAcquired: Signed, 12/15/10Pronunciation: KA-leaf ALL-ha-sahnLast MLS goal: 03/12/12 POR vs. PHILast MLS assist: 06/15/13 POR vs. FCD

2013: Assisted on the game-winning goal for the Timbers Reserves in a 1-0 win over the San Jose Reserves on July 28 ... Tallied the game-winning assist in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played the first half of a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Tallied a Timbers MLS-club record fifth game-winning assist on June 15 against FC Dallas, his third assist of the season ... Earned an assist in a 5-1 win against Wilmington in the U.S. Open Cup on May 29 ... Recorded his second assisted of the season on Will Johnson’s goal in second-half stoppage time in a 3-0 victory against Chivas USA on May 12 at JELD-WEN Field ... Became the only Timbers player to start in each of the club’s three home openers since joining MLS in 2011 ... Recorded an assist on March 3 against New York, becoming the only Portland player to record at least one point in each home opener.2012: Played in 16 matches during the regular season, recording one goal and two assists ... Assisted on the game-winning goal and scored his first MLS goal in a 3-1 win over Philadelphia in the Timbers’ season opener March 12 at JELD-WEN Field; it was the first three-point performance of his MLS career ... Was named the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) Player of the Week for Week 1, becoming the first MLS Timbers player to earn NASR Player of the Week honors.2011: Named the Timbers’ Young Player of the Year ... Finished second on the team with six assists, including three game-winning assists ... Became the third player in MLS history, joining LA’s Carlos Hermosillo (1998) and New York’s Jorge Rojas (2008), to record assists in each of his first three home matches and went on to tally five overall in the Timbers’ first five home fixtures.

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Height: 6-2 Weight: 170 DOB: 12/08/78Hometown: Nouméa, New CaledoniaAcquired: Signed, 02/28/13Pronunciation: pick-EE-ownLast MLS goal: 06/23/13 POR vs. COLLast MLS assist: 07/27/13 POR @ SJ

2013: Leads the club with 12 substitute appearances ... Notched his fifth assist of the year with a back-heel pass to Darlington Nagbe in a 2-1 loss at San Jose on July 27 ... Played for Martinique in the opening match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Canada on July 7, missing the Timbers 1-0 loss at Columbus ... Scored in a 3-2 win over FC Dallas in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals on June 26 ... Tallied his first career MLS goal and the 100th MLS goal in club history in a 3-0 win over Colorado on June 23 ... Earned an assist in a 2-0 win over Tampa Bay in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Registered the first multi-assist game of his MLS career on June 8 against Chicago ... Scored four goals in 45 minutes in a 5-1 win over Wilming-ton in the U.S. Open Cup on May 29 ... Named the U.S. Open Cup Player of the Round for the third round ... Earned his first career MLS assist on May 25 at D.C. United ... Made his first career MLS start on May 8 at FC Dallas ... Made his Timbers debut on March 16 against Seattle, entering the match in the 70th minute.2011-12: Played in 20 league games for West Ham during the Championship season, recording two goals ... Provided the game-winner in a 2-1 win against Coventry City for his first goal of the season Nov. 19, 2011 ... Sent on loan to Championship side Doncaster Rovers from March 6 to April 7.INTERNATIONAL: Earned his first cap with the France National Team in a friendly against Austria on March 28, 2007 … Made his debut with the Martinique National Team in 2002 ... Lived and played soccer on the Caribbean island prior to starting his professional playing career … Rejoined Martinique for the 2012 Caribbean Cup, help-ing lead the team to a top-four finish and qualifying for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

FREDERIC PIQUIONNE - F10

BEN ZEMANSKI - M14Height: 5-11 Weight: 150 DOB: 05/12/88Hometown: Akron, OhioAcquired: Trade with Chivas USA, 02/13/13Last MLS goal: 06/08/13 POR @ CHILast MLS assist: 06/23/13 POR vs. COL

2013: Played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Aug. 17 ... Logged 82 minutes for the Timbers Reserves in a 3-2 loss to the Whitecaps FC Reserves on Aug. 4 ... Played 66 minutes in a 2-1 loss at San Jose on July 27 ... Logged 63 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played 45 minutes as a sub on July 20 against Philadelphia ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Columbus on July 7 ... Started and played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Has appeared in all three of Portland’s U.S. Open Cup games in this year’s tournament ... Earned an assist in a 3-0 win over Colorado on June 23 ... Scored his first MLS goal since July 6, 2011 with a 58th-minute tally in a 2-2 draw against Chi-cago on June 8 ... Started consecutive matches at right back (March 16-30) ... Earned his first start for the Timbers on March 16 at Seattle ... Made his Portland debut as a halftime substitute March 9 of a 2-1 loss to Montreal ... Assisted on the club’s lone goal by Ryan Johnson in the 80th minute.2012: Made 22 league appearances with the Chivas USA, including 18 starts… Missed nearly two months from mid-April to mid-June due to a knee injury … Notched two assists, including one on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over the Timbers on July 28 at JELD-WEN Field.2011: Appeared in a career-high 28 games for Chivas USA, making 23 starts and log-ging 2,056 minutes … Tallied two goals and four assists both career-highs … Scored first MLS goal in the 84th minute of the season opener March 19, a 3-2 loss to Sport-ing Kansas City ... Came on as a second-half substitute in a July meeting against the San Jose Earthquakes and scored the game-winner in the 64th minute of a 2-0 win.

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/20/90Hometown: Camas, Wash.Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player, 01/04/12Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Is out at least six months after undergoing successful surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament on Feb. 4, 2013.2012: Appeared in six games in his rookie MLS season, starting two, while logging 201 minutes played ... Named the club’s 2012 Young Player of the Year ... Made his MLS debut on July 14, playing 45 minutes as a halftime sub against the LA Galaxy ... Handed his first MLS start against Chivas USA on July 28, recording four shots (one on goal) in 74 minutes of action, a performance that earned him MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week honorable mention for Week 21... Started and played 69 minutes of an exhibition vs. Aston Villa FC on July 24 ... Played 22 minutes as a sub against Spanish club Valencia CF on May 23 ... Came on as a 65th-minute sub in a U.S. Open Cup loss to Cal FC on May 30 ... Was the second-leading scorer for the Timbers Re-serves with four goals in nine games (eight starts) ... Scored his fourth MLS Reserve League goal, the game-winner, in the Timbers Reserves’ Sept. 16 win over Seattle Sounders FC Reserves ... Scored his first goal of the MLS Reserve League season in a win over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves April 22.

BRENT RICHARDS - F16 MICHAEL NANCHOFF - M17Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 09/24/88Hometown: North Royalton, OhioAcquired: Signed, 02/21/13Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Currently on loan with Swedish second-division club Jönköpings Södra IF ... Made his regular-season debut, playing eight minutes as a second-half sub on July 7 at Columbus ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Scored his fourth goal of the year for the Timbers Reserves in a 4-4 draw at VSI Tampa Bay FC on June 1 ... Recorded his first two-goal performance for the Timbers Reserves in a 2-1 win against the San Jose Reserves on April 15 ... Has played every minute in each of the Timbers Reserves first four games this season ... Was an unused sub on April 14 against San Jose ... Registered a goal and an assist for the Timbers Reserves in a 2-1 win against USL PRO side VSI Tampa Bay FC on April 7 ... Started and played 90 minutes for the Timbers Reserves in a 1-0 loss to Colorado on March 31 ... Played 90 minutes for the Timbers Reserves in a 1-0 win against the Sounders FC Reserves on March 17 ... Was an unused sub in each of the team’s first three games of the season.2012: Appeared in nine games (1 start) for Whitecaps FC during the regular season ... Logged a season-high 59 minutes on July 14, 2012, against Chicago.2011: Battling injuries during his first MLS season, Nanchoff appeared in five matches for Vancouver as a rookie


Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 DOB: 09/19/91Hometown: Portland, Ore.Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player, 01/08/13Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Started and played 90 minutes of a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Played 14 minutes as a second-half substitute in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Has started and played every minute in each of the Timbers Reserves first nine games this season ... Registered the game-winning assist for the Timbers Reserves in a 1-0 win against the Seattle Sounders FC Reserves on March 17.2012: Named the club’s 2012 Timbers U-23s Player of the Year … Played 17 games during the Premier Development League campaign, scoring four goals and logging one assist … Helped lead the Timbers U-23s to a second-place finish in the North-west Division and to the Western Conference semifinals … Scored two of his four goals in a 4-0 win over the Kitsap Pumas May 24 at JELD-WEN Field … Played in the team’s first-ever appearance in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, starting a first-round match against PSA Elite on May 15.

A product of the Timbers U-23s, Evans signs as the club’s second Homegrown Player. The Portland native played four seasons with the Timbers U-23s from 2009-12, helping the team win the 2010 PDL championship. He ranks among the team’s all-time leaders in games played and goals. Evans had three standout seasons at the University of Portland during his collegiate career, earning All-West Coast Conference honors all three seasons.

STEVEN EVANS - M15

Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 DOB: 12/18/91Hometown: Bogotá, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 12/15/11 Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Has appeared as a sub in six straight games for the first team ... Scored back-to-back goals for the Timbers Reserves (July 28, Aug. 4) ... Leads the Timbers Reserves with five goals ... Scored the game-winning goal in the 52nd minute of a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Recorded an assist in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on June 12 ... Scored a goal for the Timbers Reserves in a 4-4 draw at VSI Tampa Bay FC on June 1 ... Scored his first career MLS goal on May 18 in a 2-2 draw at Vancouver ... Scored the game-winning goal for the Timbers Reserves in a 2-1 win against USL PRO side VSI Tampa Bay FC on April 7 ... Netted the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win for the Timbers Reserves against the Seattle Sounders FC Reserves on March 17 ... Earned his MLS debut as a second-half sub on March 3 against New York ... His shot in the 83rd minute forced a game-tying own goal from defender Jámison Olave.2012: Made his debut for the club, playing 20 minutes as a second-half sub in the Timbers Reserves’ final match of the season, a 3-2 win over Seattle after recovering from knee surgery he underwent on Feb. 6 to repair damaged cartilage in his left knee.INTERNATIONAL: Played for the Colombia U-20 National Team in 2011 ... Called up for the 2011 Toulon Tournament in France ... Was a key figure for Colombia in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup … Started all three group matches, leading Colombia to a perfect 3-0-0 record in group play … Scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win over Mali in group play ... Played in all five of Colombia’s games during the tournament.

JOSE VALENCIA - F20

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 04/05/86Hometown: Cali, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 04/13/11Pronunciation: dee-EH-goh char-AHLast MLS goal: 09/16/11 POR vs. NELast MLS assist: 04/27/13 POR @ SKC

2013: Started 21 of the team’s 23 matches, playing the full 90 in 18 straight matches from March 9 to July 13 ... Played 90 minutes in U.S. Open Cup matches on June 26 (FC Dallas) and Aug. 7 (Real Salt Lake) ... tallied the game-winning assist on April 27 in a 3-2 win against Sporting Kansas City ... Registered his second assist of the sea-son on the first of two Ryan Johnson goals (55th minute) in a 2-0 win over Houston on April 6 at JELD-WEN Field ... Assisted on Ryan Johnson’s 80th-minute goal against Montreal on March 9, recording his fifth-career MLS assist and his first since Oct. 2, 2011.2012: Started all 28 of his regular-season apearances and logged an MLS-career high 2,473 minutes in his second season in Portland ... Was named the Players’ Player of the Year and the Supporters’ Player of the Year.2011: Became the first Designated Player in Timbers MLS history on April 13 ... Made his club debut as a second-half sub April 23 at LA Galaxy ... Started his next 27 appearances ... Recorded his first MLS goal in a 2-1 win over Vancouver, scoring the quickest goal in Timbers MLS history in just the second minute of play ... Recorded the game-winning assist in the first MLS match at BC Place on Oct. 2.INTERNATIONAL: Joined the Colombian National Team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Oct. 11, 2011, and played the final 21 minutes in a 2-1 win ... Made his senior debut on Nov. 17, 2010, starting a friendly against Peru in Bogota.

DIEGO CHARA - M21

Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 DOB: 02/02/87Hometown: Edmond, Okla.Acquired: Signed, 10/19/10Pronunciation: DEE-kayLast MLS goal: 09/29/12 POR vs. DCULast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Is out at least six months after undergoing successful surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament (MCL) in addition to undergoing a successful lateral meniscectomy on Feb. 8.2012: Set MLS career highs, appearing in 12 matches (9 starts), playing 896 minutes and scoring five goals ... Finished the season as the club’s third-leading goal-scorer and tied for third overall in points (10) ... Scored his five goals on the season in a 10-game span ... Scored his first MLS game-winning goal Aug. 31 in a 1-0 win over Colorado at JELD-WEN Field ... Tallied game-tying goals in back-to-back home matches Sept. 29 vs. D.C. United and Oct. 27 vs. San Jose ... Made his first MLS start and scored his first goal of the season Aug. 19 in a 3-2 loss at New York ... Was on loan with the L.A. Blues of USL PRO from May 8 to July 10 ... Recorded six goals and two assists in 10 games during his loan stint and was the Blues’ leading scorer on the season ... At season’s end was selected to the USL PRO All-League Second Team.2011: Made his MLS Timbers debut July 7 in a friendly vs. Club América five months after undergoing Achilles’ tendon surgery ... Ruptured his Achilles tendon in the Timbers first preseason game Feb. 4 ... Scored his first career MLS goal at Sporting KC Aug. 17 ... Recorded four goals in five MLS Reserve League appearances, ranking second in scoring for the Timbers Reserves ... Made 11 MLS appearances.

BRIGHT DIKE - F19


Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 06/17/88Hometown: Rockville, Md.Acquired: Trade with D.C. United, 11/24/10Last MLS goal: 05/25/13 POR @ DCULast MLS assist: 06/23/13 POR vs. COL

2013: Played 90 minutes in three straight games ... Named an MLS All-Star on July 31 through a player vote ... Logged 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Missed three matches due to international duty with Costa Rica at the CONCACAF Gold Cup ... Played 57 minutes for Costa Rica in a 3-0 win over Cuba in the Gold Cup at JELD-WEN Field on July 9 ... Played 90 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup win over FC Dallas on June 26 ... Earned three assists, a Timbers MLS single-game record, in a 3-0 win over Colorado on June 23 ... Set a career high with his fourth goal of the season on May 25 at D.C. United ... Scored his third goal of the season and recorded an assist in a 3-0 win against Chivas USA on May 12 at JELD-WEN Field ... Assisted on a goal by Darlington Nagbe in 1-1 road draw May 8 against FC Dallas ... Tallied the game-winning goal in a 3-2 road win at Sporting KC on April 27 ... Scored the game-tying goal in second-half stoppage time in a 1-1 draw against Seattle on March 16 ... Became the second player to appear in all three MLS home openers in the club’s history entering as a sub on March 3 against New York.2012: Assisted on a goal against San Jose on Sept. 19 ... Scored his first league goal of the season to give the club a 1-1 draw with Seattle on Sept. 15.INTERNATIONAL: Appeared in five matches as Costa Rica earned the gold medal at the 2013 Copa Centroamericana in January ... Scored the game-winning goal against El Salvador in the semifinals Jan. 25 ... Featured in three 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for Costa Rica ... Made debut, scoring the game-winning goal for Costa Rica in a 1-0 win over the United States on Sept. 2, 2011 ... Has 13 total caps for Costa Rica.

RODNEY WALLACE - M22

Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 DOB: 09/30/90Hometown: Bainbridge Island, Wash.Acquired: Signed, 02/06/13Pronunciation: Tucker GANG-nessLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Has started and played 90 minutes in six of the first eight Timbers Reserves games this year.

Tucker-Gangnes is a product of the Portland Timbers U-23s and had a standout col-legiate career at the University of Washington. He was selected by the Timbers with the No. 34 overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. He played for the Timbers U-23s during the 2011 Premier Development League season, appearing in 13 matches that season, logging 1,047 minutes and scoring two goals. He finished the season ranked among team leaders in both games played and minutes.

DYLAN TUCKER-GANGNES - D25

Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 DOB: 01/14/94Hometown: Cali, ColombiaAcquired: On loan from Club Atlético Atenas, 04/15/12Pronunciation: rin-CONELast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Has appeared in eight games (6 starts) for the Timbers Reserves, recording one goal and one assist in 595 minutes of action ... Played 45 minutes in a 1-0 exhibi-tion win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played 90 minutes, registering two shots in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Scored a goal for the Timbers Reserves in a 4-4 draw at VSI Tampa Bay FC on June 1 ... Played 36 minutes as a second-half sub in a 5-1 win over Wilmington in the U.S. Open Cup on May 29.2012: Appeared in nine matches (6 starts) for the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League, logging one goal in 527 minutes of action ... Played the full 90 in four of his six starts for the Timbers Reserves, including the season finale, a 3-2 win over Seattle Sounders FC Reserves on Sept. 16 ... Scored in a 2-2 draw against the Chivas USA Reserves on June 18 ... Played with the first team in a friendly against EPL side Aston Villa FC, scoring the initial equalizer in the 76th minute of a 2-2 draw ... Also converted his penalty kick in the tiebreaker shootout, which AVFC won 5-4 ... Was included in the match-day roster for the regular-season finale against San Jose on Oct. 27, a friendly against Spanish club Valencia CF on May 23 and a U.S. Open Cup match May 30.

SEBASTIçN RINCîN - F24


Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 DOB: 08/09/77Hometown: Chambray-lès-Tours, FranceAcquired: Signed, 02/20/13Pronunciation: mi-KELL sil-ves-TRAYLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Is out 6-9 months after sustaining a torn left ACL in the second half of a 0-0 draw against New England on May 2 ... Started eight of the team’s first nine matches at center back ... Helped the Timbers back line record shutouts on April 6 against Houston, April 14 against San Jose and May 2 against New England ... Returned from a one-game absence to play 90 minutes in a 2-0 shutout against Houston on April 6 ... Missed the March 30 match against Colorado with a strained adductor ... Started and played 90 minutes in each the team’s first three matches ... Signed with the Timbers on Feb. 20, 2013.

Silvestre has played at the highest levels in Europe throughout his career, including 11 seasons in England’s Premier league with Manchester United (1999-2008) and Ar-senal (2008-10), winning five Premier League titles and the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League. The 17-year veteran has earned 40 caps with the France National Team and played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Silvestre has made 87 total appearances in the UEFA Champions League during his career.

Silvestre played the last two seasons in the German Bundesliga with Werder Bremen. He played in 27 league games during his time with the club, despite missing a major-ity of the 2011-12 campaign due to injury. He scored in the 2010-11 season finale, contributing to a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on July 5, 2011.

MIKAEL SILVESTRE - D27

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/18/94Hometown: Portland Parish, JamaicaAcquired: Signed on loan from Portmore United FC, 06/28/13 Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Started his second straight game, playing 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over FC Dal-las on Aug. 17 ... Played 13 minutes as a sub in a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup loss at Real Salt Lake on Aug. 7 ... Made his MLS debut, starting and playing 63 minutes at right back in a 1-1 draw against Vancouver on Aug. 3 ... Became the youngest player to ever start a match for the Timbers on Aug. 3 at 19-years, 16-days old ... Started and played 90 minutes at right back in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Made his first appearance for the Timbers Reserves on July 14 against the LA Galaxy, start-ing and playing 77 minutes in a 1-0 loss.

Powell, 18, is a rising player for Jamaica and recently featured for the Reggae Boyz in their last three 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers June 4-11 against Mexico, United States and Honduras. He made his senior international debut Dec. 10, 2012, during the 2012 Caribbean Cup and has five caps.

A native of Portland, Jamaica, Powell helped the Jamaica U-17 National Team qualify for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup and played in two of the team’s three group matches in the tournament. He recently captained the Jamaica U-20 National Team to a quarterfinal finish in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championships in February.

Powell has played two seasons in Jamaica’s Premier League with Portmore United FC.

ALVAS POWELL - D23


Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 DOB: 06/16/92Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.Acquired: Selected in the first round (8th overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, 01/12/12Pronunciation: JOHN-bap-TEE-stLast MLS goal: 03/12/12 POR vs. PHILast MLS assist: 03/16/13 POR @ SEA

2013: Scored the latest game-winning goal in Timbers MLS history in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time against the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 20 ... Has started 11 of the last 12 games ... Played 90 minutes in all four U.S. Open Cup matches for the club ... Helped the Timbers back line record a shutout in a 0-0 draw against the LA Galaxy on June 19 ... Started and played the full 90 in a 3-0 win over Chivas USA on May 12 at JELD-WEN Field, contributing to the club’s fourth straight shutout at home ... Made consecutive substitute appearances due to injuries April 27 and May 2, aiding in results against Sporting Kansas City and New England Revolution ... Started and played the full 90 in each of the club’s first four games of the regular season (March 3-30) ... Earned his first MLS assist on Rodney Wallace’s second-half, stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Seattle on March 16 ... Started in his second straight MLS season opener March 3 against New York.2012: Appeared in five matches (4 starts) in his rookie season ... Became the young-est Timbers player to score an MLS goal at 19 years, eight months and 27 days when he tallied his first professional goal in the Timbers’ season-opening 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union at JELD-WEN Field March 12 ... Played in six matches (4 starts) for the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League, logging 421 minutes and registering one goal ... Went on loan to the L.A. Blues of USL PRO from July 11 to Aug. 20 ... Played the full 90 minutes in all eight of his appearances for the Blues.

ANDREW JEAN-BAPTISTE - D35Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 DOB: 07/30/80Hometown: Banjul, The GambiaAcquired: Signed, 05/03/13Pronunciation: paw KAWLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Started and played 90 minutes in four straight games ... Missed match against the LA Galaxy on July 13 after receiving a straight red card in the 11th minute of a 1-0 loss at Columbus on July 7 ... Started six straight matches at center back (May 25-July 7), aiding in a 3-0 win over Colorado on June 23, a 0-0 draw against the LA Galaxy on June 19 and a 1-0 shutout of FC Dallas at JELD-WEN Field on June 15 ... Started and played 83 minutes in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals win over FC Dallas on June 26 ... Made his Timbers and MLS debut, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 2-0 shutout against D.C. United on May 25 ... Made his Timbers Reserves debut, starting and playing 45 minutes in a 1-1 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves on May 19.

Kah joins the Timbers after playing the last two seasons with clubs in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Kah has also featured for top clubs in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands during his career. He won a title with Norway’s Vålerenga in 2002 and played in nearly 200 league matches over seven seasons (2004-11) at Dutch side Roda JC. On the international level, Kah has 10 caps with the Norway National Team.

Born in Banjul, The Gambia, Kah began his professional career as a teenager with Vålerenga in 1998. He spent six seasons with the Norwegian side, and played in 24 games, scoring three goals, during Vålerenga’s Norwegian Football Cup-winning season in 2002.

PA MODOU KAH - D44

Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 DOB: 11/19/86Hometown: Hoffman Estates, Ill.Acquired: Signed, 05/22/13Pronunciation: rah-shawnLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: 05/23/12 CHV @ NY

2013: Recorded a goal for the Timbers Reserves in a 3-2 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves on Aug. 4 ... Logged 90 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Has started all six of his MLS Reserve League appear-ances, playing 90 minutes in every match ... Played 90 minutes of a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Signed with the Timbers on May 22, 2013.2012: Appeared in 20 matches, including 19 starts, for Chivas USA ... Logged 1,732 minutes during the season ... Registered career highs in shots (5), shots on goal (2) ... Earned his first career MLS assist and point on May 23, 2012, in a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls ... Assisted on forward Juan Pablo Ángel’s opening goal in the 47th minute.2011: Started each of his two appearances for Real Salt Lake in 2011, playing 90 minutes at New England (April 9) and at D.C. United (Sept. 24).2010: Appeared in four regular-season games for Real Salt Lake, including two starts, logging 224 minutes ... Started two matches during the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, both against Mexican club Cruz Azul (Aug. 25, 2010; Oct. 19, 2010).2009: Played five games (all starts) for the Kansas City Wizards ... Made his profes-sional debut on July 4, 2009, playing 90 minutes against the Houston Dynamo.2008: Drafted in the fourth round (53rd overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards.

RAUWSHAN McKENZIE - D31Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 DOB: 06/04/85Hometown: Leskovac, SerbiaAcquired: Trade with Toronto FC, 12/12/12Pronunciation: MEE-losh ko-SICHLast MLS win: 07/18/12 TFC vs. COLLast MLS shutout: 07/14/12 TFC @ NE

2013: Played the first half for the Timbers Reserves in a 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves on Aug. 4 ... Started, played 45 minutes and made three saves in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Played 90 minutes for the Timbers Reserves in a 1-0 loss to the LA Galaxy Reserves on July 14 ... Recorded two saves and a shutout in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3 ... Earned a clean sheet June 12 against NASL side Tampa Bay, helping Portland reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup ... Made five saves and earned his first-career assist in his first start of the season on June 8 in a 2-2 draw at Chicago ... Stopped seven shots in a 5-1 win on May 29 in the U.S. Open Cup.2012: Recorded career-highs in games played (27), minutes played (2,430), saves (82) and shutouts (3) in his third season with Toronto FC ... Registered nine saves, a 1.00 goals-against average and a shutout during that span … Started all four games of the 2012 Canadian Championship, posting three shutouts, to help Toronto FC capture a fourth straight Voyagers Cup (Canadian championship).2011: Made eight regular-season appearances (7 starts), logging 654 minutes and a shutout for Toronto FC … Finished the season with 27 saves, a 3-1-4 record and a career-best 1.38 goals-against average … Won MLS Save of the Week in Week 22, making a 90th-minute save on a shot from midfielder Will Johnson on Aug. 13 to preserve a 1-0 victory and his first MLS shutout … Made a career-high 11 saves in a 2-0 loss to Chicago Fire on Aug. 21 at Toyota Park … Started all eight of Toronto FC’s matches through the Group Stage of the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League, recording a 5-2-1 record and two shutouts.

MILOS KOCIC - GK30

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 DOB: 04/27/83Hometown: Serekunda, The GambiaAcquired: Signed, 12/15/10Pronunciation: FOOT-ee DAN-sueLast MLS goal: 10/22/11 POR @ RSLLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Logged 75 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... Made his first start since June 15 in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... Played 77 minutes as a sub in a 1-0 loss at Columbus on July 7 ... Scored the game-winning goal on a 40th-minute penalty kick in a 1-0 exhibition win over Monarcas Morelia on July 3, wore the captain’s armband in the match ... Aided in home shutouts on April 14 (San Jose), May 2 (New England), May 12 (Chivas USA) and June 15 (FC Dallas) ... Played 90 minutes for The Gambia on June 8 in a 3-0 loss to the Ivory Coast in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying ... Scored on a header in a 5-1 win over the Wilmington Hammerheads on May 29 in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup ... Started six straight matches April 14-May 18 ... Made his season debut April 14, starting in a 1-0 win over San Jose at JELD-WEN Field ... Was called up by The Gambia National Team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifer against Ivory Coast on March 23 ... Played 90 minutes of a 3-0 loss to the Ivory Coast in Abidjan, Ivory Coast ... Started and scored his second international goal in a 3-1 win over Niger in a friendly March 20.2012: Started nine of his 10 appearances during the regular season.2011: Made his MLS debut April 14 in the Timbers’ home opener against Chicago ... Scored a career-high three goals ... Committed seven fouls in 24 matches, which ranked among the fewest by a MLS defender in 2011 with at least 1,500 minutes played ... Had a MLS-best streak of 604 minutes without committing a foul. INTERNATIONAL: Made his senior international debut for The Gambia on March 29, 2011, in a friendly against Equatorial Guinea ... Scored his first international goal against Burkina Faso in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Oct. 8.

FUTTY DANSO - D98Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 DOB: 06/26/90Hometown: Wellington, New ZealandAcquired: Signed, 02/17/11Pronunciation: GLEE-sonLast MLS win: 04/17/11 POR vs. FCDLast MLS shutout: n/a

2013: Has appeared in six games (4 starts) for the Timbers Reserves this season, logging 450 minutes in goal ... Made two saves in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24.2012: Played in three matches (2 starts) with the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Re-serve League ... Did not make an MLS appearance during the regular season ... Made his season debut Aug. 26 for the Timbers Reserves against the San Jose Earthquakes Reserves.2011: Made his professional debut with the Timbers in the second half of a 2-0 loss at Toronto FC on March 26 ... Earned his first start and win in the Timbers home opener at JELD-WEN Field, a 4-2 win over Chicago (April 14) ... Recorded back-to-back wins against Chicago (April 14) and FC Dallas (April 17) ... Was named the Tim-bers/MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year ... Registered a perfect 5-0-0 record in MLS Reserve League action, seeing time in six matches during the Timbers Reserves’ seven-match unbeaten streak to finish the season ... Finished his rookie season with a record of 7-0-1 in MLS competitions.INTERNATIONAL: Helped the New Zealand U-23 National Team qualify for the London 2012 Olympics ... Earned his first senior cap with New Zealand on June 5, 2011, com-ing on as a 77th minute sub in a friendly against Australia in Adelaide, Australia.

JAKE GLEESON - GK90


GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

TIMBERS 3 vs. NEW YORK RED BULLS 3March 3, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - Valeri (W. Johnson, Alhassan) 14, Nagbe 56, Own Goal (Olave) 83 • NY - Espíndola 9, Espíndola (Kimura) 24, Olave (Pearce, Bover) 28

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 21 2 7 4 7NY 10 6 18 4 3

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Miller (Zizzo, 72), D Jean-Baptiste, D Silvestre, D Harrington; M Chara (Wallace, 82), M Valeri, M W. Johnson ©; F Alhassan (Valencia, 72), F R. Johnson, F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Tucker-Gangnes, M Nanchoff, M Zemanski

Referee: Jair Marrufo; Time of Game: 1:53; Weather: Partly Cloudy, 48 degrees

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT REAL SALT LAKESATURDAY, OCT. 22, 2011

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PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLORADO RAPIDSSATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011


TIMBERS 1 vs. MONTREAL IMPACT 2March 9, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - R. Johnson (Zemanski, Chara) 80 • MTL - Camara 30, Felipe (Romero, Bernier) 60

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 19 3 13 4 5MTL 9 5 16 5 2

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Miller (Valencia, 68), D Jean-Baptiste, D Silvestre, D Harrington (Wallace, 86); M Chara, M Valeri, M W. Johnson ©; F Alhassan (Zemanski, 45), F R. Johnson, F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Tucker-Gangnes, M Jewsbury, M Nanchoff

Referee: Edvin Jurisevic; Time of Game: 1:52; Weather: Clear, 55 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 1March 16, 2013 • CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.) •Att: 40,150

SCORINGPOR - Wallace (Jean-Baptiste) 90+1 • SEA - Johnson (Zakuani) 13

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 2 18 3 8SEA 7 1 19 3 4

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Zemanski, D Jean-Baptiste, D Silvestre, D Harrington; M Chara, M Jewsbury (Piquionne, 70), M W. Johnson ©; F Valeri, F R. Johnson (Valencia, 90), F Nagbe (Wallace, 80)

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Miller, D Tucker-Gangnes, M Alhassan

Referee: Kevin Stott; Time of Game: 1:53; Weather: Cloudy, 47 degrees

TIMBERS 2 at COLORADO RAPIDS 2March 30, 2013 • Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colo.) • Att: 11,774

SCORINGPOR - W. Johnson (R. Johnson) 55, W. Johnson (penalty kick) 71 • COL - Powers (Klute) 18, Thomas (penalty kick) 48

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 9 1 16 3 4COL 18 0 11 5 4

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Zemanski, D Jean-Baptiste, D Horst, D Har-rington; M Chara, M Jewsbury (Wallace, 64), M W. Johnson ©; F Valeri, F R. Johnson (Alhassan, 88), F Nagbe (Piquionne, 46)

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Miller, D Tucker-Gangnes, F Valencia

Referee: Drew Fischer; Time of Game: 1:51; Weather: Clear and Windy, 68 degrees

TIMBERS 2 vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO 0April 6, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - R. Johnson (Chara) 55, R. Johnson (Nagbe) 73 • HOU - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 10 2 10 2 2HOU 8 4 11 5 4

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Jewsbury, D Horst (Jean-Baptiste, 18), D Sil-vestre, D Harrington; M Chara, M Valeri (Alhassan, 29), M W. Johnson ©; F Wallace, F R. Johnson (Piquionne, 88), F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Miller, D Tucker-Gangnes, F Valencia

Referee: Ricardo Salazar; Time of Game: 1:49; Weather: Raining, 48 degrees

TIMBERS 1 vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 0April 14, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - W. Johnson 78 • SJ - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 2 7 1 7SJ 6 3 12 0 2

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Jewsbury, D Danso, D Silvestre, D Harrington; M Chara, M Nagbe (Zemanski, 82), M W. Johnson ©; F Wal-lace, F R. Johnson (Miller, 90), F Alhassan (Piquionne, 85)

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Tucker-Gangnes, M Nanchoff, F Valencia

Referee: Hilario Grajeda; Time of Game: 1:56; Weather: Cloudy, 48 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 1April 21, 2013 • Buck Shaw Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.) • Att: 10,575

SCORINGPOR - Valeri 58 • SJ - Jahn 90+2


LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Jewsbury, D Danso, D Silvestre, D Harrington; M Chara, M Valeri (Alhassan, 76), M W. Johnson ©; F Wallace, F R. Johnson (Piquionne, 78), F Nagbe (Zemanski, 86)

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Jean-Baptiste, D Miller, F Valencia

Referee: Armando Villarreal; Time of Game: 1:52; Weather: Clear, 72 degrees

TIMBERS 3 at SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2April 27, 2013 • Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) • Att: 20,186

SCORINGPOR - R. Johnson (Valeri) 24, Nagbe (R. Johnson, Valeri) 33, Wallace (Chara) 58 • SKC - Myers (Besler) 1, Myers (Collin, Feilhaber) 29

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 6 15 8 4SKC 18 4 13 1 5

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Harrington, D Danso (Jean-Baptiste, 71), D Sil-vestre, D Jewsbury; M Chara, M Valeri (Piquionne, 78), M W. Johnson ©; F Wallace, F R. Johnson (Zemanski, 72), F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Miller, M Alhassan, F Valencia

Referee: Hilario Grajeda; Time of Game: 1:54; Weather: Overcast, 55 degrees

TIMBERS 0 vs. NEW ENGLAND 0May 2, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - None • NE - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 22 4 8 0 9NE 12 9 9 1 7

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Harrington, D Danso, D Silvestre (Jean-Bap-tiste, 58), D Jewsbury (Alhassan, 81); M Chara, M Valeri, M W. Johnson ©; F Wallace, F R. Johnson (Piquionne, 62), F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Miller, M Zemanski, F Valencia

Referee: Jair Marrufo; Time of Game: 1:52; Weather: Clear, 73 degrees






TIMBERS 1 at FC DALLAS 1May 8, 2013 • FC Dallas Stadium (Frisco, Texas) •Att: 10,112

SCORINGPOR - Nagbe (Wallace) 70 • FCD - Cooper (penalty kick) 77

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 15 4 17 5 5FCD 15 3 10 1 8

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Harrington, D Jean-Baptiste, D Danso, D Jewsbury; M Chara, M Valeri (Zemanski, 75), M W. Johnson ©; F Alhassan (Wallace, 63), F Piquionne (R. Johnson, 82), F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Miller, M Zizzo, F Valencia

Referee: Juan Guzman; Time of Game: 1:50; Weather: Cloudy, 82 degrees

TIMBERS 3 vs. CHIVAS USA 0May 12, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - Wallace (R. Johnson, Valeri) 34, Valeri (Wallace, Nagbe) 70, W. Johnson (Alhassan, Valeri) 90+2 • CHV - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 19 3 14 6 12CHV 8 4 10 2 4

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Jewsbury (Zemanski, 74), D Jean-Baptiste, D Danso, D Harrington (Piquionne, 83); M Chara, M Valeri, M W. Johnson ©; F Wallace, F R. Johnson, F Nagbe (Alhassan, 71)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Miller, M Zizzo, F Valencia

Referee: Silviu Petrescu; Time of Game: 1:52; Weather: Cloudy, 70 degrees

TIMBERS 2 at VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2May 18, 2013 • BC Place (Vancouver, B.C.) •Att: 19,823

SCORINGPOR - W. Johnson (penalty kick) 52, Valencia (W. Johnson) 84 • VAN - Camilo 24, Koffie (Camilo) 54

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 16 2 15 1 5VAN 15 2 16 0 3

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Jewsbury (Valencia, 77), D Jean-Baptiste, D Danso, D Harrington; M Chara, M Valeri, M W. Johnson ©; F Wallace, F R. Johnson (Piquionne, 62), F Nagbe (Alhassan, 34)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Kah, M Zemanski, M Zizzo

Referee: Matthew Foerster; Time of Game: 1:53; Weather: Fair, 59 degrees (Dome)

TIMBERS 2 at D.C. UNITED 0May 25, 2013 • RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.) •Att: 14,131

SCORINGPOR - Wallace (Piquionne, Jewsbury) 21, Nagbe (R. Johnson) 57 • DCU - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 2 13 4 6DCU 17 3 11 1 6

LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Jewsbury, D Jean-Baptiste, D Kah, D Har-rington; M Nagbe, M W. Johnson ©, M Chara, M Wallace (Alhassan, 88), F R. Johnson (Zemanski, 73), F Piquionne (Valencia, 82)

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D McKenzie, D Miller, M Zizzo

Referee: Juan Carlos Rivero; Time of Game: 1:52; Weather: Partly Cloudy, 66 degrees

TIMBERS 2 at CHICAGO FIRE 2June 8, 2013 • Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Ill.) •Att: 15,349

SCORINGPOR - Valeri (Kocic, Piquionne) 33, Zemanski (Piquionne) 58 • CHI - Magee 68, Paladini 82

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 3 16 3 0CHI 19 5 11 1 9

LINEUPGK Kocic; D Jewsbury, D Jean-Baptiste, D Kah, D Harrington; M Chara, M Zemanski, M W. Johnson ©, F Valeri (Zizzo, 67), F Piquionne (Valencia, 87), F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D McKenzie, D Miller, M Alhassan, M Nanchoff

Referee: Jorge Gonzalez; Time of Game: 1:53; Weather: Overcast, 67 degrees

TIMBERS 1 vs. FC DALLAS 0June 15, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - Nagbe (Alhassan) 52 • FCD - None


LINEUPGK Ricketts; D Jewsbury, D Danso (Jean-Baptiste, 51), D Kah, D Harrington; M Chara, M Valeri M W. Johnson ©, F Alhassan (Zemanski, 84), F Piquionne (R. Johnson, 72), F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Miller, M Nanchoff, F Valencia

Referee: Armando Villarreal; Time of Game: 1:54; Weather: Sunny, 75 degrees

TIMBERS 0 at LA GALAXY 0June 19, 2013 • StubHub Center (Carson, Calif.) •Att: 23,675

SCORINGPOR - None • LA - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 9 4 11 3 1LA 13 4 16 1 10

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Miller, D Jean-Baptiste, D Kah, D Har-rington, M Chara, M Valeri (Piquionne, 67), M Johnson, W. ©, F Alhassan (Zizzo, 88) , F Johnson, R. (Zemanski, 81), F Nagbe

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Jewsbury, M Nanchoff, F Valencia

Referee: Allen Chapman; Time of Game: 1:53; Weather: Clear, 73 degrees

TIMBERS 3 vs. COLORADO 0June 23, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - Piquionne (Wallace, W. Johnson) 12, W. Johnson (Wallace, Piquionne) 45, R. Johnson (Wallace, Zemanski) 84 • COL - NoneSTATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 6 1 15 3 2COL 18 0 12 0 5

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Miller, D Jean-Baptiste, D Kah, D Jewsbury, M Chara, M Valeri (Alhassan, 84), M Johnson, W. ©, F Nagbe (Zemanski, 73), F Piquionne (Johnson, R., 60), F Wallace

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Danso, M Zizzo, F Valencia

Referee: Silviu Petrescu; Time of Game: 1:49; Weather: Rain, 66 degrees

TIMBERS 0 vs. COLUMBUS 1July 7, 2013 • Columbus Crew Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) •Att: 15,051

SCORINGPOR - None • CLB - Anor (Higuain) 5

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 9 3 16 2 6CLB 15 1 20 1 2

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury, D Jean-Baptiste, D Kah, D Harrington (Nanchoff, 82), M Chara, M Valeri, M Zemanski, F Nagbe, F R. Johnson (Valencia, 66), F Alhassan (Danso, 13)


Referee: Jorge Gonzalez; Time of Game: 1:54; Weather: Cloudy, 82 degrees


TIMBERS 2 vs. LA GALAXY 1July 13, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - Johnson (Nagbe, Valeri) 28, Jean-Baptiste (Valeri) 90+4 • LA - Sarvas (Jimenez, Franklin) 18

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 7 4 17 6 3LA 10 3 13 0 5

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury ©, D Jean-Baptiste, D Danso, D Harrington, M Chara, M Nagbe (Zizzo, 90+6), M Zemanski, F Valeri, F R. Johnson (Valencia, 85), F Alhassan (Piquionne, 60)

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D McKenzie, D Miller, F Rincón

Referee: Baldomero Toledo; Time of Game: 1:55; Weather: Partly Cloudy, 75 degrees





TIMBERS 0 at PHILADELPHIA UNION 0July 20, 2013 • PPL Park (Chester, Pa.) •Att: 18,740

SCORINGPOR - None • PHI - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 4 14 0 6PHI 17 4 15 1 6

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury, D Jean-Baptiste, D Kah, D Harrington, M Chara (Zemanski, 45), M Nagbe (Alhassan, 90+3), M Johnson, W. ©, F Valeri, F Piquionne, F Johnson, R. (Valencia, 74)

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D Danso, D Miller, M Zizzo

Referee: Ricardo Salazar; Time of Game: 2:30; Weather: Overcast, 92 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at SAN JOSE 2July 27, 2013 • Buck Shaw Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.) •Att: 10,525

SCORINGPOR - Nagbe (Valeri, Piquionne) 83 • SJ - Bernardez (pen-alty kick) 55, Lenhart (Salinas) 58


LINEUPPOR: Ricketts, D Jewsbury (Alhassan, 84), D Jean-Baptiste, D Kah, D Harrington, M Zemanski (Valencia, 66), M Valeri, M Johnson, W. ©, F Nagbe, F Johnson, R. (Piquionne, 60), F Wallace


Referee: Drew Fischer; Time of Game: 1:52; Weather: Fair, 71 degrees

TIMBERS 1 vs. VANCOUVER 1Aug. 3, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - R. Johnson (Valeri) 49 • VAN - Harvey (Camilo) 69

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 3 16 3 5VAN 10 2 15 1 3

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Powell (Miller, 63), D Kah, D Jean-Baptiste, D Harrington, M Jewsbury (Valencia, 84), M Valeri, M Johnson, W. ©, F Nagbe, F Piquionne (Johnson, R., 40), F Wallace

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D McKenzie, M Alhassan, M Zemanski

Referee: Silviu Petrescu; Time of Game: 1:53; Weather: Clear, 82 degrees

TIMBERS 2 vs. FC DALLAS 1Aug. 17, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - R. Johnson (Valeri) 26, Nagbe (Valeri) 33 • FCD - Diaz (Castillo, Perez) 28


LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts ©, D Powell, D Jean-Baptiste, D Kah, D Harrington, M Chara, M Valeri (Alhassan, 79), M Zemanski, F Nagbe, F Johnson, R. (Valencia, 73), F Wallace

Subs not used: GK Kocic, D McKenzie, D Miller, M Jewsbury, M Zizzo

Referee: Allen Chapman; Time of Game: 1:53; Weather: Fair, 74 degrees

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E9 F Ryan Johnson 22 18 1518 8 4 20 34 20 1 21 22 22 2 08 M Diego Valeri 21 21 1725 4 10 18 54 19 80 6 26 34 2 06 M/F Darlington Nagbe 23 23 1909 7 3 17 44 19 1 4 7 51 1 04 M Will Johnson 20 20 1800 6 3 15 41 15 25 1 19 30 3 022 D/M Rodney Wallace 17 12 1153 4 5 13 29 10 0 7 16 8 2 010 F Frederic Piquionne 19 7 755 1 5 7 27 8 0 12 19 12 0 014 M Ben Zemanski 18 7 806 1 2 4 7 2 0 0 17 6 5 035 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 21 17 1692 1 1 3 13 4 0 2 23 12 3 021 M Diego Chara 21 21 1837 0 3 3 7 3 0 0 45 24 4 011 M Kalif Alhassan 19 8 697 0 3 3 16 4 3 3 13 19 0 020 F Jose Valencia 12 0 155 1 0 2 7 4 0 2 6 5 0 013 M Jack Jewsbury 19 19 1614 0 1 1 10 1 11 0 21 10 0 05 D Michael Harrington 22 22 1961 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 20 20 1 044 D Pa Modou Kah 10 10 821 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 11 14 4 198 D Futty Danso 10 9 820 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 15 4 2 127 D Mikael Silvestre 8 8 688 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 5 2 02 D Ryan Miller 6 4 348 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 023 D Alvas Powell 2 2 153 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 012 D David Horst 2 2 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 07 M Sal Zizzo 4 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 017 M Michael Nanchoff 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Own goals received 1

Timbers 23 2070 34 41 109 306 110 122 66 302 309 34 2 Opponents 23 2070 22 18 62 303 97 116 38 309 302 30 2

NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 1 GK Donovan Ricketts 22 22 1980 90 68 20 0.91 9 3 4 9 3 1030 GK Milos Kocic 1 1 90 7 5 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 Own goals committed 0

Timbers 23 2070 97 73 22 0.96 9 3 4 9 3 11 Opponents 23 2070 110 75 34 1.48 4 1 1 3 9 11

REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS


TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING 1 2 TTimbers 11 23 34Opponents 12 10 22

CORNERS 1 2 TTimbers 58 64 122Opponents 42 74 116

SHOTS 1 2 TTimbers 141 165 306Opponents 132 171 303

OFFSIDES 1 2 TTimbers 34 32 66Opponents 18 20 38

SOG 1 2 TTimbers 43 67 110Opponents 47 50 97

YELLOW CARDS 1 2 TTimbers 14 20 34Opponents 12 17 29

FOULS COM. 1 2 TTimbers 141 161 302Opponents 151 158 309

RED CARDS 1 2 TTimbers 1 1 2Opponents 0 2 2

TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EMarch 3 vs. New York 1 90 3 2 8 21 10 7 4 8 17 March 9 vs. Montreal 1 90 1 2 4 19 6 5 4 13 16 1 March 16 at Seattle 1 90 1 1 3 13 2 8 3 18 19 2 March 30 at Colorado 1 90 2 1 5 9 2 4 3 16 11 1 April 6 vs. Houston 1 90 2 2 6 10 6 2 2 10 11 1 April 14 vs. San Jose 1 90 1 0 2 11 2 7 1 7 12 1 April 21 at San Jose 1 90 1 0 2 7 3 0 3 9 13 2 April 27 at Sporting KC 1 90 3 4 10 12 7 4 8 15 13 2 May 2 vs. New England 1 90 0 0 0 22 9 9 0 8 9 1 May 8 at FC Dallas 1 90 1 1 3 15 4 5 5 17 10 2 May 12 vs. Chivas USA 1 90 3 6 12 19 7 12 6 14 10 0 May 18 at Vancouver 1 90 2 1 5 16 4 5 1 15 16 3 1May 25 at D.C. United 1 90 2 3 7 12 5 6 4 13 11 2 June 8 at Chicago 1 90 2 3 7 13 5 0 3 16 11 2 June 15 vs. FC Dallas 1 90 1 1 3 18 8 5 1 14 9 1 June 19 at LA Galaxy 1 90 0 0 0 9 4 1 3 11 16 1 June 23 vs. Colorado 1 90 3 6 12 6 3 2 3 15 12 July 7 at Columbus 1 90 0 0 0 9 1 6 2 16 20 4 1July 13 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 2 3 7 7 5 3 6 17 13 4 July 20 at Philadelphia 1 90 0 0 0 13 4 6 0 14 15 July 27 at San Jose 1 90 1 2 4 20 4 9 0 10 18 Aug. 3 vs. Vancouver 1 90 1 1 3 13 3 5 3 16 15 2 Aug. 17 vs. FC Dallas 1 90 2 2 6 12 6 11 1 10 12 2

Totals 23 2070 34 41 109 306 110 122 66 302 309 34 2

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Opponents GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C ENew York 1 90 3 3 9 10 5 3 4 17 8 Montreal 1 90 2 2 6 9 6 2 5 16 13 1 Seattle 1 90 1 1 3 7 3 4 3 19 18 3 Colorado 1 90 2 1 5 18 3 4 5 11 16 1 Houston 1 90 0 0 0 8 2 4 5 11 10 1 San Jose 1 90 0 0 0 6 3 2 0 12 7 2 1San Jose 1 90 1 0 2 12 5 9 1 13 9 1 0Sporting KC 1 90 2 3 7 18 8 5 1 13 15 1 New England 1 90 0 0 0 12 4 7 1 9 8 FC Dallas 1 90 1 0 2 15 5 8 1 10 17 Chivas USA 1 90 0 0 0 8 3 4 2 10 14 2 Vancouver 1 90 2 1 5 15 4 3 0 16 15 1 D.C. United 1 90 0 0 0 17 2 6 1 11 13 Chicago 1 90 2 0 4 19 7 9 1 11 16 1 FC Dallas 1 90 0 0 0 19 7 7 1 9 14 LA Galaxy 1 90 0 0 0 13 4 10 1 16 11 1 Colorado 1 90 0 0 0 18 2 5 0 12 15 Columbus 1 90 1 1 3 15 4 2 1 20 16 2 LA Galaxy 1 90 1 2 4 10 5 5 0 13 17 3 Philadelphia 1 90 0 0 0 17 4 6 1 15 14 2 San Jose 1 90 2 1 5 14 3 4 1 18 10 2 1Vancouver 1 90 1 1 3 10 4 3 1 15 16 4 FC Dallas 1 90 1 2 4 13 4 4 2 12 10 2

Totals 23 2070 22 18 62 303 97 116 38 309 302 30 2

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TMarch 3 vs. New York 1 90 5 2 3 3.00 1 March 9 vs. Montreal 1 90 6 3 2 2.00 1 March 16 at Seattle 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1March 30 at Colorado 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 1 1 1April 6 vs. Houston 1 90 2 2 0 0.00 1 1 April 14 vs. San Jose 1 90 3 3 0 0.00 1 1 April 21 at San Jose 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1April 27 at Sporting KC 1 90 8 6 2 2.00 1 May 2 vs. New England 1 90 4 4 0 0.00 1 1May 8 at FC Dallas 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1 1 1May 12 vs. Chivas USA 1 90 3 3 0 0.00 1 1 May 18 at Vancouver 1 90 4 2 2 2.00 1May 25 at D.C. United 1 90 2 2 0 0.00 1 1 June 8 at Chicago 1 90 7 5 2 2.00 1June 15 vs. FC Dallas 1 90 7 7 0 0.00 1 1 June 19 at LA Galaxy 1 90 4 4 0 0.00 1 1June 23 vs. Colorado 1 90 2 1 0 0.00 1 1 July 7 at Columbus 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 1 1 July 13 vs. LA Galaxy 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1 July 20 at Philadelphia 1 90 4 4 0 0.00 1 1July 27 at San Jose 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 1 1 1 Aug. 3 at Vancouver 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 1Aug. 17 vs. FC Dallas 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 1

Totals 23 2070 97 73 22 0.96 9 3 4 9 3 11

Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TNew York 1 90 10 6 3 3.00 1 Montreal 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 1 Seattle 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 1Colorado 1 90 2 0 2 2.00 1 1 1Houston 1 90 6 4 2 2.00 1 San Jose 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 1 San Jose 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1Sporting KC 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 1 New England 1 90 9 9 0 0.00 1 1FC Dallas 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 1Chivas USA 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 1 Vancouver 1 90 4 2 2 2.00 1D.C. United 1 90 5 3 2 2.00 1 Chicago 1 90 5 3 2 2.00 1FC Dallas 1 90 8 7 1 1.00 1 LA Galaxy 1 90 4 4 0 0.00 1 1Colorado 1 90 3 0 3 3.00 1 Columbus 1 90 1 1 0 0.00 1 1 LA Galaxy 1 90 5 3 2 2.00 1 Philadelphia 1 90 4 4 0 0.00 1 1San Jose 1 90 4 3 1 1.00 1 Vancouver 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1FC Dallas 1 90 6 4 2 2.00 1

Totals 23 2070 110 75 34 1.48 4 1 1 3 9 11

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E8 M Diego Valeri 24 24 1950 6 10 22 58 22 84 7 29 36 2 06 M/F Darlington Nagbe 27 26 2151 8 4 20 46 20 1 6 8 58 1 09 F Ryan Johnson 25 21 1682 8 4 20 36 21 1 22 24 24 3 04 M Will Johnson 24 24 2087 6 6 18 51 17 41 1 20 35 4 010 F Frederic Piquionne 22 9 899 6 6 18 35 15 0 14 24 13 0 022 D/M Rodney Wallace 20 15 1378 4 5 13 35 12 0 7 21 8 2 017 M Michael Nanchoff 4 3 241 2 1 5 7 5 1 6 4 6 1 098 D Futty Danso 14 12 1082 2 0 4 10 3 0 2 20 9 3 114 M Ben Zemanski 22 10 1092 1 2 4 8 2 5 2 24 12 6 011 M Kalif Alhassan 24 12 999 0 4 4 21 6 3 4 14 25 1 035 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 26 21 2067 1 1 3 14 4 0 4 27 13 3 013 M Jack Jewsbury 22 20 1776 1 1 3 11 2 11 0 24 12 0 020 F Jose Valencia 17 3 498 1 1 3 17 9 0 5 18 14 0 021 M Diego Chara 23 23 2017 0 3 3 8 4 0 0 49 28 4 05 D Michael Harrington 25 24 2144 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 25 20 1 07 M Sal Zizzo 8 3 314 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 8 1 044 D Pa Modou Kah 12 11 927 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 12 14 4 12 D Ryan Miller 12 9 830 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 9 0 027 D Mikael Silvestre 8 8 688 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 5 2 031 D Rauwshan McKenzie 4 3 286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 023 D Alvas Powell 4 3 256 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 3 2 024 F Sebastián Rincón 3 2 197 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 015 M Steven Evans 3 1 149 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 012 D David Horst 2 2 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 D Anthony Hobbs^ 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 M Foster Langsdorf* 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F Anthony Machionne* 1 0 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 M Jesse Garcia* 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 1

Timbers 29 2610 47 51 145 381 145 149 89 391 389 44 2 Opponents 29 2610 27 25 79 364 126 141 49 389 391 44 4

NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 1 GK Donovan Ricketts 24 24 2160 103 77 24 1.00 9 3 4 10 4 1030 GK Milos Kocic 5 5 405 21 18 3 0.67 2 0 0 3 0 190 GK Jake Gleeson 1 0 45 2 2 0 0.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 Own goals committed 0

Timbers 29 2610 126 97 27 0.93 12 3 4 14 4 11 Opponents 29 2610 145 97 47 1.62 4 1 1 4 14 11

^ - indicates Timbers U-23s player* - indicates Timbers Academy player

ALL-COMPETITION STATISTICS


TIMBERS RESERVE LEAGUE STATS


NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E20 F Jose Valencia 9 9 734 5 0 10 1 017 M Michael Nanchoff 5 5 437 4 1 9 1 07 M Sal Zizzo 5 5 449 2 2 6 0 024 F Sebastián Rincón 8 6 595 1 1 3 3 031 D Rauwshan McKenzie 6 6 540 1 0 2 0 015 M Steven Evans 9 9 810 0 1 1 0 011 M Kalif Alhassan 4 4 350 0 1 1 0 02 D Ryan Miller 9 9 780 0 0 0 1 025 D Dylan Tucker-Gangnes 6 6 540 0 0 0 3 0 D Ryan Kawulok 5 4 382 0 0 0 1 0 D/M Mobi Fehr 6 3 365 0 0 0 0 014 D/M Ben Zemanski 4 4 343 0 0 0 2 198 D Futty Danso 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 F Anthony Macchione* 5 2 211 0 0 0 0 0 D Jacob Kempf* 3 2 199 0 0 0 0 010 F Frederic Piquionne 3 3 173 0 0 0 0 023 D Alvas Powell 2 2 161 0 0 0 0 0 M Jesse Garcia* 3 1 119 0 0 0 0 022 D/M Rodney Wallace 2 2 110 0 0 0 1 0 D Anthony Hobbs# 2 1 107 0 0 0 0 0 D Kyle Altman^ 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 M Foster Langsdorf* 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 M James Nosack* 2 0 54 0 0 0 0 044 D Pa Modou Kah 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 F Olivier Thomert^ 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 F Christian Desir* 3 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 D Niko De Vera* 1 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 M Kazuya Murata^ 1 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 M Reid Baez* 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 Timbers 9 810 13 6 32 7 1 Opponents 9 810 12 6 30 11 0 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T30 GK Milos Kocic 5 5 360 0 0 3 0.75 0 0 0 1 2 090 GK Jake Gleeson 6 4 450 0 0 9 1.80 1 1 1 3 1 2 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 9 810 12 1.33 2 1 1 4 3 2 Opponents 9 810 13 1.44 2 3 3 3 4 2

^ - Indicates a trialist/guest player; * - Indicates a Timbers Academy player; # - Indicated a Timbers U-23s player


TIMBERS RESERVE LEAGUE RESULTS

DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT/TIME (PT) RECORD GOAL SCORERSSun. March 17 at Seattle Starfire Sports Complex (Tukwila, Wash.) W 1-0 1-0-0 Valencia 86Sun. March 31 at Colorado Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colo.) L 0-1 1-1-0 Sun. April 7 vs. VSI Tampa Bay JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) W 2-1 2-1-0 Nanchoff 53, Valencia 81Mon. April 15 vs. San Jose JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) W 2-1 3-1-0 Nanchoff 14, 50Sun. May 19 at Vancouver UBC Thunderbird Stadium (Vancouver, B.C.) T 1-1 3-1-1 Zizzo 82Sat. June 1 at VSI Tampa Bay VSI Tampa Bay Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) T 4-4 3-1-2 Nanchoff 5, Rincón 47, Valencia 56, Zizzo (PK) 68Sun. July 14 vs. LA Galaxy JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) L 0-1 3-2-2 Sun. July 28 at San Jose Nutrilite Training Center (San Jose, Calif.) W 1-0 4-2-2 Valencia 56Sun. Aug. 4 vs. Vancouver JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) L 2-3 4-3-2 Valencia (PK) 52, McKenzie 81Sat. Aug. 31 at Real Salt Lake America First Field (Sandy, Utah) 9 a.m.Sun. Sept. 8 vs. Real Salt Lake JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) 6 p.m.Sun. Sept. 15 at Chivas USA The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) 11 a.m.Sat. Sept. 21 vs. Colorado JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) 6 p.m.Mon. Oct. 14 vs. Seattle JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) 2 p.m.

TIMBERS U.S. OPEN CUP STATS

TIMBERS U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS


NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E10 F Frederic Piquionne 3 2 144 5 1 11 8 7 0 2 5 1 0 08 M Diego Valeri 3 3 225 2 0 4 4 3 4 1 3 2 0 06 M/F Darlington Nagbe 4 3 242 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 7 0 017 M Michael Nanchoff 1 1 90 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 04 M Will Johnson 3 3 242 0 3 3 10 2 15 0 1 3 1 013 M Jack Jewsbury 2 1 135 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 098 D Futty Danso 2 1 97 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 020 F Jose Valencia 3 2 208 0 1 1 7 3 0 1 6 6 0 011 M Kalif Alhassan 3 2 194 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 3 0 05 D Michael Harrington 2 2 164 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 035 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 4 4 360 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 02 D Ryan Miller 4 4 347 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 014 M Ben Zemanski 3 2 196 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 0 021 M Diego Chara 2 2 180 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 044 D Pa Modou Kah 2 2 173 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 07 M Sal Zizzo 2 1 135 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 09 F Ryan Johnson 2 2 119 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 031 D Rauwshan McKenzie 2 1 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 024 F Sebastián Rincón 1 0 36 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 015 M Steven Evans 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 023 D Alvas Powell 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 0 Timbers 4 360 11 9 30 56 26 21 13 48 46 4 0 Opponents 4 360 5 7 17 43 22 11 7 46 48 9 1 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T1 GK Donovan Ricketts 2 2 180 13 9 4 2.00 0 0 0 1 1 030 GK Milos Kocic 2 2 180 9 8 1 0.50 1 0 0 2 0 0 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 4 360 22 17 5 1.25 1 0 0 3 1 0 Opponents 4 360 26 15 11 2.75 0 0 0 1 3 0

DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT/TIME (PT) RECORD GOAL SCORERSWed. May 29 vs. Wilmington JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) W 5-1 1-0-0 Piquionne (2, 17, 34, 45), Danso 73Wed. June 12 vs. Tampa Bay JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) W 2-0 2-0-0 Nanchoff 9, Jewsbury 55Wed. June 26 at FC Dallas FC Dallas Stadium (Frisco, Texas) - Quarterfinals W 3-2 3-0-0 Nagbe 61, Valeri 63, Piquionne 72Wed. Aug. 7 at Real Salt Lake Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) - Semifinals L 1-2 3-1-0 Valeri 90

* - all stats U.S. Open Cup only

TIMBERS OTHER COMPETITION STATS

TIMBERS OTHER COMPETITION RESULTS


NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E98 D Futty Danso 2 2 165 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 1 020 F Jose Valencia 2 2 143 1 0 2 6 4 0 5 2 3 1 011 M Kalif Alhassan 2 2 135 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 5 1 031 D Rauwshan McKenzie 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 02 D Ryan Miller 2 2 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 07 M Sal Zizzo 2 1 135 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 024 F Sebastián Rincón 2 1 135 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 6 3 0 015 M Steven Evans 2 1 135 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 014 M Ben Zemanski 2 2 108 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 017 M Michael Nanchoff 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 3 1 023 D Alvas Powell 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 09 F Ryan Johnson 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 022 M Rodney Wallace 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 04 M Will Johnson 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 D Anthony Hobbs^ 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 M Foster Langsdorf* 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 013 D Jack Jewsbury 1 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 05 D Michael Harrington 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 F Anthony Machionne* 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M Jesse Garcia* 1 0 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 035 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 0 Timbers 2 180 2 1 5 19 9 6 10 41 34 6 0 Opponents 2 180 0 0 0 18 7 14 4 34 41 5 1 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T30 GK Milos Kocic 2 2 135 5 5 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 090 GK Jake Gleeson 1 0 45 2 2 0 0.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 2 180 7 7 0 0.00 2 0 0 2 0 0 Opponents 2 180 9 7 2 1.00 0 1 1 0 2 0

^ - indicates Timbers U-23s player* - indicates Timbers Academy player

DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT/TIME (PT) RECORD GOAL SCORERSWed. July 3 vs. Morelia JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) W 1-0 1-0-0 Danso 40 Wed. July 24 vs. Norwich City JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) W 1-0 2-0-0 Valencia 52

OTHER COMPETITION BOX SCORES

TIMBERS 5 vs. WILMINGTON HAMMERHEADS 1^May 29, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 10,924

SCORINGPOR - Piquionne (W. Johnson) 2, Piquionne (Harrington) 17, Piquionne (Alhassan) 34, Piquionne (W. Johnson) 45, Danso (W. Johnson) 73 • WIL - Nicholson 61

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 7 9 1 10WIL 10 1 13 0 2

LINEUPGK Kocic, D Miller, D Jean-Baptiste, D Danso, D Harrington (McKenzie, 74), M Zemanski, M Nagbe (Zizzo, 45), M John-son, W. ©, F Valencia, F Piquionne (Rincón, 54), F Alhassan

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Fehr, M Evans, M Valeri

Referee: Alejandro Mariscal; Time of Game: 1:49; Weather: Partly Cloudy, 62 degrees


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OTHER COMPETITIONS GAME-BY-GAME

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EMay 29 vs. Wilmington^ 1 90 5 5 15 13 6 10 1 9 13 June 12 vs. Tampa Bay^ 1 90 2 3 7 12 7 1 7 13 9 June 26 at FC Dallas^ 1 90 3 1 7 18 7 3 2 16 14 2 July 3 vs. Morelia* 1 90 1 0 2 8 3 5 6 20 19 3 July 24 vs. Norwich City* 1 90 1 1 3 11 6 1 4 21 15 3 Aug. 7 at Real Salt Lake^ 1 90 1 0 2 13 6 7 3 10 10 2

Totals 6 540 13 10 36 75 35 27 23 89 80 10 0

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TMay 29 vs. Wilmington^ 1 90 8 7 1 1.00 1 June 12 vs. Tampa Bay^ 1 90 1 1 0 0.00 1 1 June 26 at FC Dallas^ 1 90 9 7 2 2.00 1 July 3 vs. Morelia* 1 90 2 2 0 0.00 1 1 July 24 vs. Norwich City* 1 90 5 5 0 0.00 1 1 Aug. 7 at Real Salt Lake^ 1 90 4 2 2 2.00 1

Totals 6 540 29 24 5 0.83 3 0 0 5 1 0

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EWilmington^ 1 90 1 1 3 10 8 2 0 13 9 3 Tampa Bay^ 1 90 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 9 13 3 1FC Dallas^ 1 90 2 2 6 19 9 4 2 14 16 2 Morelia* 1 90 0 0 0 6 2 6 3 19 20 4 1Norwich City* 1 90 0 0 0 12 5 8 1 15 21 1 Real Salt Lake^ 1 90 2 4 8 11 4 4 2 10 10 1

Totals 6 540 5 7 17 61 29 25 11 80 89 14 2

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TWilmington^ 1 90 6 1 5 5.00 1 Tampa Bay^ 1 90 7 5 2 2.00 1 FC Dallas^ 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 1 Morelia* 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 Norwich City* 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 1 Real Salt Lake^ 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 1

Totals 6 540 35 22 13 2.17 0 0 0 1 5 0

^ - indicates U.S. Open Cup, * - indicates int’l exhibition

TIMBERS 2 vs. TAMPA BAY ROWDIES 0^June 12, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 5,931

SCORINGPOR - Nanchoff (Valencia) 9, Jewsbury (Nanchoff, Piquionne) 55 • TB - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 1 13 7 1TB 3 5 9 3 1

LINEUPGK Kocic, D Zizzo, D Jean-Baptiste, D McKenzie, D Miller, M Nanchoff, M Zemanski, M Valeri © (Jewsbury, 46), F Valencia, F Piquionne (Nagbe, 57), F Alhassan (Evans, 76)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, M Chara, M Fehr, F Rincón

Referee: Ismail Efath; Time of Game: 1:49; Weather: Rain, 56 degrees

TIMBERS 3 at FC DALLAS 2^June 26, 2013 • FC Dallas Stadium (Frisco, Texas) •Att: 3,889

SCORINGPOR - Nagbe 61, Valeri (Nagbe) 63), Piquionne 72 • FCD - Watson (Perez, Jackson) 15, Perez 86


LINEUPGK Ricketts, D Miller, D Jean-Baptiste, D Kah (Danso, 83), D Jewsbury, M Chara, M Valeri, M W. Johnson ©, F Nagbe (Zemanski, 74), F R. Johnson (Piquionne, 57), F Wallace

Subs not used: GK Kocic, M Alhassan, M Nanchoff, M Zizzo

Referee: Juan Carlos Rivero; Time of Game: 1:53; Weather: Clear, 100 degrees

TIMBERS 1 vs. MONARCAS MORELIA 0*July 3, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 13,124

SCORINGPOR - Danso (penalty kick) 40 • MOR - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 8 2 20 6 5MOR 6 2 19 3 6

LINEUPGK Kocic, D Zizzo, D McKenzie, D Danso, D Miller (Ma-chionne*, 71), M Evans, M Nanchoff, M Zemanski (Langs-dorf*, 45), F Alhassan (Hobbs^, 45), F Valencia (Garcia*, 72), F Rincón

Subs not used: GK Meves^, D Jean-Baptiste, M Chara, M Valeri, M Baez*

Referee: Ramon Hernandez; Time of Game: 1:50; Weather: Clear, 81 degrees

TIMBERS 1 vs. NORWICH CITY 0*July 24, 2013 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) •Att: 18,553

SCORINGPOR - Valencia (Alhassan) 52 • NWC - None

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 5 21 4 1NWC 12 5 15 1 8

LINEUPPOR: GK Kocic (Gleeson, 45), D Powell, D McKenzie, D Danso (Jean-Baptiste, 75), D Miller, M Zemanski, (Jewsbury, 63) M Alhassan, M Johnson (Evans, 45), F Valencia (Harrington, 71), F Johnson (Zizzo, 45), F Wallace (Rincón, 45)

Subs not used: None

Referee: Younes Marrakchi; Time of Game: 1:50; Weather: Clear, 90 degrees

TIMBERS 1 at REAL SALT LAKE 2^Aug. 7, 2013 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) •Att: 14,742

SCORINGPOR - Valeri 90 • RSL - Saborio (Beckerman, Gil) 7, Joao Plata (Saborio, Beckerman) 78

STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 2 10 3 7RSL 11 5 10 2 4

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Harrington, D Jean-Baptiste, D Kah, D Miller (Powell, 77), M Chara, M Valeri, M Johnson © (Alhas-san, 62), F Nagbe, F Johnson (Valencia, 62), F Wallace

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D McKenzie, M Jewsbury, M Zemanski

Referee: Mark Geiger; Time of Game: 1:54; Weather: Cloudy, 85 degrees

TIMBERS GOAL CHART

GOAL SCORERS

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9 R. Johnson 86 Nagbe 74 W. Johnson 6 22 Wallace 48 Valeri 435 Jean-Baptiste 110 Piquionne 120 Valencia 114 Zemanski 1OG Own goal 1

Total 34

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PENALTY KICKSW. Johnson 2

PENALTY KICKS

DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULTMarch 30 71 COL W. Johnson Irwin GoalMay 18 52 VAN W. Johnson Knighton Goal

FOR:

DATE MIN OPP PLAYER GOALKEEPER RESULTMarch 30 48 COL Thomas Ricketts GoalMay 8 77 FCD Cooper Ricketts GoalJuly 7 12 CLB Higuain Ricketts MissJuly 27 55 SJ Bernardez Ricketts Goal

AGAINST:

SCORING BREAKDOWNHOME (11 games)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALTimbers 2 2 3 4 2 6 19Opponents 1 5 0 1 1 0 8

ROAD (12 games)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALTimbers 0 2 2 6 2 3 15Opponents 3 3 0 4 1 3 14

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MISCELLANEOUS STATS

INDIVIDUALBraces: 6x (last: R. Johnson, April 6 vs. Houston)Hat tricks: n/aQuickest goal: 2’, Chara, Aug. 20, 2011 vs. VancouverQuickest road goal: 8’, Dike, Aug. 19, 2012 at New YorkLatest game-winning goal: 90+4’, Jean-Baptiste, July 13, 2013 vs. LA GalaxySubstitue goals: 8x (last: R. Johnson, Aug. 4 vs. Vancouver)Substitute assists: 4x (last: Zemanski, June 23 vs. Colorado)Goal on home debut: 7x (last: Valeri, March 3 vs. New York)

Braces against: 9x (last: Myers, April 27 at Sporting KC)Hat tricks against: 1, Saborio, July 7, 2012 at RSLQuickest goal against: 0:28, Séne, March 24, 2012 at New EnglandQuickest goal against at JELD-WEN Field: 5’, da Luz, June 19, 2011 vs. New York Latest game-winning goal against 93’, Beckerman, March 31 vs. RSLSubstitute goals against: 15x (last: Paladini, June 8 at Chicago)Substitute assists against: 16x (last: Romero, March 9 vs. Montreal)Goal on debut vs. Timbers: 6x (last: Diaz, Aug. 17 vs. FC Dallas)

TEAMLongest overall win streak: 2 games, 5x (last: April 6-14, 2013)Longest home win streak: 5 games, April 14-May 21, 2011Longest road win streak: 1 game, 4x (last: April 27, 2013 at Sporting KC)Longest overall unbeaten streak: 15 games, March 16-June 23, 2013 Longest home unbeaten streak 9 games, (last: April 6-present)Longest road unbeaten streak: 11 games, Oct. 21, 2012-June 23, 2013Longest overall winless streak: 8 games, July 7-Aug. 19, 2012Longest home winless streak: 6 games - May 29-June 30, 2011Longest road winless streak: 16 games - March 17-Sept. 21, 2012Largest margin of victory: 3 goals, 4x (last: June 23, 2013 vs. Colorado)Largest margin of defeat: 5 goals (last: July 21, 2012 at FC Dallas)Largest margin overcome: 2 goals, 2x (last: March 30 at Colorado, T 2-2)Most goals scored: 4 goals (April 14, 2011 vs. Chicago, W 4-2)Most goals against: 5 goals, 2x (last: July 21,2012 at FC Dallas)Most goals in a half: 3 goals, 2x (last: March 12, 2012 vs. Philadelphia)Most goals against in a half: 4 goals (July 14, 2012 vs. LA Galaxy)

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Formations: 4-3-3 (22) 4-4-2 (1)

2013 TIMBERS STARTS BY POSITION

Goalkeeper1 - Donovan Ricketts (22)

30 - Milos Kocic (1)

Left Center Back44 - Pa Modou Kah (9)

27 - Mikael Silvestre (8)98 - Futty Danso (4)12 - David Horst (1)

35 - Andrew Jean-Baptiste (1)

Left Back5 - Michael Harrington (19)

13 - Jack Jewsbury (4)

Right Center Back35 - Andrew Jean-Baptiste (16)

98 - Futty Danso (5)12- David Horst (1)

44 - Pa Modou Kah (1)

Right Back13 - Jack Jewsbury (12)

2 - Ryan Miller (4)5 - Michael Harrington (3)

23 - Alvas Powell (2) 14 - Ben Zemanski (2)

Left-Center Midfield4 - Will Johnson (19)

14 - Ben Zemanski (4)

Right-Center Midfield21 - Diego Chara (19)

8 - Diego Valeri (2)13 - Jack Jewsbury (1)14 - Ben Zemanski (1)

Left Forward22 - Rodney Wallace (11)6 - Darlington Nagbe (9)

10 - Frederic Piquionne (2)11 - Kalif Alhassan (1)

Center Forward9 - Ryan Johnson (17)

10 - Frederic Piquionne (5) Right Forward6 - Darlington Nagbe (11)

11 - Kalif Alhassan (7)8 - Diego Valeri (4)

9 - Ryan Johnson (1)Center Midfield8 - Diego Valeri (15)21 - Diego Chara (2)

13 - Jack Jewsbury (2)6 - Darlington Nagbe (2)

4 - Will Johnson (1)

SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCESFrederic Piquionne (12), Jose Valencia (12), Kalif Alhassan (11), Ben Zemanski (11), Rodney Wallace (5), Andrew Jean-Baptiste (4), Ryan Johnson (4), Sal Zizzo (4), Ryan Miller (2), Futty Danso (1), Michael Nanchoff (1)

2013 MLS HONORS AND AWARDSMLS TEAM OF THE WEEKWeek 1 - F Diego Valeri 1GWeek 1 - F/M Darlington Nagbe 1GWeek 5 - M Will Johnson 2GWeek 6 - F Ryan Johnson 2GWeek 6 - F/M Darlington Nagbe 1AWeek 6 - HC Caleb Porter WWeek 7 - D Futty Danso SOWeek 7 - M Will Johnson GWGWeek 9 - F Ryan Johnson 1G, 1AWeek 9 - M Rodney Wallace GWGWeek 9 - HC Caleb Porter WWeek 11 - M Rodney Wallace 1G, 1AWeek 11 - M Diego Valeri 1G, 2AWeek 11 - M Diego Chara SOWeek 13 - M Rodney Wallace 1GWeek 15 - M Diego Valeri 1GWeek 16 - F/M Darlington Nagbe 1GWeek 16 - M Diego Chara SOWeek 17- M Rodney Wallace 3AWeek 17 - Will Johnson 1G, 1AWeek 17 - Donovan Ricketts 2SOWeek 20 - GK Donovan Ricketts WWeek 20 - D Andrew Jean-Baptiste GWGWeek 21- GK Donovan Ricketts SO

Honorable Mention: Darlington Nagbe (Week 2), Rodney Wallace (Week 3), Futty Danso (Week 8), Diego Chara (Week 12), Milos Kocic (Week 15), M Diego Valeri (Week 16), Andrew Jean-Baptiste (Week 17), Darlington Nagbe (Week 20)

NASR PLAYER OF THE WEEKWeek 5 - M Will Johnson 2GWeek 6 - F Ryan Johnson 2G

2013 GOAL OF THE WEEK AWARDS

2013 SAVE OF THE WEEK AWARDSWEEK PLAYER NOMINATED/WON2 Donovan Ricketts Won2 Donovan Ricketts Nominated5 Donovan Ricketts Won8 Donovan Ricketts Won9 Donovan Ricketts Won10 Donovan Ricketts Won15 Milos Kocic Nominated16 Donovan Ricketts Won19 Donovan Ricketts Nominated20 Donovan Ricketts Nominated21 Donovan Ricketts Won22 Donovan Ricketts Won

WEEK PLAYER NOMINATED/WON1 Diego Valeri Won3 Rodney Wallace Won6 Ryan Johnson Won7 Will Johnson Won11 Will Johnson Nominated13 Rodney Wallace Won15 Diego Valeri Won15 Ben Zemanski Nominated16 Darlington Nagbe Won17 Will Johnson Won

Left Midfield22 - Rodney Wallace (1)

Right Midfield6 - Darlington Nagbe (1)


TIMBERS TRANSACTIONSNOV. 19, 2012Waived midfielders Freddie Braun, Charles Renken and defender Ian Hogg.

DEC. 3, 2012Acquired allocation money and homegrown rights for Bryan Gallego from New York in exchange for defender Kosuke Kimura and a second-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft.

Acquired defender Michael Harrington from Sporting KC in exchange for alloca-tion money.

Acquired allocation money from Houston Dynamo in exchange for defender Eric Brunner.

Club declines contract options on midfielder/defender Lovel Palmer and defender Steve Purdy.

Acquire midfielder Will Johnson from Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money.

DEC. 6, 2012Signed goalkeeper Jake Gleeson, defender Ryan Kawulok and midfielder/de-fender Rodney Wallace to new contracts.

Exercised the contract options on eight players - goalkeeper Joe Bendik; defend-ers Futty Danso and Chris Taylor; midfielders Eric Alexander, Kalif Alhassan and Sal Zizzo; and forwards Bright Dike and Brent Richards.

DEC. 11, 2012Signed forward Danny Mwanga to a new contract.

DEC. 12, 2012Acquired forward Ryan Johnson and goalkeeper Milos Kocic from Toronto FC in exchange for goalkeeper Joe Bendik, a first-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft and allocation money.

Acquired the No. 2 spot in the MLS allocation order from Chivas USA in exchange for the No. 3 spot in the order and either an international slot (through Dec. 31, 2013) or a second-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft.

Dec. 18, 2012Acquired defender/midfielder Mobi Fehr through a weighted lottery conducted by MLS.

JAN. 10, 2013Acquired midfielder Diego Valeri as a Designated Player on loan from Club Atlético Lanús (Argentina).

JAN. 16, 2013Acquired allocation money from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the MLS rights for forward Robbie Findley.

JAN. 17, 2013Acquired a second-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft from San Jose in exchange for forward Mike Fuctio.

Selected defender Dylan Tucker-Gangnes in the second round (No. 34 overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

JAN. 21, 2013Signed defender Ryan Miller.

Signed forward Jose Valencia to a new, multi-year contract.

JAN. 22, 2013Select goalkeeper David Meves (first round) and forward Chris Hegngi (second round) in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft.

JAN. 31, 2013Club and forward Kris Boyd come to a mutual agreement to terminate the player’s contract.

FEB. 6, 2013Signed 2013 SuperDraft pick Dylan Tucker-Gangnes.

FEB. 11, 2013Acquired allocation money from the New York Red Bulls in exchange for mid-fielder Eric Alexander.

FEB. 13, 2013Acquired midfielder Ben Zemanski from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money and right of first refusal to Jonathan Bornstein.Acquired first right of refusal for midfielder Michael Nanchoff from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS Supplemen-tal Draft.

FEB. 20, 2013Signed defender Mikael Silvestre.

FEB. 21, 2013Signed midfielder Michael Nanchoff.

Acquired the natural second-round picks in the 2014 and 2015 MLS SuperDrafts of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for the first right of refusal for midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.

FEB. 28, 2013Acquired a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in ex-change for forward Danny Mwanga.

Signed forward Frederic Piquionne.

MAY 3, 2013Signed defender Pa Modou Kah.

MAY 22, 2013Signed defender Rauwshan McKenzie, waived defender Ryan Kawulok.

JUNE 28, 2013Signed defender Alvas Powell on loan from Portmore United FC (Jamaica), waived midfielder Mobi Fehr

JULY 9, 2013Loaned midfielder Michael Nanchoff to Swedish second-division club Jönköpings Södra IF.

TIMBERS TRANSACTIONS

TIMBERS U-23s (PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE)Portland Timbers U-23s midfielder Zach Barnes and goalkeeper David Meves were recently named to the Premier Development League (PDL) All-Western Conference Team. The PDL’s all-conference teams were selected through a vote by team management.

In 2013, Barnes and Meves helped lead the Timbers U-23s to a second-place finish in the Western Conference’s Northwest Division during the regular season and reach the conference final for the second time in the team’s history.

Barnes played every minute of the 2013 season for the Timbers U-23s, and his 1,260 minutes played over 14 regular-season matches tied for first among PDL players. In total, Barnes logged 1,590 minutes played between league play and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches. Meves finished the regular season tied for third in the PDL with six shutouts and ranked among league leaders in both goals-against average (0.85) and fewest goals allowed (11).

TIMBERS DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

# PLAYER POS HT WT DOB HOMETOWN COLLEGE11 Alhassan, Kalif M 5-10 160 10/15/90 Accra, Ghana n/a21 Chara, Diego M 5-8 150 04/05/86 Cali, Colombia n/a98 Danso, Futty D 6-3 185 04/27/83 Serekunda, The Gambia So. Polytechnic St. Univ.19 Dike, Bright F 6-1 210 02/02/87 Edmond, OK Univ. of Notre Dame15 Evans, Steven M 6-1 180 09/19/91 Portland, OR Univ. of Portland 90 Gleeson, Jake GK 6-3 200 06/26/90 Wellington, New Zealand n/a5 Harrington, Michael D 6-0 170 01/24/86 Greenville, NC Univ. of North Carolina12 Horst, David D 6-4 210 10/25/85 Pine Grove, PA Old Dominion Univ.35 Jean-Baptiste, Andrew D 6-2 205 06/16/92 Brooklyn, NY Univ. of Connecticut13 Jewsbury, Jack M 6-0 185 04/13/81 Springfield, MO Saint Louis Univ.9 Johnson, Ryan F 6-0 180 11/26/84 Kingston, Jamaica Oregon State Univ. 4 Johnson, Will M 5-10 160 01/21/87 Woodridge, IL n/a44 Kah, Pa Modou D 6-1 175 07/30/80 Banjul, The Gambia n/a 30 Kocic, Milos GK 6-4 200 06/04/85 Leskovac, Serbia Loyola College31 McKenzie, Rauwshan D 6-1 185 11/19/86 Hoffman Estates, Ill. Michigan State Univ.2 Miller, Ryan D 5-11 165 12/14/84 Barrington, IL Univ. of Notre Dame6 Nagbe, Darlington M/F 5-9 165 07/19/90 Lakewood, OH Univ. of Akron17 Nanchoff, Michael M 5-8 150 09/24/88 North Royalton, OH Univ. of Akron10 Piquionne, Frederic F 6-2 170 12/08/78 Nouméa, New Caledonia n/a23 Powell, Alvas D 6-0 165 07/18/94 Portland Parish, Jamaica n/a16 Richards, Brent F 5-10 165 05/20/90 Camas, WA Univ. of Washington1 Ricketts, Donovan GK 6-4 210 07/06/77 Montego Bay, Jamaica Univ. of the West Indies24 Rincón, Sebastián F 6-1 170 01/14/94 Cali, Colombia n/a27 Silvestre, Mikael D 6-0 190 08/09/77 Chambray-lès-Tours, France n/a 25 Tucker-Gangnes, Dylan D 6-3 190 09/30/90 Bainbridge Island, WA Univ. of Washington20 Valencia, Jose F 6-1 180 12/18/91 Bogotá, Colombia n/a8 Valeri, Diego M 5-10 165 05/01/86 Valentín Alsina, Argentina n/a22 Wallace, Rodney D 6-0 165 06/17/88 Rockville, MD Univ. of Maryland14 Zemanski, Ben M 5-11 150 05/12/88 Akron, OH Univ. of Akron7 Zizzo, Sal M 5-10 165 04/03/87 San Diego, CA UCLA

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# PLAYER POS PRONUNCIATION NATIONALITY LAST CLUB1 Donovan Ricketts GK Jamaica Montreal Impact2 Ryan Miller D United States Halmstads BK (Sweden)4 Will Johnson M Canada Real Salt Lake5 Michael Harrington D United States Sporting Kansas City6 Darlington Nagbe M/F NAG-be United States Univ. of Akron (NCAA)7 Sal Zizzo M ZEE-zoh United States Chivas USA8 Diego Valeri M VA-lehr-ee Argentina Atlético Lanús (Argentina)9 Ryan Johnson F Jamaica Toronto FC10 Frederic Piquionne F fred-REEK pick-EE-own France/New Caledonia West Ham United (England)11 Kalif Alhassan M KUH-leaf AL-hass-on Ghana Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)12 David Horst D United States Real Salt Lake13 Jack Jewsbury M United States Sporting Kansas City14 Ben Zemanski M United States Chivas USA15 Steven Evans M United States Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)16 Brent Richards F United States Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)17 Michael Nanchoff M United States Vancouver Whitecaps FC19 Bright Dike F DEE-kay United States Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)20 Jose Valencia F Colombia Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia)21 Diego Chara M chara Colombia Deportes Tolima (Colombia)22 Rodney Wallace D United States D.C. United23 Alvas Powell D Jamaica Portmore United FC (Jamaica)24 Sebastián Rincón F rin-CONE Colombia Club Atlético Atenas (Uruguay)25 Dylan Tucker-Gangnes D Tucker GANG-ness United States Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)27 Mikael Silvestre D mi-KELL sil-ves-TRAY France Werder Bremen (Germany)30 Milos Kocic GK MEE-losh ko-SICH Serbia Toronto FC31 Rauwshan McKenzie D rah-shawn United States Chivas USA35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste D zhahn-bap-TEEST United States Univ. of Connecticut (NCAA)44 Pa Modou Kah D paw KAW Norway/The Gambia Al-Wehda (Saudi Arabia)90 Jake Gleeson GK New Zealand Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)98 Futty Danso D Foot-y DAN-sue The Gambia Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)

NUMERICAL ROSTER


COACHES & STAFF PLAYER LIASON/VIDEO ANALYST: Pablo Moreira HEAD COACH: Caleb Porter ATHLETIC TRAINER: Nik Wald, ATCASSISTANT COACH: Sean McAuley ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jun Morishita, ATCASSISTANT COACH: Amos Magee ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Joel Marick ASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Knowles TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. Richard Edelson GOALKEEPER COACH: Mike Toshack EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Sam YounieDIRECTOR OF SPORT SCIENCE: Dr. John Cone

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3-3 1-2 1-1 2-2 2-0 1-0 1-1 3-2 0-0 1-1 3-0 2-2 2-0 2-2 1-0 0-0 3-0 0-1 2-1 0-0 1-2 1-1 2-1

1 Donovan Ricketts 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

2 Ryan Miller 72D 68D 1 90D 90D 27

4 Will Johnson 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

5 Michael Harrington 90D 86D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 83D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 82D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

6 Darlington Nagbe 90F 90M 80F 45F 90F 82M 86F 90F 90F 90F 71F 34F 90M 90F 90M 90M 73F 90F 89M 89M 90F 90F 90F

7 Sal Zizzo 18 23 2 1

8 Diego Valeri 90M 90M 90F 90F 29M 76M 78M 90M 75M 90M 90M 67F 90M 67M 84M 90M 90F 90F 90M 90M 79M

9 Ryan Johnson 90F 90F 89F 88F 88F 89F 78F 72F 62F 8 90F 62F 73F 18 81F 30 66F 85F 76F 60F 50 73F

10 Frederic Piquionne 20 45 2 5 12 12 28 82F 7 28 82F 87F 72F 23 60F 30 90F 30 40F

11 Kalif Alhassan 72F 45M 2 61 85F 14 9 63F 19 56 2 84M 88M 6 13F 60F 1 6 11

12 David Horst 90D 18D

13 Jack Jewsbury 70M 64M 90D 90D 90D 90D 81D 90D 74D 77D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 84D 84M

14 Ben Zemanski 45 90D 90D 8 4 18 15 16 17 90M 6 9 17 90M 90M 45 66M 90M

15 Steven Evans

16 Brent Richards

17 Michael Nanchoff 8

18 Ryan Kawulok

19 Bright Dike

20 Jose Adolfo Valencia 18 22 1 13 8 3 24 5 14 24 6 17

21 Diego Chara 82M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 45M 90M

22 Rodney Wallace 8 4 10 26 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 27 90F 90F 88M 90F 90F 90F 90F

23 Mobi Fehr

23 Alvas Powell 63D 90D

24 Sebastian Rincon

25 Dylan Tucker-Gangnes

27 Mikael Silvestre 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 58D

30 Milos Kocic 90G

31 Rauwshan McKenzie

33 Hanyer Mosquera

35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste 90D 90D 90D 90D 72 19 32 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 39 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

44 Pa Modou Kah 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 11D 90D 90D 90D 90D

90 Jake Gleeson

98 Mamadou Danso 90D 90D 71D 90D 90D 90D 81D 51D 77 90D

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Game #1 03/03/2013 POR 3 vs NY 3 T Valeri 1 (Alhassan 1, W. Johnson 1) 14; Nagbe 1 (unassisted) 56; own goal (Olave) 83

Game #2 03/09/2013 POR 1 vs MTL 2 L R. Johnson 1 (Zemanski 1, Chara 1) 80

Game #3 03/16/2013 POR 1 at SEA 1 T Wallace 1 (Jean-Baptiste 1) 91+

Game #4 03/30/2013 POR 2 at COL 2 T W. Johnson 1 (R. Johnson 1) 55; W. Johnson 2 (penalty kick) 71

Game #5 04/06/2013 POR 2 vs HOU 0 W R. Johnson 2 (Chara 2) 55; R. Johnson 3 (Nagbe 1) 73

Game #6 04/14/2013 POR 1 vs SJ 0 W W. Johnson 3 (unassisted) 78

Game #7 04/21/2013 POR 1 at SJ 1 T Valeri 2 (unassisted) 58

Game #8 04/27/2013 POR 3 at KC 2 W R. Johnson 4 (Valeri 1) 24; Nagbe 2 (R. Johnson 2, Valeri 2) 33; Wallace 2 (Chara 3) 58

Game #9 05/02/2013 POR 0 vs NE 0 T

Game #10 05/08/2013 POR 1 at DAL 1 T Nagbe 3 (Wallace 1) 70

Game #11 05/12/2013 POR 3 vs CHV 0 W Wallace 3 (R. Johnson 3, Valeri 3) 34; Valeri 3 (Wallace 2, Nagbe 2) 70; W. Johnson 4 (Alhassan 2, Valeri 4) 92+

Game #12 05/18/2013 POR 2 at VAN 2 T W. Johnson 5 (penalty kick) 52; Valencia 1 (W. Johnson 2) 84

Game #13 05/25/2013 POR 2 at DC 0 W Wallace 4 (Piquionne 1, Jewsbury 1) 21; Nagbe 4 (R. Johnson 4) 57

Game #14 06/08/2013 POR 2 at CHI 2 T Valeri 4 (Piquionne 2, Kocic 1) 33; Zemanski 1 (Piquionne 3) 58

Game #15 06/15/2013 POR 1 vs DAL 0 W Nagbe 5 (Alhassan 3) 52

Game #16 06/19/2013 POR 0 at LA 0 T

Game #17 06/23/2013 POR 3 vs COL 0 W Piquionne 1 (Wallace 3, W. Johnson 3) 12; W. Johnson 6 (Wallace 4, Piquionne 4) 45;

R. Johnson 5 (Wallace 5, Zemanski 2) 84

Game #18 07/07/2013 POR 0 at CLB 1 L

Game #19 07/13/2013 POR 2 vs LA 1 W R. Johnson 6 (Nagbe 3, Valeri 5) 27; Jean-Baptiste 1 (Valeri 6) 94+

Game #20 07/20/2013 POR 0 at PHI 0 T

Game #21 07/27/2013 POR 1 at SJ 2 L Nagbe 6 (Piquionne 5, Valeri 7) 83

Game #22 08/03/2013 POR 1 vs VAN 1 T R. Johnson 7 (Valeri 8) 49

Game #23 08/17/2013 POR 2 vs DAL 1 W R. Johnson 8 (Valeri 9) 26; Nagbe 7 (Valeri 10) 33

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# Player 3R 4R QF SF

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1 Donovan Ricketts 90G 90G

2 Ryan Miller 90D 90D 90D 77D

4 Will Johnson 90M 90M 63M

5 Michael Harrington 74D 90D

6 Darlington Nagbe 45M 33 74M 90F

7 Sal Zizzo 45 90D

8 Diego Valeri 45M 90M 90M

9 Ryan Johnson 57F 63F

10 Frederic Piquionne 45F 57F 33

11 Kalif Alhassan 90F 76F 27

12 David Horst

13 Jack Jewsbury 45 90D

14 Ben Zemanski 90M 90M 16

15 Steven Evans 14

16 Brent Richards

17 Michael Nanchoff 90M

18 Ryan Kawulok

19 Bright Dike

20 Jose Adolfo Valencia 90F 90F 27

21 Diego Chara 90M 90M

22 Rodney Wallace 90M 90F

23 Alvas Powell 13

24 Sebastian Rincon 45

25 Dylan Tucker-Gangnes

27 Mikael Silvestre

30 Milos Kocic 90G 90G

31 Rauwshan McKenzie 16 90D

33 Hanyer Mosquera

35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste 90D 90D 90D 90D

44 Pa Modou Kah 83D 90D

90 Jake Gleeson

98 Mamadou Danso 90D 7

U.S. OPEN CUP

3R 05/29/2013 POR 5 vs WILMTN 1 W Piquionne (W. Johnson) 2; Piquionne (Harrington) 17; Piquionne (Alhassan) 34; Piquionne (W. Johnson), 47+;

Danso (W. Johnson) 73

4R 06/12/2013 POR 2 vs TMPABY 0 W Nanchoff (Valencia) 9; Jewsbury (Piquionne) 55

QF 06/26/2013 POR 3 at DAL 2 W Nagbe (unassisted) 61; Valeri (Nagbe) 63; Piquionne (unassisted) 72

SF 08/07/2013 POR 1 at RSL 2 L Valeri (unassisted) 91

REAL SALT LAKE @ PORTLAND TIMBERS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 21 2013 9:00 PM MT JELD-WEN FIELD PORTLAND, OR

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TV: CW30 w/ Bill Riley (@espn700bill) (Post-Game 11:00 MT) & Brian Dunseth (@OriginalWinger) RADIO: ESPN700 w/James Rust (@espn700james)(ENG) & Brian Kamler (@espn700kam) (Pre-Game show at 8:30p MT) (Post-Game show at 11:00p MT) RADIO: La Gran D 102.3 FM (SPN) w/ Nelson Moran & Fernando Hortal

OUT: DF Rich Balchan (L shoulder surgery) MF John Stertzer (R shoulder surgery) DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe (R knee ACL) GK Josh Saunders (L knee ACL)

PROBABLE: DF Chris Schuler (L foot pain)

RSL DISCIPLINARY REPORT OUT MF Kyle Beckerman (returns 8/24 v CLB)WARNING DF Chris Wingert (OUT next Yellow-1*) DF Ned Grabavoy (OUT next Yellow-2*) FW Olmes Garcia (OUT next Yellow-2*)RETURNING MF Yordany Alvarez (3-gm DC from 7/27)*caution-free games needed to earn Good Behavior

BOUNCE-BACK PERFORMANCE NEEDED:Following Saturday’s 2-4 loss at LA, RSL stays on the road for a quick turnaround at another Western Conference elite side, visiting the Portland Timbers Wednesday at JELD-WEN FIeld ...

RSL’s first of two trips to Portland this season - as well as the clubs’ 2nd of 3 games in 24 days against each other in August - will surely shape the Western Conference and MLS Supporters Shield races as much of the league heads into its final third of the season, as no fewer than a dozen teams are within only 8 points of top-of-the-table RSL ... While Portland is just 3 points shy of RSL, the Timbers own two games in hand ...

BALANCED SLATE DOWN THE STRETCH:Jason Kreis’ team has a split of 5 home / 4 away games in MLS play starting Wednesday at POR, with 8 of the remaining 9 games against West foes (8/24 v CLB is lone East battle) ... RSL will also host D.C. United in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final at Rio Tinto Stadium on Oct. 1 ...

Five of the club’s final 9 games are against Cascadia teams, with RSL traveling to both Seattle and Vancouver in Sept., and hosting Portland on August 30 after traveling to PDX on Aug. 21 and Oct. 19 ... RSL also hosts SJ, DAL and CHV on top of the late Aug. Crew and Timbers visits to the Wasatch Front ...

RSL PROBABLE STARTERS @ PORTLAND

FAMILIAR FACES ON THE WASATCH: Back on August 7, prior to the Open Cup Semifinal, the return of former RSL culture-changer Will Johnson (2008-12) garnered all headlines, but another trio of Timbers once called Utah their MLS home ... FW Ryan Johnson (2006), DF David Horst (2008-10) and DF Rauwshan McKenzie (2010-11) now represent the Rose City ...

Ryan Johnson was drafted by RSL back in 2006 out of Oregon State before being traded to Chicago Fire in exchange for DF Jack Stewart, while McKenzie was waived prior to the 2012 season and spent most of the last 18 months with Chivas USA ... Horst was claimed by Portland in the 2011 expansion draft by Portland, which also selected Robbie Findley before trading his rights back to RSL prior to this season ...

HOW THE WEST WILL BE WON: RSL boss Jason Kreis and Portland manager Caleb Porter have 4 games between Aug. 7 and the end of October to compare notes on style, personnel, etc as each pursue Western Conference supremacy, with the teams facing off 3 times in 24 days from Aug. 7-30 ... While LA, Seattle, Colorado and Vancouver each will have something to say about how the regular-season West champion will be crowned as well as who will win the MLS Supporters Shield, these two young head coaches could dictate the other team’s 2013 fate ...

KEANE HAT TRICK DESTROYS RSL DEFENSE:Saturday in LA, RSL survived Galaxy domination in the 1st half to get to the break 0-0, and even took a 1-0 road lead when FW Joao Plata tallied his 2nd goal of the season in the 53’ ... but LA DP Robbie Keane scored in the 56’ and 67’ to put the home team ahead, DF Omar Gonzalez got one in the 75’ and Keane completed his hat trick in the 86’ to give LA a 4-1 lead en route to the 4-2 rout, RSL pulling one back in stoppage when Robbie Findley scored his 6th of the season ...

The 4 goals allowed by RSL marked a season-high, equaling the 3-4 loss at NY on 7/27, while the 4 unanswered goals by LA marked a run not seen by RSL since losing 0-5 at SJ last July, courtesy of a Chris Wondolowski hat trick (the last conceded by RSL) and a Kyle Beckerman red card ...

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MLS COACHING ELITE, ALL-TIME: RSL boss Jason Kreis and HOU mgr Dominic Kinnear are the two young American coaches most often discussed for future USMNT and other high-profile jobs ... The duo rank 3-4 in terms of active MLS coaches in wins, winning % and points - behind SEA coach Sigi Schmid and LA coach Bruce Arena ...

All-time, Kreis is 7th in points & wins but 5th in winning %, with last week’s win over Kinnear giving Jason his 86th MLS win, matching Bob Gansler ... The list, through games of 8/18/13:

COACH TM W L T PCT PTSSigi Schmid SEA* 182 126 98 .569 642 Bruce Arena LA* 155 95 50 .601 491Dominic Kinnear HOU* 124 82 98 .570 470Frank Yallop SJ* 117 107 84 .516 435 Bob Bradley CHV* 124 94 54 .555 416Steve Nicol NE 112 108 81 .507 415Jason Kreis RSL 86 69 54 .542 312Bob Gansler KC 86 85 51 .502 305

ON TO LAMAR HUNT US OPEN CUP FINAL:2 weeks ago, RSL earned a 2-1 home victory over Portland in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal in the teams’ first meeting this season ... RSL rode a 7’ header from FW Alvaro Saborio - his 2nd ever goal in Open Cup play - and a 78’ curling blast from FW Joao Plata that proved to be the difference, after Timbers MF Diego Valeri headed home the rebound of his own saved shot in the 90’ to create a tense final 4’ of stoppage ...

2012 REWIND: 3-GAME RSL SWEEP of PDX:A year ago, RSL swept the MLS season series between the clubs, wrapping a pair of one-goal wins over Portland around a dominant 3-0 home win - courtesy of an Alvaro Saborio hat trick, at the time just the 3rd in club history ... That sweep and the Open Cup semi puts RSL at 4-1-1 all-time against PDX across all comps ...

Only one other time in its 277-game MLS history has RSL gone unbeaten in three games against the same opponent in the same season, posting a 2-0-1 mark against San Jose back in 2008 ... RSL also earned 7 points in 2007 against Colorado, but also saw a loss in the clubs’ 4 total meetings that year ...

This year, RSL has won both games against SEA, SJ and CHV, with an opportunity for 3-game sweeps coming in Sept/Oct ...

MORE HISTORY vs TIMBERS:Back in 2011, RSL failed to defeat the Timbers in either meeting, dropping an 0-1 decision in its first-ever visit to Oregon, a Kenny Cooper header just before halftime dooming RSL 72 hours following the CCL Final loss to Monterrey ...

On the final day of 2011, just 72 hours after Portland was eliminated from postseason contention at DC, an 89’ Futty Danso goal salvaged a 1-1 draw for the Timbers at Rio Tinto Stadium ...

SABORIO STRIKES AGAIN TO LEAD RSL:RSL’s all-time leading scorer FW Alvaro Saborio enters Wednesday @POR with 6 goals in 5 games since returning to RSL from Costa Rican Gold Cup duty, including the club’s 5th all-time hat trick on 7/27 @NY ...

Since that hat trick, Saborio converted critical point-earning PKs against both Colorado and Houston, while also heading home a Kyle Beckerman cross in the 7’ to give the home side an early lead in the Open Cup Semi against Portland ...

The Costa Rican striker now has nine goals (T-5 in the league) and two assists in only 12 MLS games this year, with 11 goals and 4 assists in 14 games across all competitions ...

Saborio now has 64 goals in 109 games across all competitions for the Utah side, RSL now 34-6-8 when he scores ...

GALACTIC LOSS FOR RSL DEFENDERS:Saturday’s road loss at LA for outside backs Tony Beltran and Chris Wingert was the first of the year for RSL, the club now posting a 10-1-1 mark in MLS and USOC play when both on field together this season ... While 19-year old centerback Carlos Salcedo saw first-hand the genius of Robbie Keane, he is now 6-1-1 as a starter with the first team ...

The lone previous blemish for both the Beltran/Wingert mark as well as Salcedo’s record came in the home May 25 1-1 decision against Chicago, when an 84’ Quincy Amerikwa goal erased Alvaro Saborio’s 80’ header ...

TAKING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD:RSL now owns 17 of its league-leading 41 points from a 5-6-2 road record through 13 road matches, still on pace to shatter the club’s 6-7-4 (22 point) mark on the road in MLS play last year, setting a new club record for road points for the historically road-weary side ...

Saturday’s loss at LA dropped RSL’s all-time MLS reg. season road mark to 30-76-33 (.325; 141 GF / 221 GA) through 139 all-time road contests in League play … Since Jason Kreis took over in May, 2007, RSL’s MLS road mark is slowly rising at 26-52-28, meaning that RSL earns a road point in over 50% of the time under Jason’s guidance ...

RSL’s 5-win total on the road so far this season equals the 2011 mark and bests every year except 2012, while the 17-point total is better than any of the 2005-09 campaigns and just one win shy of the 2010/11 records of 19 points ...

The new team mark of 6 road wins last year was one better than in 2011, exceeding the four achieved in 2010, and more than doubling the two earned in each of the 2007-09 seasons …


HISTORIC ROAD WINS IN 2013:Back on July 13, Jason Kreis’ team weathered the early storm at Dallas to record a 3-0 road win, breaking its “Texas Hex” to win on Lone Star soil for the first time ever in 23 attempts, courtesy of a Javier Morales game-winning goal, heroics from Josh Saunders and Jeff Attinella in the net and insurance strikes from Ned Grabavoy & Olmes Garcia ...

RSL has won 4 of its last 8 away from home (at TOR, at CHV, at NE and at DAL, with only stoppage-time stunners at MTL and at NY shocking RSL), also snapping its Canadian “donut” during the stretch, winning on June 29 in Toronto ... RSL has still never won in Washington, D.C. (9 MLS or Open Cup attempts), Philadelphia (3 draws) or Houston (0-8-1 all-time) ...

RIO TINTO REGAINING FORTRESS STATUS?: RSL’s 1-0 win Saturday was the club’s 11th at home of the season in all competitions, improving Jason Kreis’ team to 11-2-3 (32/15 GF/GA), now 71-14-22 in its last 107 home games dating back to the beginning of 2008, Kreis’ first full season ...

In that span, RSL has outscored opponents by 126 goals (202-76), with a 56-11-24 reg. season mark (164/61), 6-1-1 CCL record (17/5), 3-1-1 playoffs (5/2), 5-1-0 Open Cup (16/8) and 2-0-1 int’l exhibition (5/2) ... All-time, RSL is now 71-30-37 in MLS regular-season play during 8+ seasons at home, outscoring opponents 224-133 ...

Despite 6 home losses last year and 11 in the last three seasons, as well as the Oct. 23 eliminatory draw in CCL play, it appears the #RioT magic is regained ...

LONGEST ACTIVE POSTSEASON STREAK:RSL’s streak of 5 consecutive MLS Cup Playoff berths is the longest active run of postseason competition ... RSL’s 5-year run ties LA, CHI, DC & KC for the 3rd-longest streak in the post-shootout MLS era, while NE had 8 consecutive years and NY 6 since 2000 ... Only the triumvirate of Western elite RSL, Seattle and LA have advanced to Playoffs each of the last four seasons ...

RAREFIED AIR OF SUSTAINED SUCCESS:Late last year, RSL ripped Chivas on the road 4-0 to reach the 50-point plateau for the 3rd consecutive season, becoming only the 2nd-ever MLS side to do so (DC ‘05-07; LA later accomplished same feat) ... A week earlier RSL becaame only the 2nd in MLS history (non-shootout era) to reach the 15-win plateau in 3 consecutive seasons ... The 2005/06/07 D.C. United squad was the lone MLS club with that accomplishment, while LA ‘12 soon joined ...

HOW DOES 2013 COMPARE?:A year ago, RSL set a new club record for wins in a season (with 17) and saw Jason Kreis’ team capture a franchise-high 57 points, surpassing the 56 captured during the 2010 30-game season ... The team’s record points-per-game average of 1.87 set in 2010 was unassailable, while 2012 also saw a record-setting goal haul with 46 last season ... This season’s key numbers as season enters final third:

Year W-L-T Pts PPG Pct GF GA +/- FINISH 2013 12-8-5 41 1.65 .604 41 30 11 ???2012 17-11-6 57 1.70 .566 46 35 11 WCSF2011 15-11-8 53 1.56 .520 44 36 8 WCF 2010 15-4-11 56 1.87 .622 45 20 25 WCSF2009 11-12-7 40 1.33 .444 43 35 8 Cup2008 10-10-10 40 1.33 .444 40 39 1 WCF

KREIS PUTS PUZZLE TOGETHER:While much has been made of RSL’s depth - 27 players seeing first-team minutes in MLS play this season, including a club-record 26 with at least one start - a deeper look explains why RSL has been so dependent on its bench: the team has seen 27 games lost so far this year to international duty, with 55 games lost due to injury and another 8 due to suspension ...

By missing six players to international duty (World Cup Qualifying, Gold Cup, U-20 World Championship), RSL has seen more players lost than any club in North America (including Santo Laguna of Mexico, that country’s main contributor to WCQ) ... The list:

6 - FW Alvaro Saborio - Costa Rica WCQ / Gold Cup5 - GK Nick Rimando - USA WCQ / Gold Cup5- MF Kyle Beckerman - USA WCQ / Gold Cup5 - MF Luis Gil - US Under-20 World Cup4 - DF Tony Beltran - USA Gold Cup2 - DF Abdoulie Mansally - The Gambia

INJURY ABSENCES: 53 games (and counting*): Schuler 11, Wingert 9, Saborio 7, Watson-Siriboe 11*, Morales 4, Borchers 3, Saunders 6*, Salcedo 2 (DF Rich Balchan & MF John Stertzer not included here)

SUSPENSIONS: 9 games: Alvarez 4 (1 red/3 disc comm), Wingert 2 (2 disc comm), Beltran 1 (red), Palmer 1 (red), Beckerman 1 (caution accumulation)

Only MF Enzo Martinez (currently on loan at Carolina), MF John Stertzer (who did make 2 appearances), MF David Viana (waived on June 28) and DF Rich Balchan have not yet started a 2013 MLS game ...


THE BAND IS BACK TOGETHER: With 3 games in 10 days since RSL’s quartet of this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup participants has reunited, the club is 2-0-1, as Costa Rican FW Alvaro Saborio and the trio of USMNT champions - Kyle Beckerman, Nick Rimando and Tony Beltran - had not appeared at Rio Tinto Stadium for RSL since June 26 (although they did play in separate games on July 13 during the Gold Cup doubleheader) ... Also back in the mix for Jason Kreis starting with the Open Cup Semi on Aug. 7 were perennial starters Beltran and Chris Wingert, each of whom were unable to play last Aug. 3 @COL due to suspension - only the 2nd game out of the last 76 for RSL across all competitions that both were unavailable ...

After Beckerman, Rimando & Beltran hoisted the CONCACAF Gold Cup trophy July 28 in Chicago with a 1-0 W v Panama, the trio participated in the MLS All-Star Game in Kansas City ... Beckerman was named CONCACAF’s “Man of the Match” in the Gold Cup title game and Rimando recorded the clean sheet, as each player started 5 of the USA’s 6-game run ... Beltran played a full 90 in the All-Stars 1-3 loss to AS Roma (Italy), while Beckerman started and went 45’ before giving way to Rimando for the second 45’ ...

RSL went 2-2-1 from 6/29 to 7/27 in games affected by Gold Cup call-ups; earned first-ever wins in Canada and Texas, but suffered stoppage-time losses v KC and at NY ...

STOPPAGE-TIME HEARTBREAK - AGAIN:10 days ago in NY, RSL ran the gamut of emotion against former teammates Fabian Espindola, Jamison Olave and Jonny Steele, fighting back from an early 0-2 deficit to take the lead 3-2 in the 82’ minute thanks to an Alvaro Saborio hat trick ... However, an 89’ PK for Espindola and a 95’ header by Dax McCarty turned the tables on RSL, which was missing 10 players (4 starters) due to either international duty, injury or suspension ...

A week earlier, Jason Kreis’ team saw its 11-game unbeaten run snapped with a 1-2 decision at home against Kansas City, despite taking an early 2nd-half lead via Robbie Findley and managing to hold on down a man following the ejection of Chris Wingert for nearly 30 minutes, despite missing four starters due to Gold Cup and another trio of contributors due to injury ...

But KC DF Ike Opara struck in the 97+’ to snap RSL’s 11-game unbeaten run - 9-0-2 in all competitions, including a 6-0-2 MLS streak - and force RSL to suffer its first loss since May 11 at Montreal, another game that saw RSL concede a stoppage-time set-piece goal ...

In Wednesday’s Open Cup victory, RSL appeared to be cruising, up 2-0 after the 78’ - until Timbers MF Diego Valeri scored in the 90’ to add drama and intrigue to the final 4’ of stoppage ...

AND WHAT A RUN IT WAS:Between its April 27 home 0-2 loss to LA and the July 20 1-2 home loss to KC, RSL posted an 11-1-2 mark across all competitions, outscoring opponents 36-13 - including 9 games in that run with at least 2 goals - and cruising to the top of the MLS table, leading the league in wins (11), points (37), PPG (1.85), goals (32), goal differential (+14), road wins (5) and road goal diff (+5) ... RSL was 2nd in goals allowed (18) and 2nd in goals against average (0.90) ...

VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE (GOALS):Including the summer’s four Open Cup matches, the 45 RSL goals in the last 19 games have been scored from 14 different sources, surpassing the club’s total number of goalscorers for the entirety of 2012 ... The latest man to newly contribute to the RSL attack was MF Yordany Alvarez, whose game-winner at Toronto was the Cuban defector’s first-ever MLS goal - and RSL’s first-ever scoring debutant to find the back of the net in a win ...

The most remarkable contribution could be from DF Tony Beltran and his partner at outside back Chris Wingert, as the pair each scored their 2nd career professional goals in the June 26 3-0 Open Cup win ... The pair have combined for more than 30,000 MLS minutes all-time, as Beltran also scored in a 2011 RSL Open Cup win at home (v Wilmington Hammerheads), while Wingert found the back of the net in a May 2010 win at Chivas ... During its best-ever regular-season in 2010, RSL saw goals that year from a franchise-high 16 different players ...

WELCOME BRANDON McDONALD:Nearly 3 weeks ago, RSL traded a 2014 3rd-rd pick to D.C. United for DF Brandon McDonald, a 6-year veteran centerback ... McDonald made his RSL debut Aug. 3 at Colorado, pairing with Nat Borchers for the full 90 ...

McDonald is an Arizona native who grew up playing with RSL FW Robbie Findley in the famed Sereno club, drafted by the LA Galaxy out of University of San Francisco in 2008 before being traded to San Jose ... A year ago, McDonald set a new season minutes mark for DC United, playing nearly 3,000 minutes and helping the club to the East Final ...

TEEN DUO REPPING CLARET/COBALT:When Gil and fellow teenage DF Carlos Salcedo - making his first-ever MLS start - were part of the starting XI on May 8 @NE, eventually playing 59 minutes - it marked the first time RSL had put two teenagers onto the field at the same time since June, 2007 - a span of nearly six seasons - and only the third time ever in what was 261 all-time matches (now 275) ... The pair also both started and played May 19 in the 4-1 win @CHV (84’) and May 25 v CHI (72’), as well as in the Aug. 7th 2-1 Open Cup win over Portland ...

Freddy Adu and Nik Besagno combined to play 59 minutes for new head coach Jason Kreis just a month after Jason assumed the RSL coaching reins ... Earlier in that dismal 2007 season, Adu and Besagno had appeared on the field together for 29 minutes under RSL coach John Ellinger ...


DIAMOND DEPARTURES FORTUITOUS:For the 2nd time in 3 games back on July 13 in Dallas, RSL boss Jason Kreis rolled out an alternative to his preferred 4-4-2 diamond formation, RSL employing a 4-2-3-1 ...

In the midfield, Javier Morales was flanked by both Luis Gil and Sebastian Velasquez ahead of D-mids Ned Grabavoy & Yordany Alvarez, with Robbie Findley deployed as a lone striker up top ...

Two weeks earlier, on June 29 in Toronto, choosing to put a pair of D-mids - Captain Kyle Beckerman and understudy Alvarez - behind playmaker Morales, with two speedy wingers - Joao Plata & Olmes Garcia - on either side of target man Devon Sandoval ...

These departures from the 4-4-2 diamond that has become Kreis’ RSL signature are the club’s first different looks to start a game since July, 2011, in an 0-1 loss at Dallas ... With MF Yordany Alvarez suspended last week v HOU, the idea of pairing a D-mid next to a well-traveled and potentially exhausted Beckerman becomes more difficult ...

In a 4-2-1-3 rollout at home, Kreis did place Grabavoy next to Beckerman and put Plata & Garcia on either side up high next to Alvaro Saborio, the Costa Rican converting a 38’ PK for the game’s only goal, improving RSL to a perfect 3-0-0 when Kreis departs from the diamond ...

FORWARD-THINKING FORTITUDE:By deploying that new-look 4-3-3 at home v HOU last week, the formation marked Jason Kreis’ 12th different strike tandem in 29 MLS/Open Cup games: 3/3 Saborio, Findley W, 2-0 (Saborio 2g) 3/9 Saborio, Findley L, 0-1 3/16 Saborio, Findley T, 1-1 (Saborio 1g) 3/23 Plata, Findley L, 0-2 3/30 Sandoval, Findley W, 2-1 (Findley 1g) 4/6 Sandoval, Saborio L, 0-1 4/13 Saborio, Plata T, 1-1 (Garcia 1g) 4/20 Saborio, Garcia W, 1-0 (Saborio GWA) 4/27 Plata, Garcia L, 0-2 5/4 Sandoval, Plata W, 2-0 (Plata 2a) 5/8 Sandoval, Plata W, 2-1 (Sandoval 1g) 5/11 Sandoval, Garcia L, 2-3 5/19 Sandoval, Plata W, 4-1 (Plata 1g) 5/25 Findley, Plata T, 1-1 5/28 Sandoval, Findley W, 3-2 (Sandoval 1g) 6/1 Findley, Plata W, 3-0 (Findley 1g / 1a) 6/8 Findley, Plata W, 3-1 (Findley 1a) 6/12 Sandoval, Garcia W, 5-2 (Sandoval 2g) 6/22 Saborio, Findley W, 2-0 (Findley 1g, Saborio 1a) 6/26 Saborio, Findley W, 3-0 (Saborio 1g) 6/29 Plata, Sandoval, Garcia W, 1-0 (Garcia 1a) 7/3 Findley, Plata T, 2-2 7/13 Findley W, 3-0 (Garcia 1g) 7/20 Findley, Plata L, 1-2 (Findley 1g) 7/27 Saborio, Garcia L, 3-4 (Saborio 3g) 8/3 Saborio, Findley T, 2-2 (Saborio 1g) 8/7 Saborio, Findley W, 2-1 (Saborio 1g) 8/10 Plata, Saborio, Garcia W, 1-0 (Saborio 1g) 8/17 Saborio, Plata L, 2-4 (Plata 1g / Findley 1g)

CENTERBACK DIVERSITY AS WELL:RSL has also used EIGHT different centerback pairings during its 29 MLS & Open Cup games this season, an astounding total considering the club’s 1.08 goals against average in MLS play this season ...

CB COMBINATION Record Form GuideBorchers / Salcedo 6-1-2 WTWWTWWWLBorchers / Schuler 3-2-1 WLTWLWBorchers / Kwame 2-1-0 LWWBorchers / Maund 2-2-0 WWLL Borchers / McDonald 0-0-1 TSchuler / Kwame 1-2-1 WLTLSchuler / Salcedo 1-0-0 WSalcedo / Kwame 1-0-0 W 16-8-5

SPATE OF RED CARDS ONCE AGAIN:While the club finished full strength 3 weeks ago at NY, RSL suffered its second disciplinary committee suspension in as many weeks, as MF Yordany Alvarez was suspended for his 4’ tackle on Tim Cahill ...

RSL had seen its outside backs ejected in three of its four games prior to 7/27 @NY, with veteran DF Chris Wingert tossed in the 66’ v KC, on the heels of USMNT DF Tony Beltran seeing red in Toronto on June 29 and replacement Lovel Palmer incredulously sent to the showers on July 3 ... The Wingert ejection was the 5th of the 25-game campaign across all comps this season, as MF Yordany Alvarez was ejected after a 2nd yellow card for diving back on March 23 at Dallas ... DF Carlos Salcedo was sent off for a 2nd yellow in stoppage time on May 8 at NE, but that card was rescinded due to mistaken identity ...

The Alvarez red on March 23 was RSL’s first in 18 MLS regular-season and playoff games ... RSL went through a period last season where it saw a total of 5 reds in 21 games (MLS and CCL), with 3 of those ejections coming in games at San Jose ...

The club suffered an RSL-record 7 ejections in 2011, after a team-best ZERO during the 2010 campaign - until Javier Morales received two yellow cards at Dallas in Leg #1 of that year’s West Semis ... All-time, RSL now has been victim of 50 MLS red cards, succumbing to a -19 goal difference in a total of 1177 minutes playing a man down …

With the ejections of FW Fabian Espindola and DF Jamison Olave last April 21 at SJ, RSL was reduced to nine men for the only time in the nine-year organization’s now 274-game MLS history, and just the second in 324 games overall (including MLS postseason matches, CONCACAF Champions League games and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches) ...


RSL (USUALLY) CELEBRATES IF SABO SCORES:RSL’s all-time leading scorer, Costa Rican int’l FW Alvaro Saborio, returned 5 games ago and has notched 6 goals in that span, now tied for 5th in the MLS Golden Boot race after only 12 MLS appearances of the season ... After the hat trick @NY, Sabo earned MLS Player of the Week accolades after missing extended periods of time due to World Cup Qualifying, Gold Cup and injuries ...

Despite the heartbreak of the 3-4 loss at NY, RSL still owns a dominating 34-6-8 all-time record in all comps when Sabo scores ... The 4th-year MLS player joins Kreis (2005 Open Cup) and Robbie Findley (2009 MLS) as the lone “hat trick heroes” in RSL’s nine-year, 327-game history across all competitions ... In all comps, Sabo now owns a team-record 64 goals in 109 games, w/ 21 game-winning goals and 15 multi-goal matches (17 and 20 in 92 MLS games) ...

Prior to last year’s Aug. 18 1-2 L v DAL, the two most recent losses when Sabo finds the back of the net were against LA, June 20 of last year and also in the 2011 West Final at LA ... The only loss prior to 9/24/11 at DC was the rain-soaked 4-5 loss at Cruz Azul in Aug. 2011 ... RSL is only 19-27-17 when Sabo plays and does not score, but 17-8-6 when he is unavailable due to suspension, injury or national team duty since his arrival in 2010 …

TICO SABO NO LONGER PERFECT ON PKS ...On April 6 @COL, RSL’s all-time leading scorer & Costa Rican international Alvaro Saborio saw his 8’ PK attempt saved by Rapids GK Clint Irwin, snapping Sabo’s 12-for-12 streak of perfection from the spot ... In an RSL uniform, Sabo is now 11-for-12 in MLS games after beating Dynamo GK Tally Hall on Saturday, with a 4-for-4 mark in CONCACAF Champions League ...

RSL’s last PK miss was 12 attempts earlier than that April 6 miss @COL, as FW Robbie Findley saw his spot kick on Sept. 9, 2010, saved @SEA by GK Kasey Keller in an eventual 0-0 draw ... All-time, RSL is now 32-for-37 from the 12-yd spot ... In addition to Saborio (2013) and Findley (2010), other RSL players to fail to convert are Javier Morales (2008), Alecko Eskandarian (2007) and Andy Williams (2006) ...

... BUT OPEN CUP HISTORY FROM SPOT IS:With both Joao Plata and Javier Morales converting from the spot in the June 12 5-2 win over Charleston, RSL continues its perfect 6-for-6 penalty kick conversion rate in Open Cup play ... Joining the active duo are Will Johnson (1-for-1), Jason Kreis (1-for-1) and Jeff Cunningham (2-for-2) ...

LATE-GAME HEROICS MAKE RSL “BELIEVE”:The late-game flair for the dramatic was again displayed on July 3 at Rio Tinto Stadium, RSL coming back TWICE a man down and a goal down ... After a 59’ red card to Lovel Palmer, RSL struck back with Luis Gil - fresh off a return from US U-20 World Cup duty - heading home an equalizing corner kick from maestro Javier Morales ...

RSL immediately conceded to Conor Casey in the 76’ but it was GK Josh Saunders providing a “Save of the Week” moment in stoppage time to deny Sebastian LeToux one-on-one and keep RSL hopes alive ... In the 97’ it was Morales burying a PK off the post to snare a point for RSL’s latest all-time equalizer, keeping the club’s unbeaten run alive at 10 games across all comps ... All-time lists for equalizers and GWG: RSL GAME-WINNERS AFTER 75’ (22 total) 93+..................... Saborio, 09/18/12 @ TAU* (1-0 W) 93+............... Borchers, 05/26/12 v DAL (3-2 W) 93+.................... Steele, 04/28/12 v TOR (3-2 W) 93+.......... Beckerman, 03/31/12 @ POR (3-2 W) 93+............ Espíndola, 04/13/11 v COL (1-0 W) 92+.......... Saborío (PK), 8/18/10 v DAU* (2-1 W) 92+ ........ Cunningham (PK), 7/29/06 v DC (2-1 W) 90’................... Talley, 8/16/06 @ CLB (2-1 W) 89’ .......................... Garcia, 5/8/13 @ NE (2-1 W) 89’............... Espíndola, 05/22/10 @ CHV (2-1 W) 88’............. Torres (OG), 7/24/09 v DAL (4-2 W) 87’.................. Johnson, 5/7/11 v CHV (1-0 W) 87’................. Findley, 7/28/08 v TOR (2-1 W) 87’................. Findley, 10/20/07 @ COL (1-0 W) 84’ .......................... Garcia, 6/8/13 v LA (3-1 W) 84’................... Saborío, 10/2/10 @ NE (2-1 W) 84’................. Findley, 8/04/07 v HOU (1-0 W) 81’................. Dunseth, 4/16/05 v COL (1-0 W) 80’.................. Morales, 6/09/10 v LA (1-0 W) 80’................ Williams, 10/14/09 v NY (1-0 W) 80’ ................. Morales, 4/11/09 v DC (2-1 W) 80’............... Cunningham, 5/20/06 v KC (2-1 W)

RSL EQUALIZERS AFTER 75’ (23 total) 97+ ................. Morales, 07/03/13 v PHI (2-2 T) 95+ ................ Saborío, 10/23/10 @ COL (1-1 T) 94+ ............... Saborío, 04/10/10 v. SEA (2-2 T) 93+ .............. Borchers, 09/25/10 v. COL (1-1 T) 92+ ................ Johnson, 8/25/10 @ CAZ* (4-5 L) 92+................. C. Brown, 5/05/07 v. NY (3-3 T) 91+ ............ Leitch (OG), 7/03/09 v. SJ (1-1 T) 90’ .............. Movsisyan, 10/15/08 @ COL (1-1 T) 90’.................. Cunningham, 7/29/06 v. DC (2-1 W) 90’......................... Kreis (PK), 7/4/05 v. NY (2-2 T) 89’..................... Steele, 03/31/12 @ POR (3-2 W) 89’.................. Morales, 04/20/11 @ MTY* (2-2 T) 89’................................ Soto, 10/15/06 @ CHV (1-1 T) 89’.................................... Kreis, 4/15/06 v. NY (1-1 T) 88’............................... Kreis, 5/27/06 v. COL (2-2 T) 86’.............................. Morales, 9/19/07 v. LA (2-2 T) 83’............................ Espindola, 7/4/11 v. NE (3-3 T) 81’.................................. Kreis, 9/30/06 @ KC (3-3 T) 80’......................... Saborio, 3/16/13 v. COL (1-1 T) 78’....................... Ballouchy, 5/20/06 v. KC (2-1 W) 77’........................ Sandoval, 5/8/13 @ NE (2-1 W) 75’ ...................................... Gil, 7/3/13 v PHI (2-2 T) 75’................................ Klein, 8/16/06 @ CLB (2-1 W)


CAPTAIN BECKERMAN 20th TO 300:“KB5” is the seventh player in MLS history with RSL ties to hit 300+ appearances, joining the following as former/current Claret-and-Cobalt players in the exclusive club (active members of the club in red):

FW Jeff Cunningham (365) GK Nick Rimando (339) - RSL GKMF Chris Klein (333)MF Andy Williams (332) - RSL Head Scout MF Kyle Beckerman (318) - RSL Captain MF Carey Talley (315) FW Jason Kreis (305) - RSL Head Coach

OTHER CRITICAL MILESTONES ON HORIZON:In addition to the Kreis/RSL century mark milestones, GK Nick Rimando recently became the 4th player (3rd GK) in MLS history to surpass 30,000 minutes played and has now made 339 MLS appearances (passing former RSL MF Andy Williams) ... Only Kevin Hartman (37,260), Steve Ralston (33,142) and Joe Cannon (still active with 30,731) have played more minutes than Rimando’s 30,663) ... Rimando’s next win gives him 149 in his career, extending his hold on 2nd overall (Hartman, 180), while he is now at #3 overall in saves (1,212, 120 behind 2nd-place Cannon) ... Beckerman is now #1 all-time in fouls committed with 490, surpassing former Fire/Chivas MF Jesse Marsch ... KB5 also was booked Saturday, placing him in sole possession of #2 in yellow cards all-time (71, 9 behind Pablo Mastroeni) ...

MORE RIMANDO MILESTONES:The June 22 2-0 W v SEA and the 1-0 W at TOR saw Rimando become RSL’s all-time appearance leader with 191 GP in MLS reg. season, surpassing 17,000 minutes, while Saturday’s clean sheet victory v HOU gives everyone’s “homeboy” 82 RSL wins and 70 clean sheets for the Utah side ...

WALL OF THE WASATCH NICKY RIMANDO:RSL GK Nick Rimando preserved the 3 points on May 8 by denying a Saer Sene PK during stoppage time @NE, with a yellow card accompanying an apparent handball in the box inadvertently given to the wrong player (DF Carlos Salcedo), resulting in a sending off for the 19-year old Academy product, who was cautioned for a high boot in the first half ...

The saved PK was the 2nd in a span of 4 games for Rimando - he stopped Mejia in the first half of the April 20 1-0 win over Chivas ... Rimando, who extended his all-time MLS PK “denial” record to 19 career stops, has held opposing PK takers to just 41-for-60 against the former DC/MIA and current RSL netminder ...

Overall, RSL ‘keepers have allowed opponents to convert only 26-of-37 attempts, with GK Nick Rimando - Major League Soccer’s most successful PK stopper - making 10 of the 11 all-time RSL stonings ... Former RSL GK Scott Garlick denied one attempt in 2006 (of the 2 he faced that season) ...

RIMANDO 2nd-EVER TO CENTURY MARK:In this year’s 2013 regular-season opener, RSL GK Nick Rimando became just the 2nd player in MLS history (Kevin Hartman) to reach 100 career clean sheets, as the veteran recorded shutout #100 March 3 in San Jose and #105 June 29 at Toronto, 70 of which have now come in the RSL Claret-and-Cobalt ...

Rimando – now in his 14th year as an MLS standout who has started in every career appearance in goal, and who won MLS Cup in 2004 with United and in 2009 with RSL – came into MLS with the Miami Fusion ... A comparison of Rimando’s various MLS stints:

GK NICK RIMANDOYear 00-01 02-06 07-13 MLS CAREERTeam MIA DC RSL Playoff Reg. SeasonMin. 4,302 8,956 17,405 2,477 30,663Games 47 98 194 27 339Starts 47 98 194 27 339Wins 25 41 82 10 148Losses 16 36 51 9 103G.A.A. 1.55 1.22 1.05 1.20 1.21Shots 305 476 853 142 1634Saves 218 355 642 102 1215SO 7 29 70 11 106SV % 71.5 72.2 73.4 70.2 72.1

RIMANDO CLEAN SHEET / ASSIST COMBO:In that home match v VAN on May 4, RSL took the early 2nd-half lead when GK Nick Rimando watched a Nigel Reo-Coker free kick sail over his goal and quickly restarted play with a pinpoint goal kick, finding FW Joao Plata wide right 60 yards upfield ... Plata took a few touches and sent a cross onto the head of MF Luis Gil for the U.S. U-20 star’s second tally of the season ... The game-winning assist was Rimando’s 4th of his career and the 7th all-time helper in his 14th season ... However, May 4 v VAN marked only the second time the veteran combined a shutout - the 102nd of his career - with a game-winning assist (8/8/09, 1-0 v SEA) ...

ALL-TIME GOAL +/- TRENDS POSITIVELY:It took 265 all-time regular-season matches, but the May 19 4-1 victory @CHV put RSL’s all-time aggregate goal differential in MLS play deep into positive territory at the conclusion of a game, the club scoring 341 goals all-time while conceding 338 ... The May 8 loss @MTL by 2-3 score returned the club’s all-time ledger back to even, after the first-ever foray into +1 territory 3 days prior with the 2-1 win @NE ...

Back on Sept. 21, 2011 in a 3-1 win at Red Bull Arena in New York, RSL briefly got its goal +/- head above water, but a late Joel Lindpere goal dropped the side to even, three days before a 1-4 road loss at D.C. United ...

When Jason Kreis took over RSL four games into the club’s third season in 2007, the differential was minus-43, eventually dropping as low as minus-57 after a loss at Dallas in May, 2008 ... It took 160 regular-season matches, but RSL finally made up the difference ...

Saturday’s loss at LA in all-time game #277 would put the club 3 back of its all-time high-water mark of +14, with RSL now at +11 after Keane’s goal-fest ...


MULTI-GOAL MADNESS FOR SABORIO: Saborio’s efforts 3 weeks ago at NY allowed RSL to see its 44th multi-goal individual game in RSL history, across 324 games in all competitions [MLS (277), Playoff (14), CCL (16) & Open Cup (17)], with 17 of those 44 multi-goal games coming on the road … The list:

G Player Date Opponent Result3 Álvaro Saborío 07/27/2013 @ NY L 3-42 Olmes Garcia 06/08/2013 v LA W 3-12 Ned Grabavoy 05/19/2013 @ CHV W 4-12 Álvaro Saborío 03/03/2013 @ SJ W 2-03 Álvaro Saborío 09/29/2012 @ CHV W 4-02 Fabian Espindola 10/06/2012 @ LA W 2-12 Álvaro Saborío 07/27/2012 v VAN W 2-13 Álvaro Saborío 07/07/2012 v POR W 3-02 Fabian Espindola 06/16/2012 @ CHV W 3-02 Álvaro Saborío 05/26/2012 v DAL W 3-22 Álvaro Saborío 05/05/2012 v NE W 2-12 Álvaro Saborío 10/29/2011 v SEA W 3-0%2 Fabian Espindola 09/21/2011 @ NY W 3-12 Álvaro Saborío 07/23/2011 v SJ W 4-02 Álvaro Saborío 06/25/2011 v TOR W 3-12 Javier Morales 03/26/2011 v LA W 4-12 Javier Morales 03/01/2011 v CLB W 4-1*2 Álvaro Saborío 10/23/2010 @ COL T 2-22 Paulo Junior 10/18/2010 v CAZ W 3-1*2 Will Johnson 09/25/2010 @ AUO W 3-2*2 Álvaro Saborío 08/25/2010 @ CAZ L 4-5*2 Álvaro Saborío 08/18/2010 v AUO W 2-1*2 Javier Morales 08/14/2010 v CLB W 2-02 Álvaro Saborío 07/02/2010 v NE W 5-02 Álvaro Saborío 05/13/2010 v HOU W 3-12 Javier Morales 03/27/2010 @ SJ W 3-03 Robbie Findley 04/02/2009 v CLB W 4-12 Yura Movsisyan 07/24/2009 v DAL W 4-22 Robbie Findley 08/26/2009 v CHV W 4-02 Robbie Findley 10/24/2009 v COL W 3-02 Yura Movsisyan 09/27/2008 @ SJ W 3-22 Fabian Espindola 08/29/2008 v COL W 2-02 Kyle Beckerman 04/12/2008 v DC W 4-02 Robbie Findley 06/23/2007 v DC W 2-12 Chris Brown 06/17/2007 @ LA L 2-32 Jeff Cunningham 04/07/2007 v DAL T 2-22 Atiba Harris 09/30/2006 @ KC T 3-32 Jeff Cunningham 08/09/2006 @ COL W 4-12 Jeff Cunningham 07/29/2006 v DC W 2-12 Jeff Cunningham 06/03/2006 v CHI W 3-12 Jeff Cunningham 05/13/2006 @ LA W 3-03 Jason Kreis 07/13/2005 @ MIN L 4-6&2 Jason Kreis 04/30/2005 v SJ T 2-2* CONCACAF Champions League & U.S. Open Cup % Playoffs

When an RSL player scores 2 or more, the team is now 36-4-4 all-time … The loss 7/27 @NY was only the 2nd in RSL’s MLS history when a multi-goal game did not result in points for the team; besides the 4-5 loss at Cruz Azul in CCL (2010) and the 4-6 loss at Minn. in Open Cup (2005), the lone prior MLS loss came June 17, 2007, when Chris Brown’s brace @LA was wasted in a 2-3 setback ...

MORE MULTI-GOAL MADNESS:In 109 MLS/CCL/Open Cup/Playoff games, Saborio’s total of 15 multi-goal matches more than doubles the total of #2 Jeff Cunningham (5) and Javier Morales/Robbie Findley/Fabian Espoindola with 4 “braces” each, while “Sabo” owns the club’s lone postseason multi-goal match, coming Fall 2011 against SEA in the West Semis ...

Other RSL players to score 2+ goals: Movsisyan and Kreis (2x each), along with Paulo Junior, Will Johnson, Kyle Beckerman, Atiba Harris, Chris Brown and now Ned Grabavoy and Olmes Garcia, who have each also scored 2x in a game …

THE MYTHICAL “FIRST-CHOICE XI”:While Kreis started the same XI in back-to-back games to open 2013, it hadn’t happened in 13 consecutive games until home games against SJ & LA in early June ... RSL rolled out the same XI just 4 times out of 41 games across all competitions last season ... How rare are back-to-back lineup duplicates for RSL? It happened only once in 45 games in 2011 (Aug 6/13) and just twice in 41 games in 2010 (June 25/July 2; July 31/Aug 7) ...

Due to injuries, cards, suspensions and national-team duty a year ago, RSL boss Jason Kreis fielded his “first-choice” starting XI for only 59 minutes last season - back on May 5, a 2-1 home win over New England, a victory marred by the Will Johnson red card in the 59’ ...

That occasion - the first of the year and only time in 34 MLS games in 2012, besides the July 31 CCL match at Herediano - came on nearly the one-year anniversary of the last regular-season occurance, May 7, 2011, when RSL saw Javier Morales chopped down from behind and lost until late Sept. with a horrifically broken ankle ...

ALL-TIME RSL OPEN CUP HISTORY: With the Aug. 7 Open Cup Semifinal 2-1 home win over Portland, RSL is now 8-8-1 (PK win = draw) all-time in Open Cup-related play,, scoring 34 goals and conceding 32 … Against lower-division teams, RSL is 5-2-0 in Open Cup action after the Charleston win, losing 4-6 at Minnesota in 2005 (despite a Jason Kreis hat trick) before defeating the USL Virginia Beach Mariners 2-1 at home in 2006 and the Wilmington Hammerheads 2-0 in 2011, prior to last year’s 1-3 loss to the Minnesota Stars FC … Each of the 2005, 2006 and 2013 games against USL/NASL clubs went 120 minutes after being tied in regulation …

2013 marks the third occasion - joining 2006 and 2011 - that RSL has advanced to the Quarterfinal Stage or later of the tournament, with the June 26 win over Carolina marking the first time in 100 years that a Utah side has progressed to the Semifinal stage ... In prior iterations, RSL was eliminated by MLS Western Conference rivals Colorado Rapids (2006, 0-2 at Rice-Eccles Stadium) and FC Dallas (2011, 0-2 at Pizza Hut Park) ...

THE COIN IS THE STAR: The Oct. 1 US Open Cup Final will mark RSL’s 5th consecutive home match in this tourney, the club earning the right to host by a series of fortuitous coin flips at US Soccer HQ ... Prior to the Semifinal win over Portland, RSL had defeated a series of visiting minor-league elite en route to the semi v PDX, defeating Atlanta (3-2 aet), Charleston (5-2 aet) and Carolina (3-0 in regulation) ...


THE RING IS THE THING: While Real Salt Lake might not have seen much success during its first 8 runs in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the “RSL Family” has lifted the coveted Dewar Trophy 12 times before … A trio of RSL Technical Staff members – GM Garth Lagerwey, Head Coach Jason Kreis & Asst. Coach Jeff Cassar – were all members of the 1997 U.S. Open Cup-winning Dallas Burn …

RSL Assistant Coach C.J. Brown won an incredible four U.S. Open Cup titles during his 13-year career with the Chicago Fire, in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006 … One of his teammates in 2003 – MF Andy Williams – is now the team’s Head Scout after retiring after 2011 as the last remaining “RSL Original” from the team’s 2005 expansion year …

Williams won a ring in 2003 with the Fire, as did MF Ned Grabavoy during his rookie season in LA in 2005 … Outside back Abdoulie “Kenny” Mansally won in 2007 with the New England Revolution, and actually started his RSL trial last year the day after the Minnesota loss ... MF Khari Stephenson - who has scored OT goals in each game for RSL against Atlanta and Charleston - won the LHUSOC in 2004 as a member of Kansas City ...

RSL Captain Kyle Beckerman and GK Nick Rimando each played for the ring with the 2000 Miami Fusion, which lost in the final to Brown and Chicago …

RSL President Bill Manning won the Open Cup trophy as a player with the 1991 Brooklyn Italians, despite a 29’ red card in the final match ...

Current RSL Open Cup finalists: MF Khari Stephenson: 2004 (KC)* MF Ned Grabavoy: 2005 (LA)* DF Abdoulie Mansally: 2007 (NE)* MF Kyle Beckerman: 2000 (MIA) GK Nick Rimando: 2000 (MIA) (*won title)

ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE OPEN CUP, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK: Dating back to 1914, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest cup competition in United States soccer and is among the oldest in the world … Open to all affiliated amateur and professional teams in the United States, the annual U.S. Open Cup is a 100-year-old single-elimination tournament … The U.S. Open Cup is similar to domestic cup competitions popular throughout Europe, South America and the rest of the world … Cup competitions, which usually run concurrent with a country’s league season, are open in the early stages to any club that can qualify, giving local amateur teams a chance to compete against the best teams a country has to offer …

This year again guarantees the “David vs. Goliath” match-ups tournament fans have desired, as all 16 U.S.-based MLS teams enter the 64-team tournament proper in the 3rd round and will take on survivors from the USL and amateur ranks … Since its inception in 1996, Major League Soccer teams have won 16 of the last 17 U.S. Open Cup titles, with Seattle Sounders FC falling just short a year ago of becoming the first-ever team to win FOUR consecutive titles, as Sporting Kansas City hosted and won in extra time over Seattle in 2012 …

MLS TEAMS IN THE “PRO ERA” OPEN CUP:Year Champion Score Runner-Up 2012 Sporting Kansas City (MLS) 2 : 1 Seattle Sounders (MLS) (aet)2011 Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) 2 : 0 Chicago Fire (MLS)2010 Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) 2 : 1 Columbus Crew (MLS)2009 Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) 2 : 1 D.C. United (MLS)2008 D.C. United (MLS) 2 : 1 Charleston (USL-1)2007 N.E. Revolution (MLS) 3 : 2 FC Dallas (MLS)2006 Chicago Fire (MLS) 3 : 1 L.A. Galaxy (MLS)2005 L.A. Galaxy (MLS) 1 : 0 FC Dallas (MLS)2004 K.C. Wizards (MLS) 1 : 0 Chicago Fire (MLS) (asdet)2003 Chicago Fire (MLS) 1 : 0 MetroStars (MLS)2002 Columbus Crew (MLS) 1 : 0 L.A. Galaxy (MLS)2001 L.A. Galaxy (MLS) 2 : 1 N.E. Revolution (MLS) (asdet)2000 Chicago Fire (MLS) 2 : 1 Miami Fusion (MLS)1999 Rochester Rhinos (A) 2 : 0 Colorado Rapids (MLS)1998 Chicago Fire (MLS) 2 : 1 Columbus Crew (MLS) (asdet)1997 Dallas Burn (MLS) 0 : 0 D.C. United (MLS) (5 : 4 PKs) 1996 D.C. United (MLS) 3 : 0 Rochester Rhinos (A)

The four 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal Round games were played on June 26, followed by a pair of Semifinal Round games on August 7 and the Centennial edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final on October 1 ...

For only the second time since 2006, RSL participates in the official Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tourney, after failing to emerge from MLS qualifying rounds in 2007-10 … As has been the case in recent years, the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champion receives entry into the 2014/15 edition of CONCACAF Champions League … Five wins to enter CCL marks path of least resistance ...


2013 OPEN CUP REWIND: In recent weeks, RSL has won a series of coin flips at U.S. Soccer headquarters in Chicago, allowing the 9th-year MLS club to host each of its first three matches in the tourney against lower-division competition ... The 3-0 victory back on June 26 against Carolina propelled RSL to this August 7 semifinal match against Portland ... Earlier in the tourney, RSL won, 3-2, over visiting Atlanta back on May 28 and again on June 12 with a 5-2 comeback win over Charleston ...

RSL had never advanced past the Quarterfinal stage of the 100-year old tourney, now owning an all-time 8-8-1 mark ... A year ago, RSL was upset at home by the NASL Minnesota Stars FC, 1-3, after purchasing the rights to host from the lower-division club ... Jason Kreis calls that setback “the most embarrassing moment in club history” ...

JUNE 26: RSL 3 : 0 CAROLINA: DF Tony Beltran, DF Chris Wingert and FW Alvaro Saborio scored for RSL, which won its 6th straight game (eventually 11) - across all competitions ... RSL controlled from the very start, holding the lion’s share of possession against a Carolina team that was content to drop 10 – and occasionally 11 – players behind the ball ... RSL had the game’s first chance in the 11th minute, Captain Kyle Beckerman picking up a loose corner kick outside the 18 on the left side, taking a touch and curling a wonderfully shaped shot toward the top-right corner ... The ball looked ticketed for the back of the net, but RailHawks GK Akira Fitzgerald came up with a big stop to keep things scoreless ... Beltran scored the second goal of his professional career to put RSL up 1-0 in the 35’ ... The right back picked up a loose ball outside the box on the right side, took a touch and let fly, rifling a low shot through the Carolina defense, past Fitzgerald and inside the far post ... Beltran nearly added a second in the 44th minute, collecting a ball in the right side of the area before cutting back onto his left foot and curling a 10-yard effort toward the top-left corner that Fitzgerald saved fantastically ... Wingert got the better of Fitzgerald in the 51st minute to put RSL up 2-0, as the veteran left back collected a ball on the left side, dribbling it onto his right foot and hitting a shot that deflected off of a RailHawks player, past a wrong-footed Fitzgerald and into the net ... The strike was just the second of Wingert’s professional career and his first in Open Cup play ... RSL came agonizingly close to making it 3-0 in the 64th. MF Javier Morales curled in a corner from the right side and Saborio ran onto it, powering a header off of the near post from five yards out ... Saborio wasn’t so cruelly denied in the 85th, when he flicked a header home to make it 3-0 ... Grabavoy started the play, slipping substitute FW Olmes Garcia through on the right wing ... The 20-year-old Colombian took a touch and curled a gorgeous cross into Saborio, who beat a Carolina player to the ball and flicked a fantastic header inside the far post from the top-right corner of the six ... Real Salt Lake almost made it 4-0 on several occasions in the dying minutes but couldn’t quite find the goal ...

JUNE 12: RSL 5 : 2 CHARLESTON: Real Salt Lake advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 12, scoring five unanswered goals – including three in extra time – to defeat the USL Pro Charleston Battery 5-2 at Rio Tinto Stadium ...

RSL fell behind early, giving up two goals in the first 20 minutes ... Charleston opened the scoring in the 16th minute when FW Dane Kelly ran behind the defense and collected a long ball on the left wing, dribbling into the box before curling a 15-yard right-footer past diving RSL GK Josh Saunders and inside the far post ...

Things went from bad to worse for RSL just two minutes later, with Battery MF Nicki Paterson tapping home a rebound to put Charleston up 2-0 in the 18th ... MF Quinton Griffith made the play, collecting a ball in the right side of the area and smashing a low drive off the left post ... The rebound bounced directly to Paterson, who slotted home easily from eight yards out with his first touch.

The Claret-and-Cobalt came out strong in the second half, nearly pulling a goal back through captain Kyle Beckerman on two different occasions in the 55th minute ... Beckerman collected a ball in the center of Charleston’s third and ripped a 30-yarder that flew past Battery GK Odisnel Cooper and bounced off the left post ...

RSL Head Coach Jason Kreis made a double substitution in the 63rd minute, bringing FW Joao Plata on for DF Aaron Maund and inserting MF Khari Stephenson for Velasquez ... The changes made an immediate impact, with Plata in particular livening things up for the Claret-and-Cobalt with dynamic on-the-ball runs down the left wing ...

Real Salt Lake pulled back a goal three minutes after the double switch, with Sandoval heading home a DF Tony Beltran cross in the 66th minute ... Beltran played a very nice ball from the right wing to the back post and Sandoval did the rest, rising over his man and nodding his header across the face of goal and inside the right post ...

RSL continued pushing after the goal, with Plata eventually earning a penalty in the 78th minute after he was chopped down in the left side of the area by a Battery defender ... The Ecuadorian attacker buried the ensuing spot kick in the 79th, sending Cooper the wrong way before drilling the penalty into the top left corner to tie the game at 2-2 ...

Though it came close a few times in regulation, the Claret-and-Cobalt would have to wait until extra time to find the winner ... Sandoval put the Utah side on top for good in the 96th minute, heading home a Plata cross to give RSL the 3-2 lead ...

Stephenson added to RSL’s lead in the 105th minute ... The powerful Jamaican collected a Morales pass in the middle of Charleston’s third, unleashing a trademark rocket into the top right corner to double the Claret-and-Cobalt’s advantage ... Morales iced the game in stoppage time of the first period of extra time, coolly


converting a penalty kick that Sandoval earned to put RSL up by three ...

MAY 28: RSL 3 : 2 ATLANTA: Against the Silverbacks, RSL saw an early Kyle Beckerman goal (3’ - assist by Javier Morales), but conceded to Atlanta in the 87’ to force a pair of 15-min OT periods ... RSL scored twice in the first period, as rookie FW Devon Sandoval (98’) and another first-year RSL player, MF Khari Stephenson (101’) gave the home side some breathing room, before Atlanta scored in the 121+’ for the final margin ...

RSL looked like it would cruise early, with Beckerman putting the Claret-and-Cobalt on top just 3 min into the game ... The Claret-and-Cobalt captain got on the end of MF Javier Morales’ corner kick at the left post, flicking his header home from six yards to put the Utah side on top ... Head Coach Jason Kreis’ side continued attacking after going up, registering decent looks in the 10th, 18th and 24th minutes before generating a golden opportunity in the 26th ... Morales had the chance, collecting FW Robbie Findley’s smart square ball at the top of the box and carrying it past an Atlanta player and into the right side of the area ... The Argentine playmaker had a 1-v-1 with Silverbacks GK Joe Nasco but couldn’t take advantage, chipping a shot wide of the far post from eight yards ... The game settled down after Morales’s chance, with both sides struggling to create opportunities in the extremely rainy conditions ... The next good chance didn’t come until after halftime, with RSL FW Devon Sandoval heading a Findley cross on goal but off of a diving Nasco in the 51’ ... RSL generated decent looks in the 75th, 77th and 81st minutes, but couldn’t quite find an insurance goal; that came back to haunt the Claret-and-Cobalt in the 87th minute, when FW Kellen Gulley – on-loan to Atlanta from the Chicago Fire – equalized for the Silverbacks ... Gulley collected a square ball on the break from fellow substitute FW Ruben Luna just outside the RSL box, turning on goal and curling a shot that RSL GK Josh Saunders got a finger to but couldn’t keep out ... Real Salt Lake dominated the first period of extra time, scoring twice in three minutes to build a 3-1 lead on the Silverbacks ... Sandoval put RSL up 2-1 in the 98th, putting the exclamation on a beautiful move that saw Morales slip FW Joao Plata in on the left side for a low cross that Sandoval slid home from five yards ... Substitute MF Khari Stephenson added a third for RSL in the 101st minute, absolutely slamming a half-volley into the top right corner from 20 yards for his first goal in a Claret-and-Cobalt uniform ... Substitute Atlanta MF Pablo Cruz pulled one back for the Silverbacks in the 121st minute, curling a ball into the top left corner from eight yards out in the right side of the box ...

IN SEARCH OF A TROPHY: In its history, Real Salt Lake has now registered a 6-8-1 all-time Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup record (29 GF / 31 GA) in the competition’s games/qualifiers across 2005-13 …

That record includes five MLS “play-in” games: the June, 2010 1-2 (aet) loss at D.C. United; that April’s 3-3 draw (5-3 PKs to advance) at San Jose; the 1-4 road loss at Seattle to the eventual Open Cup champions in 2009; and 2008’s 4-0 home win over then-expansion Earthquakes and the subsequent 0-2 loss @ Columbus …

As RSL pursues its possible five-game road to the 2013 title, a year-by-year rundown of RSL’s previous runs:

2012: RSL knew a week out that it would face the winner of minor-league foes Des Moines Menace (PDL) and Minnesota Stars FC (NASL), but was pulling for a Des Moines victory in order to host the match ... However, Minnesota won in PKs and was set to host before selling the rights to the match back to RSL ...

A crowd of 17,221 came to Rio Tinto Stadium that night, a record for a non-Final U.S. Open Cup attendance, but went home disappointed as RSL dropped a 1-3 decision despite 90-minute performances from six prominent RSL players - Nat Borchers, Jamison Olave, Chris Wingert, Jonny Steele, Luis Gil and Ned Grabavoy - as well as Kyle Reynish, Paulo Junior, Yordany Alvarez and Emiliano Bonfigli ... Terakazu Tanaka played 45 before making way to Tony Beltran, while Sebastian Velasquez came in at 53’ to provide offensive spark ...

Ultimately, RSL was doomed by conceding a 3’ goal to Kevin Venegas on a poor clearance from Reynish ... Luis Gil equalized in the 29’ on an assist by Grabavoy, and RSL had two chances in the 38’ to go up - first a Paulo Jr. breakaway was snuffed by MN GK Van Oekel, then Grabavoy’s one-timer on the rebound was tipped over the bar ...

In the 44’, Olave was adjudged to have handled a cross into the box, and the resultant PK conversion gave the Stars a 2-1 halftime lead ... Despite outshooting the Stars 21-14 on the night and owning a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks, RSL saw the minor-league club ice the game in the 58’ when Simone Bracalello hit a long-range blast from outside the area for the 3-1 final margin ...

2011: Jason Kreis’ team opened the 98th LHUSOC tourney at home against the Wilmington Hammerheads, winning 2-0 on late first-half goals by Tony Beltran and Jean Alexandre ... The Beltran goal was the fourth-year defender’s first in an RSL uniform in any competition since being drafted 3rd overall by the Claret-and-Cobalt in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, the former UCLA Bruin still looking to snap a 91-match scoreless streak to kick off his career in MLS action ... An impressive crowd of 7,620 came out on short notice, the tournament’s largest attendance prior to the Seattle Semifinal at Century Link ... The club’s reward? - a Quarterfinal trip to Pizza Hut Park in Dallas ...


IN SEARCH OF A TROPHY (cont’d): After RSL controlled the balance of play in the MLS encounter just three days prior at Rio Tinto Stadium, it was FC Dallas taking similar control at home in the Open Cup Quarter, outshooting RSL 7-1 in the first half en route to a 1-0 lead at the break ... The Dallas advantage would come via a dead ball opportunity by Jair Benitez, who curled a 30-yard free kick straight out from goal into the upper right corner and past diving RSL GK Kyle Reynish in the 18th minute ...

RSL would come out of the locker room with renewed energy, and came close to leveling the match in the 54th minute when FW Fabian Espíndola’s left-footed bender for the far left post missed a foot wide ... Off the ensuing goal kick it was Jackson running onto FW Eric Alexander’s flick-on header and past the last RSL defender before sending a perfectly-weighted chip over Reynish and under the crossbar to double the Hoops’ lead at 2-0 ... From there the home side would effectively put a chokehold on the contest, with RSL MF Collen Warner’s audacious volley from the edge of the area that struck off the crossbar in the 74th minute counting as the visitors’ best chance to mount a comeback ... 2010: Despite entering the year as the defending MLS Cup Champions, RSL was forced on the road to pursue Open Cup hardware due to its 11-12-7 regular-season MLS mark in 2009 … On April 14 at San Jose, RSL stormed out to a 2-0 lead at Buck Shaw Stadium with goals by FW Robbie Findley and MF Nelson Gonzalez, but it was former Earthquake and current RSL player Arturo Alvarez that led the SJ comeback, scoring in the 88’ to force overtime and assisting on a goal in 103’ to give the ‘Quakes the lead … RSL battled back in OT, DF Nat Borchers heading home a Robbie Russell cross in the 118’ to force PKs, where RSL won 5-3, GK Kyle Reynish saving the Alvarez effort in the 1st frame to make the difference …

In June, RSL played at RFK Stadium against D.C. United to determine the final MLS spot in the Open Cup proper, just days before visiting the White House to celebrate its MLS Cup win in 2009 … With FW Robbie Findley away at the World Cup, captain Kyle Beckerman and perennial starters Andy Williams and Chris Wingert unavailable, RSL started a 4-5-1 with new faces and players in new positions … After a scoreless first 60 minutes, both sides wilting in extreme heat and humidity, RSL inserted MF Javier Morales, FW Fabian Espindola and FW Alvaro Saborio in the 63’ to inject life into the RSL attack, switching back to the 4-4-2 diamond … D.C. scored first, however, on a 75’ PK, as rookie MF Collen Warner was adjudged to have handled a Chris Pontius shot following a stellar Reynish save … RSL MF Will Johnson answered back with a PK of his own just 8 minutes later, and the sides went to extra time … Teenage RSL MF Luis Gil made his debut for the squad entering to start the OT, but it was another teen phenom – United’s Andy Najar – that came on for the final 15 minutes and provided the goal that sent D.C. on to the tourney proper …

IN SEARCH OF A TROPHY (cont’d):

2009: RSL kicked off its qualifying road for the 2009 LHUSOC at Starfire Complex in Tukwila, WA, the Sounders’ training field … Expansion Seattle won a coin toss to host RSL, the Western Conference finalist from the year prior … The Sounders scored goals three minutes apart – in each half – to tally a 4-1 win over RSL, Sebastian LeToux tallying two goals and two assists … MF Will Johnson scored an unassisted goal in the 32nd minute to cut the Sounders lead in half after goals by LeToux (24’) and Sanna Nyassi (26’), but Roger Levesque (53’) and LeToux (55’) followed up in the 2nd half …

2008: RSL kicked off its qualifying prospects for the 2008 U.S. Open Cup with a dominating, 4-0 late-April win at Rice-Eccles, as RSL MF Kyle Beckerman got the ball rolling with goals in the 21st and 33rd minutes … RSL would then punish the ‘Quakes off the kick-off seconds later, as FW Yura Movsisyan converted the turnover into RSL’s second goal inside the minute to put the game out of reach … RSL MF Andy Williams made sure he maintained his Open Cup scoring mastery, slotting home in the 90th minute to close out the scoring … GK Chris Seitz saw his initial first-team action of 2008 and recorded his first career clean sheet with his four-save effort … A month later in Columbus, Crew goals by Steven Lenhart (26’) and Robbie Rogers (53’) sandwiched around a 49th-minute Dema Kovalenko red card ended RSL’s 2008 Open Cup chances …

2007: RSL kicked off its run to the 2007 U.S. Open Cup on by taking a 2-1 overtime victory over the Kansas City Wizards in a “play-in” contest … A Jeff Cunningham penalty kick a dozen minutes in appeared as if it would stand tall, but a goal by KC’s Sasha Victorine in the 88th minute would send the match to added extra time … In the game’s 109th minute, Andy Williams again was the hero, finishing a nifty give-and-go from 15 yards out to lift RSL … In the next round, however, for the second consecutive season, RSL’s Open Cup run ended at the hands of the hated Colorado Rapids, as two Jacob Peterson goals, including one 3 minutes into stoppage time, led the Rapids to a 2-1 win over RSL … Chris Klein scored the 64th-minute equalizer in Jason Kreis’ Open Cup coaching debut, but it wasn’t enough to send the game into OT …

2006: Real Salt Lake saw added time once again in its 2006 USOC opener against another USL-1 side, Virginia Beach Mariners, but this time it was RSL getting the goal in overtime, as Andy Williams’ 93rd-minute strike lifted the MLS side to a 2-1 win in the Third Round, marking its first-ever USOC victory … RSL’s run would be a short one, as the Utah side had the better of the play at home against Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado, but the Rapids’ Peterson got the only goal in a 1-0 win in a 4th Round affair …

2005: RSL saw its inaugural run in the 2005 Open Cup end abruptly, as tournament upstart Minnesota Thunder overcame a Jason Kreis hat trick – the only 3-goal performance in RSL history in all competitions, prior to Robbie Findley’s effort in April ‘09 – to post a wild 6-4 upset in a Third Round match the USL First Division side took to a 30-minute added time session thanks to an 88th minute equalizer …


2013 REAL SALT LAKE MISCELLANEOUS STATS:

Quickest Goals Scored: 2’ - Grabavoy; 8/3 @ COL 4’ - Grabavoy; 5/19 @ CHV 7’ - Ferrari (OG); 5/11 @ MTL 8’ - Findley; 3/30 v SEA 35’ - Gil; 3/30 v SEA

Quickest Goals Allowed: 5’ - Harris; 4/6 @ COL 6’ - Magee; 4/27 v LA 11’ - Cahill; 7/27 @ NY 11’ - Brown; 8/3 @ COL 12’ - LeToux; 7/3 v PHI 13’ - Rugg; 4/27 v LA RSL Equalizers after 75’: 77’ - Sandoval; 5/8 @ NE 80’ – Saborio; 3/30 v COL 80’ - Saborio; 7/27 @ NY 97+’ - Morales; 7/3 v PHI

Opp. Equalizers after 75’: 80’ - DiVaio; 5/11 @ MTL 83’ - Camilo (PK); 4/13 @ VAN 84’ - Amerikwa; 5/25 v CHI 89’ - Espindola; 7/27 @ NY RSL Game-Winners after 75’: 78’ – Saborio; 3/3 @ SJ 84’ - Garcia; 6/8 v LA 89’ - Garcia; 5/8 @NE Opposition GWG after 75’: 93+ - Ferrari; 5/11 @ MTL 95+ - McCarty; 7/27 @ NY 97+ - Opara; 7/20 v KC

RSL Multi-Goal Games: Saborio (3); 7/27 @ NY Saborio (2); 3/3 @ SJ Grabavoy (2); 5/19 @ CHV Garcia (2); 6/8 v LA

Opp. Multi-Goal Games: Espindola (2); 7/27 @ NY

RSL Multi-Assist Games: Plata (2); 5/4 v VAN Morales (2); 5/19 @ CHV Morales (2); 6/8 v LA Borchers (2); 8/17 @ LA Opp. Multi-Assist Games: Juninho (2); 8/17 @ LA Franklin (2); 8/17 @ LA

RSL Hat Tricks: Saborio (3); 7/27 @ NY Opp. Hat Tricks: Keane (3); 8/17 @ LA

Own Goals for RSL: 5/11 @ MTL (Ferrari)

RSL Red Cards Received: 83’ - Alvarez, 3/23 @ DAL 91+’ - Salcedo, 5/8 @ NE (rescinded) 78’ - Beltran, 6/29 @ TOR 59’ - Palmer, 7/3 v PHI 66’ - Wingert, 7/20 v KC

Opp. Red Cards Received: 78’ - Silva, 6/29 @ TOR

f2013 MLS CATEGORICAL W-L-T (GF/GA):

Home Road OverallMLS Reg. Season: 7-2-3 (19/10) 5-6-2 (22/20) 12-8-5 (41/30)

One-Goal Games: 3-1-0 2-4-0 4-5-0

In March: 1-0-1 (3/2) 1-2-0 (2/3) 2-2-1 (5/5)In April: 1-1-0 (1/2) 0-1-1 (1/2) 1-2-1 (2/4)In May: 1-0-1 (3/1) 2-1-0 (8/5) 3-1-1 (11/6)In June: 3-0-0 (8/1) 1-0-0 (1/0) 4-0-0 (9/1)In July: 0-1-1 (2/2) 1-1-0 (6/4) 1-2-1 (9/8)In August: 1-0-0 (1/0) 0-1-1 (4/6) 1-1-1 (5/6)

vs. East: 1-1-2 (5/5) 2-3-0 (8/9) 3-4-2 (13/14)vs. West: 6-1-1 (14/5) 3-3-2 (14/11) 9-3-3 (28/16)

First 17 games: 6-1-2 (15/6) 3-4-1 (11/10) 9-5-3 (26/16)Second 17 games: 1-1-1 (4/4) 2-2-1 (11/10) 3-3-2 (15/14)

Before All-Star: 6-2-3 (18/10) 5-5-1 (18/14) 11-7-4 (33/20)Since All-Star: 1-0-0 (1/0) 0-1-1 (4/6) 1-1-1 (5/6)

Scoring First: 7-1-1 4-2-2 11-3-3Opp. Scoring First: 0-1-2 1-4-0 1-5-2

Leading at Half: 4-0-0 3-0-1 7-0-1Tied at Half: 3-1-1 2-4-1 5-5-2Trailing at Half: 0-1-2 0-2-0 0-3-2

Leading at 75’: 6-0-1 3-0-1 9-0-2Tied at 75’: 1-1-1 1-1-1 2-2-2Trailing at 75’: 0-1-1 1-5-0 1-6-1

Day Games: 0-0-1 (1/1) 1-1-1 (4/4) 1-1-2 (5/5)Night Games: 7-2-2 (18/9) 4-5-1 (18/16) 11-7-3 (36/25)

On Grass: 7-2-3 (19/10) 4-6-1 (16/18) 11-8-4 (36/28)On Turf: n/a 1-0-1 (3/2) 1-0-1 (3/2)

In Red: 7-2-3 (19/10) 2-2-1 (9/7) 9-4-4 (28/14)In White: n/a 3-4-1 (13/13) 3-4-1 (13/13)

On ABC4: 3-0-1 (9/2) 0-4-2 (8/14) 3-4-3 (17/16)On CW30: 4-2-2 (10/8) 5-1-0 (14/5) 9-3-2 (24/13)On NBC Sports: n/a 0-1-0 (0/1) 0-1-0 (0/1)On ESPN2:On Telefutura:Opp. Local TV: 6-2-3 (18/10) 4-4-2 (18/17) 10-7-5 (36/27)

MLS Reg. Season: 7-2-3 (19/10) 5-6-2 (22/20) 12-8-5 (41/30)MLS Reserves: 3-1-1 (7/5) 1-2-2 (3/5) 4-3-3 (10/10)U.S. Open Cup: 4-0-0 (13/5) 4-0-0 (13/5)EXH Reserves: 1-0-0 (1/0) 1-0-0 (1/0)TOTALS 15-3-4 (40/19) 6-8-4 (25/25) 21-11-8(65/48)

2013 RSL AWARD WINNERSMLS Player of the WeekWeek 15 - FW Olmes Garcia (2g v LA)Week 22 - FW Alvaro Saborio (3g @ NY)

MLS Goal of the WeekWeek 11 - MF Luis Gil (47’ v VAN)Week 14 - FW Robbie Findley (38’ v SJ)Week 18 - MF Yordany Alvarez (45’ @ TOR)Week 20 - MF Javier Morales (39’ @ DAL)Week 22 - FW Alvaro Saborio (82’ @ NY)

MLS Save of the WeekWeek 4 - DF Nat Borchers (38’ @ DAL v Castillo)Week 7 - GK Nick RImando (23’ @ VAN v Kobayashi)Week 12 - GK Nick Rimando (53’ @ CHV v Correa)Week 14 - GK Nick Rimando (51’ v SJ v Chavez)Week 18 - GK Nick Rimando (89’ @ TOR v Brockie)Week 20 - GK Jeff Attinella (87’ @ DAL v Nunez)Week 23 - GK Nick Rimando (23’ @COL v Buddle)


RSL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (ALL-TIME)INCLUDES GAMES OF August 17, 2013(active players in claret)

GAMES PLAY / START GP GS Nick Rimando 194 194Andy Williams 189 122Kyle Beckerman 170 165Chris Wingert 166 155Nat Borchers 165 165Javier Morales 148 134Tony Beltran 128 117Fabian Espindola 125 104Jamison Olave 120 119Will Johnson 114 104

MINUTES PLAYED MIN Nick Rimando 17405Kyle Beckerman 14702Nat Borchers 14649Chris Wingert 13772Andy Williams 11536Javier Morales 11547Jamison Olave 10320Tony Beltran 10486Will Johnson 9445Fabian Espindola 8658

GOALS GP GOALS Alvaro Saborio 93 49Robbie Findley 113 35Fabian Espindola 125 35Javier Morales 148 25Jeff Cunningham 38 19Kyle Beckerman 170 19Jason Kreis 58 17Yura Movsisyan 53 15Andy Williams 189 14Jamison Olave 120 10

GAME-WINNING GOALS GP GWG Alvaro Saborio 93 17Javier Morales 148 13Fabian Espindola 125 11Robbie Findley 113 9Kyle Beckerman 170 6Jeff Cunningham 38 4Andy Williams 189 4Nat Borchers 165 3Will Johnson 114 3Jason Kreis 58 3

MULTI-GOAL GAMES GP 2+ G GM Alvaro Saborio 93 12Jeff Cunningham 38 5Fabian Espindola 125 4Robbie Findley 113 4Javier Morales 148 3Yura Movsisyan 53 2Olmes Garcia 18 1Kyle Beckerman 170 1Chris Brown 60 1Atiba Harris 43 1Jason Kreis 58 1Ned Grabavoy 117 1

HAT TRICKS GP HATS Alvaro Saborio 93 3Robbie Findley 113 1

PENALTY-KICK GOALS GP PKG PKAAlvaro Saborio 93 11 12Jeff Cunningham 38 5 5Jason Kreis 58 4 4Robbie Findley 113 2 3Javier Morales 148 2 3Carey Talley 60 2 2Freddy Adu 11 1 1Alecko Eskandarian 17 1 1Fabian Espindola 125 1 1Will Johnson 114 1 1Dema Kovalenko 22 1 1Andy Williams 189 1 1Paulo Junior 38 1 1

ASSISTS GP ASTS Javier Morales 148 51Andy Williams 189 29Kyle Beckerman 170 25Fabian Espindola 125 17Robbie Findley 113 15Jeff Cunningham 38 11Clint Mathis 66 11Alvaro Saborio 93 11Chris Wingert 166 114 players tied with 9

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS GP GWA Kyle Beckerman 170 15Javier Morales 148 13Fabian Espindola 125 7Robbie Findley 113 5Andy Williams 189 5Clint Mathis 66 4Robbie Russell 78 4Tony Beltran 128 4Jeff Cunningham 38 3Ned Grabavoy 117 34 players tied with 2

SHOTS / SOG GP SHT SOGFabian Espindola 125 253 121Alvaro Saborio 93 238 99Javier Morales 148 210 94Kyle Beckerman 170 233 89Andy Williams 189 232 83Will Johnson 114 180 77Robbie Findley 113 184 81Yura Movsisyan 53 143 65Jason Kreis 58 132 57Jeff Cunningham 38 94 52


RSL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (ALL-TIME)INCLUDES GAMES OF August 17, 2013(active players in claret)

FOULS COMMITTED GP FC Kyle Beckerman 170 232Andy Williams 189 198Javier Morales 148 190Chris Wingert 166 179Fabian Espindola 125 166Jamison Olave 120 154Alvaro Saborio 93 120Nat Borchers 165 111Will Johnson 114 103Tony Beltran 128 104

FOULS SUFFERED GP FS Javier Morales 148 345Andy Williams 189 269Kyle Beckerman 170 159Ned Grabavoy 117 144Fabian Espindola 125 135Will Johnson 114 123Alvaro Saborio 93 116Robbie Findley 113 103Tony Beltran 128 97Carey Talley 60 91

CAUTIONS (YELLOWS) GP CAUT Kyle Beckerman 170 40Jamison Olave 120 31Chris Wingert 166 31Fabian Espindola 125 25Will Johnson 114 23Javier Morales 148 23Andy Williams 189 21Tony Beltran 128 16Nat Borchers 165 14Clint Mathis 66 14Carey Talley 60 14

EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) GP EJECT Jamison Olave 120 5Fabian Espindola 125 3Andy Williams 189 3Will Johnson 114 2Nat Borchers 165 2Kyle Beckerman 170 2Clint Mathis 66 2Tony Beltran 128 2Chris Wingert 166 218 players tied with 1

CORNER KICKS GP CK Javier Morales 148 525Andy Williams 189 225Kyle Beckerman 170 100Chris Klein 43 76Clint Mathis 66 52

OFFSIDES GP OFF Fabian Espindola 125 117Alvaro Saborio 93 104Robbie Findley 113 65Jeff Cunningham 38 45Jason Kreis 58 44

GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL GP GS Nick Rimando 194 194Scott Garlick 31 31D.J. Countess 27 27Kyle Reynish 8 7Chris Seitz 7 7Jay Nolly 7 6Josh Saunders 3 3Jeff Attinella 3 2Brian Kamler 1 0

MIN PLAYED IN GOAL MIN Nick Rimando 17405Scott Garlick 2745D.J. Countess 2422Kyle Reynish 685Chris Seitz 630Jay Nolly 585Josh Saunders 231Jeff Attinella 219Brian Kamler 8

GOALS AGAINST AVG. PLAYER GP MIN SHT SVS GA GAA W-L-T SHONick Rimando 194 17405 847 637 212 1.10 82-64-48 70

WINNING PCT GP WON LOST TIED PCTNick Rimando 194 82 64 48 .540

WINS GP WON Nick Rimando 194 82Scott Garlick 31 10D.J. Countess 27 4Kyle Reynish 8 2Jay Nolly 7 1Chris Seitz 7 1Josh Saunders 3 1

LOSSES GP LOST Nick Rimando 194 64D.J. Countess 27 19Scott Garlick 31 12Jay Nolly 7 4Chris Seitz 7 4Jeff Attinella 3 2Josh Saunders 3 1

SAVES GP SVS Nick Rimando 194 632D.J. Countess 27 112Scott Garlick 31 108Jay Nolly 7 41Kyle Reynish 8 20Chris Seitz 7 19Josh Saunders 3 13Jeff Attinella 3 10

SHUTOUTS GP SHO Nick Rimando 194 70Kyle Reynish 8 4D.J. Countess 27 4Scott Garlick 31 4Chris Seitz 7 1

SAVE PERCENTAGE GP SAVES SOG PCTNick Rimando 194 632 870 74.33


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LALO FERNANDEZ

KWAME WATSON-SIRIBOE

GOALKEEPER

DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 12/16/92HOMETOWN: El Paso, TXACQUIRED: Signed as Home Grown Player, 1/11/12LAST CLUB: C.A. Penarol (Uruguay)PRONOUNCIATION: LAW-loLAST GAME: yet to appear in an RSL league match

HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 197 DOB: HOMETOWN: Chino Hills, CA ACQUIRED: June 2012PRONOUNCIATION: SEAR - uh - bow

Real Salt Lake’s eye towards the future was bolstered a year ago with the signing of promising goalkeeper Lalo Fernandez as the club’s third-ever Homegrown Player. The addition of Fernandez marks the second dip into the Homegrown Player well by Real Salt Lake in less than a year, following on the heels of fellow RSL-Arizona Academy product Nico Muñiz (Sept. 2011) and Donny Toia (May 2011).

The 20-year-old Fernandez has kept busy over the last year-and-a-half, helping the RSL-Arizona Under-18 squad begin its first season in U.S. Soccer Development Academy in October 2010 and going 5-3-3 (1.00 GAA, 4 shutouts) in 11 appearances through the spring of 2011. After initially agreeing to play collegiately at the University of Wisconsin, Fernandez tacked course and tested the international waters, first spending a training stint with Mexican first division side Atlas – based in his birthplace of Guadalajara – before signing with Uruguayan power C.A. Peñarol last August.

The 6-foot-3, 165-pound Fernandez has been involved in the Youth National Team set-ups of both the United States and Mexico, playing for the Mexican Under-17s and training with the U.S. Under-20s last November. The El Paso, Texas, native’s goalkeeping skills run in the family, as his father, enjoyed a career as a professional netminder in Mexico.

After spending the better part of three years languishing on the bench in Chicago, Watson-Siriboe received a much-needed career reboot in June 2012 when RSL ac-quired him via trade with the Fire. RSL assistant coach C.J. Brown was the driv-ing force behind the acquisition, having seen firsthand Watson-Siriboe’s physi-cal talent and strong work ethic when the two played together in Chicago in 2010.

Acquiring Watson-Siriboe paid off handsomely for RSL in 2012, as the UConn prod-uct played well in 12 league games and started 10 in fill-in duty for injured center backs. Watson-Siriboe – who played in more games and tallied more minutes in one half-sea-son with RSL than he did in 2 ½ years in Chicago – was expected to get many more op-portunities to shine in 2013, beginning the season as a starter with regular center back Nat Borchers out until mid-April while recovering from offseason surgery on his left quad.

Unfortunately for Kwame, a mid-June reserve match on the road in Phoenix saw him suffer a torn ACL and force him out for the remainder of the 2013 season ...

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TONY BELTRAN

AARON MAUND

DEFENDER

DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 150 DOB: 10/11/87HOMETOWN: Claremont, CA ACQUIRED: 2008 MLS SuperDraft (1st round pick)PRONOUNCIATION: BELL - trann

HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 195 DOB: 9/19/90HOMETOWN: Dorchester, MA ACQUIRED: December, 2012PRONOUNCIATION:

After playing the second-most minutes of his career in 2011, Tony Beltran again showed why he belongs in the discussion with the best outside backs in Major League Soccer. For the second time in his career the 24-year-old made more than 20 starts and helped solidify a back line that was depleted by injuries all season long – until he unfortunately suffered one of his own, limiting his minutes in the final two months of the season.

While his staunch 1-v-1 defending continued to be rock solid, the cerebral and supremely fit Beltran has also provided more consistency when jumping into the attack, his flying runs up either flank ending with dangerous service into the area more often than during his previous two seasons of play. It can’t be long until Beltran sheds the status of one of the most underrated outside defenders in Major League Soccer, but, until then, the RSL braintrust will be more than happy to unleash the mature-beyond-his-years winger upon opponents that may underestimate the UCLA product’s considerable talent and tenacity.

December 2012 saw Beltran re-up with RSL for four more years, while January saw the young DF rewarded with an invite to “Camp Klinsmann” and his first-ever US cap, starting and playing 45 minutes against Canada in a 0-0 draw. Beltran followed that up with a Gold Cup invitation, starting and playing 90 minutes in front of a home crowd in the 4-1 win over Cuba at the RioT. Beltran then earned his 1st-ever MLS All-Star selection 48 hours later.

It’s not often that a first-round draft pick plays 15 league games in his rookie year and then gets traded in his first offseason, but that’s exactly what happened to defender Aaron Maund, who started nine MLS matches for Toronto last year before being traded to RSL for Justin Braun on Dec. 3.

Maund was a casualty of a season – and offseason – full of change in Toronto, getting shipped off shortly before his second head coach at TFC lost his job. He’ll undoubtedly have much more stability at Real Salt Lake, where he’ll learn from Head Coach Jason Kreis and Assistant/Defensive Specialist C.J. Brown as he competes for time at center back.

Maund struggled in his first Open Cup start against Atlanta, but has rebounded to offer an excellent MLS outing against his former Toronto mates back on June 29 at BMO FIeld - a 1-0 RSL win - and battled in his 2nd RSL start, a 1-2 home loss to Kansas City . Maund will compete with both Carlos Salcedo and Brandon McDonald for minutes next to Borchers throughout August, Sept. and October, while Chris Schuler could return in late August as well.


MIDFIELDER

FORWARD

HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 DOB: 4/23/82HOMETOWN: Crofton, MDACQUIRED: Trade with Colorado for Mehdi Ballouchy on 6/17/07

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160 DOB: 8/30/84HOMETOWN: Mandeville, Jamaica ACQUIRED: 12/12 PRONOUNCIATION: luh - VELLLAST SEASON: Played 19 games (15 starts) for Portland in MLS play

HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 175 DOB: 4/13/81HOMETOWN: Pueblo, CO ACQUIRED: Feb. 2008PRONOUNCIATION: NATT

HEIGHT: 5-2 WEIGHT: 135 DOB: 3/1/92HOMETOWN: Guyaquil, Ecuador ACQUIRED: January, 2013PRONOUNCIATION: ZHOWLAST SEASON: Played 10 games (7 starts) in MLS play for Toronto

Most players begin to think about the next stage of their careers after 13 seasons in the pros, the portion involving final contracts, farewell tours and the like. However, most players aren’t like Kyle Beckerman, who continued to improve and reach new heights for both club and country in 2012. The Claret-and-Cobalt captain led the Utah side to all-time highs in points and wins while appearing in two World Cup Qualifiers, captaining the U.S. in its January 2013 friendly against Canada and playing the full 90 in the Stars-and-Stripes’ historic August 2012 1-0 win against Mexico at the famed Estadio Azteca.

The 30-year-old Beckerman has continued to excel in 2013, a year in which he made his 300th career MLS regular season appearance, earned his 7th consecutive MLS All-Star selection and has continue to play a vital #6 role for the USMNT in both World Cup Qualifying and the Gold Cup. Hungry as ever for hardware and a return to CONCACAF, Beckerman readily leads RSL night in / night out during his 14th season in MLS.

RSL long had its eye on Lovel Palmer, nearly trading for the Jamaican international while he was in Portland during the 2012 season. The Claret-and-Cobalt got its man in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft on Dec. 14, 2012, agreeing to a deal with the 28-year-old defender/midfielder less than a week later.

A former Jamaican national team teammate of RSL Head Scout Andy Williams, Palmer has primarily played right back for the Claret-and-Cobalt, backing up starter Tony Beltran and providing added depth along the left side of the backline. The arrival of Palmer and midfielder Khari Stephenson this offseason give RSL its first Jamaican players since Williams retired following the 2011 season.

Palmer created the go-ahead goal back on May 11 at Montreal, his shot deflected home by Ferrari for an Own Goal to give RSL the lead. Palmer has also shown well in both MLS and Open Cup play during Beltran’s 2013 international duty and Chris Wingert’s early-season injuries that kept him out of the first 10 games.

Despite dealing with several injuries during the 2012 season, Borchers remained a rock for RSL, starting all 26 league matches that he appeared in and finishing the year sixth on the team in minutes played. Always a calming influence in the center of the Claret-and-Cobalt’s backline, the “White Rhino” brought unparalleled organization, tactical awareness and consistent play to the field last season as he helped RSL remain defensively strong.

Borchers’ stabilizing presence has been even more important in 2013 as RSL began life without center back Jamison Olave, who was traded to New York along with forward Fabian Espindola in December. Unfortunately, the Pueblo, Colo. native wasn’t able to guide the backline from the jump in 2013, as he dealt with a quad injury that caused him to miss the first six games.

Since then, however, Borchers has brought leadership and stabilization to a whirlwind of young centerbacks and outside backs that have seen time for RSL during the first half of the season, helping the club to one of the top two goals against averages in MLS.

Acquired in a trade with Toronto on Jan. 30, 2013, it looks like the 20-year-old Plata could become the latest discarded MLS player to have a re-birth at Real Salt Lake. Much like RSL defender Aaron Maund, the talented Plata was a victim of some turbulence at TFC, which sent him on a loan to Ecuadorian side LDU Quito halfway through 2012 before trading him to RSL this offseason.

The tiny Ecuadorian – Plata stands just 5-foot-2 and weighs in at 135 lbs. – showed very well for the Claret-and-Cobalt during preseason, giving defenders fits with his quickness, agility, skill and finishing. The Ecuadorian international is a significant addition to RSL’s revamped forward corps – look for him to provide a spark off the bench as a third forward and get an occasional spot start for lead forwards Robbie Findley and Alvaro Saborio.

Plata has grown into a role of constant contribution for RSL, either as a starter or off the bench. He has seen significant minutes alongside either Findley, Olmes Garcia or Devon Sandoval, while he and Saborio formed an instant friendship in the preseason that has carried over to the field, at least when Sabo is available.

5 KYLE BECKERMAN MF / CAPTAIN 6 NAT BORCHERS DEFENDER

7 LOVEL PALMER D/M MIDFIELDER8 JOAO PLATA FORWARD


HEIGHT: 5-0 WEIGHT: 175 DOB: 4/4/85HOMETOWN: Phoenix, AZ ACQUIRED: January, 2013PRONOUNCIATION:

Real Salt Lake brought Findley back for a second stint in Utah on Jan. 16, 2013, sending the Portland Timbers allocation money for the rights to the speedy striker, who had already signed with MLS at the time of the trade. Findley played for RSL from mid-2007 through 2010, when he left the Claret-and-Cobalt after the MLS season to join English Championship side Nottingham Forest. Portland selected the Arizona native in the expansion draft in November 2010, thereby acquiring his rights and forcing RSL to trade for them in order to bring him back to Salt Lake.

Findley scored 29 goals during his first stint with the Claret-and-Cobalt, leading the team and setting a career high with 12 goals in the 2009 MLS Cup Championship season. RSL is hoping that the 2010 World Cup veteran will be able to bring that type of production back to the Wasatch Front in the 2013 season, when he’ll lead RSL’s line alongside striker Alvaro Saborio.

Findley has 5 goals through the first half of the season with RSL, tied with two others for the team lead on a balanced side. Clearly a better soccer player than he was upon his departure, Findley has rarely displayed the blinding speed he was once known for, rather choosing guile and skill to demoralize opponents and create for teammates.

HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 165 DOB: 1/10/80HOMETOWN: Buenos Aires, Argentina ACQUIRED: 8/07PRONOUNCIATION: HAW-vee-err

Perhaps no player in Major League Soccer was poised to have a better 2011 than Javier Morales. From the get-go, the Argentine midfield maestro was pulling the strings for a Real Salt Lake side on the cusp of international glory, his infectious attitude, quiet leadership and abundant skill helping a pioneering club earn plaudits from every corner of America’s soccer landscape. So while RSL’s disappointment at the end of its CONCACAF Champions League run in late April was a tough blow for the squad, it’s quite telling that the result’s effect on the team’s season paled in comparison to the loss of Morales to an ankle injury just 10 days after the stinging defeat.

It is also telling that, during a stretch of two weeks when clumsy challenges like the one Morales suffered from felled some of MLS’ other brightest attacking talents, RSL’s playmaker vowed to come back before season’s end. Anyone who saw the incident must have thought Morales’ thoughts were wishful thinking at best, but they also weren’t witness to the hard work he put in day after day. While the air was sucked out of the building that day, Morales knew it wasn’t sucked out of the season, and he wanted to make sure he could help the squad finish the challenge it had laid down at the start of the year – add hardware to the trophy case.

While that goal wouldn’t come to fruition, the comeback of Morales inspired not only his teammates, but the RSL faithful as well, who could not get enough updates on the status of “Javi” and when – not if – he would return to the field. While Morales was never back to 100% during the final six weeks of the season, he showed plenty enough to make it clear that he was closer than anyone, save himself, might have thought. But, perhaps more than anything, his comeback allowed everyone the opportunity to remember a different image of #11 at Rio Tinto Stadium in 2011 – the thunderous standing ovation he received upon entering the Sept. 28 match against Chicago in front of the largest crowd in the stadium’s history. 20,762 fans, all there to pay tribute to the heart-and-soul of RSL, to see the maestro pick up his baton once again.

The start of the 2012 campaign sees Morales continuing to overcome injury, an offseason procedure to clean out bone spurs in his left foot and a right quad strain suffered during the preseason limiting him during the squad’s preparations for the upcoming season. But if 2011 proved anything, it’s that Morales will be able to overcome any challenge thrown at him … and likely sooner than anyone could imagine.

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180 DOB: 4/10/89HOMETOWN: St. Louis, MOACQUIRED: Dec., 2012 via Re-entry DraftPRONOUNCIATION:

After not getting much playing time with Columbus in his first two years as a pro, Grossman is ready for a new lease on life with Real Salt Lake, which picked up the Duke University product in the November 2013 MLS Waiver Draft.

The big, hard-working and aggressive midfielder will take some time to adjust from his old position in the center of the midfield to his new spot at the outside of RSL’s diamond, but he is expected to challenge for minutes once he gets settled in. The St. Louis native’s tenacious style is sure to play well with Claret-and-Cobalt fans, who never fail to appreciate a little on-field intensity.

Grossman suffered a concussion in a late March match at Dallas in which he started, knocking the promising MF out of action of any kind for nearly two months. His late-summer return to health has seen Grossman contribute to the reserve side and push for minutes with the first team.

MIDFIELDER10 ROBBIE FINDLEY FORWARD MIDFIELDER11 JAVIER MORALES MIDFIELDER

MIDFIELDER12 COLE GROSSMAN MIDFIELDER

HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 175 DOB: 10/21/92HOMETOWN: Istmina, ColombiaACQUIRED: Feb., 2013 via discoveryPRONOUNCIATION: prefers to be called “GARCIA”

Blessed with good size and incredible speed, 20-year-old Colombian forward Olmes Garcia comes to RSL as a relatively unknown quantity. A talented but raw prospect, Garcia did well at Colombian First Division side Deportes Quindio, scoring seven goals in 47 total appearances after signing with the team as an 18-year-old in January 2011.

He’ll need some time to adjust to a new country, a new team, a new language, a new culture and new tactics, but Garcia is a significant part of the Claret-and-Cobalt’s long term plan. He’ll have plenty of time to grow into a large role; he signed a five-year contract with RSL on a transfer from Quindio.

On April 1 against BYU in a reserve exhibition at Rio Tinto Stadium (att: 6,335), Garcia was the star of the show, displaying speed and one-on-one ability to wow the fans. Will need to harness that raw talent and effectively utilize his skills in the framework of the team philosophy, but his MLS debut at DAL on 3/23 saw his header off a corner kick smack the left post on his first touch in the North American league.

MIDFIELDER13 OLMES GARCIA FORWARD


HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 DOB: 5/24/85HOMETOWN: Cienfuegos, Cuba ACQUIRED: Sept. 2011PRONOUNCIATION: jor-DONN-ee

When it came to taking advantage of an opportunity in 2011, nobody did it better than midfielder Yordany Alvarez, who parlayed his USL PRO League MVP performance for Orlando City S.C. into a quasi-starting gig that September shortly after joining Real Salt Lake on loan at the roster freeze deadline. The one-time Cuban international provided quality cover for Kyle Beckerman, whose suspensions and U.S. MNT call-ups across the last quarter of the season forced Alvarez onto the field for five contests.

Alvarez performed well in a limited role during the 2012 season, providing able cover at defensive mid when Claret-and-Cobalt captain Beckerman was out of the lineup. The 27-year-old Cuban made 15 league appearances in 2012, starting five times and playing a total of 500 MLS minutes.

Alvarez’s role has increased in 2013, when the 2011 USL Pro League MVP has had an opportunity to play on the outside of RSL’s midfield diamond and will slot in for Beckerman when he’s away on international duty. His game-winning goal on June 29 at Toronto was MLS’ Goal of the Week, and the Cuban emigre has thrived throughout Kreis’ tactical departures from the 4-4-2 diamond.

15 ALVARO SABORIO FORWARD

HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 3/25/82HOMETOWN: San Carlos, Costa Rica ACQUIRED: March 2010PRONOUNCIATION: AL-vuh-ro sabb-oh-REE-oh

As a forward there’s always pressure to perform, and in 2011 the pressure seemed to be both a blessing and a curse for Álvaro Saborío, who began the year with a new contract that heaped on the added weight of becoming Real Salt Lake’s first-ever “Designated Player” (though the title was more a technicality thanks to the transfer fees involved in obtaining his full rights). The roller-coaster season saw Saborío bag goals in bunches and in some critical moments, but also included some droughts and mountains of adversity on the national team front for his native Costa Rica.

A part of that ebb - Saborio had the best season of his three-year RSL career in 2012, lighting up the league to the tune of 17 goals, five multi-goal games and three assists in 31 appearances. Super “Sabo” led RSL in scoring, was third in the league in goals behind Chris Wondolowski and Kenny Cooper and – most notably – set the new Claret-and-Cobalt record for goals in a year, breaking the mark of 16 set by Jeff Cunningham in 2006.

Whether or not Sabo can do it all again in 2013 remains to be seen, but things seem to be working in his favor. The Costa Rican international enters the MLS regular season on a tear for his country and is surrounded by a greatly improved forward corps featuring Robbie Findley, Joao Plata, Olmes Garcia an Devon Sandoval. Those four newcomers should help take some of the defensive attention off of Saborio, opening up space – and hopefully creating more chances – for the skilled striker.

17 CHRIS WINGERT DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 6/16/82HOMETOWN: Babylon, NYACQUIRED: Trade with COL, 6/14/07

The outside back position in RSL’s 4-4-2 system is perhaps one of the most challenging spots in Major League Soccer – to call them “defenders” is simply not doing them justice. The role requires players to have the physicality to defend one-on-one, the speed and stamina to make run after run up and down the flank to provide width in attack and the technical acumen to make things happen with the ball, be it by providing crosses into the area or quick combinations with the midfield. You have to be smart, disciplined and in ridiculously good shape … in other words, you almost have to be Chris Wingert.

RSL’s longest-tenured field player, Chris Wingert had one of the best seasons of his 10-year MLS career in 2012, setting career highs and finishing second amongst RSL field players with 31 league games played, 30 league games started and 2,603 minutes played. The always steady Babylon, N.Y. native was consistent as ever last season, playing rock solid defense along the left side and getting forward to help out in the attack well, registering two assists on the season.

Wingert will be hard-pressed to replicate those numbers in 2013, with the 30-year-oldleft back scheduled to miss the first six weeks of the season due to a broken right metatarsal suffered during offseason training. Expect him to be his usual self – smart, disciplined and in ridiculously good shape – when he returns.

16 CARLOS SALCEDO DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 9/29/83HOMETOWN: Guadalajara, MexicoACQUIRED: January 1, 2013PRONOUNCIATION:

After spending the second half of 2012 training with the Claret-and-Cobalt while not officially a member of the first-team, RSL-Arizona Academy product Carlos Salcedo will finally get his chance to step on the field in a MLS match this year.

The 19-year-old center back still has a long way to go, but has the physical tools necessary to be successful on the professional level. Expected to log plenty of time in the expanded 2013 Reserve League as he continues to hone his technique and develop tactically, the young man stepped up big in early May at NE, starting the 2-1 win and earning Kreis’ praise for his ability to fight for every ball and be physicall as needed.

MIDFIELDER14 YORDANY ALVAREZ FORWARD


18 19NICK RIMANDO ENZO MARTINEZGOALKEEPER MIDFIELDER

HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 185 DOB: 6/17/79HOMETOWN: Montclair, CAACQUIRED: Trade with NY, March, 2007LAST GAME: 03/03/13 - start/90’ in 2-0 W @ SJ

HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 160 DOB: 9/29/90HOMETOWN: Rock Hill, SCACQUIRED: 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 17th overall pick, 1/15/12PRONOUNCIATION: ENN-zoh

RSL’s longest-tenured player, Nick Rimando showed in 2012 why he’s considered one of the best goalkeepers in the league, turning in another stellar year in between the pipes for the Claret-and-Cobalt. The 33-year-old ‘keeper once again finished at or near the top of Major League Soccer in goals against average, wins and shutouts last season, finishing fourth in 2012 Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year voting.

The Claret-and-Cobalt will expect more of the same in 2013 from Rimando, who is more motivated than ever to keep performing well as he looks to lead RSL to league glory while cementing his role for the U.S. Men’s National Team.

Some things are just meant to be, and that seemed to be the general consensus when highly-touted midfielder Enzo Martinez fell right into the lap of Real Salt Lake late in the first round of January’s MLS SuperDraft in Kansas City. Why the key cog for North Carolina’s College Cup-winning side slid to the 17th overall pick will never be known, but what is for certain is that the motivated midfielder’s savvy on the ball, mature decision-making and industrious workrate will make the native Uruguayan a perfect fit in the diamond midfield RSL has perfected under Jason Kreis. While the RSL Technical Staff gushed about the Generation adidas product’s production and ability, it was even more impressed with his maturity off the field, forcing many of the pundits who questioned where the 21-year-old might fit on the field for many teams to also admit that the Claret-and-Cobalt might just have come away with the steal of draft day.

20 21NED GRABAVOY LUIS GILMIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER

HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 150 DOB: 7/1/83HOMETOWN: New Lenox, ILACQUIRED: Waivers from SJ Earthquakes, March, 2009

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 155 DOB: 11/14/93HOMETOWN: Garden Grove, CA ACQUIRED: Trade with KC, 3/10PRONOUNCIATION: GILL

Capable of playing any of the four spots in RSL’s midfield diamond, the versatile Grabavoy recorded the most games played, games started, minutes played and assists of his RSL career in 2012. Primarily deployed on the outside of the midfield, the incredibly technical Grabavoy became one of the Claret-and-Cobalt’s more important players last season, playing well on the field and helping to set the tone in the locker room.

Entering the second year of a three-year contract signed before the 2012 season, Grabavoy will be counted on to play a major role again in 2013. The 28-year-old New Lenox, Ill. native looked better than ever in the 2013 preseason, exhibiting tactical awareness and on-the-ball calmness while excelling in nearly every preseason game he featured in.

Gil continued to develop in 2012, building on his solid 2011 by setting career highs in games played, games started, minutes played and assists last season. Playing at both the top and side of Real Salt Lake’s midfield diamond, the 19-year-old was more consistent than ever last year, turning in an increased amount of even performances as RSL Head Coach Jason Kreis began to rely on him more and more.

Gil will have an even larger role in 2013, with the club’s December trade of midfielder Will Johnson to Portland opening up a more permanent spot in the first XI for the California native. Gil will have to balance his RSL duties with a busy schedule with the U.S. U-20 national team, which will play in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey in June and July.Thankfully, Gil seems up to the challenge, saying early this preseason that he wants to “step up and prove something” in 2013.


22 23DAVID VIANA KHARI STEPHENSONMIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER

HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 160 DOB: 1/22/92HOMETOWN: Strausborg, FranceACQUIRED: via discovery option in August., 2012PRONOUNCIATION: vee - AH - nuh

HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 DOB: 1/18/91HOMETOWN: Kingston, JamaicaACQUIRED: via discovery in Feb., 2013PRONOUNCIATION:

The 20-year-old Portuguese-French MF was added to the RSL roster last Sept. 15, primarily an attacking MF who can also play on either the left or right of Kreis’ midfield diamond, Viana began a successful trial period with RSL nearly 6 weeks earlier ...

“We’re excited to add a talented young player like David to the team,” said Lagerwey. “We believe he’ll be a valuable addition to our roster long-term and think he can give us an attacking boost down the stretch.” Viana comes to RSL after spending nearly a year with Atletico Madrid C, the La Liga club’s second reserve team ... The 5-foot-8 player impressed while in the Spanish capital, regularly getting called up to train with the first team and earning a contract offer to return to the Europa League champions earlier this summer ... The former Portuguese U-17, U-18 and U-19 national teamer was a part of French club RC Strasbourg’s youth setup before transferring to Atletico after Strasbourg was relegated from Ligue 1 following 2010-2011 ...

An experienced midfielder at both the MLS and international levels, Stephenson will add some veteran depth to a Real Salt Lake midfield stocked with younger reserves. The former San Jose Earthquake is very versatile, capable of playing on the outside or on top of RSL’s midfield diamond as well as at forward. The 6-foot-4 Stephenson isn’t afraid to let it fly, often shooting from distance – and occasionally scoring the fantastic goal – during his 2 ½ seasons in San Jose.

Expect Stephenson – who, along with RSL defender Lovel Palmer, played with RSL Head Scout Andy Williams on the Jamaican National Team – to get solid minutes off the bench as well as the occasional spot start for Claret-and-Cobalt Head Coach Jason Kreis in 2013.

24 25JEFF ATTINELLA RICH BALCHANGOALKEEPER DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190 DOB: 9/29/88HOMETOWN: Clearwater, FLACQUIRED: December, 2012

HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 DOB: 1/18/89HOMETOWN: Carmel, INACQUIRED: March 1, 2013

Drafted by Real Salt Lake in the first round (14th overall) of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft but not signed to a contract, Attinella returned to the Claret-and-Cobalt when he signed with the team in December 2012.

The Clearwater, Fla. native is far more experienced than most goalkeepers his age, having made 52 total appearances for the NASL Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2011 and 2012. Attinella had a huge 2012, leading the Rowdies to the NASL title, finishing second in NASL MVP voting and earning a spot on the league Best XI.

Attinella will likely be RSL’s third-string goalkeeper behind starter Nick Rimando and probable backup Josh Saunders in 2013.


26 SEBASTIAN VELASQUEZ MIDFIELDER

HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 140 DOB: 2/11/91HOMETOWN: Greenville, SCACQUIRED: 2012 MLS SuperDraft

If you were not aware of Sebastian Velasquez when Real Salt Lake selected him towards the end of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, well, you weren’t alone … the plucky playmaker was the first Junior College player to be selected on draft day since Kansas City took another member of the RSL family, Yura Movsisyan, six years earlier. The Wasatch Front is a long way from Spartanburg Methodist College in South Carolina, but when word from collegiate scouting contacts about the “diamond-in-the-Upstate” came across RSL’s attention, due diligence by assistant coach Miles Joseph paid off for the now-21-year-old midfielder via an invite to the club’s December combine in Arizona. Velasquez impressed enough there to earn the nod to the next level, where he will be allowed plenty of time to learn how pull the strings on the top of RSL’s midfield diamond behind Javier Morales and Luis Gil.

27 JOHN STERTZER MIDFIELDER

HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 10/4/90HOMETOWN: Oaktown, VAACQUIRED: 2013 MLS SuperDraft

Dubbed by some as the “most pro-ready player” in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, Stertzer put his polish on display in the 2013 preseason, earning some rare (for a rookie) public praise from RSL Head Coach Jason Kreis at the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup. A big, box-to-box midfielder capable of playing on the outside or at the top of RSL’s midfield diamond, it will be interesting to see just how much the 12th overall pick from January’s MLS SuperDraft contributes during his rookie year. Expect him to challenge for minutes at outside midfield throughout the season.

28 CHRIS SCHULER DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 185 DOB: 9/6/87HOMETOWN: Aurora, IL ACQUIRED: 2010 MLS SuperDraft (37th)PRONOUNCIATION: SHOO-ler

After taking a huge leap forward in 2011, when he made 20 league appearances and 16 MLS starts, Schuler took a step back in 2012, playing in just 13 games in an injury-riddled campaign. The Chicagoland native showed well at the beginning of the season, starting RSL’s first three matches and seven of its first 12 to help the team to a fantastic 7-3-2 record. Unfortunately, the Claret-and-Cobalt’s 13th match proved unlucky for Schuler, who suffered a bone stress response in his left foot in that game, a 1-0 win at Seattle on May 12. It’d be over three months until Schuler made his return to the first-team in RSL’s tough 0-1 loss at Houston on Sept. 6.

RSL can’t afford another injury to Schuler in 2013, as the Utah side will be counting on the 6-foot-4 defender to be a game-in, game-out starter at center back following the offseason trade of defender Jamison Olave to New York. Whether he’s paired with Nat Borchers or third-center back Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Schuler is expected to show well in 2013, with Head Coach Jason Kreis expecting the fourth-year defender to breakout and earn the attention of U.S. Men’s National Team Manager Jurgen Klinsmann.

29 ABDOULIE MANSALLY DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 1/27/89HOMETOWN: Banjul, The GambiaACQUIRED: via Discovery, 6/20/12PRONOUNCIATION: ab - do - LYE

RSL pounced on Mansally after he was released by New England in May 2012, bringing in the Gambian international for a trial starting on May 30 and signing him to a full contract three weeks later. The 24-year-old did well in his first season with the Claret-and-Cobalt, appearing in five league games and starting a playoff match after moving from forward – where he played in New England – to left back.

The blazing fast defender will need to carry over his solid play into 2013, as he’ll begin the year in the starting lineup with regular left back Chris Wingert out until mid-April with a broken metatarsal.

Known as “Kenny” throughout his MLS career, has recently requested to be called by his given name, Abdoulie.


45 JOSH SAUNDERS GOALKEEPER

HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 210 DOB: 3/2/81HOMETOWN: Grants Pass, ORACQUIRED: February, 2013 via DiscoveryPRONOUNCIATION:

49 DEVON SANDOVAL FORWARD

HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190 DOB: 6/16/91HOMETOWN: Albuquerque, NMACQUIRED: 2013 MLS SuperDraft, 29th overall (2nd Rd)PRONOUNCIATION:

RSL coaches really liked what they saw out of Sandoval when he trained with the Claret-and-Cobalt for a week last summer, going as far as to trade up two spots in January’s MLS SuperDraft to nab the University of New Mexico product with the team’s second round pick (29th overall). Sandoval has repaid the club’s faith this preseason, playing well enough to earn himself a full contract with the team.

The Albuquerque native brings a different element to Real Salt Lake’s five-man forward corps, playing the pure hold-up role that was missing at times in years past. Expect him to get some MLS time during his rookie season when Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis wants to run a true bruiser at opposing defenses.

HC ACJASON KREIS JEFF CASSARHEAD COACH ASST. COACH

ALL-TIME RECORD: 86-68-52 (MLS); 104-84-63 (all comps)COLLEGE: Duke ‘94HOMETOWN: Omaha, NE APPOINTED: May 3, 2007PRONOUNCIATION: KRYSE

AS A PLAYER: scored 108 career goals w/ Dallas (1996-2004) & RSL (2005-07)

COLLEGE: Florida International University ‘97HOMETOWN: Livonia, MIAPPOINTED: May 2007PRONOUNCIATION: cuss-SARRAS A PLAYER: Played 11 seasons as a goalkeeper for Dallas, Miami and New York from 1996-2006 ...

Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis traded in his record-setting boots and captain’s armband on May 3, 2007 to become the organization’s second head coach, overhauling a previously moribund locker room to become just two seasons later the youngest Cup-winning coach in MLS history, guiding RSL to the title in 2009. Under his watch, RSL has also advanced to three of the last four Conference Finals, become the first American side to win a CONCACAF Champions League group and the first U.S. team to advance to the CCL Finals. With back-to-back-to-back 15-win MLS seasons in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Kreis’ teams have earned points in two out of every three matches they play, as the intense, demanding leader now owns an all-time 104-84-63 mark as a head coach, breaking down as follows: MLS regular-season (86-68-52), CONCACAF Champions League (8-4-4), MLS Cup Playoff (4-5-5), Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (6-5-1) and international friendlies (3-2-1).

At the time of his hire, Mr. Kreis became the youngest active head coach in MLS at 34 years and 127 days of age. Kreis works closely with former Blue Devil and Dallas Burn teammate and current RSL General Manager Garth Lagerwey regarding player acquisitions, scouting, the MLS Draft and all player personnel-related matters. The Kreis-Lagerwey partnership has resulted in the implementation of a culture where players, staff and fans work as one for the RSL shield, epitomizing a “Team is the Star” attitude. Kreis, Lagerwey and the team’s coaching staff – Jeff Cassar, Miles Joseph and C.J. Brown – compose the lone technical staff among MLS’ 18 teams comprised entirely of ex-MLS players. This distinction means that the RSL braintrust now boasts cumulative MLS experience of 74,811 total minutes, covering 923 games and including 128 goals and 22 shutouts (the equivalent of nearly 30 complete seasons of service). The RSL staff has the unparalleled ability to tap into personal experience as it guides, assists and develops RSL players.

AC MILES JOSEPH ASST. COACH

COLLEGE: Clemson ‘98HOMETOWN: Clifton Park, NYAPPOINTED: February, 2010PRONOUNCIATION:AS A PLAYER: Played in six MLS seasons from 1996-2001 for New York and Dallas, scoring 12 career goals in 125 games ...

AC C.J. BROWN ASST. COACH

COLLEGE: Cal-State Hayward ‘96HOMETOWN: Hayward, CAAPPOINTED: January, 2011PRONOUNCIATION: AS A PLAYER: Won 4 U.S. Open Cups and one MLS Cup during 13-year MLS career with Chicago Fire ... Will be inducted into Chicago’s “Ring of Fire” as part of RSL visit to Toyota Park on May 9 ...

Real Salt Lake gladly pounced on 2011 and 2012 MLS Cup winning goalkeeper Josh Saunders when he became available this offseason, bringing the veteran ‘keeper in for an extended trial before agreeing to a deal on Feb. 22, 2013.

The former L.A. goalie should prove to be an incredibly valuable pickup, providing solid competition for RSL starting goalkeeper Nick Rimando and filling in for him should he receive probable call ins to the U.S. National Team for World Cup Qualifiers and/or this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup. His addition instantly gives RSL one of the top goalkeeping corps in the league and he’ll be a solid mentor for young Claret-and-Cobalt ‘keepers Jeff Attinella and Lalo Fernandez.

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SJ DC COL DAL SEA COL VAN CHV LA VAN NE MTL CHV CHI SJ LA SEA TOR PHI DAL KC NY COL HOU LA

2-0 0-1 1-1 0-2 2-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-2 2-0 2-1 2-3 4-1 1-1 3-0 3-1 2-0 1-0 2-2 3-0 1-2 3-4 2-2 1-0 2-4

1 Eduardo Fernandez

2 Tony Beltran 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 79D 90D 90D

3 Kwame Watson-Siriboe 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

4 Aaron Maund 90D 90D 90D

5 Kyle Beckerman 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 31M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

6 Nat Borchers 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

7 Lovel Palmer 24 79D 90D 9 90D 90D 62D 90D 90D 59D 90D 77D 90D

8 Joao Plata 25 25 23 73F 76 56F 63F 89F 68F 5 73F 83F 90F 79F 62M 90F 29 68F 13 12 62M 90F

10 Robbie Findley 65F 65F 67F 90F 14F 27 27 62F 75F 61F 67F 21 56F 70F 69F 78F 24

11 Javier Morales 28 45 79M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 25M 90M 90M

12 Cole Grossman 77M

13 Olmes Garcia 13 45 34 63F 90F 22 90F 15 29 23 69M 34 20 21 90F 5 75M 16

14 Yordany Alvarez 6 83M 59 90M 27 17 7 1 90M 58M 90M 79M 61M

15 Alvaro Saborio 87F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 28 90F 90F 90F 90F 66F

16 Carlos Salcedo 1 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

17 Chris Wingert 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 58D 90D 90D 90D 90D 66D 90D 81D

18 Nick Rimando 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

19 Enzo Martinez

20 Ned Grabavoy 45 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 80M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 28 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

21 Luis Gil 90M 90M 90M 66M 62M 90M 90M 74M 73M 54M 59M 84M 72M 22 32 90M 90M 20 85M 28 74M

22 David Viana

23 Khari Stephenson 84M 81M 45M 6 11 1 10 21 6 68M 70M 77M 71M 11 29 65

24 Jeff Attinella 39 90G 90G

25 Rich Balchan

26 Sebastian Velasquez 90M 90M 90M 90M 45M 16 17 36 31 69M 18 20 13 19 61M 70M

27 John Stertzer 9 24

28 Chris Schuler 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

29 Abdoulie Mansally 90D 66D 81D 84D 7 32 8 90D 22 90D 90D 9

44 Brandon McDonald 90D

45 Josh Saunders 90G 90G 51G

46 Benji Lopez

49 Devon Sandoval 3 11 17 90F 45F 28 90F 83F 85F 63F 11 82F 15

"00" = 100 minutes played

F/M/D/G = starting position

Played for other teams:

Brandon McDonald played 965 minutes for DC

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Game log:

Game #1 03/03/2013 RSL 2 at SJ 0 W Saborio 1 (Plata 1) 71; Saborio 2 (Beckerman 1) 85

Game #2 03/09/2013 RSL 0 at DC 1 L

Game #3 03/16/2013 RSL 1 vs COL 1 T Saborio 3 (Plata 2, Gil 1) 80

Game #4 03/23/2013 RSL 0 at DAL 2 L

Game #5 03/30/2013 RSL 2 vs SEA 1 W Findley 1 (unassisted) 8; Gil 1 (Grabavoy 1, Velasquez 1) 35

Game #6 04/06/2013 RSL 0 at COL 1 L

Game #7 04/13/2013 RSL 1 at VAN 1 T Garcia 1 (Morales 1) 66

Game #8 04/20/2013 RSL 1 vs CHV 0 W Morales 1 (Saborio 1, Garcia 1) 53

Game #9 04/27/2013 RSL 0 vs LA 2 L

Game #10 05/04/2013 RSL 2 vs VAN 0 W Gil 2 (Plata 3, Rimando 1) 47; Morales 2 (Plata 4, Velasquez 2) 71

Game #11 05/08/2013 RSL 2 at NE 1 W Sandoval 1 (unassisted) 77; Garcia 2 (unassisted) 89

Game #12 05/11/2013 RSL 2 at MTL 3 L own goal (Ferrari) 7; Beckerman 1 (unassisted) 77

Game #13 05/19/2013 RSL 4 at CHV 1 W Grabavoy 1 (Morales 2) 4; Plata 1 (Beckerman 2) 48; Findley 2 (unassisted) 78; Grabavoy 2 (Stephenson 1) 91+

Game #14 05/25/2013 RSL 1 vs CHI 1 T Saborio 4 (Grabavoy 2, Velasquez 3) 78

Game #15 06/01/2013 RSL 3 vs SJ 0 W Morales 3 (unassisted) 16; Grabavoy 3 (Morales 3, Findley 1) 33; Findley 3 (unassisted) 38

Game #16 06/08/2013 RSL 3 vs LA 1 W Stephenson 1 (Findley 2) 44; Garcia 3 (Morales 4, Beckerman 3) 84; Garcia 4 (Morales 5) 92+

Game #17 06/22/2013 RSL 2 vs SEA 0 W Beckerman 2 (unassisted) 41; Findley 4 (Saborio 2) 46

Game #18 06/29/2013 RSL 1 at TOR 0 W Alvarez 1 (Garcia 2, Beltran 1) 45

Game #19 07/03/2013 RSL 2 vs PHI 2 T Gil 3 (Morales 6) 75; Morales 4 (penalty kick) 97+

Game #20 07/13/2013 RSL 3 at DAL 0 W Morales 5 (unassisted) 39; Grabavoy 4 (Mansally 1, Morales 7) 79; Garcia 5 (Plata 5, Gil 2) 90

Game #21 07/20/2013 RSL 1 vs KC 2 L Findley 5 (unassisted) 56

Game #22 07/27/2013 RSL 3 at NY 4 L Saborio 5 (penalty kick) 45; Saborio 6 (Garcia 3) 80; Saborio 7 (Plata 6) 82

Game #23 08/03/2013 RSL 2 at COL 2 T Grabavoy 5 (Beckerman 4, Gil 3) 2; Saborio 8 (penalty kick) 21

Game #24 08/10/2013 RSL 1 vs HOU 0 W Saborio 9 (penalty kick) 37

Game #25 08/17/2013 RSL 2 at LA 4 L Plata 2 (Grabavoy 3, Borchers 1) 53; Findley 6 (Borchers 2, Morales 8) 95+

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U.S. OPEN CUP

# Player 3R 4R QF SF

ATLA CHAS CARO POR

3-2 5-2 3-0 2-1

1 Eduardo Fernandez

2 Tony Beltran 120D 90D 90D

3 Kwame Watson-Siriboe 120D

4 Aaron Maund 63D

5 Kyle Beckerman 120M 120M 90M 90M

6 Nat Borchers 120D 90D 90D

7 Lovel Palmer 120D

8 Joao Plata 47 57 27 29

10 Robbie Findley 73F 45 63F 61F

11 Javier Morales 120M 120M 78M 10

12 Cole Grossman

13 Olmes Garcia 75F 12

14 Yordany Alvarez 84M 12 2

15 Alvaro Saborio 90F 90F

16 Carlos Salcedo 120D 90D 90D

17 Chris Wingert 120D 120D 90D 90D

18 Nick Rimando 90G

19 Enzo Martinez

20 Ned Grabavoy 63 120M 90M 90M

21 Luis Gil 88M

22 David Viana

23 Khari Stephenson 36 57 78M 80M

24 Jeff Attinella

25 Rich Balchan

26 Sebastian Velasquez 57M 63M

27 John Stertzer

28 Chris Schuler

29 Kenny Mansally

45 Josh Saunders 120G 120G 90G

49 Devon Sandoval 120F 120F

U.S. OPEN CUP

3R 05/28/2013 RSL 3 at ATLNTA 2 W (OT) Beckerman (Morales) 3; Sandoval (Plata) 98; Stephenson (unassisted) 101

4R 06/12/2013 RSL 5 vs CHASTN 2 W (OT) Sandoval (Beltran) 66; Plata (pen) 79; Sandoval (Plata) 97; Stephenson (Morales) 105; Morales (pen) 108+

QF 06/26/2013 RSL 3 vs CAROLN 0 W Beltran (Saborio) 36; Wingert (unassisted) 51; Saborio (Garcia) 85

SF 08/07/2013 RSL 2 vs POR 1 W Saborio (Beckerman) 7; Plata (Saborio) 78

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