By Julie Cortez, El Hispanic News The Rose City’s two “football clubs” — the Portland Timbers and the newly-formed Portland Thorns — share initials (PTFC), a home pitch, and a common goal of connecting with the Latino community. Before the 2013-14 season even began for the Timbers on March 1, forward José Valencia visited the [...]
By Galo Legarda, El Hispanic News Portland, OR —The Portland Timbers closed their final game of the 2012 season with a 1-1draw against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday afternoon at Jeld-Wen Field, ending a season that brought more frustration and disappointment than happiness to the Timbers’ Army. The Timbers had to fight back [...]
By Galo Legarda, El Hispanic News Portland, OR — The Timbers played with a lot of heart on Saturday night to get a very unjust final score of 1–1 against DC United. The game included a lot of controversy and the final result was influenced by the decisions of the referee. The first half featured [...]
By Galo Legarda, El Hispanic News Portland, OR — The Portland Timbers got a second consecutive victory on Friday night, this time against the Colorado Rapids by the final score of 1 to 0. The game played at Jeld-Wen Field was attended by 20,438 raving Timbers fans. The Timbers had many opportunities to score in [...]
By Galo Legarda, El Hispanic News Portland, OR — The Portland Timbers defeated their Cascadia Cup rivals, the Vancouver Whitecaps, Saturday night by the final score of 2-1 at Jeld-Wen Field. The Portland Timbers dominated most of the game and had more chances to score than Vancouver. At the 27th minute, the Timbers had a [...]
By Julie Cortez, El Hispanic News Portland, OR — Have you found yourself spending many an evening mesmerized by the athleticism, strength, grace, and determination of the athletes competing in the London Olympics since the games officially opened on July 27? They may seem super-human, but here’s a glimpse at a few of the [...]
By Galo Legarda, El Hispanic News Portland, OR — Chivas USA beat the Portland Timbers on Saturday night for the third time this season, this time by the final score of 0-1. The game started very well for the Timbers. They created several opportunities to score from the beginning, but it was not [...]
By Galo Legarda, El Hispanic News Portland, OR — In a wild game on Saturday night, the Portland Timbers could not contain the game of the reigning champs, ending the game with an amazing score of 5-3 in favor of the L.A. Galaxy. Gavin Wilkinson’s first match as the interim head coach of [...]
By Galo Legarda, El Hispanic News Portland, OR — In a very competitive game on Tuesday night, the Portland Timbers were able to sustain a two-goal lead to defeat the current MLS leaders in the western conference, the San Jose Earthquakes, by a final score of 2 to 1. “I thought that every single player [...]
By Galo Legarda, El Hispanic News In a game full of excitement, the Portland Timbers were able to hold a lead over the Seattle Sounders to win their Cascadia Cup match with a final score of 2 to 1 on Sunday afternoon at Jeld-Wen Field. The game started with plenty of action. At [...]
