Game Guide: Portland Timbers vs. Chicago Fire - Mar. 16, 2014

(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWPOR 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1CHI 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

PORTLAND TIMBERS CHICAGO FIRE Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 10/13/2013 POR 1, SEA 0 (2) 10/19/2013 CHI 1, TOR 0 (0)Road win 10/26/2013 POR 5, CHV 0 (0) 10/12/2013 CHI 3, DAL 2 (2)Home loss 3/09/2013 POR 1, MTL 2 (16) 7/07/2013 CHI 1, KC 2 (7)Road loss 8/30/2013 POR 2, RSL 4 (3) 3/09/2014 CHI 2, CHV 3 (0)Tie game 3/08/2014 POR 1, PHI 1 (0) 9/28/2013 CHI 2, MTL 2 (5)Shutout for 10/26/2013 POR 5, CHV 0 (1) 10/19/2013 CHI 1, TOR 0 (2)Shutout vs. 10/19/2013 POR 0, RSL 0 (2) 9/21/2013 CHI 0, CLB 3 (6)

Timbers TFire L

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPOR 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.00CHI 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.00

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPOR 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.00CHI 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.00

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90POR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1CHI 2 0 0 0 0 2 0

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90POR 1 0 0 0 0 1 0CHI 3 0 0 0 2 0 1

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

TIMBERSG: 1 FernandezA: 0SHT: 4 ValeriSOG: 2 FernandezFC: 6 CharaFS: 5 NagbeOF: 2 UrrutiC: 1 CharaE: 0

UNIONG: 1 Amarikwa/JoyaA: 0SHT: 4 Alex/JoyaSOG: 2 JoyaFC: 4 Hurtado/JoyaFS: 3 Alex/AnangonoOF: 1 Anangono/DukaC: 1 3 players tiedE: 0

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Timbers 1 0-0-1 1 1 1at home 1 0-0-1 1 1 1

Fire 1 0-1-0 0 2 3on road 1 0-1-0 0 2 3

2013 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (4 meetings): Timbers 3 wins, 9 goals … Fire 0 wins, 5 goals … Ties 1

AT PORTLAND (2 meetings): Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals … Fire 0 wins, 3 goals … Ties 0

LAST YEAR (MLS):6/8: CHI 2, POR 2 (Magee 68; Paladini 82 – Valeri 33; Zemanski 58)

6Nagbe

13Jewsbury

10Fernández

21Chara

8Valeri

37Urruti

4Johnson

5Harrington

98Danso

23Paparatto

1Ricketts

20Larentowicz

33Anangono

14Nyarko

4Soumare

17Rolfe

13Segares 34

Hurtado

25Johnson

5Palmer

7Alex

8Duka

PORTLAND TIMBERS1 Donovan Ricketts (GK)2 Alvas Powell (DF)4 Will Johnson (MF)5 Michael Harrington (DF)6 Darlington Nagbe (FW)7 Steve Zakuani (MF)8 Diego Valeri (MF)9 Frederic Piquionne (FW)10 Gaston Fernandez (FW)11 Kalif Alhassan (FW)12 Schillo Tshuma (FW)13 Jack Jewsbury (DF)14 Ben Zemanski (DF)15 Steven Evans (MF)16 Bryan Gallego (DF)17 Michael Nanchoff (MF)19 Jorge Villafana (MF)20 Taylor Peay (DF)21 Diego Chara (MF)22 Rodney Wallace (FW)23 Norberto Paparatto (DF)24 Aaron Long (MF)26 George Fochive (MF)31 Rauwshan McKenzie (DF)33 Andrew Weber (GK)37 Maximiliano Urruti (FW)44 Pa Modou Kah (DF)90 Jake Gleeson (GK)98 Mamadou Danso (DF)

CHICAGO FIRE1 Alec Kann (GK)3 Hunter Jumper (DF)4 Bakary Soumare (DF)5 Lovel Palmer (MF)6 Patrick Ianni (DF)7 Alex (MF)9 Mike Magee (FW)11 Dilly Duka (MF)12 Logan Pause (MF)13 Gonzalo Segares (DF)14 Patrick Nyarko (MF)15 Orr Barouch (FW)16 Greg Cochrane (DF)17 Chris Rolfe (FW)18 Steven Kinney (DF)19 Harrison Shipp (FW)20 Jeff Larentowicz (MF)21 Chris Ritter (MF)22 Matt Watson (MF)23 Marco Franco (DF)24 Quincy Amarikwa (FW)25 Sean Johnson (GK)27 Victor Pineda (MF)28 Kyle Reynish (GK)33 Juan Luis Anangono (FW)34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (DF)54 Benji Joya (MF)92 Giuseppe Gentile (FW)

ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS

REFEREE: Marcos de Oliveira.SAR (bench): Isreal Fernandez; JAR (opposite): Brandon Major;

4th: Bernard Hosu

TIMBERSSat. Mar. 22 at ColoradoSat. Mar. 29 at FC Dallas

Sat. Apr. 5 SeattleSat. Apr. 12 Chivas USA

UPCOMING MATCHES

PORTLAND TIMBERS v CHICAGO FIRE(March 16, Providence Park, 12 noon PT; UniMas)

FIRESun. Mar. 23 New York

Sat. Mar. 29 at D.C. UnitedSat. Apr. 5 PhiladelphiaSat. Apr. 12 at Montreal

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 2 3 45 30

1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0

1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 0 1 1 0

F A 1 1 90 90

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 0 0

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

TIMBERS FIRE

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

CHI: Orr Barouch

none

SUSPENDED: noneWARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): none

PORTLAND TIMBERS v CHICAGO FIRE(March 16, Providence Park, 12 noon PT -- MLS Game 15)

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 1 1 0 0 136 136 0 02 Alvas Powell DF 6-0 165 07/18/1994 St. Thomas, Jamaica 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 04 Will Johnson MF 5-10 155 01/21/1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1 1 0 0 149 134 19 135 Michael Harrington DF 6-0 170 01/24/1986 Greenville, NC 1 1 0 0 183 162 5 156 Darlington Nagbe FW 5-9 165 07/19/1990 Monrovia, Liberia 1 1 0 0 96 87 17 87 Steve Zakuani MF 6-0 160 02/09/1988 Kinshasa, Zaire 1 0 0 0 81 67 17 148 Diego Valeri MF 5-10 165 05/01/1986 Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1 1 0 0 32 29 10 139 Frederic Piquionne FW 6-2 170 12/08/1978 Noumea, New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 21 7 1 510 Gaston Fernandez FW 5-8 160 10/12/1983 Avellaneda, Argentina 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 011 Kalif Alhassan FW 5-10 160 10/15/1990 Accra, Ghana 1 0 0 0 79 52 4 1112 Schillo Tshuma FW 5-10 162 09/21/1992 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 Jack Jewsbury DF 6-0 185 04/13/1981 Joplin, MO 1 1 0 0 285 231 24 3314 Ben Zemanski DF 5-11 150 05/12/1988 Akron, OH 0 0 0 0 97 67 3 915 Steven Evans MF 6-1 180 09/19/1991 Portland, OR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 Bryan Gallego DF 5-10 165 03/10/1993 Kinnelon, NJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 Michael Nanchoff MF 5-8 150 09/24/1988 North Royalton, OH 0 0 0 0 15 2 0 019 Jorge Villafana MF 5-9 150 09/16/1989 Anaheim, CA 0 0 0 0 86 63 7 620 Taylor Peay DF 6-2 185 09/05/1991 Salt Lake City, UT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 Diego Chara MF 5-8 150 04/05/1986 Valle del Cauca, Colombia 1 1 0 0 88 87 2 722 Rodney Wallace FW 5-10 160 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 110 93 13 1423 Norberto Paparatto DF 6-3 180 01/03/1984 Androgue, Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 024 Aaron Long MF 6-1 173 10/12/1992 Oak Hills, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 George Fochive MF 5-9 172 03/24/1992 Washington, DC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Rauwshan McKenzie DF 6-1 185 11/19/1986 Hartford, CT 0 0 0 0 32 29 0 133 Andrew Weber GK 6-2 190 08/09/1983 Austin, TX 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 037 Maximiliano Urruti FW 6-0 163 02/22/1991 Rosario, Argentina 1 1 0 0 8 5 1 044 Pa Modou Kah DF 6-1 175 07/30/1980 Banjul, Gambia 1 1 0 0 21 21 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 1 0 0 0 51 47 3 1ON LOAN Jose Adolfo Valencia FW 6-1 180 12/18/1991 Bogota, Colombia 21 5 1 3 21 5 1 3

HEAD COACH : Caleb Porter 02/18/1975 W14 L5 T16

PORTLAND TIMBERS

2013 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Alec Kann GK 6-4 190 08/08/1990 Decatur, GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 Hunter Jumper DF 6-2 175 02/28/1989 Plano, TX 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 14 Bakary Soumare DF 6-4 205 11/09/1985 Bamako, Mali 1 1 0 0 90 82 1 25 Lovel Palmer MF 5-10 160 08/30/1984 Mandeville, Jamaica 1 1 0 0 97 85 3 36 Patrick Ianni DF 6-1 175 06/15/1985 Lodi, CA 0 0 0 0 118 87 4 37 Alex MF 5-8 155 12/15/1988 Sao Paulo, Brazil 1 1 0 0 48 25 3 19 Mike Magee FW 5-10 160 09/02/1984 Chicago, IL 0 0 0 0 257 189 57 2811 Dilly Duka MF 5-9 160 12/15/1989 Montville, NJ 1 1 0 0 77 57 6 812 Logan Pause MF 5-10 155 08/22/1981 Hillsborough, NC 1 0 0 0 275 247 3 1113 Gonzalo Segares DF 5-11 162 10/13/1982 San Jose, Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 211 208 11 1414 Patrick Nyarko MF 6-0 165 01/15/1986 Kumasi, Ghana 1 1 0 0 161 126 15 3215 Orr Barouch FW 6-2 190 11/29/1991 Haifa, Israel 0 0 0 0 37 3 2 216 Greg Cochrane DF 5-8 150 11/01/1990 Holland, PA 0 0 0 0 12 9 0 017 Chris Rolfe FW 5-8 146 01/17/1983 Kettering, OH 1 1 0 0 177 149 48 2218 Steven Kinney DF 6-0 175 10/28/1987 Norcross, GA 0 0 0 0 15 12 1 119 Harrison Shipp FW 5-9 145 11/07/1991 Lake Forest, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 Jeff Larentowicz MF 6-1 175 08/05/1983 Pasadena, CA 1 1 0 0 240 230 25 1521 Chris Ritter MF 6-2 190 10/29/1990 Winnetka, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 Matt Watson MF 6-0 180 01/01/1985 Bromsgrove, England 0 0 0 0 36 25 0 123 Marco Franco DF 5-11 155 10/06/1991 Chino Hills, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 Quincy Amarikwa FW 5-9 180 10/29/1987 Bakersfield, CA 1 0 1 0 82 14 8 425 Sean Johnson GK 6-3 217 05/31/1989 Auburn, GA 1 1 0 0 101 101 0 127 Victor Pineda MF 5-11 140 05/15/1993 Chicago, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 Kyle Reynish GK 6-3 193 11/03/1983 Valencia, CA 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 033 Juan Luis Anangono FW 6-1 170 04/13/1989 Ibarra, Ecuador 1 1 0 0 14 10 2 134 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado DF 6-0 183 05/16/1984 Florida, Colombia 1 1 0 0 109 104 1 354 Benji Joya MF 5-8 145 09/22/1993 San Jose, CA 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 092 Giuseppe Gentile FW 6-0 165 10/18/1992 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grant Ward MF 12/04/1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD COACH : Frank Yallop 04/04/1964 W117 L108 T84

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS GAME INFORMATION

PORTLAND TIMBERS vs CHICAGO FIRE PROVIDENCE PARK, Portland, Ore.

March 16, 2014 (WEEK 2, MLS Game #15) 12 noon PT (UniMás; ROOT-NW; My 50 Chi) Another interconference matchup is ahead when the Portland Timbers take on the Chicago Fire on Sunday afternoon at Providence Park. It’s a second consecutive home game for the Timbers, who opened their season with a last-gasp 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Union last weekend. The Fire remain on the West Coast for a second consecutive week, starting off their season with a 3-2 loss at Chivas USA. REFEREE: Marcos de Oliveira. SAR (bench): Isreal Fernandez; JAR (opposite): Brandon Major; 4th: Bernard Hosu MLS Career: First game. SUSPENDED: none DISABLED LIST: CHI: Orr Barouch INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (4 meetings): Timbers 3 wins, 9 goals … Fire 0 wins, 5 goals … Ties 1 AT PORTLAND (2 meetings): Timbers 2 wins, 6 goals … Fire 0 wins, 3 goals … Ties 0 LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/8: CHI 2, POR 2 (Magee 68; Paladini 82 – Valeri 33; Zemanski 58)

This is the only league meeting between the teams this season. The Timbers have never lost to the Fire, with three wins and a draw in four meetings all-time. The Timbers’

three-game winning streak vs. Chicago was ended last year, as the teams reached a 2-2 draw at Toyota Park. The Timbers have won both meetings all-time between the clubs in Portland, the last a 2-1 victory in 2012. Coaches record: Caleb Porter vs. PHI: P1 W0 L0 T1 … Frank Yallop vs. POR: P7 W0 L2 T5

PORTLAND TIMBERS The Portland Timbers came back to grab a point from their 2014 season opener, getting a late equalizer for a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Union on Saturday evening at Providence Park. The Timbers are in sixth place in the Western Conference with 1 point from 1 game. LAST MATCH

After having a shot cleared off the line in the first half by Timbers defender Norberto Paparatto, Union finally broke through in the 64th minute. From a corner kick, Maurice Edu flicked a header across the goalmouth that Jack McInerney headed home for the opener.

But the home side dramatically equalized four minutes into second-half stoppage time. Will Johnson took a quick corner kick from the right that took a deflection before falling to Gaston Fernandez for a header and the point-saving tally.

Timbers head coach started the season with Gaston Fernandez on the left side of his side’s three-pronged attack, and Norberto Paparatto filling a spot in central defense.

PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-1-2-3): Donovan Ricketts - Jack Jewsbury (Steve Zakuani 85), Pa Modou Kah (Mamadou Danso 34), Norberto Paparatto, Michael Harrington - Diego Valeri - Diego Chara, Will Johnson - Darlington Nagbe, Maximiliano Urruti (Kalif Alhassan 73), Gaston Fernandez.

TEAM NEWS A year ago, the Timbers scored 16 goals from the 76th minute onward, tied for third-most in MLS. Four of those

came in stoppage time, two of which snatched late points (a win and a draw). “We scored one last year against LA Galaxy to win the game at the final whistle. It’s the last kick of the game,”

said Timbers head coach Caleb Porter. “I give our guys a lot of credit for pulling out a point. You can look at it one of two ways: we lost two points or we pulled out a point. We’re going to build on the positive, to pull out a point because, under the circumstances, I think almost everybody thought that the game was over. That’s what this team is capable of.”

Last season, the Timbers conceded 11 goals from set pieces, tied for fourth-most in MLS (two behind the LA Galaxy).

“In every game we’ve played, we’ve been the better team in terms of controlling the game. We haven’t been producing goals as well as we need to, but it’s not because of a lack of chances or a lack of control of the game,” said Porter. “We’ve obviously given up a few set-pieces, but we’ll correct that the best we can. In the end, if we give up a few set-pieces, but we don’t give up many goals total, I’ll take that. If we give up a ton of

MLS GAME INFORMATION

goals and none of them are set-pieces, that is not any better. Ultimately, I don’t think we are going to give up many goals this year, that’s more of our focus.”

In his MLS debut, Gaston Fernandez scored the lone Timbers goal and played the full 90 minutes in a wide attacking role.

“I think part of scoring goals is confidence. For him, to get that first one, hopefully that gets him rolling,” said Porter. “We need to get [Diego] Valeri his first one and [Darlington] Nagbe his first one as well. Like I said, once we do, this team is capable of scoring goals, there’s no doubt about it.”

There was an early forced substitution when defender Pa Modou Kah had to come off with a hamstring injury, replaced by Futty Danso.

CHICAGO FIRE The Chicago Fire weren’t able to come back from a second-half hole, falling 3-2 to Chivas USA on Sunday afternoon at StubHub Center to open the new season. The Fire have 0 points from 1 game. LAST MATCH

Chivas USA took the lead early in the second half when Erick Torres was pulled down in the box by Fire defender Gonzalo Segares. Torres stepped up to convert the penalty, giving Chivas the lead in the 56th minute.

Rookie Thomas McNamara then doubled Chivas’ lead in the 59th minute, when he slotted home a cross from the left flank from Leandro Barrera.

But the Fire pulled level midway through the second half through a pair of substitutes. Benji Joya got his first MLS goal in his first minute on the field, when he scored on a rebound from an Alex shot in the 64th minute.

Then another Fire substitute, Quincy Amarikwa, hit a beautiful curling shot past an outstretched Dan Kennedy to tie the game at 2-2 with 20 minutes to play.

But Chivas hit for the game-winner in the 88th minute. Defender Bobby Burling headed past Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson in traffic off a Mauro Rosales corner kick to give the home side the full complement of points.

Fire head coach Frank Yallop ran out a new-look back four in his first match of charge of the club, featuring Lovel Palmer and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado.

CHICAGO FIRE (4-1-4-1): Sean Johnson - Lovel Palmer, Bakary Soumare, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Gonzalo Segares - Jeff Larentowicz - Dilly Duka, Alex, Chris Rolfe (Logan Pause 75), Patrick Nyarko (Benji Joya 63) - Juan Luis Anangono (Quincy Amarikwa 57).

TEAM NEWS The Fire opened their season with a loss for a second consecutive season, and have not won their first match

since 2009. “We were poor. I thought our whole demeanor wasn’t what we’ve seen and worked on in preseason. Just very

disappointing,” said Yallop. “Having said that, coming back and tying the game 2-2, we fought back, kept going, got back to tie the game, and to give up a set play like that is poor on our behalf. We’ve got to learn from it, we got to move on, but very disappointing.”

Newcomer Benji Joya scored 49 seconds into his Fire debut, netting the Fire opener with his first touch of the game. Joya becomes the 10th Fire player to score in his debut appearance for the club.

“He scored a goal, he did well. He’s young; you’re going to get young decisions. He had a couple of fouls where I thought maybe he shouldn’t have dived in, but he did fine,” said Yallop. Said Joya: “All I’ve put in my mind is to get the debut and get a goal and get my name on the score sheet and luckily, the first touch I had today turned into a goal and I’m really proud of that.”

In the final match of the 2013 season, the Fire were hit for five goals by the New York Red Bulls. With newcomers Lovel Palmer and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado in a new-look back four, the Fire conceded three goals.

“Every time you give up three goals, you can’t say you’re figured out too well. Our goal this season was not to concede as many goals, and today we gave up three so you can’t say we did a good job,” said defender Bakary Soumare. “We worked really hard; the coaching staff has done a great job with the backline, working on defense. We know we conceded three goals today and we’re not happy about that.”

The Fire conceded 13 goals after the 76th minute in 2013, one of those coming in stoppage time. “Losing is terrible, it never feels good no matter how you look at it. For us as a group, we have to make sure that we don’t buckle under and we’re ready for the fight until the last minute of the game. If you’re not ready to fight, then we’re in trouble,” said Yallop.

Mike Magee, the MLS Most Valuable Player a season ago, did not play in the season opener. “To be honest, he’s still a bit injured, so I didn’t want to risk him in this game. We said maybe, but I had already

put Logan [Pause] on, Chris Rolfe was cramping, and we had already used all our subs,” said Yallop. “Mike was good for maybe ten minutes but we had to change it a little bit. It is what it is. I think Mike wanted to be part of it today and I did as well, but I didn’t want to risk it and give him 25 minutes when he probably only had 10 in him, and his hamstring is still a little bit tight, so I didn’t want to go there.”

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

10 F Gaston Fernandez 1 1 90 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 5 0 05 D Michael Harrington 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 013 D Jack Jewsbury 1 1 85 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 04 M Will Johnson 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 01 G Donovan Ricketts 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 M Steve Zakuani 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 098 D Mamadou Danso 1 0 56 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 06 F Darlington Nagbe 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 011 M Kalif Alhassan 1 0 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 M Diego Chara 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 08 M Diego Valeri 1 1 90 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 044 D Pa Modou Kah 1 1 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 037 F Maximiliano Urruti 1 1 73 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 023 D Norberto Paparatto 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 0Opponent totals 1 1 90 1 2 10 6 16 18 4 6 3 0Team totals 1 1 90 1 0 15 2 18 16 2 7 1 0

2014 PORTLAND TIMBERS STATISTICS (0-0-1, 1 pts.)

PORTLAND TIMBERS GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

1 G Donovan Ricketts 1 1 90 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Team totals 1 1 90 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Opponent totals 1 1 90 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: NoneGAME-WINNING ASSISTS: NonePENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

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2014 CHICAGO FIRE STATISTICS (0-1-0, 0 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

24 F Quincy Amarikwa 1 0 33 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 054 M Benji Joya 1 0 27 1 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 020 M Jeff Larentowicz 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 M Patrick Nyarko 1 1 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 M Lovel Palmer 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 012 M Logan Pause 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 F Chris Rolfe 1 1 75 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 013 D Gonzalo Segares 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 04 D Bakary Soumare 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 034 D Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 1 1 90 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 011 M Dilly Duka 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 025 G Sean Johnson 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 M Alex 1 1 90 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 033 F Juan Luis Anangono 1 1 57 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0

Own-goals received 0Opponent totals 1 1 90 3 3 14 8 10 19 0 10 2 0Team totals 1 1 90 2 0 7 5 19 10 2 5 3 0

CHICAGO FIRE GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

25 G Sean Johnson 1 1 90 8 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0Team totals 1 1 90 8 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0Opponent totals 1 1 90 5 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: NoneGAME-WINNING ASSISTS: NonePENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 8 Philadelphia T 1-1 20674 0-0-1 5 1 POR: Fernandez (94+); PHI: McInerney (64)Sun. Mar. 16 ChicagoSat. Mar. 22 at ColoradoSat. Mar. 29 at FC DallasSat. Apr. 5 SeattleSat. Apr. 12 Chivas USASat. Apr. 19 at Real Salt

LakeSun. Apr. 27 at HoustonSat. May 3 D.C. UnitedSun. May 11 at Los AngelesSat. May 17 ColumbusSat. May 24 at New YorkWed. May 28 at Chivas USASun. June 1 VancouverSat. June 7 at Real Salt

LakeWed. June 11 FC DallasFri. June 27 Sporting KCThu. July 10 Los AngelesSun. July 13 at SeattleFri. July 18 ColoradoSun. July 27 at MontrealSat. Aug. 2 at Los AngelesSat. Aug. 9 Chivas USASat. Aug. 16 at New EnglandSun. Aug. 24 SeattleSat. Aug. 30 at VancouverSun. Sep. 7 San JoseSat. Sep. 13 at ColoradoSat. Sep. 20 VancouverSat. Sep. 27 at Toronto FCSat. Oct. 4 at San JoseWed. Oct. 8 San JoseFri. Oct. 17 Real Salt LakeSat. Oct. 25 at FC Dallas

PORTLAND TIMBERS 2014 SCHEDULE


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sun. Mar. 9 at Chivas USA L 2-3 8320 0-1-0 4 0 CHI: Joya (64) Amarikwa (71); CHV: Torres (56) McNamara (59) Burling (88)

Sun. Mar. 16 at PortlandSun. Mar. 23 New YorkSat. Mar. 29 at D.C. UnitedSat. Apr. 5 PhiladelphiaSat. Apr. 12 at MontrealSat. Apr. 19 New EnglandSat. May 3 Real Salt LakeSat. May 10 at New YorkSun. May 18 Sporting KCSat. May 24 at ColumbusSun. June 1 Los AngelesWed. June 4 at ColoradoSat. June 7 Seattle

Wed. July 2 Toronto FCSun. July 6 at Sporting KCSat. July 12 at New EnglandSat. July 19 PhiladelphiaWed. July 23 at San JoseWed. July 30 VancouverSat. Aug. 2 ColumbusSun. Aug. 10 New YorkSat. Aug. 16 at MontrealSat. Aug. 23 at Toronto FCSat. Aug. 30 FC DallasSun. Sep. 7 at New England

Sat. Sep. 13 Toronto FCSat. Sep. 20 D.C. UnitedSun. Sep. 28 at HoustonThu. Oct. 2 at PhiladelphiaSun. Oct. 5 MontrealFri. Oct. 10 at Sporting KCSat. Oct. 18 at D.C. UnitedFri. Oct. 24 Houston

CHICAGO FIRE 2014 SCHEDULE


TIMBERS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2014)Goals

1 Gaston Fernandez 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Assists

0 30 times 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Shots

4 Diego Valeri 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Shots on Goal

2 Gaston Fernandez 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Fouls Committed

6 Diego Chara 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Fouls Suffered

5 Darlington Nagbe 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Offside

2 Maximiliano Urruti

03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1

Saves

4 Donovan Ricketts 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Shots Faced

6 Donovan Ricketts 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Goals Allowed

1 Donovan Ricketts 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2014)Shots

15 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Shots on Goal

2 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Fouls Committed

18 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Fouls Suffered

16 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Corner Kicks

7 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Offside

2 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Saves

4 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Shots Faced

6 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2014)Goals

1 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Assists

0 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Shots

15 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Shots on Goal

2 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Fouls Committed

18 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Fouls Suffered

16 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Corner Kicks

7 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Offside

2 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Saves

4 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Shots Faced

6 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1Goals Allowed

1 03/08/2014 vs PHI T 1-1

FIRE INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2014)Goals

1 Quincy Amarikwa 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-31 Benji Joya 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Assists

0 29 times 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Shots

2 Alex 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-32 Benji Joya 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Shots on Goal

2 Benji Joya 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Fouls Committed

4 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado

03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3

4 Benji Joya 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Fouls Suffered

3 Alex 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-33 Juan Luis

Anangono03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3

Offside

1 Dilly Duka 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-31 Juan Luis

Anangono03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3

Saves

4 Sean Johnson 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Shots Faced

8 Sean Johnson 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Goals Allowed

3 Sean Johnson 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2014)Shots

7 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Shots on Goal

5 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Fouls Committed

19 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Fouls Suffered

10 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Corner Kicks

5 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Offside

2 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Saves

4 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Shots Faced

8 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2014)Goals

2 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Assists

0 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Shots

7 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Shots on Goal

5 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Fouls Committed

19 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Fouls Suffered

10 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Corner Kicks

5 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Offside

2 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Saves

4 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Shots Faced

8 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3Goals Allowed

3 03/09/2014 at CHV L 2-3


Timbers 3 wins, 9 goals

Fire 0 wins, 5 goals1 ties

4/14/2011 POR 4 vs CHI 2 (PO)7/16/2011 POR 1 at CHI 0 (TP)5/20/2012 POR 2 vs CHI 1 (PO)6/8/2013 CHI 2 vs POR 2 (TP)

FIRE VS TIMBERS

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

CHI 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 5POR 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 9

Fire Timbers

Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 1 4 0 5 5 4 0 9Shots 26 35 0 61 23 25 0 48Shots on Goal 10 10 0 20 10 8 0 18Fouls 29 30 0 59 29 30 0 59Offsides 2 1 0 3 6 6 0 12Corner Kicks 18 19 0 37 9 9 0 18

HEAD-TO-HEAD

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Caleb Porter vs. CHI 0-0-1 (1 pts./game)Frank Yallop vs. POR 0-2-5 (0.71 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:Timbers Fire

Goals 2 Jorge Perlaza 1 4 timesAssists 2 Frederic Piquionne 1 Oduro/PappaShots 5 Diego Chara 14 Marco PappaShots on Goal 2 5 times 7 Marco PappaFouls Committed 8 Diego Chara 10 Marco PappaFouls Suffered 7 Kalif Alhassan 13 Patrick NyarkoWins 2 Troy Perkins 0 57 timesLosses 0 59 times 3 Sean JohnsonShutouts 1 Troy Perkins 0 57 timesSaves 10 Troy Perkins 11 Sean JohnsonGoals Allowed 2 Kocic/Gleeson 9 Sean Johnson

Portland Timbers Chicago FireW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)

At Halftime:Leading 0-0-0 2 Ws (10/13/2013) 0-0-0 2 Ws (10/04/2013)Tied 0-0-1 2 Ts (10/19/2013) 0-1-0 2 Ls (10/27/2013)Trailing 0-0-0 1 Ts (09/14/2013) 0-0-0 1 Ts (09/28/2013)

First Goal:Allowed 0-0-1 2 Ts (09/14/2013) 0-1-0 1 Ls (03/09/2014)Scored 0-0-0 2 Ws (10/13/2013) 0-0-0 1 Ls (10/27/2013)

Goals Scored:0 goals 0-0-0 1 Ts (10/19/2013) 0-0-0 5 Ls (04/27/2013)1 goals 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/08/2014) 0-0-0 1 Ws (10/19/2013)2 goals 0-0-0 1 Ts (10/06/2013) 0-1-0 2 Ls (10/27/2013)3 goals 0-0-0 1 Ts (08/21/2013) 0-0-0 5 Ws (04/07/2013)4 goals 0-0-0 2 Ws (09/07/2013) 0-0-0 1 Ws (07/20/2013)

Goals Allowed:0 goals 0-0-0 1 Ws (10/26/2013) 0-0-0 5 Ws (04/20/2013)1 goals 0-0-1 2 Ts (09/14/2013) 0-0-0 2 Ts (09/01/2013)2 goals 0-0-0 1 Ts (10/06/2013) 0-0-0 1 Ws (10/12/2013)3 goals 0-0-0 2 Ts (03/03/2013) 0-1-0 3 Ls (07/14/2013)4 goals 0-0-0 1 Ls (08/30/2013) 0-0-0 3 Ls (03/03/2013)

W-L-T Breakdowns:

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:Timbers Fire

Goals 2 Jorge Perlaza (04/14/11)

1 4 players tied

Assists 2 Frederic Piquionne (06/08/13)

1 Oduro/Pappa

Shots 3 8 players tied 6 Marco Pappa (07/16/11)Shots on Goal 2 5 players tied 4 Marco Pappa (07/16/11)Fouls Committed 4 Diego Chara (07/16/11) 6 Marco Pappa (04/14/11)Fouls Suffered 5 Kalif Alhassan

(04/14/11)5 Patrick Nyarko (04/14/11)

Shutouts 1 Troy Perkins (07/16/11)

None

Saves 7 Troy Perkins (07/16/11)

6 Sean Johnson (07/16/11)

Goals Allowed 2 Kocic/Gleeson 4 Sean Johnson (04/14/11)


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTJorge Perlaza 3 2 164 2 0 4Eric Brunner 2 2 180 1 0 3Jack Jewsbury 3 3 270 1 0 3Diego Valeri 1 1 67 1 0 3Rodney Wallace 3 3 270 1 0 4Ben Zemanski 1 1 90 1 0 1Frederic Piquionne 1 1 87 0 2 3Kalif Alhassan 2 2 173 0 1 3Kris Boyd 1 1 90 0 1 3Milos Kocic 1 1 90 0 1 0Hanyer Mosquera 1 1 90 0 1 0Team totals 4 4 360 9 6 48Opponent totals 4 4 360 5 2 61

TIMBERS CAREER SCORING VS. FIRE (3-0-1)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGTroy Perkins 2 180 11 10 0.50 0Jake Gleeson 1 90 2 1 2.00 0Milos Kocic 1 90 7 5 2.00 0Team totals 4 360 20 16 1.25 0Opponent totals 4 360 18 11 2.25 1


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTMarco Pappa 3 3 270 1 1 14Jalil Anibaba 4 4 360 1 0 2Mike Magee 1 1 90 1 0 4Daniel Paladini 2 1 65 1 0 3Dominic Oduro 3 2 195 0 1 3Opponent totals 4 4 360 5 2 61Team totals 4 4 360 9 6 48

FIRE CAREER SCORING VS. TIMBERS (0-3-1)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGSean Johnson 4 360 18 11 2.25 1Team totals 4 360 20 16 1.25 0Opponent totals 4 360 18 11 2.25 1


CURRENT TIMBERS VS. FIRE (3-0-1)

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTJack Jewsbury 3 3 270 1 0 3Diego Valeri 1 1 67 1 0 3Rodney Wallace 3 3 270 1 0 4Ben Zemanski 1 1 90 1 0 1Frederic Piquionne 1 1 87 0 2 3Kalif Alhassan 2 2 173 0 1 3Diego Chara 3 3 270 0 0 5Mamadou Danso 2 2 180 0 0 0Jake Gleeson 1 1 90 0 0 0Michael Harrington 1 1 90 0 0 0Will Johnson 1 1 90 0 0 3Pa Modou Kah 1 1 90 0 0 1Darlington Nagbe 4 3 236 0 0 2Jose Adolfo Valencia 1 0 3 0 0 0Team totals 4 4 360 5 2 61Opponent totals 4 4 360 9 6 48

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGJake Gleeson 1 90 2 1 2.00 0Team totals 4 360 20 16 1.25 0Opponent totals 4 360 18 11 2.25 1

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTMike Magee 1 1 90 1 0 4Orr Barouch 3 0 80 0 0 3Alex 1 1 90 0 0 4Dilly Duka 1 1 71 0 0 1Sean Johnson 4 4 360 0 0 0Jeff Larentowicz 1 1 70 0 0 0Patrick Nyarko 4 4 360 0 0 3Logan Pause 3 3 246 0 0 0Chris Rolfe 1 1 64 0 0 1Gonzalo Segares 4 4 360 0 0 3Bakary Soumare 1 1 90 0 0 0Team totals 4 4 360 5 2 61Opponent totals 4 4 360 9 6 48

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGSean Johnson 4 360 18 11 2.25 1Team totals 4 360 20 16 1.25 0Opponent totals 4 360 18 11 2.25 1

CURRENT FIRE CAREER VS. TIMBERS (0-3-1)


SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2014, 12 P.M. (PT)

2014 SCHEDULE

LAST MATCH RECAP

2014 MLS RECORD: 0-0-1(Home: 0-0-1 Away: 0-0-0)

2014 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 0-0-0(Home: 0-0-0 Away: 0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/ATTENDANCESat., March 8 PHILADELPHIA T 1-1 20,674Sun., March 16 CHICAGO 12 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., March 22 @Colorado 3 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., March 29 @FC Dallas 5:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., April 5 SEATTLE 12 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSat., April 12 CHIVAS USA 7:30 p.m. KPDXSat., April 19 @Real Salt Lake 6:30 p.m. KPTVSun., April 27 @Houston 12 p.m. KPTVSat., May 3 D.C. UNITED 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., May 11 LA GALAXY 11:30 a.m. NBC Sports NetworkSat., May 17 COLUMBUS 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., May 24 @New York 4 p.m. ROOT SPORTSWed., May 28 @Chivas USA 7:30 p.m. KPTVSun., June 1 VANCOUVER 6 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., June 7 @Real Salt Lake 7 p.m. ROOT SPORTSWed., June 11 FC DALLAS 7 p.m. ESPN2Fri., June 27 SPORTING KC 8 p.m. KPTVFri., July 4 @LA Galaxy 8 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSun., July 13 @Seattle 7 p.m. ESPN2Fri., July 18 COLORADO 8 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSun., July 27 @Montreal 5 p.m. ROOT SPORTS/UnivisiónSat., Aug. 2 @LA Galaxy 11:30 a.m. NBCSat., Aug. 9 CHIVAS USA 7:30 p.m. KPTVSat., Aug. 16 @New England 4:30 p.m. KPTVSun., Aug. 24 SEATTLE 2 p.m. ESPN2Sat., Aug. 30 @Vancouver 7:30 p.m. KPTVSun., Sept. 7 SAN JOSE 2 p.m. ESPN2Sat., Sept. 13 @Colorado 6 p.m. KPDXSat., Sept. 20 VANCOUVER 2 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSat., Sept. 27 @Toronto FC 10 a.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., Oct. 4 @San Jose 8 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkWed., Oct. 8 SAN JOSE 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSFri., Oct. 17 REAL SALT LAKE 7 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkSat., Oct. 25 @FC Dallas 5:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS

*dates and times subject to change

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NO PLACE LIKE HOME

MATCH INFORMATION

Date: Sunday, March 16, 2014Kickoff: 12 p.m. (Pacific)Location: Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Forecast: 66 degrees, partly cloudy

Referee: Assistant Referees: Fourth Official:

Local TV: ROOT SPORTSTalent: Keith Bleyer (play-by-play), Ross Smith (analyst)

English Radio: 750 The Game (KXTG 750AM)Talent: Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Andrew Gregor (analyst)

Spanish Radio: La Pantera (KWBY 940AM)Talent: Juan de Dios Andrade (play-by-play), Edgar Palacios (analyst)

TIMBERS

0-1-0 (0pts)

VS.

CHICAGO FIRE AT PORTLAND TIMBERS

FIRE

MLS WEEK 2 SCHEDULESaturday, March 15 TIME (PT) NATIONAL TVNew England at Philadelphia 1 p.m. Univisión DeportesColorado at New York 1 p.m.Toronto FC at Seattle 1:30 p.m. NBC Sports NetworkFC Dallas at Sporting Kansas City 5:30 p.m.Montreal at Houston 5:30 p.m.Real Salt Lake at San Jose 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 16 Chicago at Portland 12 p.m. UniMásVancouver at Chivas USA 4 p.m.

0-0-1 (1pt)

Providence Park 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 51 consecutive regular season home games in the team’s first three MLS sea-sons, even after raising the 86-year-old downtown venue’s capacity from 18,627 to 20,647 in 2013. Last year, the club earned an 11-1-5 overall regular-season home record in 17 games, which was the best home record in MLS.

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Forward Gastón Fernández scored in his MLS debut and goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts made four saves to help the Timbers battle back to earn a 1-1 draw against Philadelphia in the MLS season opener for both clubs on March 8, before a sellout crowd at Providence Park. Trailing 1-0 in second-half stoppage time, the Timbers earned a corner kick after midfielder Steve Zakuani saw a shot deflected inside the penalty box. Midfielder Will Johnson delivered a quickly taken corner kick that glanced off a Union defender before Fernández headed the ball inside the left post to tie the match. Fernández becomes the fifth Timbers player to score a goal in his MLS debut with the club, as Portland extended its regular-season home unbeaten streak to 16 games.

CONSECUTIVE REGULAR-SEASON HOME SELLOUTS:

CATEGORICAL WON-LOST-TIED HEAD COACH CALEB PORTERHead coach Caleb Porter guided the Portland Timbers on a record-setting, turna-round season in 2013, his first season in MLS and as the club’s head coach. He was announced as the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the club ahead of the 2013 MLS campaign. Porter received the Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year at the Oregon Sports Awards on March 9, 2014, becoming the fourth soccer-related figure to receive the award since it was founded in 1957.

Porter was named the 2013 MLS Coach of the Year after leading Portland to a 14-5-15 (57pts) record, finishing the regular season in first place in the Western Conference and with the third-best record in the league – just two points shy of MLS Supporters’ Shield-winners New York Red Bulls. In 2013, the Timbers set new single-season club marks in points, wins, goals (54), goal differential (+21), shutouts (15) and fewest goals allowed (33).

Under Porter, the Timbers assembled one of the biggest turnaround seasons in MLS history in 2013. In comparison to Portland’s 2012 totals, the Timbers assembled a 23-point improvement in points and an MLS-record 43-goal improvement in goal differential. Portland’s five losses during the 2013 regular season are tied for the fewest in MLS history in a 34-game season. In 2013, the Timbers ranked third in MLS in goals scored and conceded the second-fewest goals at 33, giving the club a league-best, plus-21 goal differential. The club also led the league with 15 shutouts, tied for third-most in a single season in MLS history. During the regular season, the Timbers assembled one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MLS history at 15 games.

The Timbers recorded a 15-game, home unbeaten streak during the 2013 regular season, posting a league-best 11-1-5 home record at Providence Park. The club also set an MLS single-season record with 11 home shutouts. Among Porter’s achievements during the 2013 season, the club’s 57 points accrued are the most earned by a first-year head coach in MLS since the league’s inaugural season in 1996. Porter’s winning percentage (.632) in 2013 ranked among the best in league history for first-year MLS head coaches, and the Timbers’ 15-game unbeaten streak is the longest by an MLS head coach in his first full season at the helm.

Under Porter in 2013, Portland qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since joining the league in 2011. By defeating rival Seattle Sounders FC in the Western Conference Semifinal, the Tim-bers became just the fifth club in MLS history to reach the conference championship in their MLS Cup Playoff debut, and the first since Real Salt Lake in 2008. Additionally, the Timbers made their deepest run in club history in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2013 under Porter’s guidance, reaching the semi-finals of the tournament.

Prior to joining the Timbers, Porter was one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history during his tenure as head coach at the University of Akron from 2006-12. He compiled a career mark of 123-18-17 at Akron and owned the highest winning percentage (.832) among all active Division I coaches. Porter garnered numerous honors while at Akron, including 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the Year.

From Kalamazoo, Mich., Porter led the Zips to 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, five MAC tournament titles and five consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament’s Round of 16 (2008-12). Porter set multiple NCAA records while 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.

Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and he 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 University.

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 professional 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 and a three-time All-Big Ten honoree. Porter led the Hoosiers to four conference titles, and four NCAA tourna-ment appearances. 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.

CHICAGO FIRE AT PORTLAND TIMBERSSUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2014

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


ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES

The Timbers and Fire have squared off four times in their all-time MLS series, twice at Providence Park and twice at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. The clubs first met in the inaugural home-opening match at Providence Park on April 14, 2011, as Portland earned a thrilling 4-2 win against the Fire on a rainy night. Earning the club’s first-ever win as an MLS side, forward Jorge Perlaza netted two goals, Rodney Wallace scored his first Timbers MLS goal and Portland forced a late own goal by the Fire in an entertaining match.

Portland earned their first road win as an MLS club later in the 2011 season against Chicago at Toyota Park. Jack Jewsbury recorded the game-winning goal on a penalty kick in the 25th minute.

The Fire last visited Portland in 2012, as the Timbers tallied a 2-1 win over their Windy City rivals. Defender Eric Brunner scored a goal and Portland earned the game-winning goal via a Chicago Fire own goal in the 52nd minute.

Last season, forward Frederic Piquionne tallied two assists and midfielders Diego Valeri and Ben Zemanski recorded two goals in a 2-2 draw at Toyota Park.

SERIES LEADERS

PORTLAND CHICAGOGoals 2 Jorge Perlaza 1 Four players tiedAssists 2 Frederic Piquionne 1 Oduro/PappaShots 5 Diego Chara 14 Marco PappaShots on Goal 2 Five players tied 7 Marco PappaFouls Committed 8 Diego Chara 10 Marco Pappa Fouls Suffered 7 Kalif Alhassan 13 Patrick Nyarko

Wins 2 Troy Perkins n/aShutouts 1 Troy Perkins n/aSaves 10 Troy Perkins 11 Sean JohnsonGoals Allowed 2 Gleeson/Kocic 9 Sean Johnson

Cautions 2 Chara/Hall 2 Gibbs/SegaresEjections n/a 1 Yamith Cuesta

ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS

ALL-TIME RECORDRegular Season: 3-0-1; Home: 2-0-0; Away: 1-0-1April 14, 2011 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Portland 4, Chicago 2 (Perlaza 29, 47, Wallace 38, Own goal 84)July 16, 2011 at Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Ill.) Portland 1, Chicago 0 (Jewsbury 25 PK)May 20, 2012 at Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)Portland 2, Chicago 1 (Brunner 20, Own goal 52)June 8, 2013 at Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Ill.)Portland 2, Chicago 2 (Valeri 33, Zemanski 58)

LAST TIME VS. THE FIRE

Midfielders Diego Valeri and Ben Zemanski each scored goals and forward Fred-eric Piquionne registered two assists as the Timbers played the Chicago Fire to a 2-2 draw at Toyota Park, extending their MLS-club record unbeaten streak during the 2013 season to 12 games. Mike Magee and Daniel Paladini scored in the second half for Chicago, becoming the first team during the 2013 season to score two goals in the second half against the Timbers.

Portland Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 2June 8, 2013 at Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Ill.)Att: 15,349

SCORINGCHI - Magee 68, Paladini 82POR - Valeri (Piquionne, Kocic) 33, Zemanski (Piquionne) 58

Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCHI 19 3 11 1 9POR 13 5 16 3 0

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

CHI: GK Johnson, D Anibaba, D Berry, D Soumare, D Segares, M Nyarko, M Larentowicz © (Paladini, 70), M Alex, M Duka (MacDonald, 71), F Rolfe (Santos, 64), F Magee

LONGEST INDIVIDUAL STREAKS

PLAYERSConsecutive Games with Goal: ........................3, 2x (last: Valeri, Sept. 7-20, 2013)Consecutive Games with Assist: ............. 4, 2x (last: Valeri, July 27-Aug. 21, 2013)Consecutive 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, Mar. 3-Apr. 27, 2013)Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: ..........18, Chara, Oct. 7, 2012-June 19, 2013 Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: ....11, 2x (last: Nagbe, May 25-Aug. 17, 2013)

Consecutive Games with Caution: ........ 3, 4x (last: Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5, 2012) 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: ............................................ 48, 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, 2013)Consecutive Shutouts: ................................4, Ricketts, May 25; June 15-23, 2013Consecutive Starts: ................................... 51, Perkins, April 23, 2011-Aug.5, 2012Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.............3307, Perkins, April 23, 2011-April 28, 2012

MATCH PREVIEWSunday’s special early afternoon match against the Chicago Fire marks the second consecutive home match to open the 2014 MLS regular season for the Timbers. Following Sunday’s game, Portland will play its next two matches on the road at Colorado and FC Dallas. Chicago visits Providence Park for first time since May 2012, when the Timbers earned a 2-1 win. The Timbers enter Sunday’s game following a come-from-behind, 1-1 draw in the season opener against Philadelphia on March 8 as forward Gastón Fernández tallied the game-tying goal in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. Chicago, which opened the season on the road at Chivas USA, suffered a 3-2 loss on March 9.


TIMBERS MEDIA SOURCES

TALK TIMBERSThe Timbers’ weekly radio talk show, presented by JELD-WEN Windows & Doors airs regularly Wednesday 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.timbers.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.timbers.com.

2013 AWARD WINNERS

Following a successful 2013 season in which Portland set single-season MLS club records in points (57), wins (14), goals (54), goal differential (+21), shutouts (15) and fewest goals conceded (33), while also completing one of the biggest turnarounds, year-over-year, in MLS history - the team received multiple honors from the league:

2013 MLS Coach of the Year - Caleb Porter2013 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year - Donovan Ricketts2013 MLS Newcomer of the Year - Diego Valeri2013 MLS XBox Fair Play Award - Darlington Nagbe2013 MLS Best XI - GK Donovan Ricketts, M Will Johnson, M Diego Valeri

MLS CAREER LEADERS

* - as of March 16, 2014

PLAYERSGames played ......................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 96Games started .........................................................................Jack Jewsbury - 89Minutes played ...................................................................Jack Jewsbury - 7,880Goals ....................................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 17Assists ................................................................ Jack Jewsbury, Diego Valeri - 13Game-winning goals .......................................Jack Jewsbury, Rodney Wallace - 3Game-winning assists ................................................................ Kalif Alhassan - 5Shots..................................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 142Shots on goal .......................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 50Corner kicks ..........................................................................Jack Jewsbury - 171Offsides......................................................................................Jorge Perlaza - 48Fouls suffered ....................................................................Darlington Nagbe - 176Fouls committed ........................................................................ Diego Chara - 216Cautions ....................................................................................... Diego Chara - 25Ejections .......... Alhassan, Brunner, Chara, Danso, Hall, Kah, Palmer, Zemanski - 1

GOALKEEPERSGames played in goal .................................................................. Troy Perkins - 51Games started in goal .................................................................. Troy Perkins - 51Minutes played in goal ........................................................... Troy Perkins - 4,567Wins .....................................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 16Saves ......................................................................................... Troy Perkins - 157Shutouts ..............................................................................Donovan Ricketts - 16

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHSPLAYERSGoals: ......................................2, 7x (last: Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (16’, 29’) 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: .................................... 5, Valeri, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA (2 goals, 1 assist) Shots: ....................................................................7, Songo’o, 8/5/12 vs. FC Dallas

Shots on Goal: ................................. 3, 16x (last: Wallace, 10/26/13 at Chivas USA) R. Johnson, 8/17/13 vs. FC Dallas 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, 7x (last: Zemanski, 8/30/13 at Real Salt Lake, 45+3’) 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

* - as of March 16, 2014

PORTER RECEIVES SLATS GILL AWARDTimbers head coach Caleb Porter was awarded the Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year as part of the Oregon Sports Awards on March 9 at the Oregon Sports Awards show held in Beaverton, Ore. The Sportsperson of the Year, an award named after legendary Oregon State University coach and administrator Slats Gill, is given to an outstanding coach, administrator or organization from an Oregon-based team at any level of competition during the calendar year. With the honor, Porter, one of three finalists for the Sportsperson of the Year award, became the fourth soccer-related figure to receive the award since it was founded in 1957. The others are Timbers Owner and President Merritt Paulson (2011), legendary NASL Timbers player and Portland soccer icon Clive Charles (1995, 2002) and NASL Timbers head coach Vic Crowe (1975).


SCOUTING THE FIRE

UNBEATEN STREAK AT HOME

Portland is unbeaten in its last 16 regular-season home matches at Providence Park, putting together an 11-0-5 record since April 6, 2013. The Timbers last suffered a loss at home on March 9, 2013, in a 2-1 setback against the Montreal Impact in the second game of the 2013 regular season.

UPCOMING MILESTONESMidfielder Kalif Alhassan is one point shy of his 20th career MLS point. The midfielder has logged four goals and 11 assists in 78 career MLS games.

Defender Jack Jewsbury’s next goal will be the 25th of his MLS career. Jews-bury has recorded 10 of his 24 career goals in a Timbers uniform. Additionally, Jewsbury is 40 minutes shy of tying Jeff Agoos (21,195 minutes) for 42nd place in all-time career minutes played in MLS.

With a start against Chicago, Will Johnson will reach 150 career MLS appear-ances.

Midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe is four matches short of 100 career MLS appearances (all for the Timbers), while midfielder Ben Zemanski is three ap-pearances shy of 100 for his MLS career.

Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts is four clean sheets away from reaching 50 shutouts in his MLS career. Ricketts, the 2013 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, registered an MLS career-best 14 shutouts last season. Ricketts is currently two clean sheets shy of tying Scott Garlick for ninth place on the list of all-time MLS leaders in shutouts.

JOHNSON SIGNED TO MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT

The Timbers announced on Monday that the club has signed midfielder Will Johnson to a new, multi-year contract. Per MLS and club policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Johnson, 27, was named to the league’s Best XI after helping guide the Timbers to a first-place finish in the Western Confer-ence regular-season standings and their first-ever appearance in the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2013. Voted a 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star, Johnson also helped lead the Timbers to their deepest run in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The team’s captain set new career marks in goals (9), assists (5), points (23) and minutes played (2,520) during his first season with Portland last season. AGAINST THE EAST AT HOME

The Timbers have only lost one match at home against an Eastern Conference club in the last two seasons. Since 2012, Portland has logged a 5-1-5 overall home record against Eastern Conference teams, outscoring teams 18-9 in the process. The Timbers are unbeaten in their last four home games against Eastern Conference teams (2-0-2).

ATTACKING THE GOALAccording to Opta, the Timbers ranked first in the league after Week 1 of the season in passes attempted in the final third of the field (157). Portland also ranked among league leaders in crosses with 28. The Timbers saw eight of their shots against Philadelphia blocked, the most in the league last week.

THE IRONMANTimbers midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe has started 49 straight league games for the club dating back to the 2012 MLS season. Entering his fourth year with the team, Nagbe has appeared in 68 of the team’s 69 regular-season games since the start of the 2012 MLS season. Nagbe is the club’s MLS career leader in goals (17) and appearances (96).

Chicago enters Sunday’s match on the heels of a season-opening loss to Chivas USA at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Even at 2-2 entering the final 10 minutes of the match, the Fire conceded the game-winning goal off a corner kick in the 88th minute as Chivas USA claimed a 3-2 win. Recently acquired midfielder Benji Joya (on loan from Mexican club Santos Laguna) tallied his first career MLS goal in his debut against Chivas USA. Forward Quincy Amarikwa, who is entering his seventh season in MLS, tallied his first goal of the season in the opener. Both Amarikwa and Joya entered the match as substitutes before scoring for Chicago, who had fallen into a 2-0 deficit before equalizing. Joya’s goal in the 64th minute came just 49 seconds after the midfielder entered the match.

CREATOR/DISTRIBUTORAccording to Opta, midfielder Diego Valeri ranked among the top 15 players in MLS in scoring chances created with 60 during the 2013 season. Valeri led the league with 13 assists while earning 2013 MLS Newcomer of the Year honors. The midfielder became the first Timbers player to record double digits in goals (10) and assists (13) in a single season during the team’s MLS era.

TIMBERS INJURY REPORT

OUT: M Steven Evans (back surgery), M Rodney Wallace (L ACL surgery)QUESTIONABLE: M Kalif Alhassan (groin strain), D Pa Modou Kah (hamstring strain), M Steve Zakuani (sports hernia surgery)

* - As of March 13, 2014

KEEPING THE BALLAccording to Opta, the Timbers registered the second highest percentage of possession during Week 1 of the 2014 MLS season, keeping the ball for 57.2 percent of the match against Philadelphia (only New York was higher at 57.6 percent vs. Vancouver). In the final 10 minutes of a 1-1 draw against the Union, Portland maintained 71 percent of possession while pushing for the equalizer.

HOME WINNING PCT.Timbers head coach Caleb Porter currently possesses the highest home-win-ning percentage (.778) among active MLS head coaches with at least 17 home games on their record. Porter has earned an 11-1-6 overall record at Providence Park as head coach. New York’s Mike Petke (.765) ranks second, while LA Gal-axy head coach Bruce Arena (.712), Houston’s Dominic Kinnear (.695) and new Montreal Impact head coach Frank Klopas (.685) round out the top five.

Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 DOB: 07/06/77Birthplace: Montego Bay, JamaicaAcquired: Trade with Montreal Impact, 08/07/12Last MLS win: 11/07/13 POR vs. SEA (PLAYOFFS)Last MLS shutout: 10/26/13 POR @ CHV

2014: Made four saves in a season-opening 1-1 draw on March 8 against Philadel-phia ... His diving stop in the 20th minute against the Union was nominated for MLS Save of the Week for Week 1.2013: Named the 2013 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and to the Best XI ... Started 32 games during the regular season, compiling a 13-5-14 record and a league-best 14 shutouts ... Ranked among league leaders in wins, goals-against average (0.97), saves (92) and saves percentage (72.3) ... Was named an MLS All-Star as voted by MLS players and selected to the inactive roster ... Selected as the Timbers 2013 De-fender of the Year ... Owned three of the longest shutout streaks in the league at 312, 323 and 401 minutes ... His 401-minute streak without allowing a goal (May 18-25; June 15-July 7) set a Timbers MLS club record for longest individual shutout streak ... Contributed greatly to the Timbers setting a new MLS single-season record with 11 home shutouts during the regular season ... Featured in all but one of the club’s 15 shutouts during the regular season, which is tied for third-most in a single season in MLS history ... Was a 10-time MLS Save of the Week winner during the regular sea-son, receiving honors in Weeks 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 16, 21, 22, 32, 33, and was a nominee on three other occasions (Week 2, 19, 20).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: 01/24/86Birthplace: Greenville, N.C.Acquired: Trade with Sporting KC, 12/03/12Last MLS goal: 10/05/08 SKC vs. CHILast MLS assist: 08/30/13 POR @ RSL

2014: Started and played 90 minutes in a season-opening draw against Philadelphia on March 8.2013: Started 33 of the club’s 34 matches during the regular season, missing just the June 23 match vs. Colorado due to injury ... Started all four playoff matches ... He led the club with 2,951 minutes played and set new career highs in games and minutes played during the 2013 regular season ... Was one of six Portland players on the fan ballot for the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game ... Featured in 14 of the club’s 15 shut-outs during the regular season, and helped the club set an MLS single-season record with 11 home shutouts during the regular season ... Aided in five straight shutouts for the Timbers at home Sept. 7-Oct. 19, against Toronto FC, Colorado, LA Galaxy, Seattle and Real Salt Lake - a 450 minute, home shutout streak.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. INTERNATIONAL: Called into training camp with the U.S. Men’s National Team from Jan. 6-Feb. 1, 2014.

MICHAEL HARRINGTON - D5

ALVAS POWELL - D2


WILL JOHNSON - M4Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 01/21/87Birthplace: Toronto, CanadaAcquired: Trade with Real Salt Lake, 12/03/12Last MLS goal: 11/10/13 POR @ RSL (PLAYOFFS)Last MLS assist: 11/07/13 POR vs. SEA (PLAYOFFS)

2014: Started and played 90 minutes in a season-opening draw against Philadelphia on March 8.2013: Set new MLS career marks for goals (9), assists (5), points (23) and minutes played (2,520) in his first season in Portland ... Scored a goal in back-to-back playoff games Nov. 7-10 ... Played 90 minutes in all four playoff games ... Finished tied for second on the team in goal-scoring during the regular season with nine goals ... Played the full 90 in all 28 of his appearances during the regular season ... Voted by fans as the 2013 Timbers Supporters’ Player of the Year ... Voted to the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Fan XI as one of league’s top vote-getters by fans ... Started in the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 31 against AS Roma at Sporting Park ... Helped the club finish the regular season with a 450-minute, home shutout streak (Sept. 7-Oct. 19), starting in all five matches ... Scored his ninth goal of the season on a free kick in a 5-0 road win over Chivas USA in the regular-season finale Oct. 26 ... Recorded the first two-goal performance of his MLS career in a 2-2 comeback draw on the road March 30 at Colorado ... Named the MLS Player of the Week for Week 5 by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) ... Became the fifth Timbers MLS player to record mutliple goals in a single game.INTERNATIONAL: Has 31 caps with the Canada National Team since making his se-nior debut as an 18-year-old on Nov. 16, 2005, in a 1-0 friendly win over Luxembourg … 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: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/18/94Birthplace: St. Thomas, JamaicaAcquired: Signed on loan from Portmore United FC, 06/28/13 Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Made five league appearances (4 starts) in his rookie campaign with the Timbers, logging 382 minutes ... Selected as the club’s 2013 Up-and-Coming Player of the Year ... Made his MLS debut Aug. 3, starting and playing 63 minutes of a 1-1 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps FC ... Became the youngest player in Timbers MLS history to start and play in a match at 19 years, 16 days ... Started four straight regular-season matches Aug. 3-25 ... Was a second-half sub in a 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake in the semifinal of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Aug. 7, making his first U.S. Open Cup appearance ... Made his first-team debut, starting and playing all 90 minutes of a 1-0 win over EPL side Norwich City FC in a friendly July 24 at Provi-dence Park ... Played in four games, making three starts, for the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League.CAREER: Played two seasons (2011-13) in Jamaica’s Premier League with Portmore United FC, making 10 league appearances (1 start).INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 11 caps for the Jamaica National Team ... Named to the Jamaica National Team for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Oct. 11-15 against the United States and Honduras ... Called up by the Jamaica National Team for World Cup qualifiers Sept. 6 at Panama and Sept. 10 vs. Costa Rica ... Started against Panama, playing 44 minutes before leaving due to an injury and aiding in a shutout against Panama ... Featured in a pair of friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago on Nov. 15 and Nov. 19, 2013 ... Called up for a pair of friendlies on March 2 against Barbados and March 5, 2014, against St. Lucia.

Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/19/90Birthplace: Monrovia, LiberiaAcquired: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/11Pronunciation: NAG-beLast MLS goal: 11/02/13 POR @ SEA (PLAYOFFS)Last MLS assist: 10/06/13 POR @ VAN

2014: Started and played 90 minutes in a season-opening draw against Philadelphia on March 8.2013: Was named the Xbox Individual Fair Play award winner ... Set new career highs in goals (9), assists (4), points (22), and minutes (2,848) while become the first MLS Timbers player to start all 34 regular-season games ... Started four playoff games, scoring one goal ... Dating to 2012, he has started 48 consecutive league games for the Timbers ... Is the Timbers MLS career leader in goals (17) and games played (95) ... Was voted the 2013 Timbers Players’ Player of the Year by his teammates for his efforts during the regular season ... Listed at No. 1 on the 2013 “24-Under-24”, MLSsoccer.com’s annual series that lists the top players in MLS under the age of 24 ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to make 90 appearances with the club Sept. 20 in a 1-0 win over Colorado Rapids at Providence Park.2012: Finished second on the team in goals scored ... 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 ... Had a four-game point streak (3g, 1a), the longest by a Timbers player in 2012, from Aug. 15-31 ... Became the youngest player to appear in 50 games for the MLS Timbers on Aug. 15 at 22 years, 27 days.2011: Appeared in 28 matches (21 starts) as a rookie ... Finished the season with seven points (2 goals, 3 assists) ... 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: 6-0 Weight: 160 DOB: 02/09/88Birthplace: Kipak, Republic of CongoAcquired: Selected in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process, 12/12/13Pronunciation: ZAK-uh-WAH-neeLast MLS goal: 09/22/12 SEA vs. SJLast MLS assist: 03/16/13 SEA vs. POR

2014: Made his Timbers MLS debut as a second-half substitute on March 8 against Philadelphia ... Deflected shot helped set up game-tying goal in second-half stoppage time against the Union.2013: Appeared in eight regular-season matches, making six starts ... Logged an as-sist in a 1-1 draw against Portland on March 16 ... Appeared in three matches during the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League, recording an assist in a 3-1 win vs. Mexi-can club Tigres UANL on March 12 ... Missed a majority of the season due to injuries.2012: Overcame a fractured right tibia and fibula during the 2011 season, making his first MLS appearance for Seattle Sounders FC in 14 months on Sept. 7 vs. Colorado ... In his first start of the season Sept. 9, assisted on the go-ahead goal in a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas ... In total, made eight regular-season appearances (4 starts) ... Scored in a 2-1 loss vs. San Jose on Sept. 22 ... Logged 250 minutes over four games (3 starts) in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League (CCL), recording one goal and one assist ... Tallied his first career CCL goal Oct. 24 vs. Marathon ... Appeared in three MLS Cup Playoff games, including both matches against the LA Galaxy in the Western Confer-ence Championship. 2011: Played in just six regular-season games for Seattle before suffering a fractured right tibia and fibula at Colorado on April 22.

STEVE ZAKUANI - M7

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/01/86Birthplace: Valentín Alsina, ArgentinaAcquired: Contract purchased from Atlético Lanús as a Desig-nated Player, 08/06/13Last MLS goal: 11/07/13 POR vs. SEA (PLAYOFFS)Last MLS assist: 10/26/13 POR @ CHV

2014: Played 90 minutes and attempted four shots in a season-opening draw against Philadelphia on March 8.2013: Named MLS Newcomer of the Year ... Played in 31 games (28 starts) during the regular season and finished as the club’s Golden Boot winner with 10 goals and 13 assists ... His 13 assists on the campaign led MLS ... His 13 assists rank as the second-most in Timbers single-season history, behind only John Bain’s 14 assists in 1980 (NASL) ... Started all four playoff matches, scoring one goal ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to record 10 or more goals and assists in a single season ... Named an MLS All-Star through a vote of MLS players and was selected to the inactive roster ... Scored in three straight matches Sept. 7-20, providing the game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw Sept. 14 at Chivas USA and the game-winner in a 1-0 vitory against Colorado on Sept. 20 ... Matched a Timbers MLS-club record by registering an assist in a fourth straight game on Aug. 21 against Real Salt Lake ... Directly factored in on nine straight goals (2 goals, 7 assists) across all competitions for the Timbers from July 13-Aug. 21 ... Became the fourth player in Timbers MLS history to score in his debut game, tallying a goal March 3 against New York.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 … Started and played 90 minutes of a friendly 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, helping Argentina win the Copa Chaco – a friendly competition.

DIEGO VALERI - M8Height: 6-2 Weight: 170 DOB: 12/08/78Birthplace: Nouméa, New CaledoniaAcquired: Signed, 02/28/13Pronunciation: pick-EE-ownLast MLS goal: 11/10/13 POR @ RSL (PLAYOFFS)Last MLS assist: 07/27/13 POR @ SJ

2013: Made 21 appearances (7 starts) during the regular season, scoring one goal and five assists ... Tallied 14 substitute appearances this season ... Appeared in two playoff games, making one start and scoring one goal ... Played for Martinique in the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Canada on July 7 ... 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 Wilmington 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.INTERNATIONAL: Earned his first cap with the France National Team in a friendly against Austria on March 28, 2007 … Made his debut with Martinique in 2002 ... Lived and played soccer in Martinique prior to starting his professional career … Rejoined Martinique for the 2012 Caribbean Cup, helping lead the team to a top-four finish and qualifying for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

FREDERIC PIQUIONNE - F9


Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 DOB: 04/13/81Hometown: Springfield, Mo.Acquired: Trade with Sporting Kansas City, 03/01/11Last MLS goal: 10/21/12 POR @ VANLast MLS assist: 11/10/13 POR @ RSL (PLAYOFFS)

2014: Started and played 85 minutes in a season-opening draw against Philadelphia on March 8.2013: Started all 26 of his appearances during the regular season, including 21 starts on the backline ... Started all four playoff matches, logging two assists ... Named the Timbers Unsung Hero for the 2013 campaign ... Played in 13 of the club’s 15 shutouts during the regular season, and contributed to the Timbers setting a new MLS single-season record with 11 shutouts at home ... Helped the club record five straight shut-outs at home to end the regular season, starting in four of those games ... Surpassed 20,000 minutes played in his MLS career on June 23 against Colorado at Providence Park ... Earned his first assist of the season on May 25 at D.C. United. 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 ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 21 at BC Place, giving the club its only road win of the season and clinching the Cascadia Cup - the club’s first as an MLS side ... Was also the first Timbers MLS player to surpass 5,000 minutes-played for the club on Sept. 5 vs. Colorado.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 - M13

KALIF ALHASSAN - M

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 10/15/90Birthplace: Accra, GhanaAcquired: Signed, 12/15/10Pronunciation: KA-leaf ALL-ha-sahnLast MLS goal: 10/13/13 POR vs. SEALast MLS assist: 11/02/13 POR @ SEA (PLAYOFFS)

2014: Played 17 minutes as a second-half sub in a 1-1 draw against Philadelphia on March 8 ... Became the first MLS Timbers player to appear in each of the team’s four season-opening matches since 2011.2013: Finished the regular season with career highs in goals (3) and points (9) ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Seattle on Oct. 13 ... Appeared as a sub in all four postseason games, registering one assist ... Tallied a Timbers MLS-club record fifth game-winning assist on June 15 against FC Dallas ... Is the only Timbers player to start in each of the club’s three home openers since 2011 ... Recorded an assist on March 3 against New York, becoming the only Portland player to record at least one point in each of the first three home openers. 2012: Played in 16 matches during the regular season, recording one goal and two assists ... Hampered by multiple injuries during the season ... 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 Providence Park; 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, in 32 matches ... 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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GASTîN FERNçNDEZ - F

Height: 5-8 Weight: 160 DOB: 10/12/83Birthplace: Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAcquired: Signed, 01/15/14Pronunciation: gast-OWN fer-NAN-dezLast MLS goal: 03/08/14 POR vs. PHILast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Became the fifth player to record a goal in his Timbers debut, scoring the game-tying goal in second-half stoppage time of a 1-1 draw against Philadelphia on March 8.2013-14: Made one appearance for Estudiantes de la Plata of Argentina’s first divi-sion, entering as a halftime sub Dec. 8, 2013 in a loss to Tigre, before signing with the Timbers.2012-13: Played in 23 league games (18 starts) in his fifth season with Estudiantes.2011-12: Recorded a second straight 10-goal season with Estudiantes ... Tallied 10 goals over a career-high 34 appearances ... Recorded a two-goal performance in a 3-0 win over Atletico Rafaela on Oct. 16, 2011 ... Notched three goals over the final five matches of the Clausura season, contributing to wins over Banfield (May 19, 2012) and Newell’s Old Boys (June 10, 2012) ... Competed in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.2010-11: Was one of the leading goal-scorers for Estudiantes, finishing the season with 10 goals in 25 league appearances ... Was one of the top goal-scorers in Argen-tina’s Primera División, recording a team-best six goals for Estudiantes during the Apertura tournament as the club won the season title with a first-place finish and a record of 14-2-3 (45pts) ... Played in five matches during the 2011 Copa Libertadores as Estudiantes reached the Round of 16 ... Competed in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.

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Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 09/21/92Birthplace: Bulawayo, ZimbabweAcquired: Selected in the first round (17th overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14Pronunciation: SHEE-lo CHOO-maLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

COLLEGE: Scored six goals and one assist in 25 games (1711 minutes) as a sophomore at the University of Maryland ... Finished the season ranked No. 19 on TopDrawerSoccer.com’s list of the top players in the highly competitive Atlantic Coast Conference ... 2012: Started 21 games and played in all 24, netting 10 goals and two assists ... Received ACC All-Freshman team honors ... Named to the College Cup All-Tournament Team after scoring two goals against Georgetown in College Cup semifinal ... Named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s All-Freshman Team... Second-team All-ACC honors ... Named to ACC Championship All-Tournament team.

SCHILLO TSHUMA - F12

BEN ZEMANSKI - M14Height: 5-11 Weight: 150 DOB: 05/12/88Birthplace: 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: Finished the regular season tied for the team lead with 16 substitute appear-ances ... Made 25 appearances (9 starts), recording one goal and two assists in league play ... Appeared as a sub in two playoff games ... Appeared in eight games for the Timbers Reserves, tallying one assist ... Played 90 minutes in back-to-back games from Aug. 17-21 ... 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 ... 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 Chicago 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 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 28.2011: Appeared in a career-high 28 games for Chivas USA, making 23 starts and logging 2,056 minutes.

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 03/10/93Birthplace: Kinnelon, N.J. Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player, 01/15/14Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Played in 10 matches for the Timbers U-23s during the Premier Development League regular season ... As one of the team’s captains, led the team’s defense that recorded a Northwest Division-best six shutouts and allow the fewest goals in the di-vision (12) ... Helped the U-23s to a second-place finish in the division and reach the Western Conference final ... Featured in both of the team’s first- and second-round matches in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. COLLEGE: Played three collegiate seasons at the University of Akron from 2011-13 ... Played in 20 games as junior in 2013, serving as captain on a defense that recorded nine shutouts and allowed one goal or less in 19 games during the season ... Started all 22 games during the 2012 season as a sophomore, helping the Zips generate 16 shutouts, including eight straight ... Scored his lone collegiate goal Aug. 31, 2012, against SIU-Edwardsville ... Was a three-time All-Mid-American Conference selection ... In total, appeared in 64 games, recording one goal and one assist during his col-legiate career.

BRYAN GALLEGO - D16 MICHAEL NANCHOFF - M17Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 09/24/88Birthplace: North Royalton, OhioAcquired: Signed, 02/21/13Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Spent the second half of the season on loan with Swedish second-division club Jönköpings Södra IF where he recorded two goals and one assists in league play ... 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 ... Recorded four goals and one assist in MLS Reserve League play.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: 09/19/91Birthplace: Portland, Ore.Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player, 01/08/13Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2013: Ranked second on the Timbers Reserves with 1,035 minutes played, starting 12 of the team’s 14 games ... 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 Monar-cas 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 ... 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 gamesduring 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 Providence Park … 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.

STEVEN EVANS - M15

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 DOB: 09/05/91Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UtahAcquired: Selected in the second round (No. 26 overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14Pronunciation: payLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

COLLEGE: Played in all 22 of the Huskies’ games, starting all but one ... scored six goals on the season en route to winning the Pac-12 ... named First Team All-Pac-12 ... key member of the Husky defense that allowed 17 goals ... Named First Team All-Pac-12, First Team All-Far West Region... 2012: Started 19 of his 20 games played... Scored one goal on the season, a game-winner on opening weekend against Cal Poly... 2011: Played in 11 games, making six starts ... was part of the defense that didn’t allow a shot against Loyola Chicago (Sept. 2) in the Portland/Nike Invitational ... helped the team record nine shutouts... 2010: Was one of two freshmen to play in all 17 games ... made 10 starts on the year ... made his first career start as a Husky on Sept. 3 vs. Evansville in Portland, Ore. ... scored his first career collegiate goal in the 4-1 upset at No. 15 Portland on Sept. 18 ... took four total shots on the season ... recorded his first career assist at San Diego State on Oct. 13.

TAYLOR PEAY - D20

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 04/05/86Birthplace: Cali, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 04/13/11Pronunciation: dee-EH-goh char-AHLast MLS goal: 09/16/11 POR vs. NELast MLS assist: 11/02/13 POR @ SEA (PLAYOFFS)

2014: Started and played 90 minutes in a season-opening draw against Philadelphia on March 8.2013: Started all 31 of his appearances during the regular season, playing the full 90 in all but two of those matches ... Started all four playoff matches, recording one assist ... Recorded three assists and set a new career high in minutes (2,737) ... Tallied the game-winning assist on April 27 in a 3-2 win against Sporting Kansas City ... Registered his second assist of the season on the first of two Ryan Johnson goals (55th minute) in a 2-0 win over Houston on April 6 at Providence Park ... 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 ... 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 ... 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: 5-9 Weight: 150 DOB: 09/16/89Birthplace: Anaheim, Calif.Acquired: Via trade from Chivas USA along with the No. 2 selec-tion in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process, 12/12/13Pronunciation: HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyahLast MLS goal: 05/09/13 CHV vs. RSLLast MLS assist: 07/12/13 CHV @ PHI

2013: Compiled one goal and a career-best four assists over 20 regular-season appearances (15 starts) in his seventh season with Chivas USA .. Recorded assists in three of his first five appearances of the campaign (March 24, March 30, April 27), including one in a 4-1 route of Chicago on the road March 24 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Vancouver on March 30 ... Scored the club’s lone goal in a loss to Real Salt Lake on May 19.2012: Saw action in 14 regular-season games for Chivas USA ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute by Juan Pablo Angel, helping the club to a 2-1 win against Montreal ... Notched the equalizer in the 69th minute of a 1-1 draw Oct. 7 against FC Dallas ... Played the full 90 in eight of his nine league starts.2011: Was a regular starter for Chivas USA, playing in 25 games (24 starts), register-ing a career-high 1,793 minutes ... Notched the initial go-ahead goal in a 3-3 draw on the road against Columbus on May 28 ... Four games later, assisted on a game-tying goal by Justin Braun in an eventual 3-2 road loss to Philadephia on June 25 ... Started and played the full 90 in his 50th MLS appearance Aug. 27 against Real Salt Lake.

JORGE VILLAFA„A - M/D19


Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 06/17/88Birthplace: San José, Costa RicaAcquired: Trade with D.C. United, 11/24/10Last MLS goal: 10/26/13 POR @ CHVLast MLS assist: 11/07/13 POR vs. SEA (PLAYOFFS)

2013: Logged new career highs in goals (7), assists (6) and points (20) during the regular season ... Started in 21 of his 27 matches during the regular season ... Led the team with three game-winning goals during the regular season ... Started all four playoff matches ... His six assists were second-most on the team ... Was named an MLS All-Star through a vote of the players and selected to the inactive roster for the 2013 AT&T MLS All-Star Game ... Tallied his career-best seventh goal of the season as part of a 5-0 road win over Chivas USA on Oct. 26 ... Was called up by the Costa Rica National Team for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Oct. 11-15 against Honduras and Mexico ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory against the Colorado Rapids on Sept. 20 at Providence Park - his sixth assist and second game-winning assist of the season ... He logged four of his six assists on the campaign in games against the Rapids ... Named to Costa Rica’s 23-player roster for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... 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.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 ... Made two appearances during the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... Featured in three 2014 FIFA World Cup third-round qualifying matches ... Made debut, scoring the game-winning goal for Costa Rica in a 1-0 win over the United States on Sept. 2, 2011 ... Has 16 total caps for Costa Rica.

RODNEY WALLACE - M22

Height: 5-9 Weight: 172 DOB: 03/24/92Birthplace: Washington, D.C.Acquired: Selected in the third round (No. 39 overall) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/21/14Pronunciation: fo-SHEE-vayLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

COLLEGE: Played two seasons at UConn after transferring from Division 2 Hawaii Pacific University ... 2013: Started all 23 matches (2 goals, 1 assist) ... 2012: Started all 22 matches he played in for Huskies ... 2011: Started all 16 matches for Hawaii Pa-cific University (1 goal, 3 assists) and earned First Team All-PacWest honors .... 2010: Registered 4 goals and 2 assists in 11 matches (10 starts) as a freshman at HPU.

GEORGE FOCHIVE - M26

Height: 6-3 Weight: 180 DOB: 01/03/84Birthplace: Adrogué, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAcquired: Signed, 01/15/14Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Started and played 90 minutes in a season-opening draw against Philadelphia on March 8 ... Recorded one shot in his Timbers MLS debut.

Paparatto, 30, has played the last seven seasons in Argentina’s first division with Club Atlético Tigre, making more than 100 appearances and scoring one goal in league play. He helped guide Tigre to three of its best seasons in club history in the Primera División, including a tie for first place following the 2008 Apertura tournament. Pa-paratto aided in Tigre making its first appearances in international competition, twice playing in the Copa Sudamericana and earning a berth in the 2013 Copa Libertadores.

The Adrogué, Argentina, native was named Tigre’s captain ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, starting all 17 of his league appearances and contributing to six shutouts in the Inicial season.

NORBERTO PAPARATTO - D23Height: 6-1 Weight: 173 DOB: 10/12/92Birthplace: Oak Hills, Calif.Acquired: Selected in the second round (No. 36 overall) at the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, 01/16/14Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

COLLEGE: Named to the All-Big West First Team for UC-Riverside ... Led the Highland-ers with six goals and 13 points ... Scored the game-winning goal in UC Riverside’s 4-3, double overtime victory at UNLV on September 9 ... Named Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Week on September 10 ... 2011: Was one of three Highlanders to start at least 18 matches on the season, and one of five to play in all 19 matches on the year ... Both of his goals on the season were game-winners: in a 3-0 win over Sacramento State on September 1 and in a 3-1 victory vs. No. 7 UC Santa Barbara on September 28 ... His lone assist of the season came on Cesar Diaz Pizarro’s game-winning goal in UCR’s 1-0 win over Saint Mary’s on September 11 ... 2010: Saw his first action and earned his first start as a member of the Highlanders in a 3-2 loss at San Jose State on September 1 ... Scored the first goals of his career , including the game-winner, in a 5-0 win over Alabama A&M on September 4 ... Recorded the first assist of his career on a Cesar Diaz goal in UCR’s 1-0 win over Biola on September 13 ... Was one of just three Highlanders to play in all 17 matches ... His 14 starts were tied for fifth most on the team.

AARON LONG - M24


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

2013: Registered his first Timbers MLS start on Aug. 30 against Real Salt Lake, pay-ing 90 minutes ... Started 10 of 14 games for the Timbers Reserves, logging one goal during the season ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-0 exhibition win over Norwich City on July 24 ... 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 - D31

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 DOB: 08/09/83Birthplace: Austin, TexasAcquired: Signed, 01/10/14Pronunciation: WEB-erLast MLS win: 07/28/13 SEA vs. CHVLast MLS shutout: n/a

2014: Was an unused sub March 8 against Philadelphia.2013: Made three MLS appearances (2 starts) while on loan with Seattle Sound-ers FC ... Posted a 1-1-1 record in those appearances, recording five saves and a 1.20 goals-against average ... Joined Seattle on July 11 and played in three straight matches July 13-28 ... Played in two games for the Sounders FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League ... Played a majority of the season with Phoenix FC Wolves of USL PRO, starting 14 league games and recording three shutouts for the club in its inaugural season.2012: Started three MLS matches for Seattle Sounders FC ... Featured in three straight matches during the regular season June 20-30, earning a 0-1-1 record ... Played in one game during Seattle’s run in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recording four saves in a shutout in a 1-0 victory against San Jose in the quarterfinal June 26 ... Made his second career CONCACAF Champions League appearance during the 2012-13 tournament, starting and making three saves in a 3-1 victory Aug. 2 against Caledonia ... Played in five games for Seattle across all competition, compil-ing a 2-1-1 record and a 1.11 goals-against average ... Additionally, played in three games for the Sounders FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League.2011: Did not make an MLS appearance for the San Jose Earthquakes ... Featured in both of San Jose’s MLS Play-In games for the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup … In the first Play-In match, earned the shutout in a 1-0 win in extra time at Portland on May 4 ... Played 120 minutes in a 2-2 draw against Chicago on May 25 in a second play-in match; Chicago advanced on PKs, 5-4.

ANDREW WEBER - GK33


Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 DOB: 02/22/91Birthplace: Rosario, ArgentinaAcquired: Trade with Toronto FC, 09/07/13Pronunciation: Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-teeLast MLS goal: 09/29/13 POR vs. LALast MLS assist: n/a

2014: Started and played 73 minutes, recording two shots, in a 1-1 draw against Philadelphia on March 8.2013: Registered one goal in five appearances during the regular season after joining the club on Sept. 7 in a trade with Toronto FC ... Made two substitute appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs ... Missed the last two regular-season matches with a hamstring strain ... Tallied his first career MLS goal, the game-winner in a 1-0 victory against the LA Galaxy on Sept. 29 ... Started four straight games Sept. 20-Oct. 13 ... Recorded his first start for the Timbers, playing 61 minutes in a 1-0 win over Colorado on Sept. 20 ... Made his Timbers debut on Sept. 14 at Chivas USA, entering the match as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw ... Played 72 minutes for the Timbers Reserves on Sept. 15 at the Chivas USA Reserves ... Acquired by the Timbers on Sept. 7, 2013, in a trade with Toronto FC in exchange for forward Bright Dike, a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money ... Appeared in two matches, logging 37 minutes, for Toronto FC after joining the club on Aug. 16, 2013.2012-13: Scored five goals in 28 matches for Newell’s Old Boys, helping the club win Argentina’s Primera Division Torneo Final championship ... Registered a goal in three straight league games from May 26-June 16, aiding in victories over Boca Juniors, Unión and Atlético Rafalela ... Appeared in six games during the 2013 Copa Libertadores, helping the club reach the semifinals of the presitgious South American tournament.2011-12: Made 24 starts, recording seven goals, for Newell’s Old Boys

MAXIMILIANO URRUTI - F37

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

2014: Started the season-opener against Philadelphia on March 8, but left the match with an injury in the 34th minute.2013: Started each of his 20 appearances for the club during the regular season and each of his four MLS Cup Playoff appearances ... Helped the club record shutouts in 11 of his 20 games played ... Contributed to the Timbers setting a new MLS single-season record with 11 home shutouts during the season ... The club’s 15 shutouts overall during the regular season are tied for the second-most in MLS history in a sin-gle season ... Started all five matches of the club’s 450-minute, home shutout streak Sept. 7-Oct. 19 to end the regular season ... ... 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 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 play-ing 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.

PA MODOU KAH - D44Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 DOB: 06/26/90Birthplace: Wellington, New ZealandAcquired: Signed, 02/17/11Pronunciation: GLEE-sonLast MLS win: 04/17/11 POR vs. FCDLast MLS shutout: n/a

2013: Did not make a regular-season appearance for the first team ... Appeared in nine games (6 starts) for the Timbers Reserves this season, logging 675 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

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 DOB: 04/27/83Birthplace: Serekunda, The GambiaAcquired: Signed, 12/15/10Pronunciation: FOOT-ee DAN-sueLast MLS goal: 11/07/13 POR vs. SEA (PLAYOFFS)Last MLS assist: 10/26/13 POR @ CHV

2014: Played 56 minutes on March 8 against Philadelphia as a substitute for injured defender Pa Modou Kah.2013: Started 15 of his 16 appearances during the regular season ... Started each of the last six games of the regular season, contributing to five shutouts in that span ... Started all four playoff games, scoring one goal ... Featured in all five games of the club’s 450-minute home shutout streak Sept. 7-Oct. 19 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on July 13 ... 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) ... 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 ... Made his season debut April 14, starting in a 1-0 win over San Jose at Providence Park.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 - D98



GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

TIMBERS 1 vs. PHILADELPHIA UNION 1March 8, 2014 • Providence Park (Portland, Ore) •Att: 20,674

SCORINGPOR - Fernández 90+4 • PHI - McInerney (Edu, Maidana), 64

STATSShots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners

POR 15 4 18 2 7PHI 10 1 16 4 6

LINEUPPOR: GK Ricketts, D Jewsbury (Zakuani, 85), D Paparatto, D Kah (Danso, 34), D Harrington, M Chara, M Valeri, M Johnson ©, F Nagbe, F Fernández, F Urruti (Alhassan, 73)

Subs not used: GK Weber, M Nanchoff, M Zemanski, F Piquionne

Referee: Ioannis StavridisTime of Game: 1:51Weather: Rain, 50 degrees


NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E10 F Gastón Fernández 1 1 90 1 0 2 2 2 5 0 1 2 0 04 M Will Johnson 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 05 D Michael Harrington 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 06 M/F Darlington Nagbe 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 08 M Diego Valeri 1 1 90 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 021 M Diego Chara 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 023 D Norberto Paparatto 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 013 D Jack Jewsbury 1 1 85 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 037 F Maximiliano Urruti 1 1 73 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 098 D Futty Danso 1 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 044 D Pa Modou Kah 1 1 34 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 011 M Kalif Alhassan 1 0 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 M Steve Zakuani 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 0 Timbers 1 90 1 0 2 15 2 7 2 18 16 1 0 Opponents 1 90 1 2 4 10 6 6 4 16 18 3 0 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 1 GK Donovan Ricketts 1 1 90 6 4 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 1 90 6 4 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 Opponents 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 1

REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING 1 2 TTimbers 0 1 1Opponents 0 1 1

CORNERS 1 2 TTimbers 3 4 7Opponents 2 4 6

SHOTS 1 2 TTimbers 8 7 15Opponents 6 4 10

OFFSIDES 1 2 TTimbers 1 1 2Opponents 1 3 4

SOG 1 2 TTimbers 0 2 2Opponents 2 4 6

YELLOW CARDS 1 2 TTimbers 0 1 1Opponents 1 2 3

FOULS COM. 1 2 TTimbers 6 12 18Opponents 9 7 16

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


TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EMarch 8 vs. Philadelphia 1 90 1 2 15 2 7 2 18 16 1 Totals 1 90 1 0 2 15 2 7 2 18 16 1 0

* - all stats MLS play only

Opponents GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EPhiladelphia 1 90 1 2 4 10 6 6 4 16 18 3 Totals 1 90 1 2 4 10 6 6 4 16 18 3 0

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TMarch 8 vs. Philadelphia 1 90 6 4 1 1.00 1 Totals 1 90 6 4 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 1

Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TPhiladelphia 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 1 Totals 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 1


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SCORING BREAKDOWNHOME (1 game)Minute 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTALTimbers 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Opponents 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

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MISCELLANEOUS STATS

INDIVIDUALBraces: 7x (last: Valeri, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA)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: 12x (last: Valeri, Sept. 14, 2013 at Chivas USA)Substitute assists: 5x (last: Valeri, Sept. 7, 2013 vs. Toronto FC)Goal on home debut: 8x (last: Fernández, March 8 vs. Philadelphia)

Braces against: 9x (last: Myers, April 27, 2013 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, 2012 vs. RSLSubstitute goals against: 16x (last: Grossman, Aug. 21, 2013 vs. Real Salt Lake)Substitute assists against: 16x (last: Romero, March 9, 2013 vs. Montreal)Goal on debut vs. Timbers: 7x (last: Grossman, Aug. 21, 2013 vs. Real Salt Lake)

TEAMLongest overall win streak: 2 games, 6x (last: Sept. 20-Oct. 6, 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 16 games, (last: April 6, 2013-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: 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USALargest 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: 5 goals, Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA, W 5-0Most goals against: 5 goals, 2x (last: July 21, 2012 at FC Dallas)Most goals in a half: 3 goals, 4x (last: Oct. 26, 2013 at Chivas USA)Most goals against in a half: 4 goals (July 14, 2012 vs. LA Galaxy)



2014 TIMBERS STARTS BY POSITION

Goalkeeper1 - Donovan Ricketts (1)

Left Center Back44 - Pa Modou Kah (1)

Left Back5 - Michael Harrington (1)

Right Center Back23 - Norberto Paparatto (1)

Right Back13 - Jack Jewsbury (1)

Left Midfield4 - Will Johnson (1)

Right Midfield21 - Diego Chara (1)

Left Forward10 - Gastón Fernández (1)

Center Forward37 - Maximiliano Urruti (1)

Right Forward6 - Darlington Nagbe (1)

Center Midfield8 - Diego Valeri (1)

SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCESKalif Alhassan - 1 Futty Danso - 1 Steve Zakuani - 1

2013 SAVE OF THE WEEK AWARDSWEEK PLAYER NOMINATED/WON1 Donovan Ricketts Nominated


TRANSACTIONSJAN. 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 15, 2013Club and defender Hanyer Mosquera come to a mutual agreement to terminate the player’s contract.

MAY 22, 2013Signed defender Rauwshan McKenzie.

JUNE 28, 2013Acquired defender Alvas Powell on loan from Portmore United (Jamaica).

Waived midfielder Mobi Fehr.

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

AUG. 6, 2013Purchased the contract of midfielder Diego Valeri from Club Atlético Lanús (Argentina), signed the player to a new multiyear contract.

SEPT. 5, 2013Acquired midfielder Brad Ring from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick.

SEPT. 9, 2013Acquired forward Maximiliano Urruti from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Bright Dike, a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.

DEC. 9, 2013Club exercised contract options for nine players: midfielders Will Johnson, Michael Nanchoff, Rodney Wallace and Ben Zemanski; defenders Futty Danso, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Pa Modou Kah and Rauwshan McKenzie; and goalkeeper Jake Gleeson.

Club declined the 2014 contract options on defenders David Horst and Ryan Miller.

Waived defender Dylan Tucker-Gangnes and forward Brent Richards.

DEC. 12, 2013Acquired midfielder/defender Jorge Villafaña, No. 2 selection in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process from Chivas USA in exchange for defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste and the No. 17 selection in Stage 1 of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Process.

Selected midfielder Steve Zakuani with the No. 2 pick in Stage 1 of the MLS Re-Entry Process.

DEC. 13, 2013Acquired allocation money from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for midfielder Sal Zizzo.

DEC. 17, 2013Acquired fourth-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft from Houston in ex-change for the rights to defender David Horst.

JAN. 7, 2014Re-signed forward Frederic Piquionne.

JAN. 10, 2014Signed goalkeeper Andrew Weber, announced that forward Sebastián Rincón will not return for the 2014 season.

JAN. 15, 2014Signed forward Gastón Fernández.

Signed defender Norberto Paparatto.

Loaned forward Jose Valencia to Club Olimpo Bahia Blanca (Argentina).

Signed defender Bryan Gallego as a Homegrown player.

JAN. 16, 2014Selected forward Schillo Tshuma (No. 17 overall), defender Taylor Peay (No. 26) and midfielder Aaron Long (No. 36) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

JAN. 21, 2014Selected midfielder George Fochive (No. 39), forward Victor Chavez (No. 71) and midfielder Nikita Kotlov (No. 73) in the final two rounds of the MLS SuperDraft.

JAN. 27, 2014Club and defender Mikael Silvestre mutually agree to part ways.

FEB. 11, 2014Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick Taylor Peay.

FEB. 25, 2014Signed 2014 MLS SuperDraft picks Aaron Long and George Fochive.

TRANSACTIONS

# PLAYER POS HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE 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.15 Evans, Steven M 6-1 180 09/19/91 Portland, OR Univ. of Portland 10 Fernández, Gastón F 5-7 160 10/12/83 Buenos Aires, Argentina n/a26 Fochive, George M 5-9 172 03/24/92 Washington, D.C. Univ. of Connecticut16 Gallego, Bryan D 5-10 165 03/10/93 Kinnelon, N.J. Univ. of Akron90 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 Carolina13 Jewsbury, Jack M 6-0 185 04/13/81 Springfield, MO Saint Louis Univ.4 Johnson, Will M 5-10 160 01/21/87 Woodridge, IL n/a 44 Kah, Pa Modou D 6-1 175 07/30/80 Banjul, The Gambia n/a 24 Long, Aaron M 6-1 173 10/12/92 Oak Hills, Calif. UC-Irvine31 McKenzie, Rauwshan D 6-1 185 11/19/86 Hartford, Conn. Michigan State Univ.6 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 Akron23 Paparatto, Norberto D 6-3 180 01/03/84 Adrogué, Argentina n/a20 Peay, Taylor D 6-2 180 09/05/91 Salt Lake City, Utah Univ. of Washington9 Piquionne, Frederic F 6-2 170 12/08/78 Nouméa, New Caledonia n/a2 Powell, Alvas D 6-0 165 07/18/94 St. Thomas, Jamaica n/a1 Ricketts, Donovan GK 6-4 210 07/06/77 Montego Bay, Jamaica Univ. of the West Indies12 Tshuma, Schillo F 5-10 160 09/21/92 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Univ. of Maryland37 Urruti, Maximiliano F 6-0 165 02/22/91 Rosario, Argentina n/a8 Valeri, Diego M 5-10 165 05/01/86 Valentín Alsina, Argentina n/a19 Villafaña, Jorge M/D 5-9 150 09/16/89 Anaheim, Calif. n/a22 Wallace, Rodney D 6-0 165 06/17/88 Rockville, MD Univ. of Maryland33 Weber, Andrew GK 6-2 190 08/09/83 Austin, Texas Univ. of New Mexico7 Zakuani, Steve M 6-0 160 02/09/88 Kipak, Republic of Congo Univ. of Akron14 Zemanski, Ben M 5-11 150 05/12/88 Akron, OH Univ. of Akron

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# PLAYER POS PRONUNCIATION NATIONALITY LAST CLUB1 Donovan Ricketts GK Jamaica Montreal Impact2 Alvas Powell D Jamaica Portmore United4 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 Steve Zakuani M ZAK-uh-WAH-nee DR Congo/England Seattle Sounders FC8 Diego Valeri M Argentina Atlético Lanús (Argentina)9 Frederic Piquionne F pick-EE-own France/New Caledonia West Ham United (England)10 Gastón Fernández F gast-OWN fer-NAN-dez Argentina Estudiantes de la Plata (Argentina)11 Kalif Alhassan M KUH-leaf AL-hass-on Ghana Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)12 Schillo Tshuma M SHEE-lo CHOO-ma Zimbabwe Univ. of Maryland (NCAA)13 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 Bryan Gallego D United States Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)17 Michael Nanchoff M United States Vancouver Whitecaps FC19 Jorge Villafaña M/D HOR-hay vee-ya-FAH-nyah United States/Mexico Chivas USA20 Taylor Peay D pay United States Univ. of Washington (NCAA)21 Diego Chara M chara Colombia Deportes Tolima (Colombia)22 Rodney Wallace M United States D.C. United23 Norberto Paparatto D Argentina Tigre (Argentina)24 Aaron Long M United States UC-Riverside (NCAA)26 George Fochive M fo-SHEE-vay United States Univ. of Connecticut (NCAA)31 Rauwshan McKenzie D rah-shawn United States Chivas USA33 Andrew Weber GK WEB-er United States Phoenix FC Wolves (USL PRO)37 Maximiliano Urruti F Max-a-mill-ee-ano Urr-oo-tee Argentina Toronto FC44 Pa Modou Kah D pah kah 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 HEAD COACH: Caleb Porter DIRECTOR OF SPORT SCIENCE: Nick MilonasASSISTANT COACH: Sean McAuley PLAYER LIASON/VIDEO ANALYST: Pablo MoreiraASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Knowles ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Joel Marick GOALKEEPER COACH: Mike Toshack ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Alex MargaritoATHLETIC TRAINER: Nik Wald, ATC HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Sam Younie TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. Jonathan Greenleaf

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8 Diego Valeri 90M

9 Frederic Piquionne

10 Gaston Fernandez 90F

11 Kalif Alhassan 17

12 Schillo Tshuma

13 Jack Jewsbury 85D

14 Ben Zemanski

15 Steven Evans

16 Bryan Gallego

17 Michael Nanchoff

19 Jorge Villafana

20 Jose Adolfo Valencia

20 Taylor Peay

21 Diego Chara 90M

22 Rodney Wallace

23 Norberto Paparatto 90D

24 Aaron Long

26 George Fochive

31 Rauwshan McKenzie

33 Andrew Weber

37 Maximiliano Urruti 73F

44 Pa Modou Kah 34D

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98 Mamadou Danso 56

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Game #1 03/08/2014 POR 1 vs PHI 1 T Fernandez 1 (unassisted) 94+

- at Portland Timbers FC – Sunday, March 16, 2014

CHICAGO FIRE SOCCER CLUB – www.Chicago-Fire.com – 7000 S. Harlem Ave. – Bridgeview, IL 60455 – 708.496.6725

FIRE FLASHES 2014 Record/Home/Away…………….……………………...0-1-0/0-0-0/0-1-0 2013 Record/Home/Away…………………………….…14-13-7/10-4-3/4-9-4 vs. Eastern Conference/2013………………..………..………….0-0-0/11-9-5 vs. Western Conference/2013……………………..…………...….0-1-0/3-4-2 Current Streak………………………………………………………………...1L Last Five…………………………………………..…..…………..……………..L All-Time Record………………………………………..…………..216-171-111 All-Time Home Record…………………………………..…………...132-59-58 All-Time Away Record………………………..………………………84-112-53 Last Regular Season Win………………….……….….1-0, vs TOR, 10/19/13 Last Regular Season Loss………………....………….…3-2, at CHV, 3/9/13 Last Shutout by Fire……………………..……...…......1-0, vs TOR, 10/19/13 Last Shutout by Opponent…………………………....….3-0, at CLB, 9/21/13 March Record 2014/2013……………………………..…………….0-1-0/0-3-1 April Record 2014/2013…………………………………………..…0-0-0/2-2-0 May Record 2014/2013………………………………………….….0-0-0/0-2-1 June Record 2014/2013……………………………………….……0-0-0/3-0-1 July Record 2014/2013………………………………………..…….0-0-0/2-2-1 August Record 2014/2013………………………………….………0-0-0/3-1-0 September Record 2014/2013…………………………….……….0-0-0/1-2-3 October Record 2014/2013……………………………….………..0-0-0/3-1-0 Pre All-Star 2014/2013…………………………………….………..0-1-0/7-9-4 Post All-Star 2014/2013…………………………………..…………0-0-0/6-4-3 Record After 1 Game 2014/2013…..…………..….……….……...0-1-0/0-1-0 Ahead/Behind/Tied at Halftime………………………..…….0-0-0/0-0-0/0-1-0 Ahead/Behind/Tied at 75’……………………………….…...0-0-0/0-0-0/0-1-0 Outshoot Opp./Opp. More Shots/Shots Tied……..………..0-0-0/0-1-0/0-0-0 Day/Night…………………………………………….……………...0-1-0/0-0-0 Grass/Turf…………………………………………………………...0-1-0/0-0-0 Wearing Primary Kit……………………………………………….………..0-0-0 Wearing Secondary Kit…………………………………...……….……….0-1-0 CHICAGO FIRE – Portland Timbers This is the first and only meeting between the two sides during the MLS Regular Season this year. Last season, the Fire came back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at Toyota Park on June 8, 2013. The Fire are 0-2-0 in matches played in Portland. The Fire fell 4-2 on April 14, 2011 and 2-1 on May 20, 2012. The Fire are 0-3-1 all-time in regular season matches against the Portland Timbers The Timbers enter the match after a 1-1 draw in their season opener against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday, March 8. Gaston Fernandez’s 93rd minute equalizer gave the Timbers a share of the points. QUICK KICKS vs. Portland Timbers Fire defender Lovel Palmer will face his former club on Sunday. Traded to the Timbers on July 21, 2011, Palmer made 34 appearances and tallied one assist over the course of two seasons before joining Real Salt Lake in 2013. Palmer was one of three players to make their Fire debut on Sunday, March 9. Joining Palmer were Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Benji Joya. Joya, who entered the match in the 63rd minute, scored the first Fire goal of the 2014 season with his first touch of the match. Joya’s goal, scored 49 seconds after he entered, marks the 7th fastest goal as a substitute since the start of the 2007 MLS season. Joya is the 10th Fire player to score in his debut appearance for the club.

A LOOK AT THE FIRE The Chicago Fire (0-1-0, 0 points) enter their 17th season of MLS play after a busy offseason. With two-time MLS Cup champion and two-time MLS Coach of the Year Frank Yallop at the helm, Yallop built his coaching staff to include tremendous experience, naming Ring of Fire member C.J. Brown returned to the club as assistant coach and 2002 FIFA World Cup veteran Clint Mathis as assistant coaches, and 1988 Olympic and 1990 World Cup defender Brian Bliss as Technical Director. The Men in Red return a strong core of veteran leaders, including 2013 MLS MVP Mike Magee, Jeff Larentowicz, Patrick Nyarko and Gonzalo Segares. Offseason acquisitions Jhon Kennedy Huratado, Patrick Ianni and Lovel Palmer were added to shore up the back line, while the Fire also added talented young players including U.S. Youth International Benji Joya, and signed Homegrown players Harry Shipp and Chris Ritter. ATHLETICO INJURY REPORT: March 13, 2014 Probable Mike Magee – Hip tightness Chris Rolfe – Foot contusion PLAYER TRANSACTIONS OUT GK Paolo Tornaghi – Waived (11/25/2013) M Egidio Arevalo Rios – Option Declined (11/25/2013) M Michael Videira – Option Declined (12/9/2013) M Corben Bone - Option Declined (12/9/2013) M Joel Lindpere - Option Declined (12/9/2013) F Maicon Santos - Option Declined (12/9/2013) M Daniel Paladini – Traded to Columbus Crew (12/12/2013) D Shaun Francis – Re-Entry List (12/18/2013) D Jalil Anibaba – Traded to Seattle Sounders (1/15/2014) F Kellen Gulley – Waived (2/20/2014) M Brendan King – Waived (2/20/2014) D Austin Berry – Traded to Philadelphia Union (2/25/2014) M Yazid Atouba – Waived (3/6/2014) IN D Lovel Palmer – Traded from Real Salt Lake (12/13/2013) M/F Harry Shipp – Signed as Homegrown Player (1/9/2014) GK Kyle Reynish – Signed (1/10/2014) M Chris Ritter – Signed as Homegrown Player (1/13/2014) D Jhon Kennedy Hurtado – Traded from Seattle Sounders FC (1/15/2014) D Patrick Ianni – Traded from Seattle Sounders FC (1/15/2014) D Marco Franco – Selected in 2014 MLS SuperDraft (1/16/2014) F Giuseppe Gentile – MLS Waiver Draft (1/24/2014) M Benji Joya – MLS Weighted Lottery (2/5/2014) F Orr Barouch – Re-called from loan (2/14/2014) D Greg Cochrane – Traded from LA Galaxy (3/3/2014) M Matt Watson – Traded from Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3/5/2014)

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Chicago Fire (0-1-0, 0 pts.) at Portland Timbers (0-0-1, 1 pt.) Fire Game #2 – Away Game #2

Sunday, March 16, 2014 – Providence Park – Portland, Ore. - 2:00 PM CT TV: UniMas/My50/TWCSC Wisconsin RADIO: La Ley 107.9 TWITTER: @ChiFireMatch



CHICAGO FIRE RESERVES TO FACE INDY ELEVEN AND MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY In an effort to broaden its reach and give reserve players more game experience, the Chicago Fire Reserve Team will play two additional friendly matches. The first game will be against the North American Soccer League’s Indy Eleven at the Boilermaker Soccer Complex on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., on Tuesday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. CT, The second will be against Marquette University at Toyota Park on Sunday, April 6 TBD. Additional Notes and Ticket Info: Tickets for the Indy Eleven match will cost $11 for general admission or $15 for reserved seating are on sale at www.IndyEleven.com. Tickets will also be available at the gate on April 1. Admission for the Marquette Friendly is free and open to the general public on the Toyota Park Practice Field. Launched by Keystone Group CEO Ersal Ozdemir on Jan. 16, 2013, and led by former Fire president Peter Wilt, Indy Eleven opens NASL play on April 12 against the Carolina RailHawks. The side is coached by former U.S. international Juergen Sommer and assistant coach Tim Regan, a Fire PDL product. Chicago Fire Academy products on Marquette’s roster include: Charlie Lyon, Brady Wahl, Louis Bennett II, Jake Taylor and Daniel Szczepanek. David Selvaggi is also a Chicago Fire PDL alum. CHICAGO FIRE COACHING STAFF EXPERIENCE With four new members of the technical staff this season, the Fire added a wealth of international and MLS experience. Frank Yallop, C.J. Brown, Clint Mathis and Brian Bliss have a combined 147 international caps. Five MLS Cups have been won by the members of the technical staff: Frank Yallop (San Jose Earthquakes head coach – 2001, 2003), C.J. Brown (Chicago Fire player – 1998), Clint Mathis (Real Salt Lake player – 2009) and Brian Bliss (Columbus Crew technical director – 2008). With a combined 31 seasons of MLS experience as players, the Fire technical staff has played a cumulative 692 regular season games, scored 67 goals and added 68 assists. CHICAGO FIRE ROSTER STATS Ten nations of birth are represented on the Fire roster: Brazil (Alex), Colombia (Hurtado), Costa Rica (Segares), Ecuador (Anangono), England (Watson), Ghana (Nyarko), Israel (Barouch), Jamaica (Palmer) and Mali (Soumare). Nineteen Fire players were born in the United States. Two players currently occupy International Roster spots: Alex and Anangono. Eight states are represented on the Fire roster. California leads the way with six players (Amarikwa, Barouch, Franco, Ianni, Joya and Reynish). Other states that Fire players call home: Georgia (Johnson, Kann and Kinney), Illinois (Magee, Pineda, Ritter and Shipp), North Carolina (Gentile and Pause), New Jersey (Duka), Pennsylvania (Cochrane and Larentowicz) and Texas (Jumper). Twenty players played collegiately. Four players won national championships with their respective schools: Pause (2001 – UNC), Reynish (UCSB – 2006), Jumper (UVA – 2009) and Shipp (Notre Dame – 2013). Four players have MLS Cup championship experience. Magee (LA Galaxy – 2011, 2012) and Ianni (Houston Dynamo – 2006, 2007) are back-to-back repeat champions. Amarikwa and Larentowicz were both part of the Colorado Rapids squad that captured MLS Cup 2010. Six Fire players bring Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Championship experience to the team. Ianni and Hurtado were members of the three-peat Seattle Sounders FC (2009, 2010, 2011). In his rookie season, Logan Pause and the Fire defeated the MetroStars 1-0 for the 2003 title. In 2006 Logan Pause, Chris Rolfe and Gonzalo Segares all started as the Fire won their fourth Open Cup title with a 3-1 victory over the LA Galaxy. The following year, Jeff Larentowicz led the New England Revolution to their first cup trophy in club history.



Building The Fire

Year MLS SuperDraft Trades Signings Homegrown Other 2003 Pause – Third Round (24th) 2005 Rolfe* – Third Round (29th)

Segares* – Third Round (35th)

2007 Soumare* - First Round (2nd) 2008 Nyarko – First Round (7th) 2010 Kinney – Third Round (45th)

Johnson – Fourth Round (51st) Segares* – Aug. 6 Pineda – Aug. 17

2011 Barouch* - March 11 2012

Jumper – Second Round (29th) Rolfe* – April 16

Alex – April 26

2013 Larentowicz (COL) – Jan. 16 Duka (CLB) – Feb. 4 Amarikwa (TOR) – Feb. 27 Soumare* (PHI) – May 23 Magee (LA) – May 25 Palmer (RSL) – Dec. 13

Kann – March 19 Anangonó – July 23

2014 Franco – First Round (13th) Hurtado (SEA) – Jan. 15 Ianni (SEA) – Jan. 15 Cochrane (LA) – March 3 Watson (VAN) – March 5

Reynish – Jan. 10 Shipp – Jan. 9 Ritter – Jan. 13

Gentile (Waiver Draft) – Jan. 24 Joya (Weighted Lottery) – Feb. 5 Barouch* (Re-called from loan) – Feb. 14

*Barouch, Rolfe, Segares and Soumare are currently in their second stints with the club. LAST TIME THESE TWO MET… Match: Chicago Fire vs. Portland Timbers Date: June 8, 2013 Competition: MLS Regular Season Venue: Toyota Park Scoring Summary: 1 2 F Chicago Fire 0 2 2 Portland Timbers 1 1 2 Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Jalil Anibaba, Bakary Soumare, Austin Berry, Gonzalo Segares; Patrick Nyarko, Alex, Jeff Larentowicz © (Daniel Paladini 70’), Dilly Duka (Sherjill MacDonald 70’); Chris Rolfe (Maicon Santos 64’), Mike Magee Substitutes not used: Paolo Tornaghi, Hunter Jumper, Michael Videira, Logan Pause Head Coach: Frank Klopas Portland Timbers: Milos Kocic; Jack Jewsbury, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Pa Modou Kah, Michael Harrington; Will Johnson ©, Darlington Nagbe, Ben Zemanski, Diego Chara; Diego Valeri (Sal Zizzo 67’), Frederic Piquionne (Jose Adolfo Valencia 87’) Substitutes not used: Jake Gleeson, Kalif Alhassan, Rauwshan McKenzie, Ryan Miller, Michael Nanchoff Head Coach: Caleb Porter Scoring Summary POR – Diego Valeri (Federic Piquionne) 33’ POR – Ben Zemanski (Federic Piquionne) 58’ CHI – Mike Magee (unassisted) 68’ CHI – Daniel Paladini (unassisted) 82’ Misconduct Summary POR – Diego Chara (caution) 45+’ CHI – Mike Magee (caution) 60’ POR – Will Johnson (caution) 83’ Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Assistants: Bill Dittmar, Peter Balciunas Fourth Official: Fotis Bazakos Attendance: 15,349



CHICAGO FIRE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birth date Hometown College Status 7 Alex MID 5-8 155 12/15/1988 Sao Paulo, Brazil -- Int. 24 Quincy Amarikwa FWD 5-9 180 10/29/1987 Bakersfield, CA UC Davis 33 Juan Luis Anangonó FWD 6-1 185 04/13/1989 Ibarra, Ecuador -- Int. 15 Orr Barouch FWD 6-2 190 11/29/1991 Los Angeles, CA -- GC 16 Greg Cochrane DEF 5-8 140 11/11/1990 Holland, PA Univ. of Louisville 11 Dilly Duka MID 5-9 160 09/15/1989 Montville, NJ Rutgers Univ. 23 Marco Franco DEF 5-11 155 10/06/1991 Chino Hills, CA UC-Irvine 92 Giuseppe Gentile FWD 6-0 165 10/18/1992 Charlotte, NC UNC Charlotte 34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado DEF 6-0 183 05/16/1984 Palmira, Colombia -- GC 6 Patrick Ianni DEF 6-1 175 06/15/1985 Lodi, CA UCLA 25 Sean Johnson GK 6-3 217 05/31/1989 Lilburn, GA Univ. of Central Florida 54 Benji Joya MID 5-8 145 09/22/1993 San Jose, CA -- 3 Hunter Jumper DEF 6-2 172 02/28/1989 Plano, TX Virginia 1 Alec Kann GK 6-4 190 08/08/1990 Decatur, GA Furman 18 Steven Kinney DEF 6-0 183 10/28/1987 Norcross, GA Elon University 20 Jeff Larentowicz MID 6-1 175 08/05/1983 Philadelphia, PA Brown Univ. 9 Mike Magee MID 5-10 160 09/02/1984 Chicago, IL -- 14 Patrick Nyarko FWD 6-0 165 01/15/1986 Kumasi, Ghana Virginia Tech GC 5 Lovel Palmer DEF 5-10 160 08/30/1984 Mandeville, Jamaica -- GC 12 Logan Pause MID 5-8 155 08/22/1981 Hillsborough, NC North Carolina 27 Victor Pineda MID 5-11 140 03/15/1993 Bolingbrook, IL -- 28 Kyle Reynish GK 6-3 193 11/03/1983 Valencia, CA UC Santa Barbara 21 Chris Ritter MID 6-2 190 10/29/1990 Winnetka, IL Northwestern 17 Chris Rolfe FWD 5-9 145 01/17/1983 Kettering, OH Univ. of Dayton 13 Gonzalo Segares DEF 5-11 160 10/13/1982 San Jose, Costa Rica Virginia Commonwealth GC 19 Harry Shipp FWD 5-9 145 11/07/1991 Lake Forest, IL Notre Dame 4 Bakary Soumare DEF 6-4 205 11/09/1985 New York, NY Univ. of Virginia GC 22 Matt Watson MID 6-0 180 01/01/1985 Redditch, England Univ. of Maryland-BC GC

CHICAGO FIRE NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Player Pos. Pronunciation Place of Birth Last Team 1 Alec Kann GK Kan Decatur, GA Charleston Battery (USL) 3 Hunter Jumper DEF Plano, TX Virginia (NCAA) 4 Bakary Soumare DEF ba-kah-ray sue-mar-ay Bamako, Mali Philadelphia Union 5 Lovel Palmer DEF love-EL Mandeville, Jamaica Real Salt Lake 6 Patrick Ianni DEF eye-AH-knee Lodi, CA Seattle Sounders FC 7 Alex MID Sao Paulo, Brazil FC Wohlen (SUI) 9 Mike Magee MID Chicago, IL Los Angeles Galaxy 11 Dilly Duka MID DOO-kah Montville, NJ Columbus Crew 12 Logan Pause MID Hillsborough, NC North Carolina (NCAA) 13 Gonzalo Segares DEF seh-GAH-res San Jose, Costa Rica Apollon Limassol (CYP) 14 Patrick Nyarko FWD nee-yah-koh Kumasi, Ghana Virginia Tech University (NCAA) 15 Orr Barouch FWD bah-ROOCH Haifa, Israel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. (ISR) 16 Greg Cochrane DEF Holland, PA Los Angeles Galaxy 17 Chris Rolfe FWD Kettering, Ohio Aalborg BK (DEN) 18 Steven Kinney DEF Norcross, GA Elon University (NCAA) 19 Harry Shipp MID Lake Forest, IL Univ. of Notre Dame (NCAA) 20 Jeff Larentowicz MID low-REN-toe-witz Pasadena, CA Colorado Rapids 21 Chris Ritter MID Winnetka, IL Northwestern Univ. (NCAA) 22 Matt Watson MID Redditch, England Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23 Marco Franco DEF Chino Hills, CA UC-Irvine (NCAA) 24 Quincy Amarikwa FWD ah-MARE-ik-wah Bakersfield, CA Toronto FC 25 Sean Johnson GK Lilburn, GA University of Central Florida (NCAA) 27 Victor Pineda MID pin-EH-da Chicago, IL Chicago Fire Academy 28 Kyle Reynish GK ray-nish Valencia, CA NY Cosmos (NASL) 33 Juan Luis Anangonó FWD a-nahn-go-NO Ibarra, Ecuador Argentinos Juniors 34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado DEF jon Palmira, Colombia Seattle Sounders FC 54 Benji Joya MID joy-yah San Jose, CA Santos Laguna (MEX) 92 Giuseppe Gentile FWD gen-TEE-lay Miami, FL UNC-Charlotte Head Coach: Frank Yallop Head Athletic Trainer: Bo Leonard Assistant Coach: C.J. Brown Assistant Athletic Trainer: Steve Bagus Assistant Coach: Clint Mathis Equipment Manager: Charles Raycroft Goalkeeper Coach: Aron Hyde Assistant Equipment Manager: Allan Araujo Soccer Fitness Specialist: Tony Jouaux Massage Therapist: Jake Bronowski Director of Team Operations: Ron Stern



2014 Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT GOAL SCORERS (MIN) MLS RECORD Sunday, Mar 9 @ Chivas 3-2 L Joya 64’, Amarikwa 70’ 0-1-0

Sunday, Mar 16 @ Portland 2:00 PM - - Sunday, Mar 23 vs. New York 2:00 PM - -

Saturday, Mar 29 @ DC 3:00 PM - - Saturday, Apr 5 vs. Philadelphia 4:00 PM - -

Saturday, Apr 12 @ Montreal 3:00 PM - - Saturday, Apr 19 vs. New England 3:00 PM - - Saturday, May 3 vs. Real Salt Lake 7:30 PM - -

Saturday, May 10 @ New York 6:00 PM - - Sunday, May 18 vs. Kansas City 2:00 PM - -

Saturday, May 24 @ Columbus 6:30 PM - - Sunday, Jun 1 vs. LA Galaxy 3:00 PM - -

Wednesday, Jun 4 @ Colorado 8:00 PM - - Saturday, Jun 7 vs. Seattle 7:30 PM - - Wednesday, Jul 2 vs. Toronto 7:30 PM - -

Sunday, Jul 6 @ Kansas City 2:00 PM - -

Saturday, Jul 12 @ New England 6:30 PM - - Saturday, Jul 19 vs. Philadelphia 7:30 PM - -

Wednesday, July 23 @ San Jose 10:00 PM - - Wednesday, Jul 30 vs. Vancouver 7:30 PM - - Saturday, Aug 2 vs. Columbus 7:30 PM - - Sunday, Aug 10 vs. New York 7:00 PM - -

Saturday, Aug 16 @ Montreal 5:30 PM - -

Saturday, Aug 23 @ Toronto 6:00 PM - - Saturday, Aug 30 vs. Dallas 7:30 PM - -

Sunday, Sep 7 @ New England 6:00 PM - - Saturday, Sep 13 vs. Toronto 7:30 PM - - Saturday, Sep 20 vs. DC 7:30 PM - -

Sunday, Sep 28 @ Houston 2:00 PM - -

Thursday, Oct 2 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM - - Sunday, Oct 5 vs. Montreal 4:00 PM - -

Friday, Oct 10 @ Kansas City 7:30 PM - -

Saturday, Oct 18 @ DC 6:00 PM - - Friday, Oct 24 vs. Houston 7:00 PM - -



2014 Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season Statistics (through 3/9/2014) Player GP GS MIN G A C E GWG GWA Alex 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quincy Amarikwa 1 0 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 Juan Luis Anangono 1 1 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orr Barouch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greg Cochrane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dilly Duka 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 0 Marco Franco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giuseppe Gentile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick Ianni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benji Joya 1 0 27 1 0 1 0 0 0 Hunter Jumper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steven Kinney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Larentowicz 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Magee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick Nyarko 1 1 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lovel Palmer 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 Logan Pause 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Victor Pineda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Ritter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Rolfe 1 1 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalo Segares 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 0 Harry Shipp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bakary Soumare 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GOALKEEPING STATISTICS Player GP GS MIN SHT SVS GA GAA PG PA W L T SO Sean Johnson 1 1 90 8 4 3 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 Alec Kann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Reynish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



#7 Alex – 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 9/14/13 vs. NE (86’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/12/13 at FCD (Magee 42’) - Signed with the club April 26, 2012 - Joined the club from Swiss club FC Wohlen

#24 Quincy Amarikwa – 2014: 1 GP/0 GS, 1G, 0A in 33 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 33 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 3/9/14 vs. CHV (70’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 8/22/12 at CLB (Luis Silva 71’) – (TOR) - Acquired from Toronto FC on Feb. 27, 2013 - Was selected in the third round (32nd overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes - Was a member of the Colorado Rapids squad that captured the 2010 MLS Cup with a 2-1 win over FC Dallas - Appeared in 77 games, scored 31 goals and added seven assists in four seasons at UC Davis #33 Juan Luis Anangonó – 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 57 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 57 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 10/12/13 at FCD (25’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/4/13 at DC (Jeff Larentowicz 24’) - Signed with the Fire on July 23, 2013 - Joined the club from Argentina’s Primera División side Argentinos Juniors - Has one cap for the senior Ecuadorian National Team #15 Orr Barouch – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 15 min., 7/18/12 at NY in 0-1 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 8/7/11 at VAN (80’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/15/11 at DC (Chavez 94’) - Signed on loan for the 2011 season from Tigres UANL - On Sept. 13, 2012 went on loan to Israeli club Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv #16 Greg Cochrane – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 10/27/13 at SEA in 1-1 draw (LA) LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored in a MLS first team match LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not assisted in a MLS first team match - Selected 38th overall by the Galaxy in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft - Joined the Fire in a trade on March 3, 2014 #11 Dilly Duka 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 9/11/13 at TFC (20’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/4/13 at DC (Quincy Amarikwa 89’) - A U.S. Youth international was a member of the U.S. squad for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt - Selected in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew - Played two seasons at Rutgers, earning 2008 All-Big East honors #23 Marco Franco – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in a MLS first team match LAST MLS GOAL: Has not appeared in a MLS first team match LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not appeared in a MLS first team match - Selected in the first round (13th overall) by the Fire in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft - Named 2013 Big West Defender of the Year while at the University of California-Irvine #92 Giuseppe Gentile – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in a MLS first team match LAST MLS GOAL: Has not appeared in a MLS first team match LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not appeared in a MLS first team match - Selected by the Fire in the MLS Waiver Draft - In three seasons at UNC-Charlotte, scored 27 goals and tallied 12 assists in 67 career matches

#34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado – 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 5/16/09 at DAL (18’) (SEA) LAST MLS ASSIST: 4/28/12 at CHI (Johnson 67’) (SEA - Joined the Fire on Jan. 15, 2014 in a trade with the Seattle Sounders FC - Spent the first five seasons of his MLS career with the Sounders, won three consecutive Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championships in 2010, 2011, 2012. #6 Patrick Ianni – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 10/19/13 at DAL in 0-2 loss (SEA) LAST MLS GOAL: 6/20/12 vs. KC (15’) (SEA) LAST MLS ASSIST: 6/13/09 vs. SJ (Montero 59’) (SEA) - U.S. Youth International, was a starter on the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Championship team - Was a member of the 2008 Olympic team #25 Sean Johnson – 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS WIN: 10/19/2013 vs TOR, 1-0 win LAST MLS SHUTOUT: 10/19/2013 vs TOR, 1-0 win LAST MLS ASSIST: 8/12/12 at PHI (Rolfe 56’) - Has four appearances for the senior U.S. Men’s National Team, helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup - Earned his first international start Jan. 29, 2013 and earned the shutout in a 0-0 draw with Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium - At age 21, was the youngest player to appear in goal for the Chicago Fire after making his debut on August 1, 2010. #54 Benji Joya – 2014: 1 GP/0 GS, 1G, 0A in 27 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 27 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 3/9/14 vs. CHV (64’) LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not assisted in a MLS first team match - Joined the Fire from LigaMX side Santos Laguna - A native of San Jose, Calif., was a member of the De Anza Force of the USSF Development Academy - Named to the 2014 FIFA U-20 World Cup team #3 Hunter Jumper – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 8/23/13 vs. SKC in a 1-0 win LAST MLS GOAL: 8/23/13 vs. SKC (13’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 4/7/13 vs. NY (Paladini 44’) - Selected 28th overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft - Appeared in 79 matches between 2008-11 at UVA, helping the Cavaliers to the 2009 NCAA College Cup - Able to play at left back as well as a center back #1 Alec Kann – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in an MLS first team match - Four-year standout at Furman Univ., had 18 shutouts and a 1.00 GAA in 65 starts - Joined the Fire from USL-PRO side Charleston Battery #18 Steven Kinney – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min., 3/09/13 vs. NE in a 1-0 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 09/29/10 @ SJ (39’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/08/10 vs. CLB (Lowry 30’) - Returned to MLS action March 3 after more than two years after rupturing his Achilles tendon on Oct. 23, 2010. - First player out of Elon University to sign an MLS contract #20 Jeff Larentowicz – 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 10/4/2013 at DC (24’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 7/20/13 vs. DC (Lindpere 11’) - Selected in the fourth round (45th overall) in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft by the New England Revolution - Has reached the MLS Cup finals four times in his career; won the 2010 edition with the Colorado Rapids - Has been capped four times by the U.S. Men’s National Team



#9 Mike Magee – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 10/27/13 at NY in a 5-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 10/27/13 at NY (6’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/12/13 at FCD (Anangono 25’) - Joined the Fire on May 25 from the LA Galaxy - Two-time MLS Cup champion with the Galaxy in 2011 & 2012 - A Chicago native, spent two years at the U.S. Soccer Residency program - Has 42 career regular season goal and 24 assists in 235 games - In 20 post-season matches, scored 8 goals and 1 assist. #14 Patrick Nyarko – 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 63 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 63 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 8/3/13 at PHI (9’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 9/14/13 vs. NE (Magee 55’) - Team leader in assists the past three seasons with ten (2010), nine (2011) and seven (2012) - Has appeared in more matches than any other Fire player over the past four seasons with 121 games played - Made debut for Ghana in 1-1 draw vs. Chile on 2/29/12 - Was the most fouled player in MLS during the 2012 season, suffering 78 fouls #5 Lovel Palmer – 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 5/7/11 at TOR (87’) (HOU) LAST MLS ASSIST: 9/28/13 at VAN (Sandoval 9’) (RSL) - Began his professional career with Jamaican First Division side Harbour View FC in 1999, appearing in 143 matches. - Made his Jamaican senior national team debut in 2005 and has since earned 24 caps #12 Logan Pause – 2014: 1 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 15 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 15 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 04/15/12 vs. HOU (27’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 04/21/12 @ TOR (Nyarko 58’) - Sits second on club’s all-time appearance list with 271 MLS games played - Enters his 11th consecutive season with the Fire in 2013 and third as captain - Has earned six caps with the U.S. Men’s National Team - Youngest Fire player to hit 200 MLS regular season appearances at 29 #27 Victor Pineda – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in a first team MLS match LAST MLS GOAL: Has not appeared in a first team MLS match LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not appeared in a first team MLS match - First Home Grown player signed by the Chicago Fire first team - Helped Fire’s U16/17 Academy to 2010 National Championship - Represented the United States at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup #28 Kyle Reynish – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 10/27/12 vs. VAN in 0-0 draw (RSL) LAST MLS WIN: 5/26/12 vs. DAL in 3-2 win (RSL) LAST MLS SHUTOUT: 10/27/12 vs. VAN in 0-0 draw (RSL) - 2013 NASL Golden Glove winner with the New York Cosmos - 2006 national champion at the University of California-Santa Barbara #21 Chris Ritter – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Has not appeared in a MLS first team match LAST MLS GOAL: Has not appeared in a MLS first team match LAST MLS ASSIST: Has not appeared in a MLS first team match - Chicago Fire Homegrown product, native of Winnetka, Ill. - Named 2012 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year after leading Northwestern to its second straight Big Ten regular season title

#17 Chris Rolfe – 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 75 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 75 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 7/20/13 vs. DC (45+’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 9/11/13 at TFC (Duka 20’) - Re-joined the Chicago Fire on a free transfer from Aalborg BK on April 16, 2012 - Second all-time leading goal scorer in club history with 36 regular season goals - Has 10 international appearances with the U.S. Men’s National Team - Was named the Fire’s 2012 MVP and Golden Boot Winner with 8 goals #13 Gonzalo Segares – 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 08/22/12 at DC (75’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 7/3/13 vs. SJ (Duka 36’) - With 11, sits second among Fire defenders for most goals all-time for the club behind Lubos Kubik (15) - Has appeared in 19 matches for the Costa Rican Men’s National Team - Selected 35th overall (third round) by the Fire in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft - With three goals in 2012, was tied for fifth on the team’s goal scoring charts #19 Harry Shipp – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 24 min. 10/19/13 vs TOR in a 1-0 win LAST MLS GOAL: 7/20/13 vs. DC (45+’) LAST MLS ASSIST: 9/11/13 at TFC (Duka 20’) - Lake Forest, Ill. product, signed a Homegrown contract with the Fire - 2013 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and All-ACC First Team honors after finishing his senior season at Notre Dame with 12 goals and 10 assists - Led Notre Dame to the 2013 NCAA College Cup championship #4 Bakary Soumare – 2014: 1 GP/1 GS, 0G, 0A in 90 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 90 min. 3/9/14 at CHV in a 3-2 loss LAST MLS GOAL: 10/4/13 at DC (26’) - Rejoined the Fire on May 23 from the Philadelphia Union - The second overall selection in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by the Fire - In August 2009 transferred to French First Division Side Boulogne - Also spent time abroad with German club Karlsrucher SC where he made seven appearances - A Malian international, has 13 caps #22 Matt Watson – 2014: 0 GP/0 GS, 0G, 0A in 0 min LAST MLS MATCH: Played 17 min. 10/27/13 vs. COL in 3-0 win (VAN) LAST MLS GOAL: Has not scored in a MLS first team match LAST MLS ASSIST: 10/27/13 vs. COL (Sanvezzo 74’) (VAN) Native of Redditch, England, spent two seasons at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Prior to joining MLS, spent time in the NASL, USL PRO and MISL.



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13 Gonzalo Segares 90D

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15 Orr Barouch

16 Greg Cochrane

17 Chris Rolfe 75M

18 Steven Kinney

19 Harrison Shipp

20 Jeff Larentowicz 90M

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25 Sean Johnson 90G

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Game #1 03/09/2014 CHI 2 at CHV 3 L Joya 1 (unassisted) 64; Amarikwa 1 (unassisted) 70

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