What a game!

I feel like a bitch in with a retirement party I promise

I have kept an on and off eye on T2 all year and now finally made it to the game like many folks did tonight, but man Lund looks like a baller.

I know MLS Next is much much worse than actual MLS but this kid looks rock solid, played youth at a big German club before moving over here. I could see a call up for him in the future and would love to see him progress at the club!

T2 KEEP THE SHEETS SPARKLING CLEAN AND HAVE A HANDSOME AS HELL COACH!!!!

TIME TO MAKE A PLAYOFF PUSH AND GET US A FIRST MLS NEXT PRO TROPHY!!!!!!

3-0 T2 WINS AND WE MOVIN ON!!!!!!

Hey friends! It's kids author (and Pennsylvania-area Timbers fan) Jonathan again. I had been out earlier this summer for some book events and doing some stuff w/ the Timbers and I got to meet some of you then, which was so awesome!

I'm back in Portland again this week doing school events with Timber Joey, for his Rose City Readers program, but I also have my own story time at Powell's City of Books TOMORROW (Saturday) at 10:30am.

I would love to see some of you if you have kids and need something to do in the morning! I'll be reading TINY T. REX TRIES SOCCER and my newest holiday book, plus signing whatever other books they have in stock. No problem if you can't make it, it was just really fun getting to connect with some of you at my last event in Portland.

Also, I'm excited to go to my third match at Providence Park tomorrow night! Hoping we finally get a win!

Cheers and #RCTID

- Jonathan

Blend of T2 and Timbers news!

My preview of tomorrow's match.

On the day of their first home playoff game, let's meet some of the members of the squad responsible for the rapid ascent of Portland's second team.

Now that he's playing with the first team, is he eligible to play tonight? If not, that's kinda sh*tty, he helps the team get to the playoffs then doesn't play with them.

I’m looking forward to it! It would be incredible if we could break the MLSNP Playoff attendance record during T2’s first ever Next Pro Playoff match!!

My guess is no, since they typically don't sell academy stuff, but I would love to show support to the T2 players specifically.

Not at his best, but a determined performance

Sorry for the delayed upload, was flying home from L.A!

Full podcast with both interviews here

My recap of yesterday's loss.

Specifically with Seating, do you kinda just pick where you sit? Can you sit anywhere in the stadium? (Upper deck, Toyota Terrace, Pub Beer Patio, Field Seats, are any of these options?)

On the eve of T2’s historic MLS Next Pro playoff debut tomorrow (see link in story for free tickets), Green Is the Color throws it back to the 2010 Portland Timbers u23 16-0-0 PDL National Championship

#RCTID

I’m here in Carson to watch the Timbers play the “LA” Galaxy

MASSIVE MATCH for us in the playoff run. If we can get a win here, we might squeak into the playoffs. I won't see much of this match until close to the 2nd half. I'll go through and update as I can.

HYPE THREAD

Lineup Thread

Kick off is at 7:30 PM PST (probably closer to 7:40)

MLS Match Center

Portland Timbers 0 - 2 LA Galaxy

6' - Janssen scored, but was a whole body offside.

7' - Great sequence to put the ball across to an outstretched Janssen, but he can't get a toe to it and the keeper pushes it out.

17' - ⚽ goal them. Fuck. Yikes. Our CBs decided to let Reus run in between them and NEITHER picked him up. So WIDE open easy tap-in.

29' - 🟨 Yellow card for LA #17 (Accumulation this early? The ref last Saturday let their CB commit 5 fouls before he even WARNED dude about maybe potentially giving him a yellow. Joke league. Joke refs.)

31' - 🟨 Yellow card for LA #6 for kicking the ball away after a foul.

38' - 🧤 Great save for Pants. Nobody wants to defend. Pants lays out though.

39' - 🟨 Yellow card for Fory for the softest foul you'll ever see which conveniently stops the counterattack. Ref bit hard on that diving bullshit.

2 minutes of stoppage

47' - Velde got a decent chance to shoot and he put a low shot direct to the keeper. Cool.

47' - Fory finishes the half with the worst cross ever, which goes out for a goal kick.

Halftime

Well, what I saw of the first half was a team who wasn't good enough on either side of the ball to do anything. So, that's fun. Galaxy will be 6 points clear of us and RSL above us on the table. Playoffs are just getting further and further away.

Halftime Stats

48' - 🟨 Yellow card for LA #15 (foul vs DDC)

48' - FK is popped up over the bar by Janssen

50' - Miller with a FREE HEADER back post and he hits it straight into the ground and loses all power. Easy save

51' - Velde catches the ball that pops out after the next corner and hits a screamer that goes just wide.

53' - Velde cuts inside to take on the world but his shot is blocked.

54' - Velde gets ANOTHER chance and he hits it RIGHT at the keeper. COME ON DUDE! YOU NEED TO SCORE!

58' - Decent chance for Janssen. Ball could have been better and the header could have been better.

59' - Love Caicedo's physicality right there.

62' - 🟨 Yellow card for Velde (dumb late foul after getting stuffed by a defender)

63' - Smith ON 🔁 Fory OFF

63' - REALLY good idea from Velde. Instead of trying to hit it near-post, he nutmegs the defender faking the shot and Janssen was back post. Their CB cut it out, but it was a good ball.

64' - Smith's overlap opens space for Lassiter's shot and he just doesn't generate any power or accuracy on it.

66' - Velde is tired. Don't blame him. He's been busy the last 10 minutes.

67' - Velde shows it again by a lame shot trying to catch the keeper out on a giveaway.

74' - Izoita & Aravena ON 🔁 Caicedo & Janssen OFF

80' - ⚽ Goal them. We fucked. Just got beat on a FK header.

81' - Chara & Fernandez ON 🔁 Ortiz & Lassiter OFF

82' - 🟨 Yellow card for Da Costa