Played
July 14, 2012 11:20 PM EDT
JELD-WEN Field — Portland, Oregon
Referee: B. Toledo
Attendance: 20438
July 14, 2012 11:20 PM EDT
JELD-WEN Field — Portland, Oregon
Referee: B. Toledo
Attendance: 20438
MLS Preview: Portland Timbers - LA Galaxy
Gavin Wilkinson takes charge of his first game in MLS for the Timbers, having previously coached the USL edition of the team.
By Zac Lee Rigg
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Portland Timbers (4-4-2): Perkins; Kimura, Danso, Mosquera, Smith; Alhassan, Jewsbury, Nagbe, Alexander; Boyd, Mwanga. |
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OUT: DF Chris Taylor (R hip surgery)
DOUBTFUL: DF Eric Brunner (concussion); MF Franck Songo’o (R knee MCL sprain); DF Rodney Wallace (R ankle sprain)
| LA Galaxy (4-4-2): Saunders; Franklin, Gonzalez, DeLaGarza, Dunivant; Jimenez, Beckham, Sarvas, Donovan; Keane, Barrett. |
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OUT: DF Andrew Boyens (L sports hernia surgery); FW Edson Buddle (R knee surgery); MF Dan Keat (R knee surgery); DF Leonardo (R knee inflammation)
QUESTIONABLE: DF Omar Gonzalez (L knee surgery); MF Kyle Nakazawa (back spasms); FW Pat Noonan (R quad strain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Portland (19 points, eighth place) could draw to within one point of the Galaxy (23 points, fifth) in the Western Conference with a win.
- The Timbers fired coach John Spencer this week, naming general manager Gavin Wilkinson as interim boss.
- Portland boasts a respectable 5-2-2 record at home. It's away, where the club hasn't won this season, that the problems came.
- Robbie Keane scored twice on his 32nd birthday in a 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire last week. Landon Donovan assisted the first, his 99th in MLS.
- Juninho and Diego Chara are suspended for this match. Lovel Palmer is one booking away from a suspension.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Portland Timbers 0-2 Los Angeles Galaxy
- 17.5 %
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Portland Timbers 1-3 Los Angeles Galaxy
- 12.5 %
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Portland Timbers 1-2 Los Angeles Galaxy
- 7.5 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 14, 2012 | Portland Timbers 3 - Los Angeles Galaxy 5 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jun 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - Portland Timbers 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 14, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy 3 - Portland Timbers 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Aug 3, 2011 | Portland Timbers 3 - Los Angeles Galaxy 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 23, 2011 | Los Angeles Galaxy 3 - Portland Timbers 0 |
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Portland Timbers
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| May 18, 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 - Portland Timbers 2 | MLS |
| May 12, 2013 | Portland Timbers 3 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | FC Dallas 1 - Portland Timbers 1 | MLS |
| May 2, 2013 | Portland Timbers 0 - New England Revolution 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Portland Timbers 3 | MLS |
Los Angeles Galaxy
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| May 19, 2013 | New York Red Bulls 1 - Los Angeles Galaxy 0 | MLS |
| May 15, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Los Angeles Galaxy 4 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 - Los Angeles Galaxy 1 | MLS |
| May 5, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy 0 - Houston Dynamo 1 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 0 - Los Angeles Galaxy 2 | MLS |
| 1 | Troy Perkins | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | David Horst | Defender |
| 26 | Steven Smith | Defender |
| - | Kosuke Kimura | Defender |
| 33 | Hanyer Luis Mosquera Córdoba | Defender |
| 11 | Kalif Alhassan | Midfielder |
| 13 | Jack Jewsbury | Defender |
| 24 | Eric Alexander | Midfielder |
| 22 | Lovel Palmer | Midfielder |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe | Striker |
| 9 | Kris Boyd | Striker |
| 12 | Joe Bendik | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Mike Chabala | Defender |
| 98 | Mamadou Danso | Defender |
| 7 | Salvatore Zizzo | Midfielder |
| 9 | Michael Fucito | Midfielder |
| 10 | Danny Mwanga | Striker |
| 16 | Brent Anthony Richards | Striker |
| 12 | Josh Saunders | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Todd Dunivant | Defender |
| - | David Lopes | Defender |
| 28 | Sean Franklin | Defender |
| 20 | A.J. DeLaGarza | Defender |
| 70 | Marcelo Sarvas | Striker |
| 16 | Hector Jimenez | Midfielder |
| 23 | David Beckham | Midfielder |
| 26 | Michael Stephens | Midfielder |
| 10 | Robbie Keane | Striker |
| 10 | Landon Donovan | Striker |
| 24 | Brian Perk | Goalkeeper |
| 27 | Andrew Boyens | Defender |
| 35 | Bryan Gaul | Defender |
| - | Rafa García | Midfielder |
| - | Kenneth Walker | Striker |
| - | Kyle Nakazawa | Midfielder |
| 32 | Jack McBean | Striker |
| - | Bryan Jordan | Striker |
| 33 | Jose Villarreal | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Live
Final
scheduled
Suspended
Cancelled
Postponed
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
