Timbers U23's on Fire!

Wow! Timbers stay perfect, beating Reading 2-1.

They play Thunder bay tomorrow at 4:00.

The semifinal game starts at 1:00 PM.

$10 for both games

One more game for the Championship and a perfect season

Freddie Braun's game winner was a beautiful low shot from the top of the 18 a minute after Reading had equalized.

Braun, striker Brent Richards, and keeper Jake Gleeson in my mind all have legitimate shots at the MLS squad next year. If he wasn't still in school I would start Richards up front in the league game Wednesday. He's as good a playmaker as any on the senior squad.

The Timbers game story is up.
http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/matchrecaps/index.html?article_id=1783
The game will be on FSC! Also 95.5 The Game.

The Timbers are Player Development League Champs!!!

A 4-1 final over Thunder Bay polishes off an unbeaten, untied season for the Timbers u23.

Congrats to them all.

Lots of great action in this one. There are some players who will be in the MLS from this contest for sure..

A Great showing for the Timber's Army, too. It's nice they supported the youth team.

Trib article_
http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=128123914151518200

The O
http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2010/08/timbers_u-23_4_thunder_bay_1_p.html

The Columbian
http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/aug/07/richards-caps-mvp-season-with-mvp-performance-in-f/

Geezaldinho wrote: The Timbers are Proffesional Development League Champs!!!

A 4-1 final over Thunder Bay polishes off an unbeaten, untied season for the Timbers u23.

Congrats to them all.

Lots of great action in this one. There are some players who will be in the MLS from this contest for sure..

A Great showing for the Timber's Army, too. It's nice they supported the youth team.

Jake Gleeson, the keeper, is already signed up and will be here next year in some capacity.

There will be plenty of chances to see these guys in the fall:

Tracy Hasson (#2), the midfielder with the curly hair who didn't stop moving until he was subbed off, plays for OSU, so you can see him against the Pilots August 25. I have never seen anything like this guy's work rate. Truly a joy to watch.

Brent Richards (#10), the MOTM, will be back here with UW September 18.

Of course the Pilots were well represented, with Ricardo Carrillo, Steven Evans, Jarad Van Schaik, and Ryan Kawulok suiting up.

This team was so much fun to watch. There's loads of individual skill, they all gave the maximum effort, and everyone was focused on success as a team. You just have to be a fan of football in general, not just the Timbers, to know something special went on this summer.

Michael Nielsen also played for the team.

Any idea where Paul Ogunyemi plays or played? Heck of a player.

Geezaldinho wrote:Michael Nielsen also played for the team.

Any idea where Paul Ogunyemi plays or played? Heck of a player.

He plays at Schoolcraft College, a JC in Michigan.

Two nights in a row he set up a goal by running down the left and blowing by his defender.

So - he might be interested in finishing at a nice Private school in the NW?

Thunder bay article by David Ball from Gresham Outlook

http://www.chroniclejournal.com/stories_local_sports.php?id=285626

great game by Ptld u-23. Certainly played as a team with everyone doing his part.

There's a new crest on the Timbers' main fansite.

This is a random, but adding a star for one title has always seemed a bit shortsighted to me, I mean i guess for a World Cup that only happens every 4 years it make sense, but I digress...

My own personal quibblings aside, well done Timbers, haha maybe a perfect season is worthy of some shiny uniform embellishments...