MLS-Game-Guide_033112_POR-RSL.pdf

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

PORTLAND TIMBERS REAL SALT LAKE Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 3/12/2012 POR 3, PHI 1 (0) 3/17/2012 RSL 2, NY 0 (1)Road win 10/02/2011 POR 1, VAN 0 (4) 3/10/2012 RSL 3, LA 1 (0)Home loss 10/14/2011 POR 0, HOU 2 (1) 3/24/2012 RSL 0, CHV 1 (0)Road loss 3/24/2012 POR 0, NE 1 (0) 10/06/2011 RSL 0, VAN 3 (2)Tie game 3/17/2012 POR 1, DAL 1 (1) 10/22/2011 RSL 1, POR 1 (3)Shutout for 10/02/2011 POR 1, VAN 0 (6) 3/17/2012 RSL 2, NY 0 (1)Shutout vs. 3/24/2012 POR 0, NE 1 (0) 3/24/2012 RSL 0, CHV 1 (0)

Timbers WTLReal Salt Lake WWL

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPOR 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 1.33RSL 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 1.67

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGPOR 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 1.00RSL 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0.67

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90POR 4 0 0 0 2 2 0RSL 5 0 0 1 1 1 2

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

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

TIMBERSG: 1 4 players tiedA: 2 Jewsbury SHT: 10 Boyd SOG: 5 BoydFC: 6 Chara/JewsburyFS: 7 Chara/JewsburyOF: 2 Boyd/PerlazaC: 2 JewsburyE: 0

REALG: 2 EspindolaA: 1 Paulo Jr/SaborioSHT: 10 EspindolaSOG: 7 EspindolaFC: 10 BeckermanFS: 7 VelasquezOF: 5 EspindolaC: 1 4 players tiedE: 0

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Timbers 3 1-1-1 4 4 3at home 1 1-0-0 3 3 1

Real 3 2-1-0 6 5 2on road 1 1-0-0 3 3 1

2012 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (2 meetings): Timbers 1 win, 2 goals … Real Salt Lake 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 1

AT PORTLAND (1 meeting): Timbers 1 win, 1 goal … Real Salt Lake 0 wins, 0 goals … Ties 0

LAST YEAR (MLS):4/30: POR 1, RSL 0 (Cooper 22)10/22: RSL 1, POR 1 (Saborio 45 – Danso 90)

30Palmer

9Boyd

6Nagbe

21Chara 17

Alexander

11Alhassan

13Jewsbury

22Wallace

5Brunner

35Jean-Baptiste

1Perkins

15Saborio

2Beltran

5Beckerman

21Gil26

Velasquez

17Wingert 28

Schuler

4Olave

20Grabavoy

18Rimando

7Espindola

PORTLAND TIMBERS1 Troy Perkins (GK)4 Mike Chabala (DF)5 Eric Brunner (DF)6 Darlington Nagbe (MF)7 Sal Zizzo (FW)8 Franck Songo'o (MF)9 Kris Boyd (FW)10 Eddie Johnson (FW)11 Kalif Alhassan (MF)12 David Horst (DF)13 Jack Jewsbury (MF)14 James Marcelin (MF)15 Jorge Perlaza (FW)16 Brent Richards (FW)17 Eric Alexander (MF)18 Ryan Kawulok (DF)19 Bright Dike (FW)20 Jose Adolfo Valencia (FW)21 Diego Chara (MF)22 Rodney Wallace (DF)23 Joseph Bendik (GK)25 Steve Purdy (DF)26 Charles Renken (MF)27 Chris Taylor (DF)28 Freddie Braun (MF)30 Lovel Palmer (MF)33 Hanyer Mosquera (DF)35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste (DF)90 Jake Gleeson (GK)98 Mamadou Danso (DF)

REAL SALT LAKE1 Eduardo Fernandez (GK)2 Tony Beltran (DF)3 Diogo de Almeida (DF)4 Jamison Olave (DF)5 Kyle Beckerman (MF)6 Nat Borchers (DF)7 Fabian Espindola (FW)8 Will Johnson (MF)11 Javier Morales (MF)12 Emiliano Bonfigli (FW)14 Yordany Alvarez (MF)15 Alvaro Saborio (FW)16 Nico Muniz (MF)17 Chris Wingert (DF)18 Nick Rimando (GK)19 Enzo Martinez (MF)20 Ned Grabavoy (MF)21 Luis Gil (MF)22 Jonny Steele (MF)23 Paulo Araujo Jr. (FW)24 Kyle Reynish (GK)26 Sebastian Velasquez (MF)27 Cody Arnoux (FW)28 Chris Schuler (DF)44 Leone Cruz (DF)53 Terakazu Tanaka (DF)

ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS

REFEREE: Mark Geiger.SAR (bench): Sean Hurd; JAR (opposite): Steven Taylor;

4th: Tyler Ploeger

TIMBERSSat. Apr. 7 Chivas USA

Sat. Apr. 14 at Los AngelesSat. Apr. 21 Sporting KCSat. Apr. 28 at Montreal

UPCOMING MATCHES

PORTLAND TIMBERS v REAL SALT LAKE(March 31, Jeld-Wen Field, 7 p.m. PT)

INJURY REPORTS

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

SUSPENDED: noneWARNINGS (suspended next yellow card): none

none

PORTLAND TIMBERS – OUT: DF Futty Danso (L foot fracture); FW Eddie Johnson (concussion); DF Hanyer Mosquera (concussion); DOUBTFUL: DF David Horst (R hip surgery); QUESTIONABLE: MF Sal Zizzo (L ACL surgery); MF Kalif Alhassan (L groin strain); PROBABLE: MF James Marcelin (L ham-string strain) … REAL SALT LAKE – OUT: FW Cody Arnoux (L adductor strain); PROBABLE: MF Will Johnson (R adductor strain)

REAL Wed. Apr. 4 MontrealSat. Apr. 7 Colorado

Sat. Apr. 14 at Sporting KCSat. Apr. 21 at San Jose

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 5 2 54 135

2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0

3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 5 2 0 0

F A 4 3 68 90

2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0

1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0

0 0 4 2 0 1

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

TIMBERS REAL

PORTLAND TIMBERS v REAL SALT LAKE(March 31, Jeld-Wen Field, 7 p.m. PT - MLS Game 31)

2012 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Troy Perkins GK 6-2 190 07/29/1981 Springfield, OH 3 3 0 0 131 131 0 14 Mike Chabala DF 6-0 175 05/24/1984 Fresno, CA 0 0 0 0 61 49 2 95 Eric Brunner DF 6-4 170 02/12/1986 Dublin, OH 3 3 0 0 74 70 5 26 Darlington Nagbe MF 5-9 165 09/23/1988 Monrovia, Liberia 3 1 1 0 31 22 3 37 Sal Zizzo MF 5-11 165 04/03/1987 San Diego, CA 0 0 0 0 40 15 0 48 Franck Songo'o MF 5-10 175 05/14/1987 Yaounde, Cameroon 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 09 Kris Boyd FW 6-1 180 08/18/1983 Irvine, Scotland 3 3 1 0 3 3 1 010 Eddie Johnson FW 5-11 185 09/20/1984 Chester, England 0 0 0 0 7 3 1 011 Kalif Alhassan MF 5-10 160 10/15/1990 Accra, Ghana 3 3 1 1 35 30 1 712 David Horst DF 6-4 200 10/25/1985 Pine Grove, PA 0 0 0 0 19 13 0 013 Jack Jewsbury MF 6-0 185 04/13/1981 Joplin, MO 3 3 0 2 229 176 21 3014 James Marcelin MF 6-2 170 06/13/1986 Saint-Marc, Haiti 2 0 0 0 22 12 0 015 Jorge Perlaza FW 5-10 155 10/11/1984 Guapi, Colombia 3 2 0 0 34 28 6 216 Brent Richards FW 5-10 165 05/20/1990 Camas, WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 Eric Alexander MF 6-1 165 04/14/1988 Portage, MI 3 3 0 0 48 34 2 318 Ryan Kawulok DF 6-2 185 12/29/1989 Boulder, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 019 Bright Dike FW 6-1 223 02/02/1987 Edmond, OK 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 020 Jose Adolfo Valencia FW 6-1 180 12/18/1991 Bogota, Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 Diego Chara MF 5-8 150 04/05/1986 Valle del Cauca, Colombia 3 3 0 0 31 30 2 422 Rodney Wallace DF 5-10 160 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 67 61 5 723 Joseph Bendik GK 6-3 205 04/25/1989 Marietta, GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 025 Steve Purdy DF 6-4 190 02/05/1985 Bakersfield, CA 0 0 0 0 13 12 0 026 Charles Renken MF 5-7 140 12/19/1993 Kalingalinga, Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 Chris Taylor DF 6-1 160 05/12/1989 Edmond, OK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 Freddie Braun MF 5-10 160 05/13/1988 Royal Oak, MI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 Lovel Palmer MF 5-10 160 08/30/1984 Mandeville, Jamaica 3 3 0 0 63 58 3 233 Hanyer Mosquera DF 6-1 175 01/15/1987 Istmina, Colombia 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 035 Andrew Jean-Baptiste DF 6-2 205 06/16/1992 Brooklyn, NY 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 090 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 0 0 0 0 24 23 3 0 HEAD COACH : John Spencer 09/11/1970 W12 L15 T10

PORTLAND TIMBERS

2012 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Eduardo Fernandez GK 6-3 170 12/16/1992 Guadalajara, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 Tony Beltran DF 5-8 150 10/11/1987 Claremont, CA 3 3 0 0 81 70 0 33 Diogo de Almeida DF 6-0 175 01/02/1989 Piricicaba, Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 Jamison Olave DF 6-3 210 04/21/1981 Medellin, Colombia 3 3 0 0 102 101 10 15 Kyle Beckerman MF 5-11 165 04/23/1982 Crofton, MD 3 3 0 0 272 244 24 336 Nat Borchers DF 6-2 175 04/13/1981 Tucson, AZ 0 0 0 0 202 201 8 47 Fabian Espindola FW 5-9 160 05/04/1985 Buenos Aires, Argentina 3 3 2 0 98 80 28 108 Will Johnson MF 5-10 155 01/21/1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 0 0 0 0 94 82 7 511 Javier Morales MF 5-9 165 01/10/1980 Buenos Aires, Argentina 3 0 1 0 101 92 18 3412 Emiliano Bonfigli FW 5-10 148 02/23/1989 Bahia Blanca, Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 Yordany Alvarez MF 5-10 165 05/24/1985 Cienfuegos, Cuba 1 0 0 0 6 4 0 015 Alvaro Saborio FW 6-0 170 03/25/1982 San Carlos, Costa Rica 3 0 0 1 53 45 23 716 Nico Muniz MF 5-10 155 10/18/1992 Albuquerque, NM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 Chris Wingert DF 5-10 170 06/16/1982 Babylon, NY 3 3 0 0 190 159 1 1118 Nick Rimando GK 5-9 184 06/17/1979 Montclair, CA 3 3 0 0 291 291 0 619 Enzo Martinez MF 5-7 160 09/29/1990 Montevideo, Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 Ned Grabavoy MF 5-7 150 07/01/1983 Joliet, IL 3 3 0 0 165 120 8 1721 Luis Gil MF 5-8 150 11/14/1993 Garden Grove, CA 3 3 1 0 28 17 3 022 Jonny Steele MF 6-0 180 02/07/1986 Larne, Northern Ireland 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 023 Paulo Junior FW 5-7 158 01/23/1989 Teresina, Brazil 3 3 0 1 17 8 2 524 Kyle Reynish GK 6-3 193 11/03/1983 Valencia, CA 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 026 Sebastian Velasquez MF 5-11 155 02/11/1991 Medillin, Colombia 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 027 Cody Arnoux FW 5-10 170 04/13/1988 Stony Brook, NY 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 028 Chris Schuler DF 6-4 185 09/09/1987 St. Louis, MO 3 3 0 0 24 20 2 044 Leone Cruz DF 6-0 172 06/13/1987 Round Rock, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 053 Terakazu Tanaka DF 5-8 150 07/14/1985 Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD COACH : Jason Kreis 12/29/1972 W59 L51 T43

REAL SALT LAKE

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PORTLAND TIMBERS vs REAL SALT LAKE JELD-WEN FIELD, Portland, Ore.

March 31, 2012 (WEEK 4, MLS Game #31) 7 p.m. PT (ROOT-NW: KTVX ABC-4)

A pair of clubs looking to reverse frustrating losses meet Saturday evening at Jeld-Wen Field when the Portland Timbers return home to face Real Salt Lake. The Timbers went down to defeat for the first time this season last weekend, ending a two-game road swing in a 1-0 loss at New England. Real also suffered their first reversal of the campaign, going down to a 1-0 home loss to Chivas USA. REFEREE: Mark Geiger. SAR (bench): Sean Hurd; JAR (opposite): Steven Taylor; 4th: Tyler Ploeger MLS Career: 91 games; FC/gm: 26.5; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 18; pens: 31 INJURY REPORT: PORTLAND TIMBERS – OUT: DF Futty Danso (L foot fracture); FW Eddie Johnson (concussion); DF Hanyer Mosquera (concussion); DOUBTFUL: DF David Horst (R hip surgery); QUESTIONABLE: MF Sal Zizzo (L ACL surgery); MF Kalif Alhassan (L groin strain); PROBABLE: MF James Marcelin (L hamstring strain) … REAL SALT LAKE – OUT: FW Cody Arnoux (L adductor strain); PROBABLE: MF Will Johnson (R adductor strain) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none SUSPENDED: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (2 meetings): Timbers 1 win, 2 goals … Real Salt Lake 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 1 AT PORTLAND (1 meeting): Timbers 1 win, 1 goal … Real Salt Lake 0 wins, 0 goals … Ties 0 RETURN MATCHES: 7/7: Real Salt Lake vs. Portland Timbers, 7 p.m. MT; 9/22: Real Salt Lake vs. Portland Timbers, 6 p.m. MT (NBC SN) LAST YEAR (MLS): 4/30: POR 1, RSL 0 (Cooper 22) 10/22: RSL 1, POR 1 (Saborio 45 – Danso 90)

Portland went undefeated vs. Real Salt Lake in two meetings in their inaugural MLS season, winning 1-0 at Jeld-Wen Field and reaching a 1-1 draw at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Coaches record: John Spencer vs. NE: P2 W1 L0 D1 … Jason Kreis vs. POR: P2 W0 L1 D1 PORTLAND TIMBERS The Portland Timbers suffered their first loss on the new season, conceding an early goal for a 1-0 loss to the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium. The Timbers are tied for sixth in the Western Conference with 4 points from 3 games. LAST MATCH

The Revolution took the lead with their first goal of the season after just 28 seconds. Chris Tierney had ample time on the left flank and served a tempting ball into the middle of the Timbers penalty area. Saer Sène streaked through unmarked and smacked his header off the underside of the bar for the game's lone goal.

Timbers head coach John Spencer made one change to the team that came away with a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas at FC Dallas Stadium. Darlington Nagbe came into the side in place of Jorge Perlaza.

PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-4-2): Troy Perkins - Lovel Palmer, Hanyer Mosquera (Andrew Jean-Baptiste 24), Eric Brunner, Rodney Wallace (Jorge Perlaza 76) - Kalif Alhassan, Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury, Eric Alexander (Franck Songo'o 60) - Darlington Nagbe, Kris Boyd.

TEAM NEWS The Timbers came away from their two-game road swing with a single point. “I was disappointed,” head coach

John Spencer said. “I thought we got over that little hump of being on the road.” The Timbers have now conceded the first goal in each of their three games this season. For whatever reason, [falling behind early has] been a theme this year that’s happened, and we’ve got to fix it

and we’ve got to fix it quick,” said midfielder Jack Jewsbury. “It’s tough. Obviously everything was good after the home game because we came back and scored three goals and got the win. And on the result, there’s also a positive on the road against Dallas, because we come back against a tough team and get a result there. But the reality is setting in that if you continue to start games like this, you shoot yourself in the foot and it definitely has got to be better from us.”

The Timbers were shut out for the first time this season, after netting four goals in the opening two games.

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“I think you would expect [Kris Boyd] to at least hit the target with his goal-scoring ability and record,” Spencer said. “He definitely expects to score there, but as they say, one of those games for him. One of those games for the 11, 12, 13 players on the field today.”

Midfielder Franck Songo’o made his MLS debut, coming on for the final half-hour in place of Eric Alexander on the left of midfield.

“Once we get him fit and healthy we’re looking to start him. We’ve missed him. He’s got a lot of quality on the ball as you’ve seen. He can strike a great ball, and Matt Reis pulls off a wonder save.

The Timbers will again be without center back Hanyer Mosquera, who was forced off midway through the first half after suffering what was diagnosed as a non-displaced, medial orbit fracture and a concussion.

“A little bit of a bad one,” Spencer said. “He didn’t look too good flying back home [Sunday]. He looked pretty groggy.”

REAL SALT LAKE Real Salt Lake suffered their first loss of the new season, falling 1-0 to Chivas USA on Saturday evening at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real are in a four-way tie for second place in the Western Conference with 6 points from 3 games. LAST MATCH

The game's lone goal came in the 72nd minute. Chivas USA fullback Ante Jazic floated a cross from the left, and as Nick Rimando went to claim it, Casey Townsend challenged and the ball slipped from the RSL goalkeeper’s grasp. The rookie striker reacted quickly to get a foot to the ball and hit it into the back of the net.

Real head coach Jason Kreis made no changes to his team for a second consecutive match, keeping the group that took a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls at Rio Tinto Stadium.

REAL SALT LAKE (4-3-1-2): Nick Rimando - Tony Beltran, Chris Schuler, Jamison Olave, Chris Wingert - Ned Grabavoy, Kyle Beckerman, Sebastian Velasquez (Javier Morales 46) - Luis Gil (Jonny Steele 71) - Paulo Junior (Alvaro Saborio 46), Fabian Espindola.

TEAM NEWS Real Salt Lake has made their Rio Tinto Stadium a fortress since its opening. But dating back to last season,

the club has won just one of its last four league matches, losing twice in that span. “What they’re not used to is being frustrated at home,” head coach Jason Kreis said. “And so I think when you

went one [goal] down, you got a lot of guys feeling some real anxiety because we don’t lose here.” After netting five goals in their opening two games, Real were shut out for the first time. “Sometimes, I think we have to expect that now with teams coming in here knowing how great we are with the

ball in the midfield,” said goalkeeper Nick Rimando. “They pack it in. They play one up top, and knowing that they’re going to get their chance on a counterattack or a set piece. I think we’re starting to learn that when teams do that we do have to be patient. I thought it wasn’t too bad today.”

Kreis has maintained the same starting group for all three games – something that’s been a bit of a rarity in his coaching career.

“I think we’ve got some guys now that started in the first two games and have to feel good about their contribution and have a little bit of experience under their belts. That should put us in a good position for the next three matches,” Kreis said.

Midfielder Javier Morales and striker Alvaro Saborio were both given their longest run-outs of the season thus far, each coming on as halftime substitutes.

"I think we have to relax a little bit. We were a little nervous playing the ball and I think we have to relax and take more time," said Morales. Added Saborio: "We have to stay positive and keep working. We played good today and just didn't put the ball in the back of the net."

Both of the goals RSL have allowed this season have come from crosses. “There’s no excuse,” Rimando said. “Unfortunately, the ball came out of my hands and bounced right to [Townsend]. The cross is in your area – you go for it. If there’s contact, there’s contact. That’s the sport. Next time around, you punch that and it gets cleared.”

Said Kreis: “Maybe there’s a little bit of a miscommunication between [Rimando] and Schuler because I think they are going for the same ball,” Kreis said, “and I think ultimately they probably caused the error themselves.”

2012 PORTLAND TIMBERS STATISTICS (1-1-1, 4 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 11 M Kalif Alhassan 3 3 270 1 1 6 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 9 F Kris Boyd 3 3 260 1 0 10 5 4 5 2 0 0 0 35 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 2 1 156 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 M Darlington Nagbe 3 1 159 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 M Jack Jewsbury 3 3 270 0 2 4 1 6 7 0 11 2 0 17 M Eric Alexander 3 3 203 0 0 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 5 D Eric Brunner 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21 M Diego Chara 3 3 270 0 0 3 0 6 7 1 0 0 0 14 M James Marcelin 2 0 23 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 33 D Hanyer Mosquera 2 2 114 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 M Lovel Palmer 3 3 270 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 G Troy Perkins 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 F Jorge Perlaza 3 2 149 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 M Franck Songo'o 1 0 30 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 22 D Rodney Wallace 3 3 256 0 0 3 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 23 G Joseph Bendik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 M Freddie Braun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 D Mike Chabala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 D Mamadou Danso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 F Bright Dike 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 G Jake Gleeson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 D David Horst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 F Eddie Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 D Ryan Kawulok 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 D Steve Purdy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 M Charles Renken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 F Brent Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 D Chris Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 F Jose Adolfo Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M Sal Zizzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 3 3 270 4 3 42 14 41 37 7 16 5 0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 3 1 20 10 37 41 1 14 2 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kris Boyd 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Kalif Alhassan 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None PORTLAND TIMBERS INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Troy Perkins 3 3 270 10 7 3 1.00 0 0 1 1 1 0 Team totals 3 3 270 10 7 3 1.00 0 0 1 1 1 0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 14 9 4 1.33 0 0 1 1 1 1 * = Played with other teams in 2012. Only Portland Timbers statistics listed here.

2012 REAL SALT LAKE STATISTICS (2-1-0, 6 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 7 F Fabian Espindola 3 3 270 2 0 10 7 4 5 5 1 0 0 21 M Luis Gil 3 3 200 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 M Javier Morales 3 0 96 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 5 1 0 23 F Paulo Junior 3 3 174 0 1 5 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 15 F Alvaro Saborio 3 0 96 0 1 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 M Yordany Alvarez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 M Kyle Beckerman 3 3 270 0 0 2 0 10 4 0 10 1 0 2 D Tony Beltran 3 3 270 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 20 M Ned Grabavoy 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 D Jamison Olave 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 18 G Nick Rimando 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 D Chris Schuler 3 3 270 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 M Jonny Steele 2 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 M Sebastian Velasquez 3 3 218 0 0 5 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 17 D Chris Wingert 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 F Cody Arnoux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 F Emiliano Bonfigli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 D Nat Borchers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 D Leone Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D Diogo de Almeida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 G Eduardo Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 M Will Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 M Enzo Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 M Nico Muniz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 G Kyle Reynish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 D Terakazu Tanaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 3 3 270 5 2 36 11 35 35 10 16 4 0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 2 1 32 11 35 35 6 17 7 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Javier Morales 1, Fabian Espindola 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Paulo Junior 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 18 G Nick Rimando 3 3 270 11 9 2 0.67 0 0 2 1 0 1 Team totals 3 3 270 11 9 2 0.67 0 0 2 1 0 1 Opponent totals 3 3 270 11 7 5 1.67 0 0 1 2 0 1 * = Played with other teams in 2012. Only Real Salt Lake statistics listed here.

PORTLAND TIMBERS 2012 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: Mon. Mar. 12 Philadelphia W 3-1 20,438 1-0-0 T1 3 POR: Jean-Baptiste (54) Boyd (66) Alhassan (76); PHI: Gomez (51) Sat. Mar. 17 at FC Dallas T 1-1 12,203 1-0-1 T3 4 POR: Nagbe (51); DAL: B. Perez (22) Sat. Mar. 24 at New England L 0-1 12,925 1-1-1 T6 4 NE: Sene (0:29) Sat. Mar. 31 Real Salt Lake Sat. Apr. 7 Chivas USA Sat. Apr. 14 at Los Angeles Sat. Apr. 21 Sporting KC Sat. Apr. 28 at Montreal Sat. May 5 Columbus Tue. May 15 at Houston Sun. May 20 Chicago Sat. May 26 Vancouver Sun. June 17 at Los Angeles Sun. June 24 Seattle Sat. June 30 at Colorado Tue. July 3 San Jose Sat. July 7 at Real Salt Lake Sat. July 14 Los Angeles Wed. July 18 at Chivas USA Sat. July 21 at FC Dallas Sat. July 28 Chivas USA Sun. Aug. 5 FC Dallas Wed. Aug. 15 at Toronto FC Sun. Aug. 19 at New York Sat. Aug. 25 Vancouver Fri. Aug. 31 Colorado Wed. Sept. 5 at Colorado Sat. Sept. 15 Seattle Wed. Sept. 19 at San Jose Sat. Sept. 22 at Real Salt Lake Sat. Sept. 29 D.C. United Sun. Oct. 7 at Seattle Sat. Oct. 20 at Vancouver Sat. Oct. 27 San Jose REAL SALT LAKE 2012 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. W-L-T POS. PTS NOTES: Sat. Mar. 10 at Los Angeles W 3-1 27,000 1-0-0 T1 3 RSL: own goal (73) Morales (80) Espindola (85); LA: Buddle (71) Sat. Mar. 17 New York W 2-0 16,738 2-0-0 T1 6 RSL: Espindola (39) Gil (58) Sat. Mar. 24 Chivas USA L 0-1 20,415 2-1-0 T2 6 CHV: Townsend (72) Sat. Mar. 31 at Portland Wed. Apr. 4 Montreal Sat. Apr. 7 Colorado Sat. Apr. 14 at Sporting KC Sat. Apr. 21 at San Jose Wed. Apr. 25 at FC Dallas Sat. Apr. 28 Toronto FC Sat. May 5 New England Wed. May 9 at Chicago Sat. May 12 at Seattle Sat. May 26 FC Dallas Sat. June 16 at Chivas USA Wed. June 20 Los Angeles Sat. June 23 San Jose Sat. June 30 at Columbus Wed. July 4 Seattle Sat. July 7 Portland Sat. July 14 at San Jose Wed. July 18 at Seattle Sat. July 21 Colorado Fri. July 27 Vancouver Sat. Aug. 4 at Colorado Sat. Aug. 11 at Vancouver Sat. Aug. 18 FC Dallas Fri. Aug. 24 at Philadelphia Sat. Sept. 1 D.C. United Thu. Sept. 6 at Houston Sat. Sept. 22 Portland Sat. Sept. 29 at Chivas USA Sat. Oct. 6 at Los Angeles Sat. Oct. 27 Vancouver

PORTLAND TIMBERS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2012) Goals 1 Kalif Alhassan 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 1 Kris Boyd 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 1 Andrew Jean-Baptiste 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 1 Darlington Nagbe 03/17/2012 at DAL T 1-1 Assists 2 Jack Jewsbury 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Shots 4 Kalif Alhassan 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 4 Kris Boyd 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 4 Kris Boyd 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Shots on Goal 3 Kris Boyd 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Fouls Committed 4 Kris Boyd 03/17/2012 at DAL T 1-1 4 Diego Chara 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Fouls Suffered 4 Diego Chara 03/17/2012 at DAL T 1-1 4 Jack Jewsbury 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Offside 2 Kris Boyd 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Saves 4 Troy Perkins 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Shots Faced 5 Troy Perkins 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Goals Allowed 1 Troy Perkins 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 1 Troy Perkins 03/17/2012 at DAL T 1-1 1 Troy Perkins 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2012) Goals 3 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Assists 3 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Shots 17 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Shots on Goal 8 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Fouls Committed 17 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Fouls Suffered 14 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Corner Kicks 5 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Offside 4 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Saves 4 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Shots Faced 5 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Goals Allowed 1 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 1 03/17/2012 at DAL T 1-1 1 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2012) Shots 12 03/17/2012 at DAL T 1-1 Shots on Goal 3 03/17/2012 at DAL T 1-1 3 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Fouls Committed 8 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Fouls Suffered 10 03/24/2012 at NE L 0-1 Corner Kicks 3 03/17/2012 at DAL T 1-1 Offside 1 03/17/2012 at DAL T 1-1 Saves 1 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1 Shots Faced 2 03/12/2012 vs. PHI W 3-1

REAL SALT LAKE INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2012) Goals 1 Fabian Espindola 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 1 Javier Morales 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 1 Fabian Espindola 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 1 Luis Gil 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Assists 1 Alvaro Saborio 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 1 Paulo Junior 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Shots 4 Fabian Espindola 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 4 Alvaro Saborio 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1 Shots on Goal 3 Fabian Espindola 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Fouls Committed 3 Kyle Beckerman 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 3 Kyle Beckerman 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Fouls Suffered 3 Kyle Beckerman 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 3 Sebastian Velasquez 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 3 Sebastian Velasquez 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 3 Ned Grabavoy 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1 Offside 3 Paulo Junior 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 Saves 4 Nick Rimando 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Shots Faced 4 Nick Rimando 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 4 Nick Rimando 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Goals Allowed 1 Nick Rimando 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 1 Nick Rimando 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2012) Goals 3 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 Assists 1 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 1 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Shots 13 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 13 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1 Shots on Goal 4 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 4 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Fouls Committed 14 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1 Fouls Suffered 14 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 Corner Kicks 9 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1 Offside 4 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 4 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1 Saves 4 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Shots Faced 4 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 4 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Goals Allowed 1 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 1 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2012) Shots 10 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Shots on Goal 3 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1 Fouls Committed 10 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 Fouls Suffered 8 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Corner Kicks 2 03/10/2012 at LA W 3-1 Offside 2 03/17/2012 vs. NY W 2-0 Saves 2 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1 Shots Faced 3 03/24/2012 vs. CHV L 0-1

2011 PORTLAND TIMBERS VS. REAL SALT LAKE (1-0-1) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 33 FWD Kenny Cooper 2 2 155 1 0 4 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 98 DEF Mamadou Danso 2 2 180 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 MID Kalif Alhassan 2 2 170 0 1 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 MID Jack Jewsbury 2 2 180 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 10 0 0 0 26 FWD Brian Umony 1 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 MID*Eric Alexander 1 1 90 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 DEF Eric Brunner 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 MID Diego Chara 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 FWD Bright Dike 1 0 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 DEF*Jeremy Hall 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 DEF David Horst 1 0 18 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 MID James Marcelin 2 1 106 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 MID Darlington Nagbe 1 1 82 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 MID*Lovel Palmer 1 1 72 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 GK Troy Perkins 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 FWD Jorge Perlaza 1 1 74 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 FWD Ryan Pore 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 D/M Rodney Wallace 2 2 180 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 FWD Sal Zizzo 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ----------- Team totals 2 2 180 2 3 23 6 25 22 4 10 3 0 0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 1 1 22 4 22 25 4 11 3 0 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kenny Cooper 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Jack Jewsbury 1, Kalif Alhassan 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Jack Jewsbury 0-1 UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 1 GK Troy Perkins 2 2 180 4 3 1 0.50 0 0 1 0 1 1 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 2 2 180 4 3 1 0.50 0 0 1 0 1 1 0-0-0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 6 4 2 1.00 0 1 0 1 1 0 0-0-0

2011 REAL SALT LAKE VS. PORTLAND TIMBERS (0-1-1) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E CP 15 FWD Alvaro Saborio 2 2 180 1 0 6 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 7 FWD Fabian Espindola 1 1 90 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 MID Jean Alexandre 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 MID Arturo Alvarez 2 1 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 MID Yordany Alvarez 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 MID Kyle Beckerman 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 DEF Tony Beltran 1 1 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 DEF Nat Borchers 2 2 180 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 MID Ned Grabavoy 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 MID Will Johnson 2 1 135 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 MID Javier Morales 2 2 180 0 0 4 1 2 6 0 9 0 0 0 4 DEF Jamison Olave 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 GK Nick Rimando 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 DEF Robbie Russell 1 1 90 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 DEF Chris Schuler 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 MID Collen Warner 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 77 MID Andy Williams 2 1 129 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 17 DEF Chris Wingert 2 2 180 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 ----------- Team totals 2 2 180 1 1 22 4 22 25 4 11 3 0 0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 2 3 23 6 25 22 4 10 3 0 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO O'TIME 18 GK Nick Rimando 2 2 180 6 4 2 1.00 0 1 0 1 1 0 0-0-0 ----------- Team totals 2 2 180 6 4 2 1.00 0 1 0 1 1 0 0-0-0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 4 3 1 0.50 0 0 1 0 1 1 0-0-0

PORTLAND TIMBERS VS. REAL SALT LAKE ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Timbers 1 win, 2 goals Real Salt Lake 0 wins, 1 goal Ties 1 04/30/2011 POR 1 vs RSL 0 (PO) 10/22/2011 RSL 1 vs POR 1 (RT)

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Timbers Real Salt Lake Category 1 2 OT Tot. 1 2 OT Tot. Goals 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 Shots 13 10 0 23 14 8 0 22 Shots on Goal 4 2 0 6 3 1 0 4 Fouls 12 13 0 25 13 9 0 22 Offsides 2 2 0 4 2 2 0 4 Corner Kicks 5 5 0 10 4 7 0 11 GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total POR 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 RSL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 CAREER COACHING RECORDS: John Spencer vs. RSL 1-0-1 (2.00 pts./game) Jason Kreis vs. POR 0-1-1 (0.50 pts./game) ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Timbers Real Salt Lake Goals 1 Cooper/Danso 1 Alvaro Saborio Assists 1 3 players tied 1 Fabian Espindola Shots 4 3 players tied 6 Alvaro Saborio Shots on Goal 2 Kenny Cooper 1 4 players tied Fouls Committed 7 Diego Chara 6 Yordany Alvarez Fouls Suffered 3 3 players tied 6 Javier Morales Wins 1 Troy Perkins 0 Losses 0 1 Nick Rimando Shutouts 1 Troy Perkins 0 Saves 3 Troy Perkins 4 Nick Rimando Goals Allowed 1 Troy Perkins 2 Nick Rimando ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Timbers Real Salt Lake Goals 1 Cooper/Danso 1 Alvaro Saborio (10/22/11) Assists 1 3 players tied 1 Fabian Espindola (10/22/11) Shots 4 Rodney Wallace (10/22/11) 5 Alvaro Saborio (10/22/11) Shots on Goal 1 6 players tied 1 4 players tied Fouls Committed 4 Diego Chara (10/22/11) 6 Yordany Alvarez (10/22/11) Fouls Suffered 2 5 players tied 4 Morales/Williams Saves 3 Troy Perkins (4/30/11) 2 Nick Rimando (twice) Goals Allowed 1 Troy Perkins (10/22/11) 1 Nick Rimando (twice) 2012 W-L-T BREAKDOWNS: PORTLAND TIMBERS REAL SALT LAKE W-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started) At Halftime: Leading 0-0-0 1 Ts (10/19/2011 1-0-0 1 Ws (3/17/2012) Tied 1-0-0 1 Ws (3/12/2012) 1-1-0 1 Ls (3/24/2012) Trailing 0-1-1 1 Ls (3/24/2012) 0-0-0 5 Ls (7/30/2011) First Goal: Scored 0-0-0 1 Ts (10/19/2011 1-0-0 1 Ws (3/17/2012) Allowed 1-1-1 1 Ls (3/24/2012) 1-1-0 1 Ls (3/24/2012) Goals Scored: 0 goals 0-1-0 3 Ls (9/24/2011) 0-1-0 1 Ls (3/24/2012) 1 goals 0-0-1 3 Ts (10/19/2011 0-0-0 1 Ts (10/22/2011 2 goals 0-0-0 1 Ws (8/20/2011) 1-0-0 3 Ws (9/3/2011) 3 goals 1-0-0 3 Ws (8/3/2011) 1-0-0 3 Ws (8/6/2011) 4 or more 0-0-0 1 Ws (4/14/2011) 0-0-0 10 Ws (8/9/2006) Goals Allowed: 0 goals 0-0-0 2 Ws (9/16/2011) 1-0-0 1 Ws (3/17/2012) 1 goals 1-1-1 1 Ls (3/24/2012) 1-1-0 1 Ls (3/24/2012) 2 goals 0-0-0 3 Ls (8/14/2011) 0-0-0 5 Ls (5/28/2011) 3 goals 0-0-0 2 Ls (7/10/2011) 0-0-0 3 Ls (8/20/2011) 4 goals 0-0-0 1 Ls (6/25/2011) 0-0-0 10 Ls (7/9/2005)

PORTLAND TIMBERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. REAL SALT LAKE (1-0-1) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Kenny Cooper 2 2 155 1 0 4 Mamadou Danso 2 2 180 1 0 2 Kalif Alhassan 2 2 170 0 1 4 Jack Jewsbury 2 2 180 0 1 2 Brian Umony 1 0 10 0 1 0 Eric Alexander 1 1 90 0 0 1 Eric Brunner 2 2 180 0 0 0 Diego Chara 2 2 180 0 0 0 Bright Dike 1 0 24 0 0 0 Jeremy Hall 1 1 90 0 0 1 David Horst 1 0 18 0 0 0 James Marcelin 2 1 106 0 0 0 Darlington Nagbe 1 1 82 0 0 1 Lovel Palmer 1 1 72 0 0 2 Troy Perkins 2 2 180 0 0 0 Jorge Perlaza 1 1 74 0 0 2 Ryan Pore 1 0 1 0 0 0 Rodney Wallace 2 2 180 0 0 4 Sal Zizzo 1 0 8 0 0 0 Team totals 2 2 180 2 3 23 Opponent totals 2 2 180 1 1 22 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Troy Perkins 2 180 4 3 0.50 0 ----------- Team totals 2 180 4 3 0.50 0 Opponent totals 2 180 6 4 1.00 0

CURRENT PORTLAND TIMBERS PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. REAL SALT LAKE (1-0-1) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Mamadou Danso 2 2 180 1 0 2 Jack Jewsbury 13 10 929 0 2 16 Kalif Alhassan 2 2 170 0 1 4 Eric Alexander 3 3 227 0 0 3 Eric Brunner 5 5 450 0 0 1 Mike Chabala 4 3 277 0 0 0 Diego Chara 2 2 180 0 0 0 Bright Dike 1 0 24 0 0 0 David Horst 1 0 18 0 0 0 James Marcelin 2 1 106 0 0 0 Darlington Nagbe 1 1 82 0 0 1 Lovel Palmer 4 3 208 0 0 4 Troy Perkins 7 7 630 0 0 0 Jorge Perlaza 1 1 74 0 0 2 Rodney Wallace 5 4 315 0 0 5 Sal Zizzo 1 0 8 0 0 0 Team totals 2 2 180 2 3 23 Opponent totals 2 2 180 1 1 22 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Troy Perkins 7 630 30 21 1.14 3 ----------- Team totals 2 180 4 3 0.50 0 Opponent totals 2 180 6 4 1.00 0

REAL SALT LAKE CAREER STATISTICS VS. PORTLAND TIMBERS (0-1-1) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Alvaro Saborio 2 2 180 1 0 6 Fabian Espindola 1 1 90 0 1 1 Jean-Marc Alexandre 1 1 45 0 0 0 Arturo Alvarez 2 1 96 0 0 0 Yordany Alvarez 1 1 90 0 0 0 Kyle Beckerman 1 1 90 0 0 1 Tony Beltran 1 1 70 0 0 0 Nat Borchers 2 2 180 0 0 2 Ned Grabavoy 1 0 20 0 0 0 Will Johnson 2 1 135 0 0 3 Javier Morales 2 2 180 0 0 4 Jamison Olave 1 1 90 0 0 0 Nick Rimando 2 2 180 0 0 0 Robbie Russell 1 1 90 0 0 2 Chris Schuler 1 1 90 0 0 0 Collen Warner 1 1 45 0 0 0 Andy Williams 2 1 129 0 0 2 Chris Wingert 2 2 180 0 0 1 Team totals 2 2 180 1 1 22 Opponent totals 2 2 180 2 3 23 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Nick Rimando 2 180 6 4 1.00 0 ----------- Team totals 2 180 6 4 1.00 0 Opponent totals 2 180 4 3 0.50 0

CURRENT REAL SALT LAKE PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS VS. PORTLAND TIMBERS (0-1-1) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Alvaro Saborio 2 2 180 1 0 6 Fabian Espindola 1 1 90 0 1 1 Yordany Alvarez 1 1 90 0 0 0 Kyle Beckerman 1 1 90 0 0 1 Tony Beltran 1 1 70 0 0 0 Nat Borchers 2 2 180 0 0 2 Ned Grabavoy 1 0 20 0 0 0 Will Johnson 2 1 135 0 0 3 Javier Morales 2 2 180 0 0 4 Jamison Olave 1 1 90 0 0 0 Nick Rimando 2 2 180 0 0 0 Chris Schuler 1 1 90 0 0 0 Chris Wingert 2 2 180 0 0 1 Team totals 2 2 180 1 1 22 Opponent totals 2 2 180 2 3 23 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Nick Rimando 2 180 6 4 1.00 0 ----------- Team totals 2 180 6 4 1.00 0 Opponent totals 2 180 4 3 0.50 0

SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012, 7:00 P.M. (PT)

2012 SCHEDULE

TIMBERS INJURY REPORT

2012 MLS RECORD: 1-1-1(Home: 1-0-0 Away: 0-1-1)

2012 ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: 1-1-1(Home: 1-0-0 Away: 0-1-1)

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/ATTENDANCEMon., March 12 PHILADELPHIA W 3-1 20,438Sat., March 17 at FC Dallas T 1-1 12,203Sat., March 24 at New England L 0-1 12,925Sat., March 31 REAL SALT LAKE 7:00 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., April 7 CHIVAS USA 7:30 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV)Sat., April 14 at LA Galaxy 7:30 p.m. PDX TV (KPDX)Sat., April 21 SPORTING KC 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., April 28 at Montreal 11:00 a.m. PDX TV (KPDX)Sat., May 5 COLUMBUS 7:30 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV)Tues., May 15 at Houston 5:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., May 20 CHICAGO 4:00 p.m. ROOT SPORTSWed., May 23 VALENCIA CF (exh.) 7:30 p.m.Sat., May 26 VANCOUVER 7:00 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., June 17 at LA Galaxy 4:00 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV)Sun., June 24 SEATTLE 2:00 p.m. ESPNSat., June 30 at Colorado 6:00 p.m. PDX TV (KPDX)Tues., July 3 SAN JOSE 7:30 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV)Sat., July 7 at Real Salt Lake 6:00 p.m. PDX TV (KPDX)Sat., July 14 LA GALAXY 8:00 p.m. NBC Sports NetWed., July 18 at Chivas USA 1:00 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., July 21 at FC Dallas 6:00 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV)Tues., July 24 ASTON VILLA (exh.) 7:30 p.m.Sat., July 28 CHIVAS USA 8:00 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., August 5 FC DALLAS 4:00 p.m. NBC Sports NetWed., August 15 at Toronto FC 4:00 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., August 19 at New York 4:00 p.m. FOX 12 (KPTV)Sat., August 25 VANCOUVER 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSFri., August 31 COLORADO 7:30 p.m. NBC Sports NetWed., Sept. 5 at Colorado 6:00 p.m. NBC Sports NetSat., Sept. 15 SEATTLE 12:30 p.m. NBC (KGW)Wed., Sept. 19 at San Jose 7:30 p.m. PDX TV (KPDX)Sat., Sept. 22 at Real Salt Lake 5:00 p.m. NBC Sports NetSat., Sept. 29 D.C. UNITED 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSun., October 7 at Seattle 6:00 p.m. ESPNSun., October 21 at Vancouver 4:00 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSat., October 27 SAN JOSE 3:30 p.m. NBC Sports Net*dates and times subject to change

VP Communications: Chris Metz - (503) 553-5433, [email protected], Media Relations: Marc Kostic - (503) 553-5415, [email protected]

TIMBERS PROBABLE STARTING XI

MATCH INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, March 31, 2012Kickoff: 7 p.m. (PT)Location: JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.Forecast: 49 degrees, rain

Referee: Mark GeigerAssistant Referees: Sean Hurd, Steven TaylorFourth Official: Taylor Ploeger

Local TV: ROOT SPORTSTalent: John Strong (play-by-play), Robbie Earle (commentary)

Local English Radio: 750 AM The GameTalent: John Strong (play-by-play), Robbie Earle (commentary)

Local Spanish Radio: La PanteraTalent: Fernando Sobrevilla (play-by-play), Edison Mosquera (commentary)

Perkins

Jewsbury (C)

WEEK 4 MLS SCHEDULE

1-1-1 (4pts)

TIMBERS

2-1-0 (6pts)

VS.

REAL SALT LAKE AT PORTLAND TIMBERS

REAL SALT LAKE

Friday, March 30 TIME (PT) NATIONAL TVFC Dallas at D.C. United 4:30 NBC Sports NetworkSaturday, March 31Columbus at Toronto FC 11:00Montreal at New York 1:00Vancouver at Philadelphia 4:00Real Salt Lake at Portland 7:00San Jose at Seattle 7:00New England at LA Galaxy 8:00 NBC Sports NetworkSunday, April 1Chicago at Colorado 4:00 GalavisiónSporting KC at Chivas USA 6:00 Wallace Alexander

Brunner

Jean-Baptiste

Palmer

Chara

Alhassan

Boyd

NagbePROBABLE: MF James Marcelin (L hamstring strain)QUESTIONABLE: MF Kalif Alhassan (L groin strain); MF Sal Zizzo (L ACL surgery)DOUBTFUL: D David Horst (R hip surgery)OUT: D Futty Danso (L foot fracture); D Hanyer Mosquera (concussion); FW Eddie Johnson (concussion)

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HEAD COACH JOHN SPENCER Appointed the first head coach in the club’s MLS history on Aug. 10, 2010, John Spencer completed his first season as head coach of the 2011 Portland Timbers by guiding the team to the brink of the MLS Cup playoffs. Overall, he has record of 12-15-10 as the head coach of the Timbers. A native of Glasgow, Scotland, Spencer led the Timbers through a successful opening MLS campaign, earning a 9-5-3 record at home - tied for third-best in the league - and nearly clinching a spot in the playoffs. The third-youngest head coach in MLS for the 2011 season, Spencer helped one of the league’s youngest rosters navigate the rigors of its first 34-game regular season while staying competitive in the Western Conference. Under Spencer’s tutelage, the Timbers became the first MLS expansion club to win their first five home games, and the first team to begin its home season with three straight wins since 1996. Port-land’s 11 wins in 2011 ranks tied for fourth all-time among expansion teams for wins in a season.Prior to joining the Timbers, Spencer served as an assistant coach for the Houston Dynamo under head coach Dominic Kinnear for nearly five seasons (2006-2010). He helped lead the Dynamo to back-to-back MLS Cup championships in 2006 and 2007 as well as four consecutive playoff appearances. From 2006-08, Spencer also coached the Dynamo Reserves, guiding Houston’s reserve squad to the 2008 MLS Reserve Division championship. During an 18-year playing career, Spencer suited up for such noted English clubs as Chelsea, Ever-ton and Queens Park Rangers, and Scotland’s Glasgow Rangers. As a striker, he most notably amassed 43 goals with English-power Chelsea from 1992-96.In MLS, Spencer starred for the Colorado Rapids from 2001-04, becoming the only player to be the team’s MVP and scoring leader in the same season more than once. The two-time MLS All-Star (2001, 2003) captained the Rapids to three straight playoff appearancesfrom 2002-04. A two-time MLS Best XI selection, Spencer was inducted to the Rapids Gallery of Honor on Aug. 30, 2009. Spencer, 41, was considered the Rapids’ undeniable leader due to his skill and work ethic. During his time with Colorado, he played in 88 games and his 37 goals ranks among franchise career leaders. Spencer led the Rapids in goals scored twice, set the club’s single-season mark for goals (14) and career mark for assists (17). At the international level, Spencer earned 14 caps with the Scotland National Team from 1994-97. He earned his first cap for Scotland against Russia on November 16, 1994, in Glasgow. During his inter-national career, Spencer played against England at Wembley Stadium in the 1996 European Champion-ship. Spencer and his wife, Amanda, have three children, Chantelle, Brad and Dylan, and live in the Port-land metro area. One of Spencer’s favorite goal celebrations was to kiss his wedding ring in honor of his family.

TIMBERS CONCEDE EARLY GOAL IN 1-0 LOSS AT NEW ENGLANDThe Timbers could not overcome an early deficit against the New England Revolution on March 24, fall-ing 1-0 at Gillette Stadium for their first loss of the 2012 season. A header 28 seconds into the match from Saer Sene following a cross from the left wing hit the underside of the crossbar and went in, put-ting the Timbers down a goal for the third straight game. Unlike the two previous matches, the Timbers were unable to earn a result. Midfielder Franck Songo’o made his Timbers debut, entering the match as a substitute in the 60th minute and quickly recorded two shots on goal.

GLEESON, NEW ZEALAND U-23 TEAM QUALIFY FOR 2012 OLYMPIC GAMESGoalkeeper Jake Gleeson and the New Zealand U-23 National Team recently qualified for the 2012 Lon-don Olympic Games through the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Olympic qualifying tournament in Taupo, New Zealand. The U-23 “Oly Whites” earned the confederation’s sole berth with a 1-0 win over Fiji on March 25 in the championship match. Gleeson, 21, started and played 90 minutes in three of the team’s four matches, including the tournament’s semifinal and final games. Gleeson earned a shutout to start the tournament in a 1-0 win over Papua New Guinea on March 16. New Zealand beat Vanuatu, 3-2, in the semifinals and shut out Fiji in the final to gain entry to the Olympics. Gleeson has one cap with the senior New Zealand National Team and has previously represented New Zealand at the U-17 and U-20 levels.

2012 SEASON HONORS

REAL SALT LAKE AT PORTLAND TIMBERSSATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

NASR MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK MF Kalif Alhassan Week 1 1G, 1A

MLS AT&T GOAL OF THE WEEKF Kris Boyd Week 1 Won

TIMBERS VS. REAL SALT LAKESaturday’s match is the third all-time between Real Salt Lake and the Timbers. In two meetings last season, the Timbers earned four of a possible six points from the 2009 MLS Cup champions. On April 30, 2011, the Timbers earned a 1-0 win over RSL for their third straight victory at home to start the season. Midfielder Kalif Alhassan recorded the assist on the goal, his fourth of the early season, helping end RSL’s 18-game unbeaten streak in MLS regular-season play. Real Salt Lake and the Timbers met again on the season’s final day with defender Futty Danso scoring the game-tying goal in the 91st minute on Oct. 22, 2011 at Rio Tinto Stadium.

TIMBERS DEBUT RETRO-INSPIRED THIRD KIT AGAINST REAL SALT LAKEThe Timbers are set to wear their retro-inspired third kit for the first time when they take on Real Salt Lake on Saturday at JELD-WEN Field. The jersey is produced from 100 percent recycled materials and was designed and manufactured in Portland. Created by adidas, the jersey features a classic white design with Timbers green and yellow accents, as well as a number of signature design elements inspired by the rich history of the club. The design is highlighted by a green-collared jersey that takes inspiration from historic Timbers kits and pays homage to the long-standing tradition of the Timbers in Portland. The Timbers’ history-inspired secondary crest is included on the third kit. The uniform is completed with white shorts and socks.

SEARCHING FOR A GOALFollowing a game-tying goal in the 51st minute against FC Dallas on March 17, the Timbers have gone 131 minutes without a goal entering Saturday’s match. The score-less streak is 99 minutes short of the club’s all-time MLS record goalless streak of 230 minutes (May 29-June 19, 2011).

FAMILIAR FACESSix current Real Salt Lake players played the full 90 minutes in both games against the Timbers in 2011. Along with goalkeeper Nick Rimando, forward Álvaro Saborío, midfielder Javier Morales, defenders Chris Wingert and Nat Borchers each played every minute against the Timbers last season. Additionally, midfielder Will Johnson played 135 minutes in two games. In total, 13 players on the Real Salt Lake roster saw action against Portland last season.

IT’S A PHYSICAL GAMEThe Timbers committed 17 fouls against New England on March 24, earning the club’s all-time mark for most fouls committed in a match in its two-year MLS history. The team’s 16 fouls on March 17 against FC Dallas tied the old mark (16 - April 14, 2011 vs. Chicago)

A PLACE TO CALL HOMEAfter spending the first three weeks of their inaugural 2011 MLS campaign on the road, the final stages of renovation work at JELD-WEN Field were completed in time for the Timbers to debut their refurbished home on a national stage. The Timbers, in front of sold-out crowds of 18,627, scored seven goals on their way to opening up the stadium with a pair of wins over the Chicago Fire and FC Dallas in mid-April. JELD-WEN Field underwent a $40 million renovation that transformed the iconic Portland venue into one of the most unique and intimate soccer venues in North America. JELD-WEN Field improve-ments include the addition of a new eastside seating section that will house the new KeyBank Club and premium club seats, the Widmer Brothers Southern Front deck behind the south goal that will provide unique vantage points ideal for group seating, a new, state-of-the-art video board that fea-tures high-definition technology for an enhanced fan experience and a new FieldTurf playing surface well-suited for the variety of sporting and community events each year at JELD-WEN Field. Phase I of construction, began in early 2010, while renova-tion on a larger scale began on Sept. 7, 2010, as demolition commenced following the Division-2 Timbers home schedule. JELD-WEN Field was originally constructed in 1926 and has undergone a number of transformations, none more substantial than the current renovation. The stadium has housed memorable events in its 86-year life, including presidential visits, an Elvis Presley performance in 1957, Pele’s last official game as a professional and the 2003 Women’s World Cup. It was home to the NASL Timbers from 1975-82 and served as the home for the USL Timbers from 2001-10.

SCOUTING REAL SALT LAKEHead coach Jason Kreis’s club started the 2012 season on the right foot with a 3-1 win against the 2011 MLS Cup-champion LA Galaxy at The Home Depot Center fol-lowed by a 2-0 home shutout of New York. RSL stumbled against Chivas USA, losing 1-0 at home last Saturday. Forward Fabian Espíndola leads the Claret and Cobalt with four points (2 goals) and veteran goalkeeper Nick Rimando has posted a 0.67 goals-against average through three games this season.

TIMBERS EXTEND SELLOUT STREAK AT JELD-WEN FIELD TO 18 MATCHESMLS First Kick on March 12 drew a sellout crowd of 20,438 fans at JELD-WEN Field, marking the Timbers’ 18th consecutive sellout for a league match. After selling out all 17 league home matches during the 2011 MLS season, the Timbers expanded the seating capacity of JELD-WEN Field to 20,438 (up from 18,627) for the 2012 season. The season opener’s crowd is currently the largest attendance for a home match in the Timbers’ MLS history.

TIMBERS RESERVES FALL 1-0 TO SAN JOSE IN SEASON OPENERThe Timbers Reserves conceded a goal early in the second half in a 1-0 loss to the San Jose Reserves at the Earthquakes Training Facility in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday in the MLS Reserve League season opener for both teams. San Jose midfielder Jean-Marc Alexandre scored in the 53rd minute with a low, hard shot from distance.

NOT LACKING CHANCESAs of March 30, the Timbers rank third in the league in both shots and shots on goal. Portland’s 42 shots are 20 less than league-leading Sporting Kansas City (62) and close behind second-place Montreal (48). The Timbers are tied for third overall with 14 shots on goal behind Sporting KC (24) and Montreal (19).

MIDFIELDER FRANCK SONGO’O MAKES TIMBERS DEBUTAfter missing the first two games of the season, Cameroonian midfielder Franck Songo’o made his Timbers debut as a 60th-minute substitute March 24 against the New England Revolution. Songo’o quickly made his presence felt, firing off two shots on goal and drawing a yellow card in 30 minutes on the field.

PERKINS WITHIN REACH OF MLS CAREER MILESTONESGoalkeeper Troy Perkins, who made his 32nd consecutive start for the Timbers last weekend, is one win shy of his 50th career MLS victory; his 49 wins ranks among the league’s top 15 all-time. Perkins earned nine wins in goal for the Timbers during the 2011 season. Last season’s nine wins ranks third-best all-time for Perkins, who recorded 15-win and 16-win seasons in 2006 and 2007, respectively.

PICKING UP A CAUTIONWith a foul and caution in the 16th minute against New England on March 24, mid-fielder Jack Jewsbury received a yellow card in back-to-back games for just the third time in his 10-year career. Last season, Jewsbury was carded in consecutive games on Sept. 21 (vs. San Jose) and Sept. 24 (at New York). Previously with Kansas City, he earned consecutive cautions on July 10, 2004 (vs. D.C. United) and July 17, 2004 (at FC Dallas).

BRING ON THE YOUTHTimbers rookie defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste, the team’s first-round pick (No. 8 overall) in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, earned the distinction of the club’s youngest player to score a goal in MLS history with his game-tying header in the 54th minute of a 3-1 win over Philadelphia on March 12. Jean-Baptiste - at 19 years, 8 months and 27 days - surpassed Darlington Nagbe, who held the team record with his first career goal on July 2, 2011, against Sporting Kansas City at the age of 20 years, 11 months and 13 days. As well, Jean-Baptiste also became the youngest Timbers player to start an MLS match, besting Kalif Alhassan who was 20 years, 5 months and 17 days old when he earned his first MLS start April 2, 2011, against New England.

TIMBERS SET FRIENDLIES WITH SPAIN’S VALENCIA, ENGLAND’S ASTON VILLAThe Timbers recently announced two exhibition matches to be played at JELD-WEN Field this summer. The Timbers will face Spanish La Liga club Valencia CF on Wedne-day, May 23. Valencia, six-time La Liga champions, is currently third in the standings, behind powers Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively. On July 24, Aston Villa of the English Premier League visits the Rose City. Aston Villa has finished in the top half of the Premier League in each of the last four seasons, including three top-six finishes.


Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 DOB: 07/29/81Hometown: Worthington, OhioAcquired: Trade with D.C. United, 12/17/10Pronunciation: PER-kinsLast MLS win: 03/12/12 - POR vs. PHILast MLS shutout: 10/02/11 - POR @ VAN

2012: As of March 24, has made 32 consecutive starts at goalkeeper ... Made his 130th career MLS start on March 17 against FC Dallas, stopping two shots in the 1-1 draw ... Started for the Timbers in the club’s season-opening victory over Philadelphia March 12 ... Made just one save to pick up his first win of 2012.

2011: Was a strong presence in goal for the Timbers, making 29 consecutive starts from April 23-Oct. 2 ... Earned an MLS career-high nine shutouts, besting his previous mark of eight set in both 2006 and 2007 ... His nine shutouts were tied for third-best in the league ... Recorded three straight clean sheets Aug. 24-Sept. 16, and set Portland’s MLS franchise-long shutout streak at 342 minutes without allowing a goal ... Registered his ninth shutout of the season in a 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 2 ... Also ranked among league leaders in both saves (91) and wins (9) ... Missed the first five matches of the season with a right knee injury ... Named by fans as the Timbers’ Supporters Player of the Year.

Veteran goalkeeper enters his seventh MLS season after a solid 2011 campaign with the Timbers. Over his previous six MLS seasons, has 48 wins and 33 shutouts to his credit. In his career, Perkins has earned six caps with the U.S. Men’s National Team and was the starting goalkeeper as the United States reached the finals of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

TROY PERKINS - GK

Height: 6-4 Weight: 170 DOB: 02/12/86Hometown: Dublin, OhioAcquired: Selected in the second round (3rd overall) of the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft from Columbus, 11/24/10Pronunciation: BREW-nerLast MLS goal: 08/24/11 - POR vs. CHVLast MLS assist: 06/19/11 - POR vs. NY

2012: Has started and played the full 90 minutes in three straight matches.

2011: Led the Timbers in minutes played with 2,795 ... Started 31 of his 32 appear-ances with the club (both career highs) ... His minutes and games played were both MLS career highs ... Tallied a career-high three goals, including two game-winners ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 1-0 win over his former club Columbus on May 21 at JELD-WEN Field ... Earned an assist against New York on June 19 ... Notched the third goal in a 3-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Aug. 3, with a header off a corner kick ... Found the insurance goal in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match March 29 ... Anchored a season-high three straight shutouts (Aug. 24-Sept. 16) ... Named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week for Week 24 ... Was issued the first red card in Timbers’ MLS history July 10 against Seattle.

The defender finished his fourth professional season and third in MLS in 2011, having started his career with the United Soccer Leagues club Miami FC before spending the last two seasons in Columbus. He was originally drafted out of Ohio State University in the second round (16th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by the New York Red Bulls.

Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 DOB: 07/19/90Hometown: Lakewood, OhioAcquired: Selected in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/13/11Pronunciation: NAG-beLast MLS goal: 03/17/12 - POR @ FCDLast MLS assist: 09/21/11 - POR vs. SJ

2012: Made his first start of the season on March 24 as a forward against New England ... Scored his first goal of the 2012 season, a game-tying strike in the 51st minute of a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas on March 17 ... Entered the FC Dallas match as a halftime substitute, becoming just the third Timbers player to score after entering the match as a sub ... Coming off of a preseason ankle injury, made his season debut March 12 against Philadelphia as a 66th-minute sub.

2011: Appeared in 28 matches (21 starts) as a rookie with the Timbers ... Finished the season with seven points (2 goals, 3 assists) and his July 2 juggle and volley against Sporting Kansas City won the 2011 AT&T Goal of the Year award ... It was his first goal of the season ... Scored again on Sept. 16 with a header against New England ... Made his MLS debut as a 66th-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw at New England on April 2 ... Was on the injured list while recovering from sports hernia surgery, causing him to miss the first two regular-season matches.

The 2010 Hermann Trophy winner, Nagbe was selected No. 2 overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by the Timbers. A standout at the University of Akron, he compiled 19 goals and 19 assists in 73 matches during three collegiate seasons. Nagbe, a two-time NSCAA All-American, led the Zips to the NCAA national championship as a junior in 2010. He is a member of the 2010 class for Generation adidas.

1 ERIC BRUNNER - D5

MIKE CHABALA - D4 DARLINGTON NAGBE - M/F6Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 DOB: 05/25/84Hometown: Fresno, Calif.Acquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo, 07/21/11Pronunciation: chuh-BALL-uhLast MLS goal: 08/03/11 - POR vs. LALast MLS assist: 09/16/11 - POR vs. NE

2012: Played 90 minutes and served as team captain in an MLS Reserve League match on March 27 ... Was an unused substitute for the Timbers first three matches.

2011: Arrived in Portland July 21, 2011 following a trade with the Houston Dynamo ... Made his club debut in a friendly against Independiente (Argentina) on July 26 ... In his second league start for the Timbers, scored his first goal of the season Aug. 3 in a 3-0 home win over LA Galaxy ... Recorded assists in back-to-back home games on Aug. 24 and Sept. 16 ... Finished the season with four points (1 goal, 2 assists) - all coming with Portland in 14 matches (13 starts).

Chabala joined the Timbers midway through their inaugural MLS season. He was acquired, along with defender Lovel Palmer, from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for midfielder Adam Moffat and allocation money on July 21, 2011. Chabala was a fourth-round pick (44th overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by Houston out of the University of Washington. A seven-year MLS veteran, Chabala recorded his best year in 2010 with Houston (1 goal, 4 assists in 25 matches).


Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 04/03/87Hometown: San Diego, Calif.Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA, 02/16/11Pronunciation: ZEE-zohLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: 08/14/11 - POR @ HOU

2012: Played 23 minutes in an MLS Reserve League game on March 27 at San Jose, his first competitive action since sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament on Oct. 14, 2011.

2011: Started 14 of his 30 appearances with the Timbers in 2011 ... Made 10 con-secutive starts from Aug. 3 to Sept. 21 ... Recorded three assists during the season ... Notched his first assist on July 30 in a 2-2 draw with Toronto FC ... Followed it up with another assist in the next game (Aug. 3, 3-0 win over LA) ... Scored his lone goal of the season in an exhibition win over Argentine side C.A. Independiente on July 26 ... Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament near the end of the season.

Zizzo was acquired by the Timbers through a trade with Chivas USA on Feb. 16, 2011, in exchange for allocation money. The attacking midfielder returned to the United States in 2010, joining Chivas USA via a weighted lottery after signing a contract with MLS. He started his professional career in 2007 with Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga after a two-year collegiate career at UCLA.

SAL ZIZZO - M7

Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 DOB: 04/14/87Hometown: Yaounde, CameroonAcquired: Signed, 02/16/12Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Made his Timbers debut on March 24 at New England as a 60th-minute substi-tute ... Recorded two shots on goal in 30 minutes against New England.

INTERNATIONAL: Represented Cameroon in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing … Played in four matches during the Olympic tournament, helping the team reach the quarterfinal … Helped Cameroon go unbeaten in group play (1-0-2), playing against South Korea, Honduras and Italy … Started in the quarterfinal match against Brazil, which Cameroon lost 2-0. Made his full Cameroon National Team debut in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde on Sept. 6, 2008.

FRANCK SONGO'O - M8

Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 DOB: 08/18/83Hometown: Irvine, ScotlandAcquired: Signed, 01/30/12Last MLS goal: 03/12/12 - POR vs. PHILast MLS assist: n/a

2012: His glancing header against Philadelphia on March 12 was awarded the MLS AT&T Goal of the Week for Week 1 ... Made his MLS debut March 12 in the Timbers’ season-opening win over Philadelphia, scoring the game-winning goal in the 66th minute to open his MLS scoring account ... Attempted a team-high four shots against the Union, three of which were on target ... Started and played 90 minutes in two straight matches ... As of March 31, leads the team with five shots on goal.

Boyd, the Scottish Premier League’s all-time leading scorer, was signed Jan. 30, 2012, as a Designated Player ... One of the most prolific strikers in Scottish football, Boyd scored 164 goals in 296 league appearances in the Scottish Premier League with clubs Kilmarnock FC (2000-05) and Rangers FC (2006-10) ... Boyd netted 101 goals in league play during his time with Rangers, and is a four-time winner of the SPL’s goal-scoring title ... His career totals since 2000 include 176 goals in 335 career league matches, playing in the top leagues of Scotland, England and Turkey.

INTERNATIONAL: Has seven goals to his credit in 18 appearances with the Scotland National Team … Scored twice in his senior team debut May 11, 2006, as part of Scotland’s 5-1 win over Bulgaria in the 2006 Kirin Cup in Japan

KRIS BOYD - F9

Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 DOB: 09/20/84Hometown: Chester, EnglandAcquired: Signed, 10/19/10Last MLS goal: 07/30/11 - POR vs. TORLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Is out indefinitely following a concussion suffered in preseason.

2011: Made seven league appearances (3 starts) for the Timbers in 2011 ... Scored his first MLS goal in just his second MLS start July 30 against Toronto FC ... Totaled a goal and an assist over a pair of July friendlies against West Bromwich Albion and Club Atletico Independiente ... Earned his first MLS start July 2 at JELD-WEN Field against Sporting Kansas City.

CAREER: A product of the Manchester United youth academy, Johnson was one of the first four players signed by the Timbers for their inaugural MLS season in 2011. He played in 133 league games over seven seasons in Europe before joining the Austin Aztex in 2009. He finished second in scoring in the 2010 USSF D-2 Pro League, scoring 14 goals; he left the club as its all-time leading scorer with 20 goals in two seasons.

EDDIE JOHNSON - F10


COLORADO RAPIDS AT PORTLAND TIMBERSSATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011

Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 DOB: 04/13/81Hometown: Springfield, Mo.Acquired: Trade with Sporting Kansas City, 03/01/11Pronunciation: JEWS-buryLast MLS goal: 08/14/11 - POR @ HOULast MLS assist: 03/12/12 - POR vs. PHI

2012: Received a yellow card on March 24 against New England, his second con-secutive game earning a card. Recorded his first multiple-assist game of the 2012 season, aiding the Timbers in a 3-1 comeback victory over Philadelphia March 12 ... Set up the equalizing strike by Andrew Jean-Baptiste and an insurance goal by Kalif Alhassan.

2011: Named the club’s captain by head coach John Spencer on March 11 ... Set new 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 was selected to represent MLS in the AT&T 2011 MLS All-Star Game against Manchester United on July 27 at Red Bull Arena ... Finished second on the team in minutes played, logging 2,790 across 31 games ... Recorded at least three points in each month spanning April to August ... Recorded an assist in four consecutive matches from April 30-May 21 - a club record ... 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.

The nine-year MLS veteran captained the Timbers to the brink of an MLS Cup playoff berth and logged career highs in points, goals and assists in 2011. The Springfield, Mo., native has participated in two U.S. National Team camps during his career.

JACK JEWSBURY - M13

Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 DOB: 06/13/86Hometown: Saint-Marc, HaitiAcquired: Signed, 12/15/10Pronunciation: mar-sa-LEE-inLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Played the final 13 minutes of a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas on March 17 ... Made his season debut March 12 against Philadelphia as an 80th-minute sub.

2011: Made his MLS debut at New England on April 2 ... Went on to start 12 of his 20 league appearances throughout the season ... Became the first Timbers player to receive a yellow card in three straight matches July 10-23 ... Started and played 90 minutes of the club’s 2-0 win over Chivas USA in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match March 29 ... Started in an overtime loss to San Jose in U.S. Open Cup qualifying May 3 ... Missed time in the middle of the season with a right knee injury ... Started friend-lies against AFC Ajax May 25 and Mexico’s Club América July 7.

INTERNATIONAL: A member of the Haiti National Team since 2007 ... Featured in four 2014 World Cup qualifying matches for Haiti in 2011 ... Scored goals in back-to-back 2014 World Cup qualifying matches Sept. 2 and Sept. 6, 2011, against the US Virgin Islands and Curacao as Haiti opened its World Cup qualifying with two wins ... Played in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, appearing in all four of Haiti’s games during the tournament, including a 2-2 draw against the United States ... Scored a goal against Grenada in that tournament ... Other international competitions include the 2007 Gold Cup and a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica ... Was named to the 18-man squad for an international friendly against FIFA 2010 World Cup-bound Argentina on May 5, 2010.

JAMES MARCELIN - M14Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 DOB: 10/25/85Hometown: Pine Grove, Pa.Acquired: Selected in the fifth round (9th overall) of the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft from Real Salt Lake, 11/24/10Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Is currently listed as doubtful on the injury list after undergoing offseason hip surgery.

2011: Recorded an MLS career-high 15 appearances (11 starts) in his first full MLS season ... Helped the Timbers’ defense record three straight shutouts from Aug. 24-Sept. 16 ... Wore the captain’s armband in the club’s 2-0 exhibition win over Argen-tina’s Independiente July 26 ... Made his first start of the season April 2 in a 1-1 draw at New England ... Started and played 120 minutes in a 1-0 overtime loss to San Jose in a U.S. Open Cup play-in game May 3 ... Played a full 90 against Dutch side AFC Ajax in a friendly May 25 ... Made three appearances (all starts) for the Timbers Reserves ... Scored a goal against the Sounders FC Reserves in a 3-2 loss May 15.

Horst, acquired as the ninth overall pick in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, joined the Timbers after three seasons as a member of Real Salt Lake. He spent much of the 2010 season on loan with the USSF Division-2 Pro League’s Puerto Rico Islanders and was a key piece of the Islanders’ run to the league title and performance in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League.

DAVID HORST - D12

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 10/15/90Hometown: Accra, GhanaAcquired: Signed, 12/15/10Pronunciation: KA-leaf ALL-ha-sahnLast MLS goal: 03/12/12 - POR vs. PHILast MLS assist: 03/12/12 - POR vs. PHI

2012: Scored his first MLS goal and recorded an assist to help lead the Timbers to their first comeback win as an MLS side March 12 in a 3-1 win over Philadelphia ... Was named the MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters for Week 1 of the MLS season ... Has started and played 90 minutes in each of the team’s first three matches.

2011: Was awarded the Timbers’ Young Player of the Year for his performance throughout the season ... Finished second among team leaders 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 as-sists overall in the Timbers’ first five home fixtures ... Was named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in Week 5 and was one of six Timbers selected to the AT&T 2011 MLS All-Star voting ballot.

Alhassan signed with the Timbers on Dec. 15, 2010, after playing in eight games with Portland’s second-division club in 2010. Alhassan played in eight games with Port-land’s second division club in 2010, joining the club midway through the campaign. Alhassan played in Ghana’s GLO Premier League with Liberty Professionals from 2007-10. He’s been a part of Ghana’s National Team system since 2007, playing for the U-17 and U-20 sides. He was called into camp with the senior team in 2009.

KALIF ALHASSAN - M11


Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 DOB: 10/11/84Hometown: Guapi, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 03/07/11Pronunciation: HOR-hay per-LA-zaLast MLS goal: 08/20/11 - POR vs. VANLast MLS assist: 08/20/11 - POR vs. VAN

2012: Has appeared in the first three games (2 starts) ... Started and played 45 minutes against FC Dallas on March 17 ... Played the full 90 in the Timbers’ season opening victory, 3-1, over Philadephia.

2011: In his first MLS season, ranked third among the Timbers’ leading scorers with 14 points and six goals ... Named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in Weeks 5 and 21 ... Scored the first goal at JELD-WEN Field on April 14, in the 29th minute of the Timbers’ home opener against Chicago ... That strike was declared MLSsoccer.com’s Goal of the Week in Week 5 ... Scored two goals on April 14 and was the only Timbers player in 2011 to have a multiple-goal game ... Scored the go-ahead goal in the 69th minute against Seattle Sounders FC on July 10 ... Drew a penalty July 16 at Chicago in the 23rd minute, which led to Jack Jewsbury’s game-winning, penalty-kick goal to give the Timbers their first MLS road victory ... Registered a goal and an assist in a 2-1 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Aug. 20 at JELD-WEN Field.

Perlaza, a veteran of 10 professional seasons, joined the Timbers for their inaugural season in MLS. Starting his professional career at the age of 16, Perlaza was a proven goal scorer in Colombia’s first division, netting 23 goals in 78 league games from 2009-10 with Deportes Tolima. He has competed in two of South America’s more prestigious tournaments, including the Copa Libertadores in 2007.

JORGE PERLAZA - F15

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 DOB: 05/20/90Hometown: Camas, Wash.Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player, 01/04/12Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Started and played 90 minutes at San Jose in an MLS Reserve League game on March 27.

Following three seasons with the Portland Timbers U-23s and a standout collegiate career at the University of Washington, Richards signed as the club’s first Homegrown Player on Jan. 4, 2012. Richards registered 26 goals and 12 assists in 37 games with the Timbers U-23s, becoming the team’s all-time leading scorer. He became the third player from the Timbers U-23s, who compete in United Soccer Leagues’ Premier Development League, to sign with the Timbers’ first team.

BRENT RICHARDS - F16

ERIC ALEXANDER - M17

Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 DOB: 12/29/89Hometown: Boulder, Colo.Acquired: Signed, 03/01/12Pronunciation: ka-WALL-ukLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Started and played 90 minutes at San Jose in an MLS Reserve League game on March 27 ... Was an unused substitute on March 12 against Philadelphia.

Selected No. 8 overall in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, Kawulok was signed March 1, 2012. He became the fourth member of the Timbers development team, the Portland Timbers U-23s, to sign with the first team. Kawulok was a standout at the University of Portland during his collegiate career and earned West Coast Conference Defender of the Year following his senior campaign in 2011.

RYAN KAWULOK - D18


Height: 6-1 Weight: 165 DOB: 04/14/88Hometown: Portage, Mich.Acquired: Trade with FC Dallas, 08/19/11Last MLS goal: 09/16/10 - FCD vs. NYLast MLS assist: 10/24/10 - FCD @ LA

2012: Has started the first three matches at left midfield ... Took two shots against Philadelphia on March 12, including one that hit off the base of the right post.

2011: Acquired in a mid-season trade with FC Dallas on Aug. 19 ... Made three starts for Portland, earning his first Sept. 24 against the New York Red Bulls ... Started each of the final two matches of the season in draws against D.C. United and Real Salt Lake ... Made his Timbers debut as a substitute and played 19 minutes in a 1-0 win over Chivas USA on Aug. 24 ... Appeared in four games (3 starts) for the Timbers Reserves ... Earned an assist on Bright Dike’s goal against the LA Galaxy Reserves on Sept. 1 ... Played 1,218 minutes over 22 games (16 starts) for FC Dallas before the trade ... Made two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup appearances with FC Dallas, including a start in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Real Salt Lake.

Joining the Timbers mid-season in 2011 from FC Dallas, Alexander was originally a third-round selection (44th overall) in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. The former Indiana University standout helped FC Dallas to an appearance in the 2010 MLS Cup and earned his first cap with the U.S. National Team in January 2011.



Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 DOB: 12/18/91Hometown: Bogotá, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 12/15/11 Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

Regarded as one of Colombia’s top young players, Valencia was acquired by the Tim-bers on Dec. 15, 2011. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 and played four seasons (2008-11) for Colombian first-division club Independiente Santa Fe.

Underwent knee surgery on Feb. 6 to repair damaged cartilage in his left knee. He is expected to miss 6-12 months.

INTERNATIONAL: Played for the Colombia U-20 National Team in 2011 … Called up for the 2011 Toulon Tournament in France … Played in a total of four games during the tournament, facing the U-20 sides for Portugal, Ivory Coast and Italy … Scored the decisive goal against Mexico in a 2-1 semifinal victory … Colombia went on to defeat France’s U-20 side in penalty kicks to win the tournament title … Was a key figure for Colombia in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was held in Colombia … Started all three group matches, leading Colombia to a perfect 3-0-0 record in group play … Scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win over Mali in group play to secure the team’s place in the knockout rounds … Colombia fell to Mexico in the Round of 16 … Played in all five of Colombia’s games during the tournament.

JOSE ADOLFO VALENCIA - F20Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 06/17/88Hometown: Rockville, Md.Acquired: Trade with D.C. United, 11/24/10Last MLS goal: 04/17/11 - POR vs. FCDLast MLS assist: 10/19/11 - POR @ DCU

2012: Started at left back in three straight matches ... Received a yellow card on March 17 against FC Dallas for a reckless tackle in the ninth minute.

2011: Registered two goals and two assists in 25 matches (22 starts) for the Timbers ... Became the first Timbers player to score in consecutive matches, when he tucked the ball away in the 55th minute of a 3-2 win over FC Dallas April 17 ... Scored in the home opener April 14 against Chicago, in which the Timbers won 4-2 ... Was named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 5 after scoring in back-to-back games ... Started the first 19 matches of the season at left back ... Assisted Bright Dike’s goal Aug. 17 against Sporting KC ... Set up the opening goal by Kenny Cooper in a 1-1 draw with D.C. United on Oct. 19 ... Played in three games with the Timbers Reserves ... Logged a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win over the Chivas USA Reserves at JELD-WEN Field Sept. 27 ... Acquired by Portland in a trade with D.C. United Nov. 24, 2010.

INTERNATIONAL: In a dramatic international debut, scored the game-winning goal for Costa Rica in a 1-0 win over the United States in a friendly Sept. 2, 2011, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. ... He came off the bench in the 61st minute and scored the winner on a diving header just four minutes later ... Made his first international start Sept. 6 in a friendly against Ecuador for his second cap.

RODNEY WALLACE - D22

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 DOB: 04/05/86Hometown: Cali, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 04/13/10Pronunciation: dee-EH-goh char-AHLast MLS goal: 09/16/11 - POR vs. NELast MLS assist: 10/02/11 - POR @ VAN

2012: Started and played 90 minutes in each of the first three games ... As of March 31, is tied for the team lead in fouls suffered with Jack Jewsbury (7).

2011: Became the first Designated Player in Timbers MLS history, signing April 13 ... Made his club debut April 23 at LA Galaxy, coming on as a second-half sub ... Started his next 27 appearances ... Recorded his first MLS goal in a 2-1 win over Cascadia-rival Vancouver Whitecaps FC, scoring the quickest goal in Timbers MLS history in just the second minute of play ... Finished fourth on the team in points (8) and fifth in min-utes logged (2,401) ... Recorded the game-winning assist in the first MLS match at BC Place, setting up Kenny Cooper’s goal to beat Whitecaps FC 1-0 on Oct. 2 ... Prior to joining the Timbers, scored two goals in nine games for Colombia first-division club Deportes Tolima during the 2011 Apertura season ... Played in seven matches in 2011 Copa Libertadores play, recording an assist in a 2-0 win over Brazilian power Corinthians.

INTERNATIONAL: Was recalled by the Colombian National Team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Oct. 11, 2011, and played the final 21 minutes as a sub in a 2-1 win ... Made his senior international debut for the Colombian National Team on Nov. 17, 2010, starting a friendly against Peru in Bogota, Colombia.

DIEGO CHARA - M21Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 DOB: 02/02/87Hometown: Edmond, Okla.Acquired: Signed, 10/19/10Pronunciation: DEE-kayLast MLS goal: 08/17/11 - POR @ SKCLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Started and played 90 minutes at San Jose in an MLS Reserve League match on March 27 ... Was an unused substitute for the first three matches.

2011: Made his MLS Timbers debut July 7 in a friendly against Club América exactly five months after undergoing Achilles’ tendon surgery, after rupturing his Achilles tendon in the Timbers first preseason game Feb. 4 ... Scored his first career MLS goal in the 81st minute of a 3-1 loss at Sporting KC Aug. 17 ... Recorded four goals in five MLS Reserve League appearances, ranking second in scoring for the Timbers Reserves ... Helped the Reserve squad to a second-place finish in the MLS Reserve League’s West Division ... Made 11 appearances in MLS action.

Overcame a ruptured Achilles in preseason to make his MLS debut for the Timbers seven months later against Sporting KC on Aug. 17, 2011. He had a standout rookie season with the Timbers in the USSF Division-2 Pro League in 2010, and was one of four players to be announced as the Timbers’ first MLS signings on Oct. 19, 2010.

BRIGHT DIKE - F19



Height: 5-7 Weight: 140 DOB: 12/19/93Hometown: Edwardsville, IllinoisAcquired: Signed, 01/31/12Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Started and played 90 minutes at San Jose in an MLS Reserve League match on March 27.

Renken was acquired on Jan. 31, 2012, via the MLS waiver process. Renken played his first professional season with the U-19 side for Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffen-heim during the 2010-11 campaign. He’s been a standout for U.S. youth international teams since 2005 and has represented the United States at the U-14, U-15, U-17 and U-20 levels.

INTERNATIONAL: Was one of 36 players called into camp with the U.S. U-20/U-23 Na-tional Team in Duisburg, Germany, from Nov. 7-15, 2011 … During the camp, made a substitute appearance in a scoreless draw against Azerbaijan on Nov. 11 … Came off the bench to play 30 minutes for the U-20s in a 3-0 loss to the U-19 side for German club Bayer Leverkusen on Nov. 15 … Made 11 appearances overall with the U.S. U-17 National Team and scored two goals … During his time with the U-17s, competed in the Mondial Minimes Tournament in France and Toyota International Youth Football Championship in Japan in 2007 … Helped the U-17s win the La Serena Cup in 2009, scoring a goal against host Chile (Feb. 1, 2009) during the tournament … Sustained a torn ACL on March 27, 2009, in a friendly against the Uruguay U-17 National Team, ruling him out of the U.S. squad for the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Mexico.

CHARLES RENKEN - M26

Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 DOB: 02/05/85Hometown: San Jose, Calif.Acquired: Signed, 01/26/11Pronunciation: PUR-deeLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a


2011: Made an MLS career-high eight appearances (all starts) for the Timbers ... Saw 90 minutes at right back in each of the Timbers’ first six regular-season matches ... Featured in both of the club’s U.S. Open Cup play-in matches - a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on March 29 and a 1-0 extra time loss to San Jose May 3 ... Started all five of his appearances for the Timbers Reserves ... Recorded a game-winning assist in a 3-2 win over Vancouver in MLS Reserve League play Aug. 21 ... Played a full 90 at center back in a 2-0 exhibition win over Argentina’s Independiente July 26.

INTERNATIONAL: With family ties to El Salvador, was called in to camp with the El Salvador National Team for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup ... Earned his first senior cap with a start for El Salvador in the quarterfinals of the tournament in a penalty-kick loss to Panama June 19 ... Scored his first international goal in his second appearance for El Salvador, contributing to a 4-0 win over the Cayman Islands on Oct. 11, 2011, in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match ... Represented the United States at multiple levels, including U-18, U-20 and U-23 ... In 2007, was called into his first senior U.S. National Team camp for a match against Switzerland on Oct. 17, but did not play ... In 2004 with the U-20s, helped the team to a third-place finish in the Busan (Korea) Four-Nations International Tournament.

STEVE PURDY - D25

Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 DOB: 04/25/89Hometown: Marietta, Ga.Acquired: Signed, 02/24/12Last MLS win: n/aLast MLS shutout: n/a

2012: Started and played 90 minutes and made four saves at San Jose in an MLS Reserve League match on March 27 ... Was an unused substitute on March 24 against New England and March 17 against FC Dallas.

Bendik signed with the Timbers on Feb. 24, 2012, after two seasons playing abroad for Norwegian top-flight club Sogndal. Previous to his professional career, Bendik spent four years at Clemson University. He finished his time with the Tigers among the school’s career leaders in shutouts, saves, saves per game, wins and minutes played.

JOE BENDIK - GK23


Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 DOB: 05/12/89Hometown: Edmond, Okla.Acquired: Selected in the second round (22nd overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 01/14/11Last MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a


2011: Taken in the second round (22nd overall) by the Timbers in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft ... Started nine of his 10 appearances with the Timbers Reserves ... Was one of just two players to play in all 10 of the team’s MLS Reserve League schedule, helping the team to a second-place finish in the MLS Reserve League’s West Division ... Led the Timbers Reserves in minutes played with 855 ... Registered an assist in a 3-3 draw with the Chivas USA Reserves June 5 ... Helped the Timbers Reserves to a second-place finish in the MLS Reserve League’s West Division ... Started and played all 90 minutes in exhibitions against EPL side West Bromwich Albion and Mexico’s Club América ... Made his first-team debut in a friendly against Dutch side AFC Ajax at JELD-WEN Field on May 25.

After a standout collegiate career at the University of Tulsa, Taylor was selected by the Timbers in the second round (No. 22 overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 13, 2011. He started 82 games for the Golden Hurricane and totaled eight goals and 17 assists in his collegiate career. Taylor was a four-time All-Conference-USA honoree and helped Tulsa to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances.

CHRIS TAYLOR - D27


Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 05/13/88Hometown: Rochester Hills, Mich.Acquired: Signed, 02/17/11Pronunciation: BRAWNLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Started and played 90 minutes at San Jose in an MLS Reserve League match on March 27 ... On the bench as an available substitute for the first three matches of the season.

2011: Led the Timbers with 428 minutes played in non-league matches ... Played 90 minutes in a 2-0 exhibition win over Argentina’s Independiente on July 26, at JELD-WEN Field ... Started and played 90 minutes in an exhibition against the English Premier League’s West Bromwich Albion ... Started and played 83 minutes against famed Mexican side Club América on July 7 ... Scored his first goal in an MLS Reserve League game June 5 at Chivas USA ... In total, appeared in nine MLS Reserve League matches, playing 693 minutes and recording one goal ... Started and logged 120 minutes at right back in a 1-0 overtime loss to San Jose in a U.S. Open Cup play-in game May 3.

After a standout season in 2010 with the Portland Timbers U-23s, the Timbers’ devel-opment team, Braun was signed to the Timbers’ MLS roster on Feb. 17, 2011. Braun was an all-league midfielder for the Timbers U-23s and led the team to a historic season in United Soccer Leagues’ Premier Development League, which included winning the league title. He was a standout at the University of Louisville during his collegiate career.

FREDDIE BRAUN - M/D28

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 DOB: 08/30/84Hometown: Mandeville, JamaicaAcquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo, 07/21/11Pronunciation: luh-VELLLast MLS goal: 05/07/11 - HOU @ TORLast MLS assist: 09/16/11 - POR vs. NE

2012: Started and played 90 minutes in each of the team’s first three matches ... Dating back to 2011, has started 18 of the last 19 matches in the backline, including 13 straight.

2011: Arrived in Portland, along with defender Mike Chabala, after a trade with Houston on July 21 ... Combined for career highs in games played (34) and starts (31) between Houston and Portland ... Started all 15 of his appearances with Portland ... Featured in each of the Timbers’ three consecutive shutouts Aug. 24-Sept. 16 ... Earned the assist on a goal by Diego Chara Sept. 16 against New England ... Ap-peared in 19 matches for Houston, missing just one game due to suspension ... Set up the Dynamo’s first goal of the 2011 season at Seattle March 25 ... Scored the consolation goal in a 2-1 loss at Toronto on May 7.

INTERNATIONAL: Has 19 caps for the Jamaican National Team since debuting for his country in 2005 ... Was called into camp for a friendly against Colombia on Oct. 6, 2011, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... Helped Jamaica to the Caribbean Cup title in Marti-nique in December 2010 ... Notched an assist in a 2-1 loss to Argentina Feb. 11, 2010 ... Was a part of Jamaica’s squad for a tour of Asia in 2007, starting matches against Indonesia, Malaysia and Iran ... Started his first international match March 21, 2007, in a 2-0 loss to Switzerland in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... Made his debut for the Reggae Boyz on April 20, 2005, coming on as a sub in a 1-0 win vs. Guatemala.

LOVEL PALMER - D/M30

Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 DOB: 01/15/87Hometown: Istmina, ColombiaAcquired: Signed, 01/17/12Pronunciation: AHN-yehr mos-KEH-raLast MLS goal: n/aLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Made his Timbers debut on March 17 against FC Dallas ... Started and played 90 minutes and helped the defense hold FC Dallas to six shots ... For his efforts against FC Dallas, was named to the MLS Team of the Week Honorable Mention list for Week 2.

Signed by the Timbers on Jan. 17, 2012, Mosquera joins the Timbers after playing six seasons in Colombia’s top leagues. He spent most of those in the Liga Postobon (first division), splitting time between Corporación Deportes Quindío (2007-10) and Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros (2010-11). In total, Mosquera appeared in 127 matches and scored six goals in Colombia’s top flight.

HANYER MOSQUERA - D33


Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 DOB: 06/16/92Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.Acquired: Selected in the first round (8th overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, 01/12/12Pronunciation: JOHN-bap-TEE-stLast MLS goal: 03/12/12 - POR vs. PHILast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Appeared for 66 minutes as a substitute on March 24 against New England coming on after Hanyer Mosquera sustained an injury in the 24th minute ... Made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal in the Timbers’ 3-1 win over Philadelphia March 12 ... Became the youngest Timbers player to score an MLS goal at 19 years, 8 months and 27 days. ... Was an unused substitute on March 17 against FC Dallas.

After two standout seasons at the University of Connecticut, Jean-Baptiste joined the Timbers as the first-round SuperDraft pick (eighth overall) of the team on Jan. 12, 2012.

COLLEGE: Was named the Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year after starting in each of the 25 matches he played in during his sophomore season in 2011 … Anchored UConn’s defense that allowed just 10 goals and recorded a program-record 16 shutouts ... Recorded two goals and one assist, while earning All-BIG EAST Conference first-team and NSCAA All-Northeast Region first-team honors … Garnered Soccer America second-team MVP Honors ... Was named to the BIG EAST Conference All-Rookie Team in his first collegiate season at Connecticut in 2010 … Was a Soccer America first-team Freshman All-American, a College Soccer News second-team All-Freshman honoree and was named to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region second team in his freshman season.

ANDREW JEAN-BAPTISTE - D35

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 DOB: 04/27/83Hometown: Serekunda, The GambiaAcquired: Signed, 12/15/10Pronunciation: FOOT-ee DAN-sueLast MLS goal: 10/22/11 - POR @ RSLLast MLS assist: n/a

2012: Is expected to miss the first 4-6 weeks of the 2012 MLS season due to a fracture in his left foot.

2011: Made his MLS debut April 14, in the Timbers’ home opener against the Chicago Fire ... Scored a career-high three goals, all of which resulted in points for the Timbers ... Scored in back-to-back games May 6 vs. Philadelphia and May 14 at Seattle ... The winner against Philadelphia was nominated for MLSsoccer.com Goal of the Week in Week 8 ... His goal May 6 proved to be the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over the Union ... Netted the equalizer in second-half stoppage time of a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake in the season finale Oct. 22 ... Committed just seven fouls in 24 matches, which ranked among the fewest by an MLS defender in 2011 with at least 1,500 minutes played ... Had an MLS-best streak of 604 minutes without committing a foul ... Forced an own goal by Chicago’s Dasan Robinson in the Timbers home-opening 4-2 victory April 14 at JELD-WEN Field.

INTERNATIONAL: Made his senior international debut for The Gambia on March 29, 2011, in a friendly against Equatorial Guinea ... Earned a total of four caps for The Gambia in 2011 ... Scored his first international goal in a 1-1 draw against Burkina Faso in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Oct. 8 ... Received his first call-ups to The Gambian National Team for Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Namibia on Sept. 4, 2010 and Burkina Faso on Oct. 8, 2010.

FUTTY DANSO - D98


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

2012: Missed two MLS matches (March 17, March 24) while helping the New Zealand U-23 National Team qualify for the 2012 London Olympics ... Started and played 90 minutes in three matches as the New Zealand U-23 “Oly Whites” earned the Oceania Football Confederation’s only spot to the Olympics ... Was an unused substitute on March 12 against Philadelphia.

2011: Made his professional debut with the Timbers in the second half of a 2-0 loss to Toronto FC at BMO Field March 26 ... Earned his first professional start and win in the Timbers home opener at JELD-WEN Field, a 4-2 over Chicago April 14 ... Recorded back-to-back wins against Chicago (April 14) and FC Dallas (April 17) ... Won MLSSoc-cer.com’s Save of the Week honors in Weeks 2 and 5 ... Was named the Timbers/MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year for his work in the community ... Logged his first professional shutout in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match March 29 ... 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 an overall record of 7-0-1 in MLS competitions.

INTERNATIONAL: Earned his first senior cap with New Zealand on June 5, 2011, com-ing on as a 77th minute sub in a friendly against rival Australia at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia.

JAKE GLEESON - GK90


GAME-BY-GAME LINEUPS

March 12 vs Philadelphia (W 3-1)GK PerkinsD PalmerD BrunnerD Jean-BaptisteD WallaceM AlhassanM Jewsbury ©M CharaM Alexander (Nagbe 66’)F PerlazaF Boyd (Marcelin 80’)

Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Chabala, D Kawulok, M Braun, F Dike

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT REAL SALT LAKESATURDAY, OCT. 22, 2011

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PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLORADO RAPIDSSATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011


GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

Philadelphia Union 1 at Portland Timbers 3March 12, 2012, JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) Att. 20,483Scoring: PHI - Gomez (unassisted) 51POR - Jean-Baptiste (Jewsbury) 54, Boyd (Alhassan) 66, Alhassan (Jewsbury) 76 Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersPhiladelphia 5 4 14 0 1Portland 17 1 8 2 7

March 17 at FC Dallas (T 1-1)GK PerkinsD PalmerD BrunnerD MosqueraD WallaceM AlhassanM Jewsbury ©M CharaM Alexander (Marcelin 77’)F Perlaza (Nagbe 45’)F Boyd

Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Chabala, D Jean-Bap-tiste, M Braun, F Dike

Portland Timbers 1 at FC Dallas 1March 17, 2012, FC Dallas Stadium (Frisco, Texas) Att. 12,203Scoring: POR - Nagbe (unassisted) 51FCD - Perez (unassisted) 22 Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersPortland 12 2 16 1 3FC Dallas 6 2 13 0 7

March 24 at New England (L 0-1)GK PerkinsD PalmerD BrunnerD Mosquera (Jean-Baptiste 24’)D Wallace (Perlaza 76’)M AlhassanM Jewsbury ©M CharaM Alexander (Songo’o 60)F NagbeF Boyd

Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Chabala, M Braun, F Dike

Portland Timbers 0 at New England 1March 24, 2012, Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) Att. 12,925Scoring: POR - NoneFCD - Séne (Tierney) 1 Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersPortland 13 4 17 4 6New England 9 3 10 1 6

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E11 M Kalif Alhassan 3 3 270 1 1 3 6 1 3 0 3 2 0 09 F Kris Boyd 3 3 260 1 0 2 10 5 0 2 4 5 0 06 M/F Darlington Nagbe 3 1 159 1 0 2 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 035 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 2 1 156 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 013 M Jack Jewsbury 3 3 270 0 2 2 4 1 9 0 6 7 2 05 D Eric Brunner 3 3 270 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 021 M Diego Chara 3 3 270 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 7 0 030 D Lovel Palmer 3 3 270 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 022 D/M Rodney Wallace 3 3 256 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 3 1 017 M Eric Alexander 3 3 203 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 015 F Jorge Perlaza 3 2 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 033 D Hanyer Mosquera 2 2 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 08 M Franck Songo’o 1 0 30 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 014 M James Marcelin 2 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Own goals received 0

Timbers 3 270 4 3 11 42 14 16 7 41 37 5 0 Opponents 3 270 3 1 7 20 10 14 1 37 41 2 0

NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 1 GK Troy Perkins 3 3 270 10 7 3 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 Own goals committed 0

Timbers 3 270 10 7 3 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 Opponents 3 270 14 9 4 1.33 1 0 0 1 1 1

REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS


TIMBERS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING 1 2 TTimbers 0 4 4Opponents 2 1 3

CORNERS 1 2 TTimbers 5 11 16Opponents 6 8 14

SHOTS 1 2 TTimbers 14 28 42Opponents 12 8 20

OFFSIDES 1 2 TTimbers 5 2 7Opponents 0 1 1

SOG 1 2 TTimbers 3 11 14Opponents 5 5 10

YELLOW CARDS 1 2 TTimbers 4 1 5Opponents 1 1 2

FOULS COM. 1 2 TTimbers 18 23 41Opponents 18 19 37

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

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E11 M Kalif Alhassan 3 3 270 1 1 3 6 1 3 0 3 2 0 09 F Kris Boyd 3 3 260 1 0 2 10 5 0 2 4 5 0 06 M/F Darlington Nagbe 3 1 159 1 0 2 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 035 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 2 1 156 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 013 M Jack Jewsbury 3 3 270 0 2 2 4 1 9 0 6 7 2 05 D Eric Brunner 3 3 270 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 021 M Diego Chara 3 3 270 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 7 0 030 D Lovel Palmer 3 3 270 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 022 D/M Rodney Wallace 3 3 256 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 3 1 017 M Eric Alexander 3 3 203 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 015 F Jorge Perlaza 3 2 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 033 D Hanyer Mosquera 2 2 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 08 M Franck Songo’o 1 0 30 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 014 M James Marcelin 2 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Own goals received 0 Timbers 3 270 4 3 11 42 14 16 7 41 37 5 0 Opponents 3 270 3 1 7 20 10 14 1 37 41 2 0 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 1 GK Troy Perkins 3 3 270 10 7 3 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 3 270 10 7 3 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 Opponents 3 270 14 9 4 1.33 1 0 0 1 1 1

ALL-COMPETITION STATISTICS


* - includes MLS play, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches and international friendlies.

NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E4 D Mike Chabala 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 016 F Brent Richards 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 018 D Ryan Kawulok 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 019 F Bright Dike 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 025 D Steve Purdy 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 026 M Charles Renken 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 027 D Chris Taylor 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 028 M Freddie Braun 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 D Kasali Casal 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 F Sebastián Rincón 1 1 67 0 0 0 0 07 M Sal Zizzo 1 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 0 Timbers 1 90 0 0 0 19 4 4 5 7 17 1 0 Opponents 1 90 1 2 4 12 5 7 3 17 7 3 0 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 23 GK Joe Bendik 1 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Opponents 1 90 4 4 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0

RESERVE LEAGUE STATISTICS


DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT REC. TIMBERS GOAL SCORERSTues. Mar. 27 @San Jose Earthquakes Training Facility (San Jose) L 0-1 0-1-0

TIMBERS RESERVES RESULTS

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11 Alhassan 19 Boyd 135 Jean-Baptiste 16 Nagbe 1

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PENALTY KICKSNone

SCORING BREAKDOWN

HOME (1 game)Minute 0-15 15-30 30-45 45-60 60-75 75-90 TOTALTimbers 1 1 1 3Opponents 1 1

ROAD (2 games)Minute 0-15 15-30 30-45 45-60 60-75 75-90 TOTALTimbers 1 1Opponents 1 1 2

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TIMBERS FIRSTS OF 2012

INDIVIDUAL DATE OPP PLAYERGoal March 12 PHI Jean-Baptiste (54’)Brace Hat TrickGame-winning Goal March 12 PHI Boyd (66’)Assist March 12 PHI Jewsbury (54’)Game-winning Assist March 12 PHI Alhassan (66’)Penalty Kick Goal Penalty Kick Miss Shot March 12 PHI Palmer (3’)Foul Committed March 12 PHI Alexander (17’)Foul Suffered March 12 PHI Jewsbury (11’)Caution March 17 FCD Wallace (9’)Ejection Corner Kick March 12 PHI Jewsbury (8’)Offsides March 12 PHI Boyd (45’)Save March 12 PHI Perkins (55’)Shutout Substitution March 12 PHI Nagbe/Alexander (66’)

TEAM DATE OPP SCOREWin March 12 PHI 3-1Home Win March 12 PHI 3-1Road Win Loss March 24 NE 1-0Home Loss Road Loss March 24 NE 1-0Draw March 17 FCD 1-1Home Draw Road Draw March 17 FCD 1-1Shutout Home Shutout Road Shutout

TIMBERS GAME-BY-GAME

Timbers GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EMar. 12 vs. Phila. 1 90 3 3 9 17 8 7 2 8 14 Mar. 17 at FC Dallas 1 90 1 2 12 3 3 1 16 13 2 Mar. 24 at New England 1 90 13 3 6 4 17 10 3 Totals 3 270 4 3 11 42 14 16 7 41 37 5 0



Opponents GP MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C EPhiladelphia 1 90 1 2 5 2 1 14 8 FC Dallas 1 90 1 2 6 3 7 13 16 1 New England 1 90 1 1 3 9 5 6 1 10 17 1 Totals 3 270 3 1 7 20 10 14 1 37 41 2 0

Timbers GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TMar. 12 vs. Phila. 1 90 2 1 1 1.00 1 Mar. 17 at FC Dallas 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 Mar. 24 at New England 1 90 5 4 1 1.00 1 Totals 3 270 10 7 3 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 1

Opponents GP MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L TPhiladelphia 1 90 8 4 3 3.00 1 FC Dallas 1 90 3 2 1 1.00 1 New England 1 90 3 3 0 0.00 1 1 Totals 3 270 14 9 4 1.33 1 0 0 1 1 1

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

PLAYERSGoals: ....................................................2, Perlaza, 04/14/11 vs. Chicago (29’, 47’)Assists: ...................................... 2, 2x (last: Jewsbury, March 12 vs. Philadelphia)Points: ................................................... 4, Perlaza, 04/14/11 vs. Chicago (2 goals)Shots: ................................................................. 6, Cooper, 08/03/11 vs. LA GalaxyShots on Goal: ....................................3, 3x (last: Boyd, March 12 vs. Philadelphia)Corner Kicks: ................................. 9, 2x (last: Jewsbury, 06/04/11 at Chivas USA)Offsides: .............................................. 4, 5x (last: Cooper, 10/19/11 at D.C. United)Fouls Committed: .................................................5, Chara, 08/03/11 vs. LA GalaxyFouls Suffered:....................................5, 2x (last: Alhassan, 04/14/11 vs. Chicago)Cautions/Yellow Cards: ............................................. 2, Hall, 08/06/11 at San JoseEjections/Red Cards: ................... 1, 3x (last: Alhassan, 09/24/11 at New York, 64’)

GOALKEEPERSShots Faced: ....................................................... 9, Perkins, 06/25/11 at FC DallasSaves: ................................................................... 7, Perkins, 07/16/11 at ChicagoGoals Allowed: .................................................... 4, Perkins, 06/25/11 at FC Dallas

LONGEST STREAKS

PLAYERSConsecutive Games with Goal: ........... 2, 3x (last: Cooper, Sept. 16-Sept.24, 2011)Consecutive Games with Assist: ..................... 4, Jewsbury, April 30-May 21, 2011Consecutive Games with Point: ...................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29, 2011Consecutive Games with Shot: ...................................... 16, 2x (last: Cooper, 2011)Consecutive 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, Perlaza, March 19-May 6, 2011Consecutive Games with Foul Com.: .........11, Chara, Aug. 14, 2011-Oct. 22, 2011Consecutive Games with Foul Suff.: ...............11, Cooper, March 19-May 29, 2011Consecutive Games with Caution: ............................3, Marcelin, July 10-30, 2011Consecutive Games with Ejection: ................ 1, 3x (last: Alhassan, Sept. 24, 2011)Consecutive Starts: .................................... 20, Jewsbury, March 19-July 30, 2011Consecutive Minutes: ............................ 1800, Jewsbury, March 19-July 30, 2011

GOALKEEPERSScoreless Streak (minutes): .......................... 342, Perkins, Aug. 20-Sept. 21, 2011Consecutive Shutouts: ...................................... 3, Perkins, Aug. 24-Sept. 21, 2011Consecutive Starts: ...........................................32, Perkins, April 23, 2011-currentConsecutive Minutes in Goal:........................2880, Perkins, April 23, 2011-current



TIMBERS SENIOR CAPS IN 2012PLAYER DATE OPP COMPETITIOND Futty Danso (The Gambia) Feb. 28 Algeria 2013 ACN Qual.D Steve Purdy (El Salvador) Feb. 28 Estonia FriendlyD Rodney Wallace (Costa Rica) Feb. 28 Wales Friendly

TIMBERS YOUTH CAPS IN 2012PLAYER DATE OPP COMPETITIONGK Jake Gleeson (N. Zealand U-23) March 16 Papua NG OFC Olympic Qual.GK Jake Gleeson (N. Zealand U-23) March 23 Vanuatu OFC Oympic Qual.GK Jake Gleeson (N. Zealand U-23) March 25 Fiji OFC Olympic Qual.

PORTLAND TIMBERS AT COLORADO RAPIDSSATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011

# PLAYER POS HT WT DOB HOMETOWN COLLEGE17 Alexander, Eric M 6-1 165 04/14/88 Portage, MI Indiana Univ.11 Alhassan, Kalif M 5-10 160 10/15/90 Accra, Ghana n/a23 Bendik, Joe GK 6-3 205 04/25/89 Marietta, GA Clemson Univ.9 Boyd, Kris F 6-1 180 08/18/83 Irvine, Scotland n/a28 Braun, Freddie M 6-0 165 05/13/88 Rochester Hills, MI Univ. of Louisville5 Brunner, Eric D 6-4 170 02/12/86 Dublin, OH Ohio State Univ.4 Chabala, Mike D 6-0 175 05/25/84 Fresno, CA Univ. of Washington21 Chara, Diego M 5-8 150 04/05/86 Cali, Colombia n/a98 Danso, Mamadou “Futty” D 6-3 185 04/27/83 Serekunda, The Gambia So. Polytechnic St. Univ.19 Dike, Bright F 6-1 220 02/02/87 Edmond, OK Univ. of Notre Dame90 Gleeson, Jake GK 6-3 200 06/26/90 Wellington, New Zealand n/a12 Horst, David D 6-4 210 10/25/85 Pine Grove, PA Old Dominion Univ.35 Jean-Baptiste, Andrew D 6-2 205 06/16/92 Brooklyn, N.Y. Univ. of Connecticut13 Jewsbury, Jack M 6-0 185 04/13/81 Springfield, MO Saint Louis Univ.10 Johnson, Eddie F 5-11 185 09/20/84 Chester, England n/a18 Kawulok, Ryan D 6-2 185 12/29/89 Boulder, CO Univ. of Portland14 Marcelin, James M 6-2 175 06/13/86 Saint-Marc, Haiti n/a33 Mosquera, Hanyer D 6-1 175 01/15/87 Istmina, Colombia n/a6 Nagbe, Darlington M/F 5-9 165 07/19/90 Lakewood, OH Univ. of Akron30 Palmer, Lovel D 5-10 160 08/30/84 Mandeville, Jamaica n/a1 Perkins, Troy GK 6-1 190 07/29/81 Worthington, OH Univ. of Evansville15 Perlaza, Jorge F 5-10 155 10/11/84 Guapi, Colombia n/a25 Purdy, Steve D 6-4 190 02/05/85 San Jose, CA Univ. of California-Berkeley26 Renken, Charles M 5-7 140 12/19/93 Edwardsville, Ill. n/a16 Richards, Brent F 5-10 165 05/20/90 Camas, WA Univ. of Washington8 Songo’o, Franck M 5-10 175 05/14/87 Yaoundé, Cameroon n/a27 Taylor, Chris D 6-1 160 05/12/89 Edmond, OK Univ. of Tulsa20 Valencia, Jose Adolfo F 6-1 180 12/18/91 Bogotá, Colombia n/a22 Wallace, Rodney D 6-0 165 06/17/88 Rockville, MD Univ. of Maryland7 Zizzo, Sal M 5-10 165 04/03/87 San Diego, CA UCLA

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

# PLAYER POS PRONUNCIATION NATIONALITY LAST CLUB1 Perkins, Troy GK United States D.C. United4 Chabala, Mike D United States Houston Dynamo5 Brunner, Eric D BREW-ner United States Columbus Crew6 Nagbe, Darlington M/F NAG-be United States Univ. of Akron (NCAA)7 Zizzo, Sal M ZEE-zoh United States Chivas USA8 Songo’o Franck M franck sohn-GO Cameroon Albacete Balompié (Spain)9 Boyd, Kris F Scotland Eskisehirspor (Turkey)10 Johnson, Eddie F England Austin Aztex (USSF D-2)11 Alhassan, Kalif M KA-leaf AL-hass-on Ghana Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)12 Horst, David D United States Real Salt Lake13 Jewsbury, Jack M United States Sporting Kansas City14 Marcelin, James M mar-sa-LEE-in Haiti Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)15 Perlaza, Jorge F per-LA-za Colombia Deportes Tolima (Colombia)16 Richards, Brent F United States Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)17 Alexander, Eric M United States FC Dallas18 Kawulok, Ryan D ka-WALL-uk United States Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)19 Dike, Bright F DEE-kay United States Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)20 Valencia, Jose Adolfo F Colombia Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia)21 Chara, Diego M chara Colombia Deportes Tolima (Colombia)22 Wallace, Rodney D United States D.C. United23 Bendik, Joe GK bend-ICK United States Sogndal (Norway)25 Purdy, Steve D PER-dee United States Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)26 Renken, Charles M REN-ken Zambia TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Germany)27 Taylor, Chris D United States Univ. of Tulsa (NCAA)28 Braun, Freddie M BRAWN United States Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)30 Palmer, Lovel D love-EL Jamaica Houston Dynamo33 Mosquera, Hanyer D HAHN-yehr moss-KEH-rah Colombia La Equidad (Colombia)35 Jean-Baptiste, Andrew D zhahn-bap-TEEST United States Univ. of Connecticut (NCAA)90 Gleeson, Jake GK New Zealand Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL)98 Danso, Mamadou “Futty” D MA-MA-doo DAN-sue The Gambia Portland Timbers (USSF D-2)

NUMERICAL ROSTER

COACHES & STAFF ATHLETIC TRAINER: Nik Wald, ATC GENERAL MANAGER: Gavin Wilkinson ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jun Morishita, ATCHEAD COACH: John Spencer ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Kate Hormann, ATCASSISTANT COACH: Amos Magee TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. Jonathan GreenleafASSISTANT COACH: Cameron Knowles GOALKEEPER COACH: Mike Toshack


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9 Kris Boyd 80F 90F 90F

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13 Jack Jewsbury 90M 90M 90M

14 James Marcelin 10 13

15 Jorge Perlaza 90F 45F 14

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21 Diego Chara 90M 90M 90M

22 Rodney Wallace 90D 90D 76D

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27 Chris Taylor

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30 Lovel Palmer 90D 90D 90D

33 Hanyer Mosquera 90D 24D

35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste 90D 66

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Game #1 03/12/2012 POR 3 vs PHI 1 W Jean-Baptiste 1 (Jewsbury 1) 54; Boyd 1 (Alhassan 1) 66; Alhassan 1 (Jewsbury 2) 76

Game #2 03/17/2012 POR 1 at DAL 1 T Nagbe 1 (unassisted) 51

Game #3 03/24/2012 POR 0 at NE 1 L

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DOWNLOAD 2012 RSL MEDIA GUIDE HERE: For more in-depth player profiles, stats and club history, please visit: http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/2012-club-media-guides

TV: ABC4 w/ Bill Riley (@espn700bill) & Brian Dunseth (@BP_TOW)

RADIO: ESPN700 w/ Spencer Warne (@espn700guv) (ENG) & Brian Kamler (@espn700kam) (Pre-Game show kicks off at 7:00p MT)

RADIO: La Gran D 102.3 FM / 1600 AM (SPN) w/ Nelson Moran & Fernando Hortal

OUT: FW Cody Arnoux (R adductor strain)

DOUBTFUL: n/a

QUESTIONABLE: MF Will Johnson (R adductor strain)

PROBABLE: DF Nat Borchers (L quadriceps strain)

SEARCHING FOR FIRST W vs PORTLAND: Real Salt Lake travels northwest to Portland looking to rack up its first-ever win against the Timbers, posting an 0-1-1 mark last year ...

Three days after dropping the 2010/11 CONCACAF Champions League Final 2nd Leg at home last April 27 to Monterrey by a crushing 0-1 scoreline in yet another dominant home performance, RSL made its inaugural JELD-Wen trip, conceding a late first-half goal to former Timber Kenny Cooper, ultimately falling 0-1 despite a strong second half ...

In last season’s final regular-season matchday, RSL led 1-0 for most of the game before a late Futty Danso header knotted up the Timbers’ first-ever visit to Rio Tinto Stadium for a 1-1 final ...

ROAD WARRIORS SEEK 2012 TURNAROUND:The win at Los Angeles on 3/10 in the team’s last reg.-season road trip snapped RSL’s winless away streak at four games …

Once the worst road team in the history of MLS, Real Salt Lake has recently stepped up on the road when competition is fiercest, winning critical postseason matches (2-4-0, with two shootout wins) on the road and performing well away from home (1-2-3, with one loss at Saprissa still winning series) in hostile CONCACAF Champions League territory …

A recent advent of road success places the squad’s all-time MLS regular season road mark at 20-63-27 (.298; 103 GF / 183 GA) following the 110th road contest in League play on March 10 at LA …

RSL PROBABLE STARTERS @ POR

ADDITIONAL ROAD-WEARY NUMBERS: Since Jason Kreis took over in May, 2007, RSL’s MLS road mark is 16-39-22, with the new team mark of five road wins in 2011 exceeding the four achieved in 2010, and more than doubling the two earned in each of the 2007-09 seasons … Last year’s 5-8-4 road mark was good for 19 points, matching the 2010 team-record total (4-4-7 in 2010) … “RSL Nation” looks to scratch Portland off the list of places the Claret-and-Cobalt have never won (Texas, 17 attempts; Canada, 7; Philadelphia, 2; and Portland, 1) … It will be difficult, however, as RSL, on the road, in front of 20,000 or more fans, owns an all-time record of 1-10-6 (courtesy John Strong, POR TV/Radio) ...

ROAD TO HELL PAVED WITH ... TURF?:While the pinnacle of RSL’s 7+ year existence came on artificial turf in its MLS Cup 2009 victory over Los Angeles at what was then named Qwest Field in Seattle, the team has not fared well on the fake stuff ...

Last year, RSL advanced out of two knockout series with turf losses at Saprissa (CCL Semis) and at Seattle (West Semis), but posted an overall 2-4 mark with additional losses at Portland (0-1) and at Vancouver (0-3) ... The pair of victories came at New England (2-0) and at Seattle (2-1) in reg. season play ... All-time, RSL owns a woeful record on turf, as the team is 3-13-8 in all competitions on fake grass, being outscored 19-47 …

RSL - PDX CONNECTIONS: Former RSL DF David Horst was selected by the Timbers prior to their inaugural season in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft ... Later in that same draft, Portland selected former RSL FW Robbie Findley, who was out-of-contract with MLS and had announced intentions to pursue overseas options, landing with Nottingham Forest ...

Timbers Head Coach John Spencer once shared the Colorado locker room with two former Rapids that now call RSL home - Captain Kyle Beckerman and DF Nat Borchers ...

Timbers’ MF Rodney Wallace and RSL FW Alvaro Saborio have each represented the Costa Rican National Team ...

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FIRST OF FIVE “3-GAME WEEKS” IN 2012:This week’s POR / MTL / COL trio of games marks the first of at least five stanzas this year that sees RSL play 3 games in 8 days, testing depth, travel legs and stamina for the roster ...

3/31 @ POR; 4/4 v MTL; 4/7 v COL4/21 @ SJ; 4/25 @ DAL; 4/28 v TOR5/5 v NE; 5/9 @CHI; 5/12 @ SEA6/16 @ CHV; 6/20 v LA; 6/23 v SJ6/30 @ CLB; 7/4 v SEA; 7/7 v POR

Should RSL progress through the first 2 Open Cup rounds (May 29 & June 5), the 2012 Lamar Hunt USOC Quarterfinal Rounds would be on Tues, June 26 a 7th game in the 23-day span from June 16 to July 7 ...

THREE-GAME WEEKS PILE UP: In the Jason Kreis era, RSL has played 3 games in a week a total of 18 times (in all competitions), registering a 25-21-17 record … As indicated in RED below, RSL is 3-1-2 when opening a 3-game week on the road, followed by a pair of home tilts … The overall list:

2011:4/5 @ SAP (1-2 L); 4/9 @ NE (2-0 W); 4/13 v COL (1-0 W) -> 2-1-06/4 v VAN (2-0 W); 6/8 @ CLB (1-2 L); 6/11 @ PHI (1-1 T) -> 1-1-16/18 v DC (1-1 T); 6/22 @ CHI (1-1 T); 6/25 v TOR (3-1 W) -> 1-0-27/4 v NE (3-3 T); 7/9 v DAL (2-0 W); 7/12 @ DAL (0-2 L) -> 2-1-07/30 v CLB (0-2 L); 8/3 @ KC (0-2 L); 8/6 v NY (3-0 W) -> 1-2-0*9/17 v KC (1-0 W); 9/21 @ NY (3-1 W); 9/24 @DC (1-4 L) -> 2-1-0*9/28 v CHI (0-3 L); 10/1 @ LA (1-2 L); 10/6 @ VAN (0-3 L) -> 0-3-0*6 games in 19 days from Sept. 17 – Oct. 6 2010:4/10 v SEA (2-2 T); 4/14 @ SJ (3-3 T); 4/17 @ LA (1-2 L) -> 0-1-25/29 v KC (4-1 W); 6/2 @ DC (1-2 L aet); 6/5 @ DC (0-0 T) -> 1-1-18/7 @ KC (1-1 T); 8/11 @ PHI (1-1 T); 8/14 v CLB (2-0 W) -> 1-0-29/15 v TOR (4-1 W); 9/18 v CHI (1-0 W); 9/22 @ AUO (3-2 W) -> 3-0-09/25 v COL (1-1 T); 9/28 @ TOR (1-1 T); 10/2 @ NE (2-1 W) -> 1-0-210/16 vDAL (2-0 W); 10/19 vCAZ (3-1 W); 10/23@ COL (2-2 T) -> 2-0-1 2009: 5/2 @ COL (0-2 L); 5/6 v LA (2-2 T); 5/9 @ CHV (0-1 L) -> 0-2-18/23 @ NE (1-3 L); 8/26 v CHV (4-0 W); 8/29 @ KC (1-0 W) -> 2-1-010/10 v GUA (1-1 T); 10/14 v NY (2-0 W); 10/17 @ TOR (0-1 L) -> 1-1-1 2008: 4/26 @ DC (1-4 L); 4/30 v SJ (4-0 W); 5/3 @ LA (2-2 T) -> 1-1-15/24 @ DAL (1-2 L); 5/27 @ CLB (0-2 L); 5/31 v SJ (3-1 W) -> 1-2-06/14 @ CHV (1-0 W); 6/18 v SJ (0-0 T); 6/21 v NE (2-1 W) -> 2-0-1 2007: 4/14 v CLB (0-0 T); 4/18 v KC (2-1 W); 4/21 @ CHV (0-4 L) -> 1-1-15/20 @ DAL (1-2 L); 5/23 @ COL (1-2 L); 5/27 @ CHI (0-0 L) -> 0-2-17/14 @ KC (0-1 L); 7/21 v EVE (2-0 W); 7/24 v BOC (1-1 T) -> 1-1-18/26 @ CHV (0-1 L); 8/29 v KC (3-1 W); 9/01 @ LA (2-1 W) -> 2-1-0

* doesn’t include the 5 games in 15 days in late 2007: -> 1-2-29/8 @ HOU (3-4 L); 9/12 @ DC (1-2 L); 9/15 @ TOR (0-0 T);9/19 v LA (2-2 T); 9/22 v COL (1-0 W)

SHOCKINGLY RARE HOME LOSS:Last week’s 0-1 home loss to Chivas was just the Utah side’s eighth on home soil since the inception of the 2008 season, dropping the Kreis-led team to 49-8-17 on the Wasatch Front across all competitions in that span ... Those losses:

8/26/08 v CHV L 0-1 Rice-Eccles finale11/02/08 v NY* L 0-1 West Conf Final5/16/09 v KC L 0-2 Wolff double dooms RSL4/27/11 v MTY* L 0-1 CONCACAF Champions League Final5/28/11 v SEA L 1-2 Sounders snap MLS-record streak7/30/11 v CLB L 0-2 Crew rides dual Rogers assists9/28/11 v CHI* L 0-3 Worst home loss in club history3/24/12 v CHV* L 0-1 Dominant performance wasted

YET ANOTHER SELLOUT AT THE RIOT:Unfortunately for Real Salt Lake, four of those eight home losses have come in front of sellout crowds at Rio Tinto Stadium, with RSL posting only a 5-5-4 mark when “The RioT” is packed to capacity ... The sellouts:

9/28/11 v CHI 20,762 L 0-3 3/26/11 v LA 20,507 W 4-1 10/19/10 v CAZ 20,463 W 3-1 3/24/11 v CHV 20,415 L 0-1 10/22/11 v POR 20,378 T 1-1 4/27/11 v MTY 20,378 L 0-1 10/16/10 v DAL 20,236 W 2-0 10/9/08 v NY 20,008 T 1-1 11/15/08 v NY 20,008 L 0-1 9/17/11 v KC 19,888* W 1-0 5/16/09 v KC 19,340* L 0-2 6/6/09 v COL 19,546* T 1-1 7/24/10 v CHV 19,469* T 1-1 7/22/11 v SJ 19,429* W 4-0

* sellout w/ diminished “concert stage” capacity

All-time, when the club is playing before 18,000+ fans at home at either Rice-Eccles Stadium (4-6-9 from 2005-08) or Rio Tinto Stadium (13-6-7 from 2008-present), the team is 17-12-16 across all competitions ...

HOME OF THE ELEVATED HEART RATE:RSL concludes an early-season homestand that sees Rio Tinto Stadium host 4 out of 5 games with next week’s midweek match v expansion side Montreal and next Saturday’s first of three Rocky Mountain Cup tilts against rival Colorado ...

The 3/17 win v NY improved RSL to 49-8-17 in its last 74 home games since the beginning of 2008, Jason Kreis’ first full season at the helm ... In that span, RSL has outscored opponents by 92 goals (145-53), with a 39-6-15 reg. season mark (120/44), 5-1-0 CCL record (15/5), 3-1-1 playoffs (5/2) and 2-0-1 int’l exhibition (5/2) ...

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NEARLY UNPRECEDENTED LINEUP STREAK:Last week in the 0-1 home loss to Chivas, RSL boss Jason Kreis trotted out the same lineup for the third consecutive match to open the season, something that had not happened in 122 games across all competitions dating back to March 28-April 11 of 2009 ...

With four of the team’s most consistent starters excluded from the XI - Nat Borchers, Will Johnson, Javier Morales and Alvaro Saborio - Kreis has relied on a mix of veterans (Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran, Jamison Olave, Chris Wingert, Kyle Beckerman, Fabian Espindola), established contributors (Chris Schuler, Ned Grabavoy, Luis Gil, Paulo Jr.) and yes, even a rookie (Sebasitan Velasquez) throughout the team’s 2-1-0 start to 2012 ...

The last time RSL presented the identical starting lineup in FOUR consecutive games was back in August of 2006, when Scott Garlick, Kevin Novak, Eddie Pope, Jack Stewart, Willis Forko, Carey Talley, Chris Klein, Andy Williams, Medhi Ballouchy, Jeff Cunningham and Jason Kreis went 3-1-0 at Colorado, vs Real Madrid, at Columbus and vs Houston ... In all competitions, that stretch was 205 games ago ...

That marked the second time in 2006 that RSL rolled out the same XI, with the group (Garlick, Novak, Nelson Akwari, Danny Torres, Forko, Kenny Cutler, Klein, Talley, Ballouchy, Atiba Harris & Kreis) amassing a 3-1-0 mark in May, 2006 at LA and vs KC, COL and CHI ...

FANTASTIC FABIAN FOREBODING FINDLEY:FW Fabian Espindola scored his 28th career regular-season goal on 3/17 v NY, providing the game-winner in the 2-0 home win against the Red Bulls ... That strike leaves Fabi - recipient of a new 4-year contract this offseason - just one goal shy of matching former RSL FW Robbie Findley’s 29 career goals for the club’s all-time lead ... Saborio is not far behind, with 23 career goals in 52 games, nearly half as many all-time games played as Findley (96) and Espindola (97) ...

Espindola has increased his goal output each year with RSL, sharing time with Findley, Yura Movsisyan, Paulo Junior and Saborio, primarily ... With both Saborio and Espindola notching 10 goals last season, RSL boasted a pair of double-digit scorers for the first time in its seven-year history … RSL’s single-season double-digit scoring list:

SINGLE-SEASON GOALS – RSL YEAR PLAYER GP GOALS 2011 Alvaro Saborio 23 11 Fabian Espindola 27 10 2010 Alvaro Saborio 27 12 2009 Robbie Findley 27 12 2006 Jeff Cunningham 31 16

SABORIO SPECIAL FOR RSL STRIKE FORCE: RSL’s predatory striker Álvaro Saborío provided the late 1st-half game-winner in the highlight-reel 2011 playoff win at home vs. Seattle, marking the 12th GWG for Saborio in his now 66 RSL games in all competitions over the last two-plus seasons …

When Saborío – the first DP in RSL’s seven-season history – finds the back of the net, Jason Kreis’ team is a dominating 20-3-5 in all competitions (the last loss coming in the 2011 West Final at LA, and the only loss prior to 9/24 at DC was the rain-soaked 4-5 loss at Cruz Azul), compared to the 13-15-14 mark when he plays and does not score, as well as RSL’s 7-3-4 record when Sabo is unavailable …

LUXURY TO BRING DPs OFF BENCH:in each of the 2012 season’s first three games, RSL boss Jason Kreis brought two of the team’s icons off the bench for the final 30-45 minutes, as MF Javier Morales and FW Alvaro Saborio saw substitute duty ...

At LA and against NY, Morales and Saborio entered for MF Luis Gil and FW Paulo Junior ... Last week vs Chivas, it was rookie contributor Sebastian Velasquez making way for Morales ... Javier did not score against NY as he had on March 10 at LA, but held the ball and dictated tempo as RSL bled out the game with its 2-0 lead upon his entry in the 63rd minute for Gil, who had just iced the RSL scoresheet with a 58th-minute rebound for his 3rd career strike (and 2nd career goal vs NY) ...

Saborio - who tallied an assist in his relief appearance at LA - had few opportunities against NY, but did log a 90-minute performance on Tuesday in the RSL reserves’ 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City, as the Costa Rican international - and provider of 34 goals in 2010 and 2011 for RSL in all competitions - returns to full fitness following knee surgery in November ...

MORALES BACK IN THE SADDLE, (ALMOST): Argentine playmaker Javier Morales had played 116 games for RSL (93 MLS regular-season, 8 playoff, 3 Open Cup, 12 CCL) prior to his return last Sept. 28 vs. Chicago in a 30-minute substitute appearance …

His first of what would become six consecutive starts to wrap up the 2011 season came just 3 days later on Oct. 1 at Los Angeles, where he tallied the first of three assists in the six games since returning from the gruesome May 7 ankle injury suffered at home vs. Chivas five months ago …

The maestro pulled the string with assists on each of RSL’s first two goals in its home playoff win last year against Seattle, with FW Alvaro Saborio finding the back of the net on both efforts in the 41’ and 56’ minutes in the eventual 3-0 win …

Throughout the Playoffs, however, it was apparent that Morales - despite the brave face and commitment to return to action - was unable to bear the physical burden brought by three games in seven days, including a game on artificial turf and the SLC - SEA - SLC - LA travel demands ...


MORALES PREPARING FOR 2012: Doctors went back into Morales’ ankle in December to remove bone spurs in a procedure unrelated to the fracture dislocation suffered in May ... Due to his six-month recovery last year along with the rehab this winter, Morales suffered muscle fatigue and atrophy that have hampered him this preseason ...

In week 1 at Los Angeles, Morales came on for the final 23 minutes and scored for the first time since coming back from the horrific injury, as he was absolutely buzzing around the field, signifying that he is close to finding the form that has made him a perennial MLS MVP candidate the last several years ...

Morales’ last three goals have come against LA, including the brace he had in the home-opening 4-1 win against the Galaxy last March 26 ...

Following last week’s 27-minute performance v NY, Morales was slated to start in Tuesday’s reserve match v Kansas City, but was called away to attend to his wife Noelia, who later that afternoon delivered a healthy baby boy, Mateo ... The Morales family now totals four, with young Santi Morales playing the older brother role ...

ALL-TIME RESULTS, WITHOUT JAVIER: Since Javier Morales arrived on the Wasatch Front, RSL has played 51 MLS regular-season/playoff, CCL or Open Cup games without its playmaker, posting a 22-16-14 overall mark (only 7-12-5 away from home) … Head Coach Jason Kreis’ team has gone 17-14-12 in MLS reg. season play, 0-0-1 Playoff, 3-0-0 in CONCACAF and 1-2-1 in Open Cup sans Javi … Since 2009, that record is 18-13-11, scoring 2+ goals in only 20 of those 42 games ...

HOME DEPOT CENTER HEROICS IN WEEK 1:Just minutes after MF Javier Morales and FW Alvaro Saborio came on field in the 67th minute, RSL surrenderedan Edson Buddle header to go down 0-1 on the road at LA last week ... However, it was the rookie - surprise MF starter Sebastian Velasquez, a Colombian-born 21-year old from Spartanburg Methodist Junior College (So. Carolina) whose service from the wing was deflected into the Galaxy net by Sean Franklin for the equalizing own goal ...

In the span of 12 minutes, that OG was followed up by Morales’ first goal of the year, slamming home a ball served into the box by MF Ned Grabavoy, along with the Espindola back-breaker ...

COMEBACK / MULTI-GOAL ROAD HISTORY:The dramatics described above led RSL to only its 20th MLS regular-season road win in its now 8-season history, along with the franchise’s first-ever comeback road win by multiple goals ... In eight of the 20 road wins, RSL has won by multiple goals, including 3x at LA against the Galaxy:

ALL-TIME RSL REG-SEASON ROAD WINS by MULTIPLE GOALS5/13/06 @ LA W 3-07/14/06 @ NE W 3-18/09/06 @ COL W 4-16/13/09 @ LA W 2-03/27/10 @ SJ W 3-04/09/11 @ NE W 2-09/21/11 @ NY W 3-13/10/12 @ LA W 3-1

In only four of those 20 road wins has RSL conceded the first goal and come back for victory:

8/16/06 @ CLB W 2-1 RSL: Klein (75) Talley (90)9/01/07 @ LA W 2-1 RSL: Findley (67) Pope (71)9/27/08 @ SJ W 3-2 RSL: Movsisyan(3,49) Morales (59)3/10/12 @ LA W 3-1 RSL:OG(72)Morales(79)Espindola (84)

LONGEST-TENURED CORE IN MLS HISTORY: The Kreis/Lagerwey “Team is the Star” mantra has long been lauded for its simple, unselfish approach that has redefined the culture of an organization and enabled a small-market club to compete annually with DP-laden payrolls ... The philosophy that the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts is perfectly epitomized by the fact that TEN players return this year, with the 2012 MLS season marking the group’s fifth or sixth campaign in Claret & Cobalt ... The list:

Player Acquisition Date RSL GPGK Kyle Reynish Jan., 2007 5GK Nick Rimando Feb. 2007 146DF Chris Wingert June, 2007 125MF Kyle Beckerman July, 2007 124MF Javier Morales August, 2007 101FW Fabian Espindola August, 2007 98DF Tony Beltran Jan., 2008 59DF Nat Borchers Feb., 2008 120DF Jamison Olave March, 2008 102MF Will Johnson July, 2008 88

Back on 3/10 at LA, this group marked 5+ seasons together and set a new MLS record, breaking the current one held by New England, which saw 8 players compete together from the 2003-07 seasons ... That group was: Joe Franchino, Jay Heaps, Shalrie Joseph, Marshall Leonard, Pat Noonan, Steve Ralston, Matt Reis & Taylor Twellman ...


UNPRECEDENTED TURNOVER FOR KREIS:The price of keeping that group together, however, came in the form of a massive offseason overhaul of the team’s depth, Kreis, Lagerwey and the RSL technical staff introducing 8 new faces to the 2012, the most since the 2007/08 offseason, the duo’s first in charge of the club ...

Gone are GK Tim Melia (0 RSL games played), FW Chris Agorsor (1 gp), DF Blake Wagner (2 gp), DF Rauwshan McKenzie (11 gp, now signed with Chivas), MF Collen Warner (37 gp, selected by Montreal in expansion draft), MF Jean Alexandre (38 gp, traded to SJ) and DF Robbie Russell (78 gp, traded to D.C. United) ...

The most notable absence from RSL’s locker room on Saturday will be that of MF Andy Williams, whose seven-year tenure as an “RSL Original” came to end with his retirement in December, 2011 ... Williams played 14 years in MLS, bouncing from Columbus, to New England, to New York, to Miami and finally to Chicago in his first 7 seasons, the 1998 Jamaica World Cup veteran coming to RSL in November, 2004 as the club’s top selection in the expansion draft ...

Williams went on to play a club-record 189 games for RSL (122 starts, second only to GK Nick Rimando), with 14 goals, 29 assists and one MLS Cup ring marking his time on the Wasatch Front ...

IDENTIFYING NEW BLOOD, THE RSL WAY:The RSL time for “Bomma” is not over, however, as Williams immediately accepted a position as the club’s Head Scout, working with Lagerwey, Kreis and the technical staff to identify players of all ages for RSL’s senior, academy and youth teams, including many of the new faces beginning their MLS and/or professional careers now ...

Those players include:

GK Lalo Fernandez (signed as Home Grown)DF Terukazu Tanaka (Discovery - Jan. 2012)DF Leone Cruz (via trade from SEA 1/17/12)DF Diogo de Almeida (MLS SuperDraft 2012)MF Jonny Steele (Discovery - Feb. 2012)MF Sebastian Velasquez (MLS SuperDraft 2012)MF Enzo Martinez (MLS SuperDraft 2012)FW Emiliano Bonfigli (MLS Supplemental Draft 2012)

VELASQUEZ A FIRST DURING KREIS ERA:When rookie MF Sebastian Velasquez took the field for the starting whistle 3/10 in LA, he became the only first-year player to receive a starting nod on Opening Day during Jason Kreis’ five full seasons as the RSL boss ... The last RSL rookie to start a season opener was current NY MF Medhi Ballouchy, who started in RSL’s 0-3 L at Chivas in 2006 ...

Velasquez acquitted himself well in his “baptism-by-fire” moment against the defending champs in LA, starting and playing 89 minutes on the left side of Kreis’ midfield diamond, his searching cross for FW Alvaro Saborio near post being knocked home for the equalizing own goal by LA DF Franklin to spark the RSL comeback ...

On 3/17 v NY, Velasquez started and played 86 minutes, once again creating a goal for RSL, as it was his interplay with Paulo Junior that led to his cross for Espindola, whose saved shot rebounded to Luis Gil for the 2-0 lead against the Red Bulls ...

SCHULER STEPS UP ONCE AGAIN, TOO:Third-year RSL DF Chris Schuler again joined Velasquez in the starting lineup at LA and vs NY, the tall, athletic and tactically-solid center-back moving once again into prime candidacy to see significant minutes when RSL’s 2010 Best XI duo and perennial MLS DF of the Year center-backs Nat Borchers and Jamison Olave cannot play … Schuler’s first-ever MLS start came in September, 2010, at Qwest Field, with RSL earning a 0-0 draw before 36,000+ … That venue was also the site of his first-ever post-season start last year …

Throughout the 2011 campaign, Schuler started 20 games and appeared in 25 in all competitions, scoring two goals – both game-winners – at New England and vs Philadelphia … As a rookie in 2010, Schuler also appeared in the team’s 1-2 aet Open Cup loss at D.C. United and started RSL’s 3-2 victory in CCL play at Panamanian club Arabe Unido … RSL has understandably struggled since RSL’s Cup-winning 2009 campaign, across all competitions, without the vaunted Borchers/Olave combo, affectionately known as “Bor-Lave” ... The team’s record, with goals and goals against average:

RSL CBs 2009-12 2011 only “Bor-Lave” 40-21-27 (80 / 0.92) 10-4-8 (22, 1.00)Other combos: 13-16-6 (52 / 1.50) 6-9-0 (19, 1.27)

AND THEN THERE WERE THREE:Another third-year player, MF Luis Gil, was the third “young gun” to start each of the season’s first 2 games, playing 67 and 63 minutes in the attacking midfield role before giving way to Argentine sensation Javier Morales ...

Gil displayed speed, athleticism, vision and attacking prowess, belying his 18-year old age and increasing professional experience in a year during which much is expected ... Gil will assume many of the minutes vacated by Wiliams’ retirement, as well as available time due to injuries suffered by Morales and MF Will Johnson ...


CAPTAIN KYLE, BACK IN ACTION:RSL was ecstatic to welcome back its Captain, Kyle Beckerman, to the lineup during last season’s three Playoff games, after missing “KB5” for the final four games of the regular season due to either U.S. Men’s National Team duty or the 3-game suspension as a result of his 10’ red card received on Sept. 28 at home vs. Chicago on Sept. 28 …

Playing a man down for 80 minutes after already conceding an 0-1 lead to the Fire, RSL suffered its worst home loss in the team’s seven-year history on that night, then proceeded to lose 10/1 @LA and 10/6 @VAN without Beckerman, before managing to secure one-point draws on 10/14 @COL – allowing Beckerman to become the only undefeated, 7-time Rocky Mountain Cup winner – and on 10/22 v POR …

All told, RSL managed a 2-3-3 mark across MLS, CCL and Open Cup games not started by its Captain, who was forced in heartbreaking fashion to miss the second (home) leg of the 2010/11 CONCACAF Champions League Final vs. Monterrey back in April due to yellow card accumulation as well …

YET ANOTHER FINAL DURING KREIS ERA:Since the 2008 campaign – the first full season under head coach Jason Kreis and GM Garth Lagerwey – Real Salt Lake has advanced to five so-called “finals” of either the conference, League or continental variety … They are:

Year Final Result 2008 West Final vs New York L, 0-12009 East Final @ Chicago T, 0-0 (5-4 PKs) MLS Cup vs Los Angeles T, 1-1 (5-4 PKs)2010 --2011 CCL Final v Monterrey T, 2-2 / L, 0-1 West Final @ Los Angeles L, 1-3

RSL has never won a “final” game in regulation, officially posting an 0-3-3 mark since each of the club’s PK shootout victories are recorded as ties … In both of the 0-1 losses (2008 v NY, 2011 v Monterrey), RSL dictated the pace and tempo of the game, out-shooting the opponent and testing the woodwork, but ultimately could not score to lift hardware before its home fans …

RSL BACK IN CONCACAF, THANKS TO LA: With Los Angeles’ 2011 MLS Western Conference Semifinal win over NY, RSL Nation was disappointed to not be able to host the West Final … However, the Los Angeles victory did benefit RSL by allowing Jason Kreis’ club to secure passage to the 2012/13 CONCACAF Champions League tourney, by virtue of the Galaxy’s “duplicate” spots between the 2011 Supporters’ Shield berth and its trip - and eventual win - in MLS Cup ...

Duplicate berths fall to the next best regular-season finisher, and with Seattle – last year’s #2 overall seed – already owning a 2012/13 spot thanks to its U.S. Open Cup title, RSL is next in line as the overall MLS #3 seed …

This Fall’s CCL tourney will be played under a new format, as all 24 teams go directly into group play, with only the 8 winners who emerge from a 3-team, 4-game group stage advancing to the Championship round ...

Despite recent disappointments in the current CCL iterations, fellow Western powers Los Angeles and Seattle will be joined this fall in the next CONCACAF tourney by RSL and Houston, which qualified as a 2011 MLS Cup participant ...


RSL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (ALL-TIME)INCLUDES GAMES OF March 24, 2012(active players in claret)

GAMES PLAY / START GP GS Andy Williams 189 122Nick Rimando 146 146Chris Wingert 125 115Kyle Beckerman 124 120Nat Borchers 119 119Jamison Olave 102 101Javier Morales 100 93Fabian Espindola 98 80Robbie Findley 96 59Will Johnson 88 81

MINUTES PLAYED MIN Nick Rimando 13085Andy Williams 11536Kyle Beckerman 10729Nat Borchers 10509Chris Wingert 10335Jamison Olave 8856Javier Morales 8001Will Johnson 7358Fabian Espindola 6635Tony Beltran 6380

GOALS GP GOALS Robbie Findley 96 29Fabian Espindola 98 28Alvaro Saborio 53 23Jeff Cunningham 38 19Javier Morales 101 18Jason Kreis 58 17Yura Movsisyan 53 15Andy Williams 189 14Kyle Beckerman 124 13Jamison Olave 102 10

GAME-WINNING GOALS GP GWG Robbie Findley 96 9Javier Morales 101 9Alvaro Saborio 53 9Fabian Espindola 98 8Kyle Beckerman 124 4Jeff Cunningham 38 4Andy Williams 189 4Jason Kreis 58 36 players tied with 2

ASSISTS GP ASTS Javier Morales 101 34Andy Williams 189 29Kyle Beckerman 124 17Robbie Findley 96 13Jeff Cunningham 38 11Clint Mathis 66 11Fabian Espindola 98 10Chris Klein 43 9Jason Kreis 58 9Robbie Russell 78 9Carey Talley 60 9Chris Wingert 125 9

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS GP GWA Kyle Beckerman 124 10Javier Morales 101 7Robbie Findley 96 5Andy Williams 189 5Fabian Espindola 98 4Clint Mathis 66 4Robbie Russell 78 4Jeff Cunningham 38 35 players tied with 2

HAT TRICKS GP HATS Robbie Findley 96 1

MULTI-GOAL GAMES GP 2+ G GM Jeff Cunningham 38 5Alvaro Saborio 53 5Robbie Findley 96 4Javier Morales 101 3Fabian Espindola 98 2Yura Movsisyan 53 2Kyle Beckerman 124 1Chris Brown 60 1Atiba Harris 43 1Jason Kreis 58 1

PENALTY-KICK GOALS GP PKG Alvaro Saborio 53 5Jeff Cunningham 38 5Jason Kreis 58 4Robbie Findley 96 2Carey Talley 60 2Freddy Adu 11 1Alecko Eskandarian 17 1Fabian Espindola 98 1Will Johnson 88 1Dema Kovalenko 22 1Javier Morales 101 1Andy Williams 189 1

SHOTS / SOG GP SHT SOGAndy Williams 189 232 83Fabian Espindola 98 194 99Kyle Beckerman 124 169 67Robbie Findley 96 157 69Javier Morales 101 145 69Will Johnson 88 144 59Yura Movsisyan 53 143 65Jason Kreis 58 132 57Alvaro Saborio 53 122 46Jeff Cunningham 38 94 52


RSL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (ALL-TIME)INCLUDES GAMES OF March 17, 2012(active players in claret)

FOULS COMMITTED GP FC Andy Williams 189 198Kyle Beckerman 124 171Javier Morales 101 133Chris Wingert 125 132Jamison Olave 102 131Fabian Espindola 98 124Carey Talley 60 95Atiba Harris 43 92Nat Borchers 119 86Mehdi Ballouchy 46 82

FOULS SUFFERED GP FS Andy Williams 189 269Javier Morales 101 223Kyle Beckerman 124 131Fabian Espindola 98 104Will Johnson 88 95Carey Talley 60 91Robbie Findley 96 85Ned Grabavoy 71 83Chris Wingert 125 76Mehdi Ballouchy 46 75

CAUTIONS (YELLOWS) GP CAUT Kyle Beckerman 124 30Jamison Olave 102 26Andy Williams 189 21Will Johnson 88 19Chris Wingert 125 19Fabian Espindola 98 18Javier Morales 101 17Nat Borchers 119 14Clint Mathis 66 14Carey Talley 60 14

EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) GP EJECT Jamison Olave 102 4Andy Williams 189 3Nat Borchers 119 2Fabian Espindola 98 2Clint Mathis 66 220 players tied with 1

CORNER KICKS GP CK Javier Morales 101 360Andy Williams 189 225Chris Klein 43 76Kyle Beckerman 124 67Clint Mathis 66 52

OFFSIDES GP OFF Fabian Espindola 98 101Robbie Findley 96 60Alvaro Saborio 53 60Jeff Cunningham 38 45Jason Kreis 58 44

GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL GP GS Nick Rimando 146 146Scott Garlick 31 31D.J. Countess 27 27Jay Nolly 7 6Chris Seitz 7 7Kyle Reynish 5 4Brian Kamler 1 0

MIN PLAYED IN GOAL MIN Nick Rimando 13085Scott Garlick 2745D.J. Countess 2422Chris Seitz 630Jay Nolly 585Kyle Reynish 415Brian Kamler 8

GOALS AGAINST AVG. PLAYER GP MIN SHTS SVS GA GAA W-L-T SHONick Rimando 146 13085 662 501 161 1.12 57-49-40 52

WINNING PCT GP WON LOST TIED PCTNick Rimando 146 57 49 40 .528

WINS GP WON Nick Rimando 146 57Scott Garlick 31 10D.J. Countess 27 4Kyle Reynish 5 1Jay Nolly 7 1Chris Seitz 7 1

LOSSES GP LOST Nick Rimando 146 49D.J. Countess 27 19Scott Garlick 31 12Jay Nolly 7 4Chris Seitz 7 4

SAVES GP SVS Nick Rimando 146 495D.J. Countess 27 112Scott Garlick 31 108Jay Nolly 7 41Chris Seitz 7 19Kyle Reynish 5 14

SHUTOUTS GP SHO Nick Rimando 146 52D.J. Countess 27 4Scott Garlick 31 4Kyle Reynish 5 2Chris Seitz 7 1

SAVES PERCENTAGE GP SAVES SOG PCTNick Rimando 146 501 687 72.7


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HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 12/16/92HOMETOWN: El Paso, TXACQUIRED: Signed as Home Grown Player, 1/11/12LAST CLUB: C.A. Penarol (Uruguay)PRONOUNCIATION: LAW-loLAST GAME: yet to appear in an RSL league or reserve match

HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175 DOB: 1/2/89HOMETOWN: Piricicaba, Brazil ACQUIRED: 2012 MLS SuperDraftPRONOUNCIATION: dee - OH -go DAY al - MAY - duhLAST SEASON: Played 22 games (all starts) in goal for D.C. United, registering five shutouts and a 1.68 goals-against averageLAST GAME: 03/27/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L @ CHI (reserves)

HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 150 DOB: 10/11/87HOMETOWN: Claremont, CA ACQUIRED: PRONOUNCIATION: BELL - trannLAST SEASON: Played 28 games (23 starts) in all competitions, scor-ing one goal, adding one assistLAST MLS GOAL: yet to score in 81 career MLS gamesLAST MLS ASSIST: 03/19/11 @ SJ (64’) - 23 games agoLAST GAME: 03/24/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L v CHV

HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 210 DOB: 4/21/81HOMETOWN: Medellin, Colombia ACQUIRED: March, 2008PRONOUNCIATION: HAW-miss-son oh-LAW-vayLAST SEASON: Played 31 games (all starts) in all competitions, scor-ing 3 goals, adding 1 assist and named MLS Best XILAST MLS GOAL: 07/23/11 v SJ (83’) - 11 games agoLAST MLS ASSIST: 7/4/11 v NE (83’) - 13 games agoLAST MLS GAME: 03/24/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L v CHV

Real Salt Lake’s eye towards the future was bolstered in February with the signing of promising goalkeeper Lalo Fernandez as the club’s third-ever Homegrown Player. The addition of Fernandez marks the second dip into the Homegrown Player well by Real Salt Lake in less than a year, following on the heels of fellow RSL-Arizona Academy product Nico Muñiz (Sept. 2011) and Donny Toia (May 2011).

The 19-year-old Fernandez has kept busy over the last year-and-a-half, helping the RSL-Arizona Under-18 squad begin its first season in U.S. Soccer Development Academy in October 2010 and going 5-3-3 (1.00 GAA, 4 shutouts) in 11 appearances through the spring of 2011. After initially agreeing to play collegiately at the University of Wisconsin, Fernandez tacked course and tested the international waters, first spending a training stint with Mexican first division side Atlas – based in his birthplace of Guadalajara – before signing with Uruguayan power C.A. Peñarol last August.

The 6-foot-3, 165-pound Fernandez has been involved in the Youth National Team set-ups of both the United States and Mexico, playing for the Mexican Under-17s and training with the U.S. Under-20s last November. The El Paso, Texas, native’s goalkeeping skills run in the family, as his father, enjoyed a career as a professional netminder in Mexico.

Real Salt Lake’s search for a naturally left-footed fit on its back line may very well have come to an end with its selection of SMU product Diogo de Almeida back in January. Other outside back options were on the board towards the start of the second round, RSL was enamored with the athletic de Almeida’s size and speed, not to mention his technical ability, which was no surprise after his progression from forward to midfielder to defender during his first three years with the Mustangs. While RSL will not expect the 23-year-old to fill in minutes right away, the Brazilian’s progress throughout the year will prove vital to the planned wing-back rotation system that could prove crucial to the Utah side’s late-season success.

After playing the second-most minutes of his career in 2011, Tony Beltran again showed why he belongs in the discussion with the best outside backs in Major League Soccer. For the second time in his career the 24-year-old made more than 20 starts and helped solidify a back line that was depleted by injuries all season long – until he unfortunately suffered one of his own, limiting his minutes in the final two months of the season.

While his staunch 1-v-1 defending continued to be rock solid, the cerebral and supremely fit Beltran has also provided more consistency when jumping into the attack, his flying runs up either flank ending with dangerous service into the area more often than during his previous two seasons of play. It can’t be long until Beltran sheds the status of one of the most underrated outside defenders in Major League Soccer, but, until then, the RSL braintrust will be more than happy to unleash the mature-beyond-his-years winger upon opponents that may underestimate the UCLA product’s considerable talent and tenacity.

It seemed to take a couple of years for MLS fans and pundits to fully appreciate the depth of talent that RSL center back Jamison Olave possessed. However, now that he’s a known commodity, the RSL center back can’t seem to stop the plaudits coming his way, the ultra-athletic center back garnering spots on the MLS Best XI and MLS All-Star teams for a second consecutive season in 2011. He began the year by not only displaying his usual defensive prowess, but also securing himself an even bigger spot in RSL lore courtesy of some offense, as it was his goal at Deportivo Saprissa that would swing the CONCACAF Champions League Semifinal series the Utah side’s way.

While RSL fans loved seeing “The Verb” represent the Claret-and-Cobalt against Manchester United in the All-Star Game once again, they were also left holding their collective breath after a sliding tackle sidelined him with an MCL sprain in his left knee. Success, it appeared, might come at a price. However, Olave would return after missing only a month, using his unique blend of size and closing speed – in addition to a growing sense of comfort with the ball at his feet – to keep opposing forwards on lockdown. Olave would again suffer from injury, this time a quadriceps strain, during the 2011 postseason, but the 2012 preseason sees the Colombian fit as a fiddle and ready to lead the RSL backline to more impressive and historic numbers – more specifically the ones in the “W” and “SO” columns. And, speaking of numbers, the 30-year-old Olave will hit a nice round one the next time he sees the field, as his next appearance on the fiels will mark his 100th in MLS regular season play.


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FABIAN ESPINDOLA

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HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 DOB: 4/23/82HOMETOWN: Crofton, MDACQUIRED: Trade with Colorado for Mehdi Ballouchy on 6/17/07LAST SEASON: Played 36 games (34 starts) as Captain, scoring 3 goals & 9 assists (6 game-winners), earning USMNT call-ups and All-Star considerationLAST MLS GOAL: 09/3/11 v PHI (18’) - 6 games agoLAST MLS ASSIST: 09/17/11 v KC (54’) - 4 games agoLAST GAME: 03/24/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L v CHV

HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 DOB: 5/4/85HOMETOWN: Buenos Aires, Argentina ACQUIRED: 8/07 PRONOUNCIATION: fah - bee - AHN ess - PEEN - doh - lahLAST SEASON: Played 34 games (32 starts) in all competitions, scoring career-high 11 goals & 5 assistsLAST MLS GOAL: 3/17/12 v NY (39’) - 1 game agoLAST MLS ASSIST: 10/22/11 v. POR (46+’) - 3 games ago LAST GAME: 3/24/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L v CHV

HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 175 DOB: 4/13/81HOMETOWN: Pueblo, CO ACQUIRED: Feb. 2008PRONOUNCIATION: NATTLAST SEASON: Played team-high 37 games (all starts), scoring 4 goals & 1 assist as MLS DF of the Year FinalistLAST MLS GOAL: 9/17/11 v KC (54’) - 6 games agoLAST MLS ASSIST: 05/7/11 v CHV (87’) - 24 games agoLAST GAME: 03/20/12 - start/65’ in 1-1 T v KC (reserves)

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 155 DOB: 1/21/87HOMETOWN: Woodridge, IL ACQUIRED: July, 2008PRONOUNCIATION: LAST SEASON: Played 33 games (30 starts) in all competitions, scoring 2 goals & 2 assistsLAST MLS GOAL: 07/04/11 v NE (24’) - 14 games agoLAST MLS ASSIST: 07/9/11 v DAL (94+) - 13 games agoLAST GAME: 03/27/12 - start/73’ in 0-1 L @ CHI (reserves)

Many players start to think about the next stage of their careers after a dozen seasons in the pros, the portion involving final contracts, farewell tours and the like. However, most players aren’t like Kyle Beckerman, whose 12th season only propelled him towards bigger heights both with his club and for his country, as 2011 saw the RSL captain go from a perennial MLS All-Star and part-time U.S. Men’s National Team performer to a legitimate league MVP candidate and First XI stalwart for Jurgen Klinsmann’s USA squad. Beckerman’s ability to step up his game in the absence of main playmaker Javier Morales showed both on and off the stat sheet, his increased leadership role on the field during an adversity-filled 2011 proving just as crucial as his career-best nine assists (including six game-winning helpers) across regular season play.

The 29-year-old Beckerman is hitting his peak as he enters 2012, a year in which he’ll likely leap into the league’s all-time top 20 in games played and started while also playing an integral role for the US Men’s National Team as it begins its qualifying journey for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals in Brazil. While an offseason adductor strain might have slowed RSL’s heart-and-soul down temporarily, Beckerman should be ready to set the tone for the Claret-and-Cobalt right out of the gates in what he hopes is a lucky 13th season in MLS.

Seemingly overshadowed by other forwards every since he joined Real Salt Lake five years ago, the attention turned Fabian Espíndola’s way in 2011 seemed to increase. Then again, everything involving Espíndola seemed to be ratcheted up a notch last season – his focus, an already-high energy-level and even his notoriety across the league all received noticeable bumps. However, the most important thing the fiery Argentine increased last year was his production, as Espíndola knocked home a career-best 10 goals in league play and added a goal and two assists during RSL’s CONCACAF Champions League run that allowed to Utahns to continue their historic path to the tourney’s finals.

It’s easy to forget that Espíndola was a part of the massive rebuilding process that Jason Kreis began midway through 2007; and yet, at the same time, it seems hard to think about RSL without the passion and grit of the 26-year-old forward. Re-signing Espíndola was priority #1 for Real Salt Lake this past offseason, and when two sides were able to agree to a four-year pact you could almost hear an audible sigh of relief from Claret-and-Cobalt fans near and far. With his regular up-top running mate, Álvaro Saborío, a question mark for the start of the campaign, the scoring burden will likely fall to Espíndola – then again, that’s something the confident striker will likely pick up as well.

Ever since he crashed the Colorado Rapids roster as an undrafted camp invitee back in 2003, Nat Borchers has been tough to take off the roster sheet … make that nearly impossible to take off. While missing four of 34 regular season games like Borchers did in 2011 wouldn’t be noteworthy for most players, for the “Ironman of MLS” it was more than a bit out of the ordinary. And even with that said, Borchers’ 30 starts last season allowed him to become the only player across Major League Soccer with at least 29 starts in each of the last four years. Death … Taxes … Borchers, indeed.

The big story for Real Salt Lake as it approaches its season opener in Los Angeles might just be if the three-time RSL Defender of the Year winner will be in Jason Kreis’ First XI. The right quadriceps strain the 30-year-old backline staple suffered in last October’s postseason opener against Seattle has forced a cautious approach during this year’s preseason camp, but Borchers vows to be ready to go for rematch of the Western Conference Championship … a game the ever-steady center back would have certainly been a difference-maker in had he been able to give it a go.

Will Johnson was a busy guy in 2011, but when you’re depended upon to be a stalwart for both your club and country, well, that just goes with the territory. But with Johnson possessing one of – if not the best – motors in all of Major League Soccer, the industrious 25-year-old not only has the stamina to handle the added workload, but the pride and character to relish it. He also has the history to prove he can handle the added miles as well, playing at least 2,000 minutes and in at least 25 regular season contests for the Claret-and-Cobalt in each of his first three full seasons … and that’s not counting the additional wear-and-tear (and pressure) endured during Cup competitions.

With another round of World Cup qualifying in store for his Canadian National Team and another run in the CONCACAF Champions League on the docket for Real Salt Lake, it’s going to be another chock full calendar in 2012 for Johnson, who will again be depended upon to man the left side of RSL’s midfield diamond. While a procedure to correct a sports hernia issue might slow Johnson down for the first few weeks of the season, the RSL faithful can rest assured his odometer will start spinning furiously sooner rather than later.


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HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 165 DOB: 1/10/80HOMETOWN: Buenos Aires, Argentina ACQUIRED: 8/07PRONOUNCIATION: HAW-vee-errLAST SEASON: Played 16 games (15 starts) in all competitions, scor-ing 5 goals & 4 assists in injury-shortened campaignLAST MLS GOAL: 3/10/12 @ LA (80’) - 2 games agoLAST MLS ASSIST: 10/1/11 @ LA (45’) - 6 games agoLAST GAME: 3/24/12 - sub/final 45’ in 0-1 L v CHV

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 DOB: 5/24/85HOMETOWN: Cienfuegos, Cuba ACQUIRED: Sept. 2011PRONOUNCIATION: jor-DONN-eeLAST SEASON: Played 5 games (4 starts) on loan from Orlando City, where he was named 2011 USL PRO MVP as championship-winnerLAST MLS GOAL: yet to score in 6 gamesLAST MLS ASSIST: yet to assist in 6 gamesLAST GAME: 3/27/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L @ CHI (reserves)

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 150 DOB: 4/15/88HOMETOWN: Bahia Blanca, ArgentinaACQUIRED: 2012 MLS Supplemental DraftPRONOUNCIATION: bone-FIGG-leeLAST GAME: 3/27/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L @ CHI (reserves)

HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 3/25/82HOMETOWN: San Carlos, Costa Rica ACQUIRED: March 2010PRONOUNCIATION: AL-vuh-ro sabb-oh-REE-ohLAST SEASON: Played 29 games (28 starts) in all competitions, scoring team-high 13 goals (incl. 5 game-winners) & 4 assistsLAST MLS GOAL: 10/22/11 v. POR (46+’) - 3 games agoLAST MLS ASSIST: 3/10/12 @ LA (85’) - 2 game agoLAST GAME: 3/24/12 - sub/final 45’ in 0-1 L v CHV

Perhaps no player in Major League Soccer was poised to have a better 2011 than Javier Morales. From the get-go, the Argentine midfield maestro was pulling the strings for a Real Salt Lake side on the cusp of international glory, his infectious attitude, quiet leadership and abundant skill helping a pioneering club earn plaudits from every corner of America’s soccer landscape. So while RSL’s disappointment at the end of its CONCACAF Champions League run in late April was a tough blow for the squad, it’s quite telling that the result’s effect on the team’s season paled in comparison to the loss of Morales to an ankle injury just 10 days after the stinging defeat.

It is also telling that, during a stretch of two weeks when clumsy challenges like the one Morales suffered from felled some of MLS’ other brightest attacking talents, RSL’s playmaker vowed to come back before season’s end. Anyone who saw the incident must have thought Morales’ thoughts were wishful thinking at best, but they also weren’t witness to the hard work he put in day after day. While the air was sucked out of the building that day, Morales knew it wasn’t sucked out of the season, and he wanted to make sure he could help the squad finish the challenge it had laid down at the start of the year – add hardware to the trophy case.

While that goal wouldn’t come to fruition, the comeback of Morales inspired not only his teammates, but the RSL faithful as well, who could not get enough updates on the status of “Javi” and when – not if – he would return to the field. While Morales was never back to 100% during the final six weeks of the season, he showed plenty enough to make it clear that he was closer than anyone, save himself, might have thought. But, perhaps more than anything, his comeback allowed everyone the opportunity to remember a different image of #11 at Rio Tinto Stadium in 2011 – the thunderous standing ovation he received upon entering the Sept. 28 match against Chicago in front of the largest crowd in the stadium’s history. 20,762 fans, all there to pay tribute to the heart-and-soul of RSL, to see the maestro pick up his baton once again.

The start of the 2012 campaign sees Morales continuing to overcome injury, an offseason procedure to clean out bone spurs in his left foot and a right quad strain suffered during the preseason limiting him during the squad’s preparations for the upcoming season. But if 2011 proved anything, it’s that Morales will be able to overcome any challenge thrown at him … and likely sooner than anyone could imagine.

When it came to taking advantage of an opportunity in 2011, nobody did it better than midfielder Yordany Alvarez, who parlayed his USL PRO League MVP performance for Orlando City S.C. into a quasi-starting gig last September shortly after joining Real Salt Lake on loan at the roster freeze deadline. The one-time Cuban international provided quality cover for Kyle Beckerman, whose suspensions and U.S. MNT call-ups across the last quarter of the season forced Alvarez onto the field for five contests.

The 26-year-old performed well enough during the impromptu “trial by fire” that RSL sought to secure his services on a more permanent basis, and the Utah side did just that in February by coming to buyout terms with Orlando and locking up the holding midfielder via a new three-year deal. With Beckerman again slated to pull double-duty for club and country during much of 2012, fans can expect to see Alvarez back in the Starting XI mix on many more occasions.

Five years ago, Real Salt Lake brought a young Argentinean striker into its side by the name of Fabian Espíndola … and now the Utah side is hoping it has unearthed a similar talent in his countryman, Emiliano Bonfigli. The lanky striker proved worth taking a flyer on in the MLS Supplemental Draft, the 23-year-old showing more than enough finishing prowess during RSL’s opening preseason camp to earn a spot on the team’s forward depth chart. With a congested schedule ahead, expect Bonfigli to be firmly in the mix for the “spot starter” role up top alongside fellow “young guns” Paulo Jr. and Cody Arnoux.

As a forward there’s always pressure to perform, and in 2011 the pressure seemed to be both a blessing and a curse for Álvaro Saborío, who began the year with a new contract that heaped on the added weight of becoming Real Salt Lake’s first-ever “Designated Player” (though the title was more a technicality thanks to the transfer fees involved in obtaining his full rights). The roller-coaster season saw Saborío bag goals in bunches and in some critical moments, but also included some droughts and mountains of adversity on the national team front for his native Costa Rica.

A part of that ebb-and-flow of output was due to injury, as Saborío rushed back from offseason knee surgery quickly in order to help keep his hot hand in the CONCACAF Champions League going from the prior fall. While he indeed helped carry the squad to the tournament’s finals, his production and availability would suffer in the months to follow, only to ratchet back up during a torrid stretch in mid-summer. When the dust settled, “Sabo” had collected 16 goals across 32 games in all competitions, keeping pace with the 18 tallies in 36 contests the season prior. The wear-and-tear resulted in another surgery on his right knee immediately after the season, making his return to the line-up at the start of 2012 a question mark. However, the “Tico Terror” won’t be sidelined for long, as he has progressed strongly during the club’s preseason camps and is expected to be on the field and creating havoc for the opposition by April at the very latest.


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HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 155 DOB: 10/18/92HOMETOWN: Albuquerque, NMACQUIRED: Signed as Home Grown player in Sept. 2011PRONOUNCIATION: MOON-yeesLAST GAME: 3/27/12 - sub/17’ in 0-1 L @ CHI (reserves)

HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 185 DOB: 6/17/79HOMETOWN: Montclair, CAACQUIRED: Trade with NY, March, 2007LAST SEASON: Played 39 games (all starts) in all competitions in goal for RSL, with 16 wins and 15 shutouts and a 1.08 GAALAST MLS WIN: 3/24/12 v NY - 1 game agoLAST MLS SHUTOUT: 3/17/12 v NY - 1 game agoLAST GAME: 3/24/12 - start/90’/4 saves in 0-1 L v CHV

HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 6/16/82HOMETOWN: Babylon, NYACQUIRED: Trade with COL, 6/14/07LAST SEASON: Played 29 games (28 starts) in all competitions, tallying one assistLAST MLS GOAL: 05/22/10 @ CHV - 43 games agoLAST MLS ASSIST: 08/26/09 v. CHV (85’) - 53 games agoLAST GAME: 3/24/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L v CHV

HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 160 DOB: 9/29/90HOMETOWN: Rock Hill, SCACQUIRED: 2011 MLS SuperDraft, 17th overall pick, 1/15/12PRONOUNCIATION: ENN-zohLAST GAME: 3/27/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L v CHI (reserves)

Real Salt Lake broke new ground last fall when it agreed to terms with Nico Muñiz, making the midfielder the first RSL-Arizona Academy member to jump straight to the “big club” from Casa Grande. While technically unable to perform for the MLS outfit until the new year, the now 19-year-old Muniz joined the first team in Utah upon the announcement in September, giving him a leg up on preparations for his first professional campaign with what amounted to a seven week “sneak peek.” Muñiz started three of his six appearances (346 min.) as a regular call-up for the RSL Reserves in 2011, and the Albuquerque native should expect to see his development continue largely through opportunities in MLS Reserve League fixtures during the 2012 campaign.

Nick Rimando would have been hard-pressed to duplicate the record-setting 2010 campaign he presided over between the posts for Real Salt Lake, but his 2011 season was not all that far behind. Once again finishing at or near the top of Major League Soccer in goals against average, shutouts and wins, Rimando’s 12th MLS season gave credence to the theory that the shelf life of the American goalkeeper is almost limitless … a good sign now that the 32-year-old Rimando is the elder statesman of the Claret-and-Cobalt after the offseason retirement of Andy Williams. That being said, it takes more than age to climb towards the top of MLS’ record books, which is exactly what Rimando has done by ranking second in all-time shutouts (87) and third in wins (121), games played in goal (288), starts in goal (also 288) and minutes in goal (26,073).

Much like teammate Kyle Beckerman, Rimando’s international career has also picked up steam once again, as the Southern California native has been a regular call-up under the new regime of Jurgen Klinsmann since his appointment as USMNT’s sideline boss last summer. If Rimando can continue to produce sparkling performances like the first half he turned in against Panama in January, it will be a busy year of shuffling between club and country for the RSL fanbase’s favorite “homeboy.”

The outside back position in RSL’s 4-4-2 system is perhaps one of the most challenging spots in Major League Soccer – to call them “defenders” is simply not doing them justice. The role requires players to have the physicality to defend one-on-one, the speed and stamina to make run after run up and down the flank to provide width in attack and the technical acumen to make things happen with the ball, be it by providing crosses into the area or quick combinations with the midfield. You have to be smart, disciplined and in ridiculously good shape … in other words, you almost have to be Chris Wingert.

The 29-year-old Wingert will enter the 2012 season as RSL’s longest-tenured field player, beating out his former ex-Colorado teammate Kyle Beckerman for the honor by three days courtesy of their back-to-back trades in mid-July 2007. That longevity has not only shot him up the RSL all-time rankings in numerous categories, but it’s also allowed him to master the abilities necessary to thrive on the island that can sometimes be the outside back position in Jason Kreis’ preferred line-up. To protect against the wear-and-tear that saw nagging injuries effect the three-man rotation of Wingert, Tony Beltran and the departed Robbie Russell last season, the Claret-and-Cobalt will hope Wingert can mentor whichever two players emerge in the back-up battle out wide during preseason to increase the rotation to four by midseason. If there’s anyone up for the task of mentoring it would be Wingert, a locker room leader who also has the NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor from his Senior season at St. John’s in his back pocket.

Some things are just meant to be, and that seemed to be the general consensus when highly-touted midfielder Enzo Martinez fell right into the lap of Real Salt Lake late in the first round of January’s MLS SuperDraft in Kansas City. Why the key cog for North Carolina’s College Cup-winning side slid to the 17th overall pick will never be known, but what is for certain is that the motivated midfielder’s savvy on the ball, mature decision-making and industrious workrate will make the native Uruguayan a perfect fit in the diamond midfield RSL has perfected under Jason Kreis. While the RSL Technical Staff gushed about the Generation adidas product’s production and ability, it was even more impressed with his maturity off the field, forcing many of the pundits who questioned where the 21-year-old might fit on the field for many teams to also admit that the Claret-and-Cobalt might just have come away with the steal of draft day.


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HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 150 DOB: 7/1/83HOMETOWN: New Lenox, ILACQUIRED: Waivers from SJ Earthquakes, 3/--/09LAST SEASON: Played 33 games (25 starts) in all competitions, scoring playoff-series-clinching goal vs SEA in West SemisLAST MLS GOAL: 10/16/10 v. DAL (59’) - 28 games agoLAST MLS ASSIST: 07/31/10 v. DC (13’) - 37 games agoLAST GAME: 3/24/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L v CHV

HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 DOB: 2/7/86HOMETOWN: Larne, Northern IrelandACQUIRED: via discovery option in Jan., 2012PRONOUNCIATION: LAST GAME: 3/24/12 - sub/final 18’ in 0-1 L v CHV

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 155 DOB: 11/14/93HOMETOWN: Garden Grove, CA ACQUIRED: Trade with KC, 3/10PRONOUNCIATION: GILLLAST SEASON: Played 27 games (16 starts) in all competitions, scoring 2 goalsLAST MLS GOAL: 3/17/12 v NY (58’) - 1 game agoLAST MLS ASSIST: none in 25 career appearancesLAST GAME: 3/24/12 - start/72’ in 0-1 L v CHV

HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 155 DOB: 1/23/89HOMETOWN: Teresina, BrazilACQUIRED: via loan in August, 2010 (purchased Jan., 2012)PRONOUNCIATION: PAUL-lowLAST SEASON: Played 13 games (5 starts) in all competitions, scoring 2 goals & 4 assistsLAST MLS GOAL: 4/9/11 @ NE (47’) - 12 games agoLAST MLS ASSIST: 3/17/12 v NY (39’) - 1 game agoLAST GAME: 3/24/12 - start/45’ in 0-1 L v CHV

During his third season in Claret-and-Cobalt in 2011, Ned Grabavoy continued to find more minutes in the platoon system with Andy Williams on the right side of Real Salt Lake’s diamond midfield, but, due to injuries and national team call-ups, the veteran also found himself at other spots in the diamond through necessity. Despite suffering from a nagging hamstring injury of his own late in the campaign, the gritty Grabavoy was able to register the second most appearances, starts and minutes of his eight seasons in Major League Soccer.

With Williams retiring during the offseason, the versatile Grabavoy will be depended upon even more by Head Coach Jason Kreis to set the tone on the field and in the locker room as one of the team’s core members. The good news for Kreis and fans of RSL is that, thanks to a new offseason contract, the 28-year-old midfielder will put his masterful on-the-ball ability, vision and tenacity on display at Rio Tinto Stadium for at least the next three seasons.

Jonny Steele has squeezed a career’s worth of stops into his first eight professional seasons, but the preseason pact he signed with Real Salt Lake might just allow the 26-year-old midfielder to stop and settle down for awhile … besides, there’s precedence for this sort of thing with the Utah side (see Williams, Andy). After years of hopping between second divisions clubs and indoor teams, the native of Northern Ireland has finally earned the opportunity to display his talents on the North American continent’s top stage, eight years after his stateside journey began with a trial for FC Dallas. While Steele’s presence will ratchet up the amount of bite in the RSL midfield, thinking of him as simply a “hardman” would be a mistake, as the former Wolverhampton performer didn’t win the 2008 USL-1 MVP award for the Puerto Rico Islanders on hard tackles alone.

Real Salt Lake’s philosophy for the development of Luis Gil had always been “slow and steady,” but then Javier Morales’ devastating ankle injury and a slew of national team call-ups hit in the spring, and the acceleration of Gil’s learning curve soon followed. RSL Head Coach Jason Kreis originally took a committee approach to replacing Morales as the summer progressed, but the rotation would eventually include a heavy dose of the then-17-year-old Gil, who indeed proved capable of rising to the challenge while also doing plenty of “on-the-job” training. While inconsistent, as most teenagers growing up in a professional league tend to be, Gil more often than not showed glimpses as to why he was coveted by some of the world’s top sides prior to joining the Claret-and-Cobalt back in 2010.

The physicality of the opposition might not be as much of a problem in 2012, as Gil entered RSL’s preseason camp noticeably bigger and more confident, both on the ball and within the squad. With regular starters Morales and Will Johnson both dealing with injuries heading into the season, Gil may very well find himself a member of the starting XI when March rolls around

As explosive as the fall 2010 debut of Paulo Jr. onto the Real Salt Lake scene was, it appeared that the Brazilian’s 2011 was equally as disappointing … but one look at the limited sample size of stats might just prove otherwise. While the swashbuckling striker missed exactly half of the season due to lingering hamstring and hip flexor injuries over the summer, when he was on the field he was able to produce, notching a pair of goals and five assists in what amounted to just under 600 minutes across MLS and CONCACAF play.

The diminutive forward’s season got off to a sparkling start, as he recorded a goal, an assist or both during his first four overall appearances. However, the injury bug would strike soon afterwards, derailing a promising start and limiting him to substitute and spot-start duty across the last three months of the season. Despite the health concerns, Real Salt Lake recognized Paulo Jr.’s potential this past offseason and acquired the 23-year-old’s player rights from the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers in February. The Utah side hopes a new three-year contract will provide the stability and confidence the still-developing striker needs in order to perform, which would result in a dangerous complement to first-choice forwards Fabian Espíndola and Álvaro Saborío.


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HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 190 DOB: 11/3/83HOMETOWN: Valencia, CAACQUIRED: 2007 MLS SuperDraftLAST SEASON: Played 3 games (all starts) in goal for RSL, register-ing 2 wins, 2 shutouts and a 0.67 GAALAST MLS WIN: 4/9/11 @ NE (1 career win)LAST MLS SHUTOUT: 4/9/11 @ NE – 2nd career clean sheetLAST GAME: 3/27/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L @ CHI (reserves)

HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 4/13/88HOMETOWN: Wilmington, NCACQUIRED: via special MLS lottery in March, 2011PRONOUNCIATION: arr-KNOWLAST SEASON: Played 2 games (0 starts) in all competitions for RSL, totaling 69 minutesLAST MLS GOAL: yet to scoreLAST MLS ASSIST: yet to assistLAST GAME: 3/20/12 - start/45’ in 1-1 T v KC (reserves)

HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 140 DOB: 2/11/91HOMETOWN: Greenville, SCACQUIRED: 2012 MLS SuperDraftLAST GAME: 3/24/12 - start/45’ in 0-1 L v CHV

HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 185 DOB: 9/6/87HOMETOWN: Aurora, IL ACQUIRED: 2010 MLS SuperDraft (37th)PRONOUNCIATION: SHOO-lerLAST SEASON: Played 23 games (18 starts) in all competitions, scoring 2 goalsLAST MLS GOAL: 9/3/11 v PHI (26’) - 9 games agoLAST MLS ASSIST: yet to record assist in 23 career gamesLAST GAME: 3/24/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L v CHV

With the retirement of Andy Williams this past offseason, goalkeeper Kyle Reynish becomes the recipient of the “current longest tenured RSL player” title, as the netminder drafted on Jan. 18, 2007 will begin his sixth full season with the squad in 2012. As the back-up to the 2nd-longest tenured player, Nick Rimando, the UC-Santa Barbara native hasn’t had many occasions to show his stuff in recent seasons, but when he was able to in 2011 he would deliver, notching two shutout wins in his three first-team appearances. The 27-year-old ‘keeper will not only continue to be perhaps the league’s most underrated understudy, but will also be looked at to help mentor young Lalo Fernandez, RSL’s latest Homegrown addition to the roster.

The 2012 season can almost be considered a fresh start for forward Cody Arnoux, who was injured upon joining Real Salt Lake last February and couldn’t return to the field from injuries until the season was mostly through. However, with a year of seasoning in RSL’s system under his belt, a completely clean bill of health and plenty of work ethic in tow, the former Wake Forest standout will be ready to make up for lost time and contribute major minutes off the bench during the Claret-and-Cobalt’s busy campaign.

If you were not aware of Sebastian Velasquez when Real Salt Lake selected him towards the end of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, well, you weren’t alone … the plucky playmaker was the first Junior College player to be selected on draft day since Kansas City took another member of the RSL family, Yura Movsisyan, six years earlier. The Wasatch Front is a long way from Spartanburg Methodist College in South Carolina, but when word from collegiate scouting contacts about the “diamond-in-the-Upstate” came across RSL’s attention, due diligence by assistant coach Miles Joseph paid off for the now-21-year-old midfielder via an invite to the club’s December combine in Arizona. Velasquez impressed enough there to earn the nod to the next level, where he will be allowed plenty of time to learn how pull the strings on the top of RSL’s midfield diamond behind Javier Morales and Luis Gil.

What a difference a year made for defender Chris Schuler. After showing a glimpse of promise that was cut short due to injury in 2010, the Chicagoland native returned to the field with a vengeance in 2011, playing in 27 matches across all competitions as injuries and suspensions wrecked havoc at times on the RSL backline. Five months after breaking his foot just the day after RSL clinched a spot in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout phase, it was perhaps fate that Schuler would be called upon to serve in place of the suspended Nat Borchers right off the bat against Columbus in the CCL Quarterfinals. The 24-year-old would pass that test with flying colors, and, as the RSL Technical Staff began to grow more and more comfortable with him, Schuler would also begin to draw assignments at outside back as situations dictated.

While some may think it unfortunate to sit behind one of the best center back tandems in league history on the depth chart, it is clear during the 2012 preseason that Schuler has been soaking up knowledge from Borchers and Jamison Olave over the course of his first two pro seasons. Learning the tricks of the trade from those pillars both technically and leadership-wise will certainly pay off with even better performances when called upon down the road, which may occur just as much this season with another congested schedule on the docket for the Claret-and-Cobalt.


44 53LEONE CRUZ TERAKAZU TANAKADEFENDER DEFENDER

HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170 DOB: 6/13/87HOMETOWN: Round Rock, TXACQUIRED: Trade with Seattle, 1/17/12PRONOUNCIATION: lee-OH-knee KRUZELAST GAME: 3/27/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L @ CHI (reserves)

HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 150 DOB: 7/14/85HOMETOWN: Ibaraki, JapanACQUIRED: via Discovery option in Jan., 2012PRONOUNCIATION: tuh-KNOCK-uhLAST GAME: 3/27/12 - start/90’ in 0-1 L @ CHI (reserves)

The path to the ranks of Major League Soccer for Leone Cruz was not a common one, but, in the end, the talented center back appears to have found a willing dance partner in Real Salt Lake the second time around. After failing to stick around with Seattle Sounders FC after being drafted by the Cascadia outfit in 2011, Cruz chose to finish up his studies at Southern Methodist University and stay soccer-sharp by playing in matches in the newly-resurrected Reserve League. Those stints included a pair of games in Claret-and-Cobalt last summer, when RSL reaffirmed its pre-draft assessments of Cruz’s skills and kept the Texas native on its radar through January, when it swung a deal with Seattle during the Supplemental Draft to bring the defender on board. After winning a spot on the roster during preseason, Cruz will be expected to form a solid bond with fellow reservist Chris Schuler – with the added benefit of being able to learn from two of the league’s best “middle men” in Jamison Olave and Nat Borchers.

As proof the RSL Technical Staff is committed to leaving no stone unturned in its search for talent, enter Terukazu Tanaka, an outside back prospect GM Garth Lagerwey spotted during a combine in Tokyo shortly after the end of the 2011 season. The 26-year-old right-sided defender brings five years of professional experience in the Japanese first and second divisions with him across the Pacific, a pedigree he hopes will earn him not only a spot on the RSL roster, but a regular slot in the outside back rotation alongside returning vets Chris Wingert and Tony Beltran.

HC ACJASON KREIS JEFF CASSARHEAD COACH ASST. COACH

ALL-TIME RECORD: 59-51-43 (MLS); 74-65-52 (all comps)COLLEGE: Duke ‘94HOMETOWN: Omaha, NE APPOINTED: May 3, 2007PRONOUNCIATION: KRYSELAST SEASON: 15-11-8 (MLS); CCL Finalist; lost in Open Cup QtrsAS A PLAYER: scored 108 career goals w/ Dallas (1996-2004) & RSL (2005-07)

COLLEGE: Florida International University ‘97HOMETOWN: Livonia, MIAPPOINTED: May 2007PRONOUNCIATION: cuss-SARRAS A PLAYER: Played 11 seasons as a goalkeeper for Dallas, Miami and New York from 1996-2006 ...

Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis traded in his record-setting boots and captain’s armband on May 3, 2007 to become the organization’s second head coach, overhauling a previously moribund locker room to become just two seasons later the youngest Cup-winning coach in MLS history, guiding RSL to the title in 2009. Under his watch, RSL has also advanced to three of the last four Conference Finals, become the first American side to win a CONCACAF Champions League group and the first U.S. team to advance to the CCL Finals. With back-to-back 15-win MLS seasons in 2010 and 2011, Kreis’ teams have earned points in two out of every three matches they play, as the intense, demanding leader now owns an all-time 74-65-52 mark as a head coach, breaking down as follows: MLS regular-season (59-51-43), CONCACAF Champions League (6-3-3), MLS Cup Playoff (4-4-4), Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2-5-1) and international friendlies (3-2-1).

At the time of his hire, Mr. Kreis became the youngest active head coach in MLS at 34 years and 127 days of age. Kreis works closely with former Blue Devil and Dallas Burn teammate and current RSL General Manager Garth Lagerwey regarding player acquisitions, scouting, the MLS Draft and all player personnel-related matters. The Kreis-Lagerwey partnership has resulted in the implementation of a culture where players, staff and fans work as one for the RSL shield, epitomizing a “Team is the Star” attitude. Kreis, Lagerwey and the team’s coaching staff – Jeff Cassar, Miles Joseph and C.J. Brown – compose the lone technical staff among MLS’ 18 teams comprised entirely of ex-MLS players. This distinction means that the RSL braintrust now boasts cumulative MLS experience of 74,811 total minutes, covering 923 games and including 128 goals and 22 shutouts (the equivalent of nearly 30 complete seasons of service). The RSL staff has the unparalleled ability to tap into personal experience as it guides, assists and develops RSL players.

AC MILES JOSEPH ASST. COACH

COLLEGE: Clemson ‘98HOMETOWN: Clifton Park, NYAPPOINTED: February, 2010PRONOUNCIATION:AS A PLAYER: Played in six MLS seasons from 1996-2001 for New York and Dallas, scoring 12 career goals in 125 games ...

AC C.J. BROWN ASST. COACH

COLLEGE: Cal-State Hayward ‘96HOMETOWN: Hayward, CAAPPOINTED: January, 2011PRONOUNCIATION: AS A PLAYER: Won 4 U.S. Open Cups and one MLS Cup during 13-year MLS career with Chicago Fire ... Will be inducted into Chicago’s “Ring of Fire” as part of RSL visit to Toyota Park on May 9 ...

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1 Eduardo Fernandez

2 Tony Beltran 90D 90D 90D

3 Diogo de Almeida

4 Jamison Olave 90D 90D 90D

5 Kyle Beckerman 90M 90M 90M

6 Nat Borchers

7 Fabian Espindola 90F 90F 90F

8 Will Johnson

11 Javier Morales 23 28 45

12 Emiliano Bonfigli

14 Yordany Alvarez 1

15 Alvaro Saborio 23 28 45

16 Nico Muniz

17 Chris Wingert 90D 90D 90D

18 Nick Rimando 90G 90G 90G

19 Enzo Martinez

20 Ned Grabavoy 90M 90M 90M

21 Luis Gil 67M 62M 71M

22 Jonny Steele 6 19

23 Paulo Junior 67F 62F 45F

24 Kyle Reynish

26 Sebastian Velasquez 89M 84M 45M

27 Cody Arnoux

28 Chris Schuler 90D 90D 90D

44 Leone Cruz

53 Terakazu Tanaka

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Game #1 03/10/2012 RSL 3 at LA 1 W own goal (Franklin) 73; Morales 1 (unassisted) 80; Espindola 1 (Saborio 1) 85

Game #2 03/17/2012 RSL 2 vs NY 0 W Espindola 2 (Paulo Junior 1) 39; Gil 1 (unassisted) 58

Game #3 03/24/2012 RSL 0 vs CHV 1 L

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