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Comments (7)
The goal on April 21 was actually an "own goal." The Timbers haven't put a ball in the opponent's goal since April 14.
One goal a month. Feel the excitement.
Posted by Al in SE PDX | May 16, 2012 7:51 AM
Thank you for that clarification. They're like the early Mets, only without the charm.
Posted by Jack Bog | May 16, 2012 8:05 AM
Meanwhile, Manchester City just scored twice in stoppage time to edge Manchester Untied - who had finished their match - in the most historic ending ever in the Premier League.
This has been a banner year for soccer and now with Euro 2012 coming up and the Bayern Munich/Chelsea match it should continue.
Meanwhile, the Paulsons are proving about as good at running a soccer team as Henry Paulson was at running the economy.
Breaking news: Dwight Jaynes is now reporting that Paul Allen is building a computer robot of himself that he will sell the Blazers to and then hire Merritt Paulson to be the GM.
Posted by Bill McDonald | May 16, 2012 10:41 AM
So they're having growing pains ... oh well. Houston made it to the MLS finals last year so keeping them from scoring last night at their stadium deserves a pat on the back. Should we throw in the towel for the Timbers this early after just their second year in the MLS? Heck no. Patience. Go Timbers!
Posted by J d PDX | May 16, 2012 12:43 PM
Growing pains is one thing. Not having scored a goal in over a month is just plain pathetic, regardless of how long your team has been in existence.
Posted by Chuck | May 16, 2012 1:15 PM
Disagreed. They're doing the best they can out there, or at least I hope they are, but its just not good enough. I think it says something when the Timbers play good teams and keep them from scoring. Low scoring games are the norm in soccer afterall.
Posted by J d PDX | May 16, 2012 3:20 PM
J d PDX,
I was surprised to read that Houston made it to the Finals. What I saw last night was a team that sucked as much as we did. They needed 3 or 4 things to go right in a buildup and most times the 3rd or 4th person made an unforced error.
If you take out the last 4 or 5 minutes the match was a real dud. Perkins made some nice saves toward the end, but overall this game had a very limited entertainment value.
Low scoring games can be very exciting, but this had that dreary hopeless feeling like scoring goals for either team would take a miracle.
I thought the Timbers were much more fun to watch last year.
Posted by Bill McDonald | May 16, 2012 3:48 PM