April 9, 2002
Timbers 2, Galaxy 1 (MLS Exhibition)
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Timbers had to get an early jump on the 2002 season, as Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy came to town just a week into training camp. The teams played evenly throughout the first half, but it was the Timbers that broke through first, with Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar playing a give-and-go with McKinley Tennyson, who chipped a shot just inside the left post for the 1-0 lead. In the 72nd minute, the Timbers doubled their lead when Gavin Wilkinson headed in a Ben Somoza corner kick. The Galaxy pulled closer on a Brian Mullen goal, but it wasn’t enough, as the Timbers would win an MLS exhibition for the second year in a row, again by a 2-1 score. For the second straight year, the Timbers’ MLS exhibition opponents would go on to win the MLS Cup, as the Galaxy did in 2002.
May 4, 2002
Sounders 2, Timbers 0 (U.S. Open Cup)
PORTLAND, Ore. - As in 2001, the Sounders were in town as the A-League home opener, but unlike in 2001, it would be the visitors who would leave with the 2-0 win. A crowd of 8,775 was on hand for the I-5 battle, but in just the 11th minute, the Sounders jumped to a 1-0 lead when Zach Kingsley deflected in a Jason Ferrell shot for the early advantage. The Timbers let some good scoring chances slip by, but were unable to find the net. In the 38th minute, former Timber Darren Sawatzky stretched the lead to two goals when he received a pass off a give-and-go with Brian Ching.
RECORD: 0-1-0 (0 points)
May 5, 2002
Sounders 4, Timbers 1 (U.S. Open Cup)
SEATTLE - A 2-on-1 break ended with a goal from Brian Ching, and a 1-0 Seattle lead. The Timbers evened the score on a penalty kick by McKinley Tennyson in the 54th minute, but the Sounders finally took advantage of a Timbers defense depleted by injury, and late goals from Jason Ferrell, Darren Sawatzky, and Craig Tomlinson gave the Sounders a 4-1 victory.
RECORD: 0-2-0 (0 points)
May 10, 2002
Blast 1, Timbers 0
INDIANAPOLIS - Despite out-shooting Indiana by a 16-9 margin and holding a 10-2 advantage in corner kicks, the Timbers were once again unable to find the net. Jeff Dresser tallied the lone goal of the game when he put the home side up 1-0 in the 54th minute. The Timbers played the final 20 minutes with a man advantage after Indiana player-coach Eric Descombes was ejected, but were unable to break, through, and slipped to 0-3 on the year.
RECORD: 0-3-0 (0 points)
May 11, 2002
Riverhawks 1, Timbers 0
CINCINNATI - The Timbers once again controlled much of the game, and out-shot Cincinnati by a 19-13 margin, but were never able to put a goal on the board. The Riverhawks would get all the scoring they needed in the 27th minute on a goal by Shawn Rockey.
RECORD: 0-4-0 (0 points)
May 16, 2002
Rampage 1, Timbers 0
PORTLAND, Ore. - After an evenly played game, things appeared headed to overtime until John Wolyniec took a low rolling shot from 20 yards out in stoppage time that slipped past Matt Napoleon’s diving save attempt and trickled into the net for a 1-0 Rampage win. It was the Timbers’ fifth straight loss and third consecutive shutout to open the A-League season.
RECORD: 0-5-0 (0 points)
June 1, 2002
Timbers 1, Patriots 1 (OT)
EL PASO, Texas - In the 68th minute, the Timbers finally broke through for their first non-penalty goal of the season on a goal by Fadi Afash from teammate Greg Howes. In the 84th minute, Portland’s hope for its first victory faded when Saul Quinones scored late to draw even and render the match a 1-1 stalemate.
RECORD: 0-5-1 (1 point)
June 6, 2002
Timbers 3, Calgary 2
PORTLAND, Ore. - With their goal-scoring slump finally broken, a healthy Timbers team returned home for their first-ever meeting with the expansion Calgary Storm. Fadi Afash scored twice in the first half to give the Timbers a commanding 2-0 lead, but Portland could not hold on and Calgary tied the game on goals by Nicolas Zuniga and Felix Napuri. In the 66th minute, Ben Somoza took a pass from Greg Howes and knocked it into the far netting for the 3-2 win, the first of the season for the Timbers.
RECORD: 1-5-1 (6 points)
June 8, 2002
Timbers 3, Whitecaps 1
PORTLAND, Ore. - Although the Timbers went winless vs. the Whitecaps in the 2001 campaign, they jumped out to an early lead when Fadi Afash took a pass from Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar, and put it in for the 1-0 advantage. The Whitecaps leveled the score early in the second half on a Steve Kindel goal, but Greg Howes put the game away with two goals in a three- minute span to secure the 3-1 win.
RECORD: 2-5-1 (11 points)
June 9, 2002
Whitecaps 1, Timbers 0 (OT)
BURNABY, B.C. - The Timbers traveled north for the second game of a home-and-home series and, after a quiet first half, the intensity picked up in the second, as both sides had good scoring opportunities but couldn’t capitalize. Ten minutes into overtime, Steve Kindel set up Jason Jordan on a breakaway, and Jordan beat goalkeeper Matt Napoleon for the 1-0 Whitecaps win.
RECORD: 2-6-1 (11 points)
June 11, 2002
Timbers 1, Storm 0
CALGARY, Alb. - Both Calgary and Portland had good scoring chances through much of the match, but the Timbers started to gain momentum late in the second as Fadi Afash cashed in in the 88th minute, putting in a rebound off a save from Storm goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld for the 1-0 shutout.
RECORD: 3-6-1 (15 points)
June 19, 2002
Timbers 0, Patriots 0 (OT)
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Timbers welcomed El Paso to PGE Park for the first time in 2002, but despite out-shooting the Patriots by a 17-6 margin, the Timbers were unable to find the net for the sixth time in their first 11 league games. The Timbers controlled the overtime periods, but never found the net, settling for a single point with the 0-0 draw.
RECORD: 3-6-2 (16 points)
June 21, 2002
Mariners 3, Timbers 2 (OT)
PORTLAND, Ore. - With the Hampton Roads Mariners in town, the Timbers missed their stride defensively, allowing three goals on only five shots, en route to a 3-2 overtime loss to a team at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Fadi Afash scored twice to tie things up and send the game to overtime, but Gary Glasgow slipped in behind the Timbers defense and beat Matt Napoleon for the 3-2 win in extra time.
RECORD: 3-7-2 (16 points)
June 23, 2002
Timbers 1, Sounders 0
PORTLAND, Ore. - After a disappointing loss to Hampton Roads earlier in the week, the Timbers rebounded with a 1-0 victory over the league-leading Seattle Sounders at PGE Park. The lone goal of the match was in the 24th minute, when McKinley Tennyson headed the ball over the reach of a charging Preston Burpo, and Fadi Afash put the ball into the net from five yards out.
RECORD: 4-7-2 (20 points)
June 28, 2002
Timbers 1, Mariners 1 (OT)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Things were looking good for the Timbers when Greg Howes put the visitors up 1-0 in the 16th minute of play in a payback bid at Hampton Roads. Unfortunately, the Timbers could not build on their lead, and it would cost them, as the Mariners got a late equalizer in the 86th minute by Rich Hanson to force extra time. The Timbers were outshot 18-9 in the match, leaving Virginia Beach with one point.
RECORD:4-7-3 (21 points)
June 29, 2002
Kickers 2, Timbers 0
RICHMOND, Va. - The Timbers traveled to Richmond, taking on the Kickers for their second match in as many nights. After the Kickers took a 1-0 lead on a Ihor Dotsenko goal in the 50th minute, the Timbers finally found their offense, peppering 10 shots on goal during the second half, but none found the net. Richmond’s Josh Henderson converted a breakaway goal in the 88th minute to secure the 2-0 win.
RECORD: 4-8-3 (21 points) |
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July 4, 2002
Timbers 4, Blast 1
PORTLAND, Ore. - McKinley Tennyson scored twice early on, in the 10th and 14th minutes, giving the Timbers a 2-0 lead at halftime. Fadi Afash found the net twice in the second half, as the Timbers notched their first three-goal victory of the season, a 4-1 Independence Day win over the visiting Indiana Blast.
RECORD: 5-8-3 (26 points)
July 11, 2002
Timbers 2, Storm 1
PORTLAND, Ore. - McKinley Tennyson scored twice early on, in the 10th and 14th minutes, giving the Timbers a 2-0 lead at halftime. Fadi Afash found the net twice in the second half, as the Timbers notched their first three-goal victory of the season, a 4-1 Independence Day win over the visiting Indiana Blast.
RECORD: 6-8-3 (30 points)
July 19, 2002
Sounders 2, Timbers 1
SEATTLE - Things looked good for the Timbers early, as Fadi Afash put Portland up 1-0 in the 31st minute off an assist from McKinley Tennyson, but the Timbers were unable to hold the lead, and second-half goals by Brian Ching and Andrew Gregor gave the Sounders a 2-1 victory at Memorial Stadium. The loss kept Portland from its first three-game winning streak of the year.
RECORD: 6-9-3 (30 points)
July 20, 2002
Timbers 3, Storm 1
CALGARY, Alb. - The home team Calgary Storm found themselves down 2-0 on two headers by McKinley Tennyson, the first off a cross from Jake Sagare and the second off a Bryn Ritchie cross. Fadi Afash put the Timbers up 3-0 in the 31st minute and Calgary’s Kurt Bosch scored in the 41st minute. In the end, the Timbers earned their third win in four matches and a 4-0 sweep of the season series with the Storm.
RECORD: 7-9-3 (35 points)
July 25, 2002
Timbers 2, Riverhawks 0
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Timbers dominated the Riverhawks offensively, out-shooting their opponents by a 21-2 margin. McKinley Tennyson would have his fourth two-goal performance in the last five matches, scoring first in the ninth minute and then again in the 16th minute on a header off a Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar cross. The shutout was the Timbers’ third on the season.
RECORD: 8-9-3 (39 points)
August 3, 2002
Patriots 4, Timbers 3
EL PASO, Texas - Looking to catch second-place El Paso in the Pacific Division, the Timbers took an early lead as McKinley Tennyson continued his scoring streak with a strike in the 14th minute. A goal by Matt Stewart and a penalty kick by Edu Silva gave the Patriots a 2-1 lead, but the Timbers would level the score before halftime, as Tennyson’s diving header knotted things up at two goals apiece. The Timbers took a 3-2 lead in the 54th minute when Fadi Afash’s bouncing shot found its way into the net, but the Timbers could not hold on and the Patriots scored twice more to earn the 4-3 win.
RECORD: 8-10-3 (40 points)
August 10, 2002
Timbers 3, Whitecaps 2
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Timbers returned home for an important three-game homestand trying to secure a playoff spot against other playoff contenders in Vancouver, El Paso, and Minnesota. Vancouver visited first, and the Timbers took the lead in the 31st minute on a McKinley Tennyson header. In the 35th minute, Greg Howes doubled the Timbers’ lead when he half-volleyed a shot from 15 yards into the far corner of the net for the 2-0 advantage. The Whitecaps eventually pulled even, but in the 90th minute, Vancouver’s Niall Thompson failed to clear a Portland free kick, and the ball ended up at the feet of Tennyson, whose shot earned him his sixth two-goal performance in seven matches and a 3-2 win for the resurgent Timbers.
RECORD: 9-10-3 (45 points)
August 13, 2002
Timbers 6, Patriots 1
PORTLAND, Ore. - With second place on the line, McKinley Tennyson set an A-League Timbers record, scoring four goals in a 6-1 romp over visiting El Paso. The six team goals scored also set a Timbers club record, surpassing their previous record of five goals, set in 2001 vs. Milwaukee.
RECORD: 10-10-3 (50 points)
August 16, 2002
Thunder 3, Timbers 2 (OT)
PORTLAND, Ore. - The visiting Thunder took an early lead as Matt Schmidt put Minnesota on top 1-0 in just the fifth minute. The Timbers equalized in the 28th minute when Fadi Afash put home a rebound to level the score, but Johnny Torres put the Thunder back in front in the 58th. Chugger Adair forced overtime in the third minute of stoppage time, scoring his first goal of the season on a shot inside the right post, making it 2-2. Minnesota came away with the victory in the 96th minute when an Orrett Prendergast shot from the top of the box deflected off a Timbers defender and into the net for the 3-2 win.
RECORD: 10-11-3 (50 points)
August 21, 2002
Timbers 2, Rampage 0
FRANKLIN, Wis. - Usually known for his goal scoring abilities, McKinley Tennyson provided the assists the Timbers needed to shut out the Milwaukee Rampage on the road, dishing to Greg Howes and Fadi Afash for two first half Portland goals. A severe thunderstorm rolled through at halftime, and neither team found the net again as the Timbers revenged an earlier loss to the Rampage with a 2-0 win.
RECORD: 11-11-3 (54 points)
August 25, 2002
Timbers 2, Thunder 1 (OT)
BLAINE, Minn. - After an evenly played first half, the Thunder took a 1-0 lead in the 68th minute when Johnny Menyongar headed in a low cross to break the scoreless draw. Three minutes from the end of regulation, the Timbers evened the score when Scott Benedetti curled in a perfect strike from 30 yards out to force overtime. McKinley Tennyson played the hero in overtime, punching a shot into the upper right corner from the top of the box, handing the Timbers a win and a sweep of their two-game Midwest road trip.
RECORD: 12-11-3 (58 points)
August 29, 2002
Timbers 3, Impact 0
PORTLAND, Ore. - A spectacular save by Matt Napoleon kept Montreal from taking an early lead, and the Timbers struck first when Fadi Afash knocked in a shot off a Keith Costigan cross in the 23rd minute for the 1-0 lead. The Timbers went down a man in the 62nd minute when Tennyson was ejected for an apparent head butt, but instead of packing it in, the Timbers surged forward and Bryn Ritchie scored in the 64th minute and Afash added another in the 67th minute for the 3-0 win.
RECORD: 13-11-3 (63 points)
September 2, 2002
Whitecaps 3, Timbers 1
BURNABY, B.C. - Knowing a win against Vancouver would avoid a first-round matchup with the Whitecaps, the Timbers took an early 1-0 lead when Chugger Adair’s header found the net in the 22nd minute. The Whitecaps bounced back to score twice before halftime, the first on a 10-yard blast by former Timber Jeff Clarke in the 35th minute and the second two minutes later on a chip by Paul Dailly. Vancouver put the game away in the 63rd minute when Clarke headed in a six-yard shot, setting up a rematch in the playoffs.
RECORD: 13-12-3 (63 points)
PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND
September 5, 2002
Whitecaps 1, Timbers 0
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Timbers chose to host the first match of the two-game playoff series against Vancouver and controlled play for much of the match, out-shooting the Whitecaps by a 12-4 margin. After a scoreless first half, the Whitecaps managed to sneak an attacker behind the Timbers defense in the 62nd minute, when a through ball from Dave Morris hit Paul Dailly in stride as he crossed midfield and slid a low shot into the bottom left corner for the eventual 1-0 win.
September 8, 2002
Whitecaps 1, Timbers 0
BURNABY, B.C. - The Timbers knew they had a tough task ahead of them, needing to win by two goals in Vancouver, a place where they had never won a non-exhibition match. In the 52nd minute, the Whitecaps made the task even more difficult when Steve Kindel headed in a rebound after a Matt Napoleon save to give the Whitecaps a 1-0 lead. Scott Benedetti and Brent Sancho had good chances later in the match, but neither one was able to find the net and the Timber’s 2002 campaign ended in the first round of the playoffs with a 2-0 aggregate-goal loss to Vancouver.
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