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2002 Portland Timbers season

The 2002 Portland Timbers season was the second season for the Portland Timbers—the third incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct A-League, the second-tier soccer league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Portland Timbers
2002 season
PresidentUnited States Mark Schuster
Head coachEngland Bobby Howe
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
A-LeagueDivision: 2nd
Playoffs: First Round
U.S. Open CupQualification series
Top goalscorerSyria Fadi Afash
United States McKinley Tennyson
(18 goals)
Highest home attendance10,109
vs. MIN (Aug 16)
Lowest home attendance3,890
vs. SEA (Jun 23)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 6,261
All: 6,115
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Preseason edit

April 9, 2002 (2002-04-09) Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Portland, Oregon
19:05 (PDT) Alcaraz-Cuellar   45'
Wilkinson   74'		 Report   88' Mullan Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,694
Referee: Jessie Johnson (USA)

Canterbury Cup edit

April 27, 2002 (2002-04-27) Semifinals Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
  90' Tennyson Stadium: Swangard Stadium
April 28, 2002 (2002-04-28) Final Seattle Sounders 4–1 Portland Timbers Bellevue, Washington
Ching   14'
Farrell   22', 36'
Sawatzky   34'		 Report   44' Tolstolutsky Stadium: Sammamish High School

Regular season edit

May edit

May 4, 2002 (2002-05-04) A-L / Qual Portland Timbers 0–2 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
Report   18' Kingsley
  38' Sawatzky		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,775
Referee: Brian Hall (USA)
May 5, 2002 (2002-05-05) A-L / Qual Seattle Sounders 4–1 Portland Timbers Seattle
Ching   14'
Farrell   76'
Sawatzky   87'
Tomlinson   89'		 Report   54' (pen.) Tennyson Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)
May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10) A-L Indiana Blast 1–0 Portland Timbers Indianapolis
Dresser   55' Report Stadium: Kuntz Stadium
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (USA)
May 12, 2002 (2002-05-12) A-L Cincinnati Riverhawks 1–0 Portland Timbers Wilder, Kentucky
Rockey   28' Report Stadium: Town & Country Sports Complex
Attendance: 567
Referee: Brian Fenlon (USA)
May 16, 2002 (2002-05-16) A-L Portland Timbers 0–1 Milwaukee Rampage Portland, Oregon
Report   90' Wolyniec Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,354
Referee: Sandra Hunt (USA)

June edit

June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01) A-L Portland Timbers 1–1 (a.e.t.) El Paso Patriots El Paso, Texas
Quiñones   84' Report   68' Afash Stadium: Dudley Field
Attendance: 1,430
June 6, 2002 (2002-06-06) A-L Portland Timbers 3–2 Calgary Storm Portland, Oregon
Afash   25', 36'
Somoza   66'		 Report   41' Zuñiga
  57' Napuri		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,663
June 8, 2002 (2002-06-08) A-L Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Afash   10'
Howes   57', 60'		 Report   46' Kindel Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,914
Referee: Dean Ajir (USA)
June 9, 2002 (2002-06-09) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Jordan   100' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11) A-L Calgary Storm 0–1 Portland Timbers Calgary, Alberta Canada
Report   88' Afash Stadium: Foothills Stadium
Attendance: 1,450
June 19, 2002 (2002-06-19) A-L Portland Timbers 0–0 (a.e.t.) El Paso Patriots Portland, Oregon
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,212
Referee: David Simon (USA)
June 21, 2002 (2002-06-21) A-L Portland Timbers 2–3 (a.e.t.) Hampton Roads Mariners Portland, Oregon
Afash   34', 48' Report   16' Callahan
  32' Knott
  92' Glasgow		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,293
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
Afash   24' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Arnold Baldeaux (USA)
June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28) A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 1–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Virginia Beach, Virginia
Hansen   86' Report   16' Howes Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Attendance: 1,070
June 29, 2002 (2002-06-29) A-L Richmond Kickers 2–0 Portland Timbers Richmond, Virginia
Dotsenko   50'
Henderson   88'		 Report Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 2,693

July edit

July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) A-L Portland Timbers 4–1 Indiana Blast Portland, Oregon
Tennyson   10', 14'
Afash   55' (pen.), 68'		 Report   63' Costa Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,865
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 Calgary Storm Portland, Oregon
Tennyson   31', 39' Report   19' Chala Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,289
Referee: Robert Sabella (USA)
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) A-L Seattle Sounders 2–1 Portland Timbers Seattle
Ching   61'
Gregor   71'		 Report   31' Afash Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,595
Referee: Richard Heron (USA)
July 20, 2002 (2002-07-20) A-L Calgary Storm 1–3 Portland Timbers Calgary, Alberta Canada
Bosch   41'
Lemire   87'		 Report   1', 8' Tennyson
  31' Afash
  87' Howes		 Stadium: Foothills Stadium
Attendance: 1,412
Referee: Gary Dororty (Canada)
July 25, 2002 (2002-07-25) A-L Portland Timbers 2–0 Cincinnati Riverhawks Portland, Oregon
Tennyson   9', 15' Report   13' Matis Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,612
Referee: Mac Pinski (USA)

August edit

August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) A-L El Paso Patriots 4–3 Portland Timbers El Paso, Texas
Mora   20'
Silva   30' (pen.)
Frías   71', 81'		 Report   14', 40' Tennyson
  54' Afash		 Stadium: Dudley Field
Attendance: 2,986
Referee: Kevin Terry (USA)
August 10, 2002 (2002-08-10) A-L Portland Timbers 3–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Tennyson   31', 90'
Howes   35'		 Report   44', 78' Jordan Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,860
Referee: Jason Transtrun (USA)
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) A-L Portland Timbers 6–1 El Paso Patriots Portland, Oregon
Tennyson   13', 19', 32', 72'
Afash   45'
Tolstolutsky   90'		 Report   27' Frías Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,671
Referee: Mohammad Zarrabi (USA)
August 16, 2002 (2002-08-16) A-L Portland Timbers 2–3 (a.e.t.) Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
Afash   28'
Adair   90'		 Report   5' Schmidt
  58' Torres
  98' Prendergast		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,109
Referee: Brian Hall (USA)
August 21, 2002 (2002-08-21) A-L Milwaukee Rampage 0–2 Portland Timbers Milwaukee
Report   15' Howes
  27' Afash		 Stadium: Uihlein Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,368
Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA)
August 25, 2002 (2002-08-25) A-L Minnesota Thunder 1–2 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota
Menyongar   68' Report   87' Benedetti
  97' Tennyson		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,812
Referee: Rich Grady (USA)
August 29, 2002 (2002-08-29) A-L Portland Timbers 3–0 Montreal Impact Portland, Oregon
Afash   23', 66'
Tennyson   62'
Ritchie   64'		 Report   86' Zé Roberto Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 9,141
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)

September edit

September 1, 2002 (2002-09-01) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Clarke   35', 63'
Dailly   37'		 Report   22' Adair Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

Postseason edit

September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05) 1st Rd L1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Report   62' Dailly Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,071
September 7, 2002 (2002-09-07) 1st Rd L2 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Kindel   52' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,060

Competitions edit

A-League edit

See also: 2002 A-League

Western Conference, Pacific Division standings edit

  Bye to conference semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1 Seattle Sounders 107 28 23 4 1 71 27 +44
2 Portland Timbers 63 28 13 12 3 47 39 +8
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 54 28 11 12 5 41 39 +2
4 El Paso Patriots 54 28 10 11 7 38 48 −10
5 Calgary Storm 22 28 4 21 3 26 66 −40

Point system: 4 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 1 point for scoring 3 or more goals in a game; 0 points for a loss

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumHAAAHAHHAAHHHAAHHAAHAHHHAAHA
ResultLLLLLTWWLWTLWTLWWLWWLWWLWWWL
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

A-League Playoffs edit

Playoff bracket edit

First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Final
                  
W1 Seattle Sounders 0 2 2
W5 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 6 8
W4 Portland Timbers 0 0 0
W5 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 1 2
W2 Milwaukee Rampage (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
Western Conference
W5 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1
W2 Milwaukee Rampage 0 2 2
W3 Minnesota Thunder 0 1 1
W3 Minnesota Thunder 2 1 3
W6 El Paso Patriots 1 1 2
Milwaukee Rampage (a.e.t.) 2
Richmond Kickers 1
E1 Charleston Battery 2 1 3
E4 Richmond Kickers 1 3 4
E4 Richmond Kickers 1 2 3
E5 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 1 2
E4 Richmond Kickers (p) 1 0 1 (9)
Eastern Conference
E2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 0 1 (8)
E2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 1 1
E3 Montreal Impact 0 0 0
E3 Montreal Impact (p) 0 1 1 (6)
E6 Charlotte Eagles 1 0 1 (5)

First round edit

Leg 1
Portland Timbers0–1Vancouver Whitecaps
Report   62' Dailly
Attendance: 4,071
Leg 2
Vancouver Whitecaps1–0Portland Timbers
Kindel   52' Report
Attendance: 4,060

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Bobby Howe
Assistant coach   Jimmy Conway
Goalkeeper coach   Jim Brazeau
Athletic trainer   Brock Rutherford
Strength and conditioning Coach   Carl Davison

Source: [2]

Management edit

Owner Portland Family Entertainment
President   Mark Schuster (from February 14)
General Manager   Jim Taylor
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source: [3]

Squad edit

Kits edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away

Final roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Chris Smith
2 DF   USA Bryn Ritchie
3 DF   IRL Keith Costigan
5 DF   NZL Gavin Wilkinson
6 MF   USA Ben Somoza
7 MF   MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
8 MF   USA Erik Ozimek
9 FW   USA McKinley Tennyson
10 FW   SYR Fadi Afash
11 MF   USA Brian Winters
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   USA Greg Howes
14 DF   USA Scott Benedetti
15 MF   KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky
16 FW   USA Chugger Adair
17 MF   MEX Jesús Ochoa (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
18 GK   USA Matt Napoleon
20 MF   USA Jake Sagare
24 MF   USA Chris Roner (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes)
26 DF   TRI Brent Sancho

Recognition edit

A-League Scoring Champion[4]

Player G A Pts
  McKinley Tennyson 18 6 42

A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champions[4]

Player GP G
  Fadi Afash 22 18
  McKinley Tennyson 24 18

A-League Young Offensive Player of the Year[4]

Pos Player GP
FW   McKinley Tennyson 24

A-League All-League First Team[4]

Pos Player GP
FW   McKinley Tennyson 24

A-League All-League Second Team[4]

Pos Player GP
FW   Fadi Afash 22

A-League Player of the Week[4]

Week Player Opponent(s)
8   Fadi Afash Calgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)
18   McKinley Tennyson El Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder

A-League Team of the Week[4]

Week Player Opponent(s)
8   Fadi Afash Calgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)
  Greg Howes
9   Brent Sancho Calgary Storm
10   Matt Napoleon El Paso Patriots, Hampton Roads Mariners, Seattle Sounders
  Brent Sancho
11   Greg Howes Hampton Roads Mariners, Richmond Kickers
12   Fadi Afash Indiana Blast
  Sean McAuley
13   McKinley Tennyson Calgary Storm
14   McKinley Tennyson Seattle Sounders, Calgary Storm
15   McKinley Tennyson Cincinnati Riverhawks
17   McKinley Tennyson Vancouver Whitecaps
18   Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar El Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder
  McKinley Tennyson
19   Brent Sancho Milwaukee Rampage, Minnesota Thunder
20   Fadi Afash Montreal Impact

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

All players contracted to the club during the season included.[5][6]

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Chris Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
2 DF   USA Bryn Ritchie 14 1 9+5 1 0+0 0
3 DF   IRL Keith Costigan 30 0 28+0 0 2+0 0
(4) DF   ENG Sean McAuley (released) 16 0 15+1 0 0+0 0
5 DF   NZL Gavin Wilkinson 28 0 26+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF   USA Ben Somoza 22 1 12+9 1 0+1 0
7 MF   MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 29 0 26+1 0 2+0 0
8 MF   USA Erik Ozimek 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   USA McKinley Tennyson 26 18 20+4 18 2+0 0
10 FW   SYR Fadi Afash 23 18 22+0 18 1+0 0
11 MF   USA Brian Winters 28 0 26+0 0 2+0 0
12 FW   USA Greg Howes 21 5 15+4 5 2+0 0
(13) FW   USA Rees Bettinger (released) 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0
14 DF   USA Scott Benedetti 15 1 8+5 1 2+0 0
15 MF   KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky 13 1 6+6 1 0+1 0
16 FW   USA Chugger Adair 20 2 6+13 2 1+0 0
17 MF   MEX Jesús Ochoa 6 0 5+0 0 1+0 0
18 GK   USA Matt Napoleon 30 0 28+0 0 2+0 0
20 MF   USA Jake Sagare 28 0 20+7 0 0+1 0
(21) MF   USA Noah Delgado (released) 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
(22) MF   USA Scott Bower (2 short-term loans from   San Jose Earthquakes) 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
24 MF   USA Chris Roner 4 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
26 DF   TRI Brent Sancho 29 0 27+0 0 2+0 0

Top scorers edit

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[5][6]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs
1   FW Fadi Afash 18 18 0
  FW McKinley Tennyson 18 18 0
3   FW Greg Howes 5 5 0
4   FW Chugger Adair 2 2 0
5   DF Scott Benedetti 1 1 0
  DF Bryn Ritchie 1 1 0
  MF Ben Somoza 1 1 0
  MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 1 1 0
TOTALS 47 47 0

Disciplinary record edit

Players with 1 card or more included only.[5][7]

No. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs[A]
           
2   DF Bryn Ritchie 1 0 1 0 0 0
3   DF Keith Costigan 6 0 5 0 1 0
(4)   DF Sean McAuley 2 0 2 0 0 0
5   DF Gavin Wilkinson 5 0 5 0 0 0
6   MF Ben Somoza 1 0 1 0 0 0
7   MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 3 0 3 0 0 0
9   FW McKinley Tennyson 2 1 2 1 0 0
10   FW Fadi Afash 5 0 4 0 1 0
11   MF Brian Winters 7 0 7 0 0 0
12   FW Greg Howes 0 1 0 1 0 0
15   MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 1 0 1 0 0 0
17   MF Jesús Ochoa 1 0 1 0 0 0
18   GK Matt Napoleon 1 0 1 0 0 0
20   MF Jake Sagare 5 0 5 0 0 0
(22)   MF Scott Bower 1 0 1 0 0 0
24   MF Chris Roner 1 0 1 0 0 0
26   DF Brent Sancho 8 0 7 0 1 0
TOTALS 50 2 47 2 3 0

Goalkeeper stats edit

All goalkeepers included.[5][6]

No. Nat. Player Total A-League Playoffs
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1   Chris Smith 11 0 0.00 0 11 0 0.00 0 0 0 — 0
18   Matt Napoleon 2776 41 1.33 113 2596 39 1.35 107 180 2 1.00 6
TOTALS 2787 41 1.32 113 2607 39 1.35 107 180 2 1.00 6

Player movement edit

Transfers in edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
January 7, 2002   Fadi Afash FW   Sacramento Knights Free [8]
January 17, 2002   Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar MF   San Diego F.C. Free [9]
March 4, 2002   Sean McAuley DF   Rochdale Free [10]
March 4, 2002   Erik Ozimek (R) MF   Davidson Wildcats Free [10]
March 21, 2002   Ben Somoza (R) MF   Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round [11]
March 21, 2002   Jake Sagare (R) MF   Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 3rd round [11]
March 26, 2002   McKinley Tennyson FW   GIF Sundsvall Free [12]
March 29, 2002   Rees Bettinger FW   Seattle Sounders Free [13]
April 2002   Chris Smith GK   St. Louis Steamers Free
May 3, 2002   Noah Delgado (R) MF   Fresno State Bulldogs Free [14]
May 9, 2002   Bryn Ritchie (R) DF   Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 1st round [15]
May 28, 2002   Greg Howes FW   Milwaukee Wave Free [16]

Loans in edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
July 19, 2002   Jesús Ochoa MF   Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games [17]
July 25, 2002   Scott Bower MF   San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game [18]
July 25, 2002   Chris Roner MF   San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game [18]
August 2, 2002   Jesús Ochoa MF   Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after one game [19]
August 9, 2002   Scott Bower MF   San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games [20]
August 9, 2002   Chris Roner MF   San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games [20]
August 20, 2002   Jesús Ochoa MF   Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games
September 4, 2002   Jesús Ochoa MF   Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan to end the season [21]
September 4, 2002   Chris Roner MF   San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan to end the season [21]

Transfers out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
End of 2001 season   Darin Lewis FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2001 season   Dan Moss GK N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
October 4, 2001   Michael O'Neill MF Unattached Released [22]
November 27, 2001   Mark Baena FW Unattached Released [23]
November 27, 2001   Tony McPeak FW Unattached Released [23]
November 27, 2001   Neil Ryan DF Unattached Released [23]
December 5, 2001   Matt Chulis DF Unattached Released [24]
December 20, 2001   Darren Sawatzky FW Unattached Released [25]
March 4, 2002   Jeff Clarke MF Unattached Released [10]
March 4, 2002   Greg Howes FW Unattached Released [10]
March 21, 2002   Jesús Ochoa MF Unattached Released [11]
June 25, 2002   Rees Bettinger FW Unattached Released [26]
June 25, 2002   Noah Delgado MF Unattached Released [26]
August 6, 2002   Sean McAuley DF Unattached Released [27]

Loans out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
July 12, 2002   Matt Napoleon GK   Dallas Burn Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game [28]
August 5, 2002   Matt Napoleon GK   Colorado Rapids Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game [19]
August 26, 2002   Matt Napoleon GK   Colorado Rapids Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game [29]

Notes edit

References edit

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  11. ^ a b c "Timbers Sign Benedetti, Costigan" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 21, 2002. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  12. ^ "Size Matters As Timbers, Tennyson Come To Terms" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 26, 2002. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
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  14. ^ Andrews, Allison (May 3, 2002). "2002 News Archive". The Timber Mill. SoccerCityUSA.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  15. ^ Allen, David (May 9, 2002). "Bobby Howe's Jigsaw Puzzle Complete (?)". timberlog. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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  17. ^ Allen, David (July 19, 2002). "Ochoa Returns!". timberlog. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  18. ^ a b Allen, David (July 25, 2002). "San Jose midfielders Bower, Roner join Portland club for match against Cincinnati". timberlog. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  19. ^ a b Allen, David (August 2, 2002). "Ochoa Back for El Paso Game". timberlog. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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  21. ^ a b Allen, David (September 4, 2002). "Timbers Strengthened by Roner and Ochoa for First Round". timberlog. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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