With their 19th win in a row the Portland Timbers U-23 took one step closer to both the perfect season (they’re 19-0-0 right now!) and the Premier Development League championship.
The Timbers beat Reading United AC 2-1 in the semifinal Friday to earn the right to face the Thunder Bay Chill in the championship match today, Saturday August 7 2010, at 4pm at PGE Park – tickets are cheap!. The match will also be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel.
Match Recaps and Previews
Timbers U-23s to play for PDL championship Saturday at PortlandTimbers.com
Chill Headed to PDL Championship Finals at ThunderBayChill.com
Thunder Bay to Meet Portland in Final at USLSoccer.com
Timbers U-23s one game away from perfection after 2-1 win over Reading United AC by Allison Andrews at The Timber Mill
Timbers Kids Advance to National Final at Prost Amerika Soccer
Timbers U23s one final step from perfection by David Ball at the Portland Tribune
Timbers U-23 2, Reading United AC 1: Perfect season, championship just a win away for Portland at The Oregonian
Last night reminded me of 2003ish. Lots of old skool TA. Neither the Shed nor Bitter End were packed. Fun times.
Best new chant of the night:
I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a U-23
The Timbers are the big trees and the little ones are me,
I don’t wanna grow up, and even if I did I wouldn’t be a U-23