FIVE You started playing pro- How would you de- Portland is the only What’s your fa- What has surprised 1fessionally so young, 2 scribe the soccer 3 place you’ve played 4 vorite t.v. show 5 you most about has there been a moment culture in Mexico? professionally outside of to binge watch? living in the U.S.? QUESTIONS in your career where it It means a lot to Mexico. What was it like Peaky The views here, I TIMBERS really sunk in that you are “everyone there. It adjusting to a new league “ “ a professional? and team? Blinders.” think it is the most is the most viewed impressive thing. Portland made Yes, my first game sport, and every- It is so different, “ “things easy for me. against Club Améri- one enjoys it. Every because when I was My teammates and all ca, I was 18 years old child wants to be a living in Mexico it is the staff here are very playing for Pumas. Es- professional soccer a city that just has a good, and that made tadio Azteca was full, player in Mexico. lot of buildings. it had 100,000 fans and ” the move easy.” ” was so impressive.” JOSECARLOS SUNDAY AUGUST 15 7 PM VERSUS # PLAYER POS. # PLAYER POS. 1 GK 1 GK 2 D 3 D

PORTLAND 5 D 5 Nouhou Tolo D SEATTLE 7 M 6 João Paulo M 8 M 7 M 9 F 8 Jordy Delem M 10 Sebastián Blanco M 9 Raúl Ruidíaz F 11 Jarosław Niezgoda F 10 Nicolás Lodeiro M 11 Brad Smith D 12 GK SOUNDERS

12 F VAN RANKIN 13 Dario Zuparic D

TIMBERS 15 Ismaila Jome D 13 F SOUNDERS 16 M 19 M 17 F 20 George Fochive M VS. 18 GK 21 Diego Chara M 21 Reed Baker-Whiting M 22 M 22 M 23 Yimmi Chara M 24 GK 25 D 26 Andrew Thomas GK 26 Hunter Sulte GK 27 Shane O’Neill D 27 Dairon Asprilla M 28 Yeimar Gómez Andrade D GIOVANNI 28 D BRIAN SCHMETZER 30 GK

SAVARESE HEAD COACH DEFENDER HEAD COACH 30 Moreno M 35 M 31 Aljaz Ivacic GK 37 Shandon Hopeau M 33 D 45 Ethan Dobbelaere M 40 Renzo Zambrano M 73 Obed Vargas M HEIGHT: 5-8 PREVIOUS CLUB: 44 Marvin Loría M 75 M 2 85 Zac McGraw D 84 Josh Atencio M DOB: 5/14/1993 BIRTHPLACE: , MEXICO 98 M 92 Abdoulaye Cissoko D 94 Jimmy Medranda M MATCHPREVIEW

• • • THIS MATCH SUNDAY AUGUST 15 7 PM PROVIDENCE PARK PRESENTED BY: TIMBERS VS. MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER HEAD COACH GOALKEEPER MIDFIELDER DEFENDER 2021 REGULAR 7-8-2 SEASON RECORD 9-3-6 Felipe Mora (6) 2021 LEADING GOAL Raul Ruidíaz (11) SCORER Marvin Loría (4) 2021 ASSIST LEADER João Paulo (6) 27 Dairon Asprilla 1 Jeff Attinella 10 Sebastián Blanco 98 Blake Bodily 28 Pablo Bonilla ALL-TIME 10-13-7 RECORD VS. OPPONENT 13-10-7 DEFENDER MIDFIELDER GOALKEEPER MIDFIELDER GOALKEEPER MIDFIELDER ALL-TIME 7-6-3 RECORD VS. OPPONENT 6-7-3 VERSUS AT PROVIDENCE PARK SEATTLE MATCHNOTES 5 Claudio Bravo 21 Diego Chara 23 Yimmi Chara 12 Steve Clark 20 George Fochive 31 Aljaz Ivacic he Timbers enter Sunday’s match coming off Ta 3-2 win at Providence Park against Real Salt MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER FORWARD DEFENDER DEFENDER DEFENDER Lake on Aug. 7. Dairon Asprilla earned MLS Team of the Week honors for Week 18, tallying a goal and an assist in the team’s win against RSL. This season, Asprilla has tallied four goals and two assists in 17 appearances for Portland. Aljaz Ivacic was rec- ognized on the Team of the Week as he made his

Providence Park debut on Aug. 7, registering seven SOUNDERS Ismaila Jome 1544 Marvin Loría 33 Larrys Mabiala 85 Zac McGraw 9 Felipe Mora 30 Santiago Moreno saves to help the Timbers earn a win.

ortland extended its home unbeaten streak to DEFENDER GOALKEEPER MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER FORWARD MIDFIELDER Pfour games (3-0-1) with its win against . The Timbers are tied for the second-most home wins in the Western Conference with Min- nesota, posting a record of 6-2-1. Felipe Mora has recorded a goal in three consecutive home matches for the club. Hunter Sulte 11 Jaroslaw Niezgoda 22 Cristhian Paredes 7 Andy Polo 26 25 Bill Tuiloma 8 Diego Valeri elipe Mora scored his team-leading sixth goal of Fthe season on Aug. 7, and has registered a goal in four of Portland’s last five games. Yimmi Chara DEFENDER MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER DEFENDER recorded his second goal of the regular season in Portland’s last match, making him the sixth Timber to record two or more goals this year. Marvin Loría tallied his team-leading fourth assist in the win over RSL. In his eighth appearance this year, Sebastián Blanco registered his second assist, making him the ninth player on the team to record two or more 2 Josecarlos Van Rankin 19 Eryk Williamson 40 Renzo Zambrano 13 Dario Zuparic assists in the 2021 campaign.