FIVE You’ve played all When you found What did you miss most, Which footbal- What music are 1over the world. 2 out you were com- 3 or were you most looking 4 lers have you 5 you listening to What’s your favorite ing back to Portland, forward to about coming back to been inspired by the before a game? QUESTIONS thing about traveling what emotions did you Portland? most? It depends. If I’m TIMBERS and experiencing new experience? Everything’s just easier Growing up, it “ places? “ “ too hyped up, I’ll “It was huge. It here, you know with the was the ’98 World listen to something “Culture and kind of worked out language, everything’s just Cup Champion mellow. If I’m too human beings. where it was a time simpler. I feel like I came French team with chilled out, I’ll listen We’re pretty much when I felt like I here very young, so I still Patrick Vieira and to something more all the same, but needed to be here, have the same habits, I like Zinédine Zidane in upbeat. But usual- different at the and it so happened to eat at all the same plac- the middle. They ly I need to dance same time.” that I was called to es still. It’s just nice being are my all-time before a game, so I come back here.” familiar with everything.” favorites.” can feel my body.” GEORGE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4 7:30 PM

# PLAYER POS. # PLAYER POS. 1 GK 1 JT Marcinkowski GK 2 D 2 Luciano Abecasis D 3 D

PORTLAND 5 Claudio Bravo D SJ 4 Oswaldo Alanís D 7 M VERSUS 5 Eric Remedi M

8 M EARTHQUAKES

6 Shea Salinas M SJ 9 F 7 M

FOCHIVE 10 Sebastián Blanco M 8 F 11 Jarosław Niezgoda F 9 Javier López M

12 GK 10 M EARTHQUAKES 13 Dario Zuparic D 12 GK TIMBERS 15 Ismaila Jome D 13 Nathan D 14 M 17 F 15 D 19 M VS. 16 Jack Skahan M 20 George Fochive M 17 Daniel Vega GK 21 Diego Chara M 18 George Asomani M 22 M 19 Siad Haji M MIDFIELDER 23 Yimmi Chara M 21 M 25 D 22 D 23 D 26 Hunter Sulte GK 24 Thomas Willamson F GIOVANNI 27 Dairon Asprilla M MATIAS ALMEYDA 25 Andres Ríos F

SAVARESE HEAD COACH 20 HEAD COACH 28 D 26 Eric Calvillo M 30 Santiago Moreno M 27 Marcos López D

31 Aljaz Ivacic GK 28 Benji Kikanovic F 33 D 29 Jacob Akanyirige D 40 Renzo Zambrano M 41 Emi Ochoa GK HEIGHT: 5-9 PREVIOUS CLUB: BNEI YEHUDA TEL AVIV FC 44 Cade Cowell F 44 Marvin Loría M DOB: 3/24/1992 BIRTHPLACE: WASHINGTON D.C. 77 Casey Walls D 85 Zac McGraw D 93 Judson Silva Tavares M 98 M MATCHPREVIEW

THIS MATCH PRESENTED BY: WEDNESDAY • AUGUST 4 • 7:30 PM • PROVIDENCE PARK TIMBERS

VS. MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER HEAD COACH GOALKEEPER MIDFIELDER DEFENDER 2021 REGULAR 6-8-1 SEASON RECORD 4-7-5 Felipe Mora, 2021 LEADING GOAL Cade Cowell (4) Jeremy Ebobisse (4) SCORER Cade Cowell, 2021 ASSIST LEADER 27 Dairon Asprilla 1 Jeff Attinella 10 Sebastián Blanco 98 Blake Bodily 28 Pablo Bonilla Three players tied (3) Cristian Espinoza (4) REGUALR SEASON 14-5-7 RECORD VS. OPPONENT 5-14-7 DEFENDER MIDFIELDER GOALKEEPER MIDFIELDER FORWARD MIDFIELDER RECORD VS. OPPONENT 0-10-3 10-0-3 AT PROVIDENCE PARK

5 Claudio Bravo 21 Diego Chara 23 Yimmi Chara 12 Steve Clark 17 Jeremy Ebobisse 20 George Fochive MATCHNOTES VERSUS onight’s match marks the 27th regular-season SJ GOALKEEPER MIDFIELDER FORWARD DEFENDER DEFENDER DEFENDER Tmeeting between the Timbers and San Jose in MLS regular-season play, with Portland holding a 14- 5-7 record against the Earthquakes. In eight matches managed against the Earthquakes since joining Port- land in 2018, Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese EARTHQUAKES holds a 6-1-1 record. The Timbers are unbeaten in their last five regular-season meetings (4-0-1) against 31 Aljaz Ivacic 15 Ismaila Jome 44 Marvin Loría 33 Larrys Mabiala 85 Zac McGraw 9 Felipe Mora San Jose.

iego Valeri has recorded a team-high eight goals DEFENDER GOALKEEPER MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER FORWARD Dand nine assists in 17 matches against the Earthquakes, ranking him eighth best all-time in MLS for goals against the Earthquakes, and fourth best all-time in MLS for assists against San Jose. Notably, Valeri has tallied a goal or an assist in each of his last three starts for the Timbers. Jeremy Ebobisse has scored four goals in his last six starts, and Felipe 30 Santiago Moreno 11 Jaroslaw Niezgoda 22 Cristhian Paredes 7 Andy Polo 26 Hunter Sulte 25 Bill Tuiloma Mora has recorded four goals in his last six appear- ances with Portland. DEFENDER MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER DEFENDER he Timbers are 5-2-0 at Providence Park this

Tseason, outscoring its opponents 11-6. In their last match at home, Portland downed LAFC 2-1 with a stoppage-time game winner courtesy of Mora on July 21. Since joining the MLS in 2011, the Timbers have posted a record of 92-34-45. Diego Chara leads the club with 157 MLS games played at home (all 8 Diego Valeri 2 Josecarlos Van Rankin 19 Eryk Williamson 40 Renzo Zambrano 13 Dario Zuparic starts), logging a total of 13,972 minutes.