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LAWS 2016 SCR 207

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 207 the cup final, defeating Sporting City, Whitecaps FC, FC and SC; and Whereas the earned their first Whereas 27 seconds into the match (MLS) championship on De- scored, breaking the record for the fastest goal in cember 6, 2015, capturing the 2015 MLS Cup trophy MLS Cup history and securing for himself the 2015 with a 2 to 1 victory over Columbus Crew SC; and MLS Cup MVP award; and Whereas team owner , recogniz- Whereas Rodney Wallace headed in the team’s ing Portland’s potential as an MLS powerhouse, has final goal; and steered the development of both the Portland Tim- Whereas although the victory log, used in the bers and their home , , to Portland Timbers’ beloved slab ceremony tradition, excellence; and was not allowed in Stadium, team mascot Whereas throughout the the Portland Timber Joey still trucked the log 2,400 miles to Timbers were spurred to victory by the rousing Columbus, , to saw off slabs in spirit for the cheers of the and the team’s legion team’s two goals; and of supporters who have filled Providence Park to Whereas since their first game as an MLS team capacity for every regular-season and playoff match in 2011, the Portland Timbers have caught the im- since the Portland Timbers’ inaugural MLS season; agination of Oregonians, fixing Major League Soccer and firmly in the heart of Oregon’s sports scene; now, therefore, Whereas led by head coach , the Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of Portland Timbers finished a winning season that the State of Oregon: landed them third in the Western Conference, a That we, the members of the Seventy-eighth placement that earned them the right to advance to Legislative Assembly, honor the Portland Timbers the MLS Cup ; and for their victory in winning the 2015 MLS Cup. Whereas the Portland Timbers progressed with- Filed in the office of Secretary of State March 9, 2016 out a loss in their post-season playoff march to win

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