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18 Sep 2009, 05:34 PM
Thursday, September 17, 2009
PORTLAND, OR -- A pair of goals by forward George Josten guided the Portland Timbers to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland City Stars in their regular season finale before 12,567 Thursday at PGE Park.
Thursday’s win helped the Timbers (16-4-10, 58pts) snap a two-game losing skid. Portland enters the postseason as the USL First Division’s No. 1 seed after capturing the 2009 Commissioner’s Cup as the regular season champion, earning a first round bye to the semifinal round slated for Oct. 1-4.
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Josten recorded his first two-goal performance of the season, midfielder Johan Claesson and forward Mandjou Keita each earned an assist to lead the Timbers. Goalkeeper Steve Cronin logged two saves to record his 15th win of the campaign, matching a modern-franchise record set in 2004.
With his seventh assist of the season, Keita finished the regular season with 29 points and leads the USL First Division in scoring. He holds a five-point lead in the race as the league’s scoring champion, and he is also in a three-way tie for the league’s goal-scoring title at 11 goals.
Midfielder Ryan Stewart tallied his second goal of the season and forward Teteh Bangura attempted three shots to pace Cleveland (4-18-7, 19pts), which wraps up its inaugural season in the USL First Division Saturday.
The Timbers looked to put the City Stars under pressure from the opening whistle, and finished the match with a 19-15 advantage in shots. Josten opened the scoring with the first shot of the night.
http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/366725.html
PORTLAND, OR -- A pair of goals by forward George Josten guided the Portland Timbers to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland City Stars in their regular season finale before 12,567 Thursday at PGE Park.
Thursday’s win helped the Timbers (16-4-10, 58pts) snap a two-game losing skid. Portland enters the postseason as the USL First Division’s No. 1 seed after capturing the 2009 Commissioner’s Cup as the regular season champion, earning a first round bye to the semifinal round slated for Oct. 1-4.
http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/imgs/home/09-17-09-cle-por.jpg
Josten recorded his first two-goal performance of the season, midfielder Johan Claesson and forward Mandjou Keita each earned an assist to lead the Timbers. Goalkeeper Steve Cronin logged two saves to record his 15th win of the campaign, matching a modern-franchise record set in 2004.
With his seventh assist of the season, Keita finished the regular season with 29 points and leads the USL First Division in scoring. He holds a five-point lead in the race as the league’s scoring champion, and he is also in a three-way tie for the league’s goal-scoring title at 11 goals.
Midfielder Ryan Stewart tallied his second goal of the season and forward Teteh Bangura attempted three shots to pace Cleveland (4-18-7, 19pts), which wraps up its inaugural season in the USL First Division Saturday.
The Timbers looked to put the City Stars under pressure from the opening whistle, and finished the match with a 19-15 advantage in shots. Josten opened the scoring with the first shot of the night.
http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/366725.html