2009 USL Quarterfinal Playoffs

A night for the Underdogs
In the first 3 games of the Quarterfinals the lower seeded team playing at home took each win. Now the higher seeded teams will return home and face an uphill battle.


#2 Carolina RailHawks 0 - #7 Vancouver Whitecaps 1

Game time 7:30 PM at Swangard Stadium, Vancouver
Weather in Vancouver partly cloudy, 61 degrees, no rain

• Vancouver won the 2006 and 2008 USL Championship.
• This is the RailHawks 3rd season in the USL.
• Little scares both ways.
  
• Vancouver getting good shots on goal.
  
• Nil - nil at the half, 1 minute of added time.

Halftime Stats
Shots: Carolina 3 - Vancouver 6
Saves: Carolina 2 - Vancouver 3
Fouls: Carolina 3 - Vancouver 4
Offsides: Carolina 2 - Vancouver 1
Corners: Carolina 1 - Vancouver 2

• Players coming back on the field, should start second half in a couple minutes.
• 2nd half kickoff at 8:44 PM PST
• Nil - nil in the 16th minute
• Yellow card Kenold Versailles, Vancouver on a dangerous two footed challenge. 64th minute
• Nash with a corner, Versailles with a clear header just wide. 67th minute
• Carolina getting a few chances now 75thminute
  
• Randy Edwini-Bonsu SCORES, assist from Marlon James Vancouver up 1 - nil. 78th minute
• Attendance ta the match 5,135.
• 82nd minute Vancouver still challenging the back line.
• Carolina creating some chances. 87th minute
• 90th minute!
  
• About 4 minutes extratime, Vancouver wins.

Next game Sept 27 at Carolina 2:00 PM


#4 Charleston 0 - #5 Montreal 2
Game at Seputo Stadium in Montreal

• David Testo scores for Montreal in the 10th minute.
• 2nd yellow, red card for Bobo, Impact are now playing 11 against 10
• Montreal getting good chances.
• As expected Montreal playing possession ball while Charleston plays long ball due to being a man down.
• Placentino scores in 88th minute
• Montreal gets extra points for having a second Canadian feed of the game and their own live tracker on their website. The kind of stuff we will take for granted when we enter the MLS.

Next Game Sept 27 at Charleston – 5:00 pm
Live on Fox Soccer Channel

#3 Puerto Rico 1 - #6 Rochester 2
Game at Marina Auto park in Rochester, New York

• Rochester scores in the 64th minute
• Puerto Rico scores the equalizer in the 71st minute and a minute later Rochester scores to regain the lead.

Next game Sept 27 at Puerto Rico 3:00 pm

TIMBERS WIN 2-1 IN STOPPAGE TIME FINAL

Keita scores in the 15th minute
74th minute Portland still leads 1-0.
90th minute Portland 1, Austin 0. 4 minutes Stoppage time!
4MINUTES OF STOPPAGE TIME, THAT WAS MADE OUT OF THIN AIR, WITH NO GOALS OR INJURIES AND GUESS WHAT??????? aUSTIN SCOREs IN STOPPAGE!

Portland 1 Austin 1

AND PORTLAND SCORES!!!!!!!!! 2-1 PORTLAND WINS!!!!!!!!!
Johan Claussen scores off the pass from McManus


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Thirsty Thursday

Taking on Bayern Munich II

Live Updates Portland 5 - Minnesota 1 FINAL

• Portland scores in the 3rd minute of the game. Josten Goal, Farber Assist
• 31st minute Suzuki blaez one into the far post, Josten with the perfectly placed assist
• Minnesota has had some chances on goal to no success
• The Thunder finally come through on a free kick goal by Ricardo Sanchez.
• HALFTIME - Portland 2, Minnesota 1. Looks like we have a game.
• 60th minute RED CARD Minnesota #24 Julius James. An obivous holding and take down in the box
• 62 minute David Hayes converts the peanlty kick 3-1 Portland
• 84th minute Keita is pulled down and then kicked. Keita takes a swing at some Minnesota jerk, and recives and yellow. Minnesota player recieves another red.
• 87th minute Keita scores a beautiful header off the corner kick. Minnesota playing two men down and three goals behind. Put a fork in Thunder because they are done!
• 90th minute Scott Thompson scores off the header. This is an ass kicking!
• 90th minute Melvin Terley RED CARD a nasty tackle against Portland in a game that has already been decided. Are we playing the Lakers?
• FINAL 5-1 The unbeaten streak stays alive.

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Gametime: 7pm
Live Updates:

• Santa Rosa weather at 7pm: 71° F Mostly Cloudly, 10 mph winds
• Seattle has requested that if Portland wins, their third round game will be moved to July 1st
• GOOOAAL! George Josten! Timbers lead 1 - 0.
• Keita scores two goals.
• Timbers win 3-0. Seattle is next.
  

Portland vs. Carolina: Live Updates

• 0-0 still at half time. Portland dominates possession and is looking good.
• Cunliffe gets a red card around the 54th minute. Railhawks playing a man down. Still 0-0.
• 72nd minute and still 0-0. Carolina is playing better with a man down, getting some dangerous looks in the second half. Keita blew a couple plays down by the goal.
• Final score: 0-0. Portland 11 straight unbeaten.
  

GOAAAAAAAAL! TIMBERS SCORE AT 90TH MINUTE!!!!

Keith Savage kicks it in off a header! Timbers 1-0 over Montreal.

Live Blogging: Timbers vs. Vancouver

We are live blogging.

Timbers score off a penalty kick six mins in.


Josten scores his first goal of the season:

Timbers 2-0

Timbers Game Thread

GAME DAY - LIVE UPDATES

It's game day and the Timbers are in Puerto Rico.

Game Notes:
-Defender Takuro Nishimura is back with the team
-Portland's leading scorers are Ryan Pore and Brian Farber, who have two goals apiece
-Pore leads the team with 5 points
-Nick Addlery leads Puerto Rico with two goals.
-Portland is #2 in the USL for average attendance, Puerto Rico is #4

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