PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers wrap up their preseason campaign, closing out the 2015 Simple Invitational with a match against Norwegian Tippeligaen side Stabæk on Saturday at 5pm PT at Providence Park. The Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps FC kick off the first match at 2:30pm PT.
The Timbers (1-1-3 in preseason) played
the Chicago Fire to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night
as 18 different players saw action for head coach Caleb Porter’s side in the match. Porter deployed a lineup that featured 10 different players from Sunday’s 2015 Simple Invitational-opening match against Cascadia-rival Whitecaps FC. Entering Saturday’s final preseason match, Portland has conceded just three goals through five preseason matches.
Saturday’s Timbers match during the 2015 Simple Invitational will be streamed live on
www.timbers.com
with a live radio broadcast on 750 The Game (KXTG 750 AM).
Saturday’s preseason match is Portland’s final tune-up before the Timbers kick off their fifth MLS season on Saturday, March 7, against Western Conference foe Real Salt Lake at 7:30pm PT at Providence Park. Since 2011, the Timbers are unbeaten (2-0-2) in home openers as an MLS club. Since the 2013 season, the Timbers have earned a 16-4-14 record at Providence Park, including 15 shutouts.
