Antony's two goals lead Timbers past Dynamo

Antony's two goals lead Timbers past Dynamo

Antony scored a brace Sunday and the Portland Timbers made it back-to-back wins, stopping the visiting Houston Dynamo 3-1.

Timbers shine in the rain in a 3-1 victory over Houston Dynamo FC

The Portland Timbers were welcomed back home to Providence Park yesterday to take on the Houston Dynamo after a 3 point road trip to Colorado. Head Coach Phil Neville made one change to his lineup from last weekend, replacing Eric Miller on the back line with Juan Mosquera. Houston’s availability report had 5 players benched for various injuries, most notably their starting keeper, Andrew Tarbell, out with a knee injury. There were also 2 player…

The Portland Timbers have found the right time to be "ruthless"

Antony scored his team-leading third and fourth goals of the season on Sunday. (Tyson Alger/I-5 Corridor)PORTLAND — Phil Neville was in the mood to nitpick.When he entered the Providence Park press room, the Portland Timbers manager was disappointed by the number of media members present. He also humorously took issue with a reporter wearing a hat with the Liverpool F.C. logo on it.“That’s an insult,” said Neville, who spent 10 years playing wit…

Portland Timbers beat 3-1 to the Houston Dynamo that remains unable to celebrate and is penultimate to the MLS West Conference A rainy afternoon in the ever-defying Providence Park marked the third defeat of the season for Houston Dynamo which was surpassed by Portland 3-1 Timbers at the closing of the MLS sixth date. The first goal of the match was a omen of the rest of the match. Portland launched a dangerous attack with its speed in a backlas…