Puerto Rico Islanders 1 Portland Timbers 2

Puerto Rico
By Kurt Scahubothe
September 14 2005

The Timbers turn up the heat in the second half and net two as Puerto Rico is not able to hold onto their lead. Two players get red card in this rough match.

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6/16/2005 Dan Antonuik scores two in the second half to win the match! Cory Woolfolk scores for Puerto Rico on a corner kick just before the half. Portland had the best of the play in the first half but could not find the net. The second half Portland came alive as Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar serevd a perfect ball that Dan Antonuik headed into the net at the 48th minute mark. It was Alcaraz and Antonuik once again in the 71st minute on a corner kick that Hugo placed to the feet of Dan Antoniuk for the game winner. With 11 minutes to go in the match Alexis Rivera of Puerto Rico picked up his second yellow card of the match resulting in a red card. SCORING SUMMARY: Woolfolk, 45’ (UA); Antoniuk, 48’ (Alcaraz-Cuellar); Antoniuk, 71’ (Alcaraz-Cuellar). MISCONDUCT SUMMARY: POR Poltl, YC (21’), Higgins, YC (43’); PRI Velez, YC (29’), Ortiz, YC (48’), Rivera, YC (57’), Gores, YC (68’), DaSilva, YC (76’), Rivera, RC (79’), DaSilva, RC (79’). LINEUPS: PUERTO RICO (3-3-3) Kennedy GK, Ortiz D (McAthy 89’), Rivera D, Zuleta D, Velez D, Gores M, DaSilva M (N. Delgado 78’), Maliza M, Villegas M (Gonzalez 72’), Salles F (A. Delgado 78’), Woolfolk F; PORTLAND (5-3-3) J. Saunders GK, Wilkinson D, Thompson D, Morrison D, Alcaraz-Cuellar M, Winters M, Higgins M, Poltl M, Miranda M, Antoniuk F, Alvarez F. Next Up For the Timbers Rocherster at Portland Saturday June 18th Timbers host SUNDERLAND of The Coca-Cola Football League Championship Saturday July 23rd For more on the upcoming season visit Timbers Army.com