Sam Svilar

silhouette of player in tunnel

The future is bright. 11/4.

BOTH AGAINST SAN DIEGO.

It’s Portland vs. San Diego: The Day. My goodness.

So we get two PTFC elimination games on the same day. Get ready for one of the most stressful days Soccer City has seen in some time. #BAONPDX #RCTID

Well you know they’ve only gone and done it!!

Amazing achievement for the Thorns to clinch 3rd. Now go make some noise in the postseason again. #BAONPDX

My god that shot of Velde. Put it in a museum.

The Timbers found their redemption last night - can the Thorns follow suit today?

A win puts them in great shape to host a playoff game, which would be huge for this team. For the fight and resilience they’ve shown this year, the Thornies would 100% deserve it #BAONPDX

Thus ends year 7 at Providence Park of covering the Portland Timbers.

They’ve got at least one game left, but the lights are officially off at the Park for the Timbers for 2025.

Regardless of when this season ends, I am still eternally grateful to be able to do this. Onward. #RCTID

Gage Guerra, on scoring a stoppage time equalizer (again!) to save the Timbers: "Top of the world... Best moment of my life, to be honest." #RCTID

Kristoffer Velde said that he was "joking around with my penalties" at training this week, and that he "missed 5-7 of my pens."

Tonight, he said Memo Valencia told him to "F*cking hit it with power."

I'm really glad he did that. #RCTID

Phil Neville said postgame that this morning he had to explain to his brother, some guy named Gary, that the score was not 2-1 on aggregate and that his side did not have an away goal.

The magic of MLS! #RCTID

THE TIMBERS STAY ALIVE.

ANTONY SCORES TO WIN THE SHOOTOUT.

PORTLAND FORCES A GAME THREE. #RCTID

Bump. #RCTID

Penalties at Providence Park.

Almost ten years to the day after the Double-Post.

Buckle the eff up. #RCTID

If I had a nickel for the number of times GAGE GUERRA scored a goal at the death to save the Timbers in a knockout game, I'd have two nickels.

Which isn't a lot BUT THANK GOD I HAVE THEM #RCTID

IT'S THE SLAYER OF STARFIRE

GAGE FREAKING GUERRAAAAAA #RCTID

Okay, I think I finally found the soccer game that is going to finally kill me.

And it's this one.

My god. #RCTID

Less than fifteen minutes left for Portland to save their season.

And you can't say they haven't been trying their damndest. Man. #RCTID

Diego effing Chara, ladies and gentleman. What a freaking player. #RCTID

Drew Fischer's yellow card decisions, or lack thereof, have been... curious tonight. #RCTID

Posts that preceded unfortunate events. Ooooof. #RCTID

Chucky Lozano has his warmups off and looked poised to come on for San Diego at the start of the second half. #RCTID

Well that was certainly a half (and a third!) of soccer. Breathless, wild, loud, at times great and at times awful from the Timbers.

Playoffs, baby #RCTID

As you were! Just an "almost calamitous" collapse from Portland #RCTID

BUT WAIT BAH GAWD THAT'S VAR'S MUSIC #RCTID

All that good work in the first half... gone in a flash. What an implosion from Portland in the dying embers of the first half. #RCTID

That goal had been threatening to come all night. It finally did and bit the Timbers in the... eleventh minute of first half stoppage time. #RCTID

There is a dinosaur and a dragon on the east sidelines of Providence Park.

Happy Halloween +1, everybody! #RCTID

Guys, I think Kristoffer Velde might be pretty good. #RCTID

Damn Dos Santos took Kelsy's boot right across the face. Looked really serious on the replay. Scary stuff. #RCTID

My god did Kristoff deserve that one.

1-0 Trees. #RCTID