HIGHLIGHTS: Portland Timbers vs SJ Earthquakes ¦ April 14, 2013

the bash Brothers Alan Gordon and Steven lenhardt are back in business for the supporter Shield winners San Jose Darlington nagby holds the creative keys for the hometown Portland Timbers you know Cale Porter called him a hybrid and last game against Houston he used them in this Advanced position and they were so dangerous where Johnson could stretch the defense and nagby could pick him out tied the alltime goal scoring record MLS for a regular season here he likes to play here and when he has Alan Gordon and Steven Lenard up top to bang round he can win the second walls and they can be dangerous Portland looking to capitalize on their first win of the Season here last week against Houston San Jose looking for a first ever MLS win over the Timbers and we're underway is getting forward but the pass wasn't there this time dangerous flick on there by lenhard here's backer into the penalty low drive and it's SM bite rickets and collected at the second attempt Alan Gordon was there loitering waiting for the ball to pop out and it looks like Steven lenhard is moving a little bit uncomfortably after that challenge but here it is Kyle well good for Baka to run off looks forward Allen Gord not caught up with him good from rickets to not try to scoop that first shot up just use his hands to absorb the shot keep it in front of him nagby has a bit of space to turn into but he's quickly surrounded by blue shirts look at that run intelligent jeby found him nagby excellent challenge by Backa and it's a corner kick and daring in nby stayed on the ground he was about to pull the trigger on a cross wonderful bit of play between jewsbury and nagby well that opening was created when Chara was the one that made the run through he interchanged with Darlington nagby and Harden went with Char and nagby found a little pocket of space makes this run through this is a risky challenge here from Baka he had to make sure he got that ball and to slide him with that right foot you run the risk of hitting darling to nagan he definitely gets a little bit of contact there Ryan Johnson here's bernardes Garen is aware of the danger cleared only as far as Chara and Alan Gordon's gone in it's Advantage being played here and Chara is still down I wonder if greda the referee might go back and take some action at the next dead ball and there it is so there is going to be at least a yellow card here so if Alan Gordon thought he got away with it he was wrong so let's take a look at this it's Gordon's first yellow of the Season yeah I mean I can see that being a yellow card definitely gets a lot of them Miss times that one you can see he's trying to go for the ball and cut out the passing Lane he's late getting therez with his left foot towards the goalkeeper with his right as well now what's happened here Alan Gordon and Mel sylvestri squaring up sylvestri gesturing as if there's been an elbow an eron elbow thrown and there is blood coming from the mouth and Alan Gordon is on a yellow card remember Sylvester is [Applause] incensed it's a flash point here at Joe Wayfield he's not happy the [Applause] fman Well from my vantage point alen Gordon definitely had the elbow out I'm not sure if he was seeking out sylvestra with it the crowd have just seen it as you probably gathered on the big screens here in well their reaction suggests Alan Gordon was going after him with the elbow and life time it was hard for me to tell going to look at the replay right now I don't think that's intentional doesn't take a look he doesn't even know where cust is every player that goes up is going to stick their arms out didn't really wind it up but caught him clean in the lip send him off is the cry from the crowd here and it appears that that's exactly what has happened a second yellow card for Alan Gordon and he's got his marching orders in San Jose are down to 10 menes alhassan look at the space on the right hand side alhassan still there is it a foul by corales yes it is he's not happy s Crone is not happy and Raphael Baka is arguing their case as well they're not going to change the referee's mind well caralis looked like he did get a little bit of this ball watch he'll toe poke it away but the fact that Alison's going to keep his balance and end up getting to that ball even though he gets a toe pooke on it and the follow through is what brings him down it's going to be a foul a free kick reasonably Central shade less than 25 yds out Johnson KS it spectacular goal by Will Johnson it needed something special to break the deadlock and the Timbers Army have got it and it's 1 n to Portland against San Jose and they're going [Applause] crazy this is just perfect technique wants this ball get up and go down the height this ball enters the net shows you what great technique he has on this gets it up high over the net curling away from John bus the wall doesn't really jump much but that's outstanding from will Johnson coming up on the ball getting great swerve on it full extension nothing Bush can do about it throw is long into The Penalty area Berard is underneath it the header comes in what an opportunity for walowski and it was straight at Ricky the first sight of goal all night well after the first header there isn't any Pace on this ball so walowski has to try to generate all of it it's going to be tough to beat Donovan rickets from there you can see he does whatever he can but with the wingspan of rickets and putting it right at him not going to do anything to harm him throwing San Jose the whistle goes to the mouth and it's all over at Joe wentfield two consecutive victories in Major League Soccer for the Portland Timbers thanks to a spectacular curling free kick from will Johnson