PORTLAND, Ore. – The Swope Park Rangers will look to continue their five-game winning streak in the second game of their trip to the Pacific Northwest when they take on the struggling Portland Timbers 2 at Providence Park on Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. PT.
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Portland Timbers 2 news and notes
Current record: 1-14-2, 5pts
Portland suffered a fourth defeat in their last five outings as they fell 4-3 to the LA Galaxy II last Sunday at Providence Park.
T2 held a two-goal lead behind tallies from Jeremy Ebobisse and Max Ornstil, but then gave up four consecutive goals to Los Dos before Victor Arboleda’s late goal proved nothing more than a consolation.
Ebobisse’s goal was his first in a Timbers uniform, with the 2017 MLS SuperDraft selection having previously scored twice for the U.S. U20s at the FIFA U20 World Cup earlier this year.
Portland has still to take victory on home turf this season, with the side currently 0-8-1 at Providence Park this season with a -13 goal differential.
Swope Park Rangers news and notes
Current record: 10-4-2, 32pts
The Rangers are coming off a 1-0 victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on Wednesday afternoon that extended their winning streak to five games.
Former T2 player Kharlton Belmar – who earned USL Rookie of the Year honors in 2015 in Portland – scored the only goal against WFC2. Belmar also tallied when SPR hosted T2 earlier this season.
Swope Park playmaker Kevin Oliveira provided the assist, and has now surpassed his total from a season ago with five helpers in 12 appearances after a torn ACL in his left knee midway through 2016 brought his first season with the club to an early conclusion.
The Rangers are four points behind second-place San Antonio FC in the Western Conference after Friday night’s 1-1 draw between SAFC and OKC Energy FC at Toyota Field.
Series Notes
Squads
Portland – GK: Wade Hamilton, Christian Herrera, Kendall McIntosh, Jeff Attinella; D: Michael Amick, Kyle Bjornethun, Rennico Clarke, Marco Farfan, Harold Hanson, Shaquille Jimenez, Chance Myers, Max Ornstil, Amobi Okugo; M: Victor Arboleda, Villyan Bijev, Blake Bodily, Russell Cicerone, Tomas Granitto, Jack Barmby, Terrell Lowe, Omar Mohamed, Jacob Montes, Jose Perez, Ben Zemanski; F: Gio Calixtro, Jeremy Ebobisse, Augustine Williams
Swope Park – GK: Adrian Zendejas, David Greczek, Darrin MacLeod; D: Amer Didic, Parker Maher, Oumar Ballo, Liam Doyle, Joe Amico, Patrick Wilkinson, Colton Storm, Tyler Pasher, Erik Palmer-Brown, Dakota Barnathan; M: Louis Bennett, Felipe Hernandez, Lebo Moloto, Daniel Salloi, Christian Duke, Robert Mirosavic, James Musa, Kevin Oliveira, Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal; F: Cameron Iwasa, Kharlton Belmar, Nansel Selbol, Diego Kostner, Mark Anthony Gonzalez
Discipline
Portland – Suspended: Lamar Batista; Accumulation warning: Rennico Clarke
Swope Park – Accumulation warning: Kharlton Belmar, Liam Doyle
Officials
REF: BABOUCARR JALLOW
AR1: Jeremy Hanson
AR2: Ryan Jung
4TH: Ian Miller
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Portland Timbers 2 – @TimbersFC2
Swope Park Rangers – @SwopeRangers
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