T2 at home: Portland Timbers 2 plays host to OKC Energy at 7 p.m. Saturday at the University of Portland’s Merlo Field. T2 (8-11-2, 26 points) enters the weekend five points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League. The Energy (9-5-7, 34 points) is fourth in the Western Conference following a Tuesday win over L.A. Galaxy II. OKC defeated Portland 2-0 on June 5 in Oklahoma. A live webcast of the match is available at www.timbers2.com. Tickets are available online through the Timbers.com website, or at Merlo Field prior to the match.
SCORING SUMMARY: TIMBERS 1, FIRE 0
Chicago 0 0–0
Portland 0 1–1
First half–None.
Second half–1, Portland, Adi 10 (Valeri), 48th minute.
Goalies–Chicago, Sean Johnson; Portland, Adam Kwarasey.
Yellow Cards–Polster, Chicago, 44th; Melano, Portland, 72nd.
Referee–Armando Villarreal. Assistant Referees–Jeremy Hanson. Paul Scott. 4th Official–Alex Chilowicz.
A–21,144 (20,000)
Lineups
Chicago–Sean Johnson, Lovel Palmer, Jeff Larentowicz, Eric Gehrig, Joevin Jones, Matt Polster, Harry Shipp, Shaun Maloney, Razvan Cocis, David Accam (Patrick Nyarko, 43rd), Jason Johnson (Kennedy Igboananike, 68th).
Portland–Adam Kwarasey, Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Liam Ridgewell, Jorge Villafana, Rodney Wallace (Lucas Melano, 68th), Diego Chara, Diego Valeri (Jack Jewsbury, 90th), Darlington Nagbe, Will Johnson, Fanendo Adi (Dairon Asprilla, 86th).