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Seattle wins Cascadia Cup match with Timbers

The Cascadia Cup
By Drumman July 24 2006
Seattle runs out of Portland with a win in the Cascadia Cup as they net two goals in less then one minute. Weaver nets his 12th goal of the season for Seattle.
July 22nd 2006

Seattle gets a win here in Portland as they score two quick goals late in the match. Portland does score off a free kick in stoppage time. The match was settled in the 86th and 87th minute as defender Jake Besagno scored off a cross from former Timber Andrew Gregor. Then less then a minute later forward Cam Weaver of Seattle scored. This put the Timbers in a hole that they could not climb out of. Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar placed the ball passed Seattles keeper Chris Eylander on his free kick just 22 yard out from goal. Portland was without star midfielder/forward Mubarike "Mamba" Chisoni as he was back home in Zimbabwe for the funeral of his mother. Seattle was without their star midfield Leighton O'Brien. the loss puts Portland out of the Cascadia Cup. The Two teams play again in Seattle Saturday Night.

Here is what the Cascadia Cup  is about:

About the Cascadia Cup

    Supporters of the Seattle Sounders have teamed up with fan-based organizations for the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps to sponsor the "Cascadia Cup," to be awarded to the club who finishes with the best record in the season series between these three teams. The Cascadia Cup has been created to celebrate the strong rivalries between each of these three clubs.

   As a part of the USL Division One schedule the teams will host games against their local rivals to count in the Cascadia Cup standings. 

    The team earning the most points in all head-to-head competition against the other two teams using the current USL point system will receive the cup. The current point system awards three points for each win and one point for a draw.

    Corporations and fans have sponsored previous northwest cups, such as the "Rose Festival Cup" between the Sounders and Timbers. The name "Cascadia Cup" was chosen to reflect the geographical region that includes all three cities, Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, B.C.

Fans have donated money to pay for the two-foot tall silver Cascadia Cup that will rotate to each season's winner. The cup includes a plaque which will have each winning team's name engraved on it.

    "The Cascadia Cup brings back the feeling of what it was like when the teams played each other in the old (North American Soccer League) NASL days," said Kurt Schubothe, a Portland soccer fan.


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