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CONCACAF Champions League | Timbers ready for challenge in Costa Rica

BEAVERTON, Ore. – Ned Grabavoy remembers the environment outside of Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in San José, Costa Rica, the night that he and his then-Real Salt Lake teammates traveled there to play Saprissa in 2011.

“It's an interesting little drive and hike up a hill where fans are ready before the game,” Grabavoy said of that bus ride. “Fans are ready around the stadium to let you know that it's going to be a difficult night. I think from that moment we knew how difficult of a task it was going to be [to get a result], but we embraced that a little bit.