The Portland Timbers practiced at the team's Breaverton training facility today, putting in the first session of the last week of preseason. With the starters from Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Chicago Fire working through their recovery program indoors, only half of the Timbers' roster was on the pitch for today's session.
With only the Timbers' bench players and youngsters on the pitch, the team went through a quick, but intense session. The Timbers started the bulk of practice with a five on five plus two possession drill that saw Jack Jewsbury and Ben Zemanski partnered in the center of the pitch as the fulcrums for whichever group held the ball at the time.