PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Timbers midfielders Andrés Flores and David Guzmán and defender Alvas Powell have been called up by their respective national teams for friendly matches, it was announced today. Guzmán will join Costa Rica for friendlies against South Korea on Sept. 7 and Japan on Sept. 11. Flores has been called in by El Salvador for a friendly against Brazil on Sept. 11, while Powell will join Jamaica for a friendly against Ecuador on Sept. 7.
Guzmán and Powell will miss the Timbers’ league match against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, Sept.