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15 Apr 03:20 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
looks a bit like wellington weather! almost felt like saying "sshhhoooottt" as Gleeson was about to kick.
15 Apr 03:26 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
haha yeah, It looks pretty wet out there, imagine if we could have a stadium in Wellington like this one.
15 Apr 03:30 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Oceanic6 wrote:
looks a bit like wellington weather! almost felt like saying "sshhhoooottt" as Gleeson was about to kick.
Cascadia has a reputation as being the rainiest part of North America. So I'm less than surprised by the weather
15 Apr 03:30 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Snap! I was thinking the same thing re the stadium.
15 Apr 03:34 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
The atmosphere

Three for me, and two for them.

15 Apr 03:35 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Its actually a sweet game to watch too, and what about that disallowed goal being a goal kick apparently!
15 Apr 03:39 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
come on Portland!
15 Apr 03:41 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Jake hasn't really had to do much to date.
15 Apr 03:41 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Great goal!
15 Apr 03:41 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
What a finish.

Three for me, and two for them.

15 Apr 03:41 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
What a goal!

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

15 Apr 03:44 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
What the f**k..

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

15 Apr 03:44 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
live wood sawing. amazing
15 Apr 03:45 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Robb was right. That is an awesome tradition.

Three for me, and two for them.

15 Apr 03:45 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
That is one of the manliest things you could do to celebrate a goal..Azevo2011-04-15 15:48:12

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

15 Apr 03:47 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Timber Joey ftmfw
15 Apr 03:48 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
oh no, chicago have a lucky head bandage
15 Apr 03:48 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
TIMBERRRRRRRRRR!

Salmon swim upstream

15 Apr 03:49 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
That wet surface heh.

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

15 Apr 03:50 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Buffon II wrote:
Robb was right. That is an awesome tradition.
It's one of the big reasons why I love this team, despite allegiance to Vancouver. The slice of wood will be presented to the goalscorer post-match. LOVE IT.
15 Apr 03:50 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
What a scorcher.

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

15 Apr 03:51 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Eat my goal!
15 Apr 03:54 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Oh man, thats an awesome tradition this team is making me like them more than the crew at this rate >.> .... Also Nz flag in crowd. http://twitpic.com/4kz58t#
15 Apr 03:54 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
wish i was at this game. atmosphere is electric
15 Apr 03:56 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Just heard the tetris theme being belted out on what sounds like a trumpet. Maginificent.

Three for me, and two for them.

15 Apr 03:57 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Robb wrote:
Buffon II wrote:
Robb was right. That is an awesome
tradition.
It's one of the big reasons why I love this team,
despite allegiance to Vancouver. The slice of wood will be presented to
the goalscorer post-match. LOVE IT.

so a slice each for the goal scorers' or do they have to share a piece?
15 Apr 04:01 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Oceanic6 wrote:

so a slice each for the goal scorers' or do they have to share a piece?

Slice each:


15 Apr 04:02 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Fantastic first-half, hope they keep it up.

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

15 Apr 04:03 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
They gave the wood to someone in the crowd tho
15 Apr 04:05 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
CboZ wrote:
Oh man, thats an awesome tradition this team is making me like them more than the crew at this rate >.> .... Also Nz flag in crowd.�http://twitpic.com/4kz58t#



cool pic. good to see they don't have rules banning other countries flags. (unless Gavin wilkinson made sure it was ok for NZ flags)
15 Apr 04:20 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
hahahaha, f**king brilliant! Back of the net!

Thats some great poaching.

3-0Azevo2011-04-15 16:20:42

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15 Apr 04:21 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
gotta be a "we want 4" chant starting soon
15 Apr 04:26 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
I  wanna see Gleeson made to work for his money
15 Apr 04:29 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Oceanic6 wrote:

cool pic. good to see they don't have rules banning other countries flags. (unless Gavin wilkinson made sure it was ok for NZ flags)
Some other flags in the stands:


"National" Flag of Cascadia (unofficial of course but widely adopted)


City Flag of Portland.




15 Apr 04:32 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Great save from jake
15 Apr 04:33 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Gleeson with the save.
15 Apr 04:37 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Cooper really should of had that..

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

15 Apr 04:38 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
oh that's a bugger.
15 Apr 04:39 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Oh dear hahaha, that was terrible. What a goal, but an own goal... haha

We will never fully decide who has won the football.

15 Apr 04:40 · edited 09 Sep 05:31
Does he get a piece of wood for the own goal?