PORTLAND, Ore. – It was 4 a.m. when Brian Williams left his home in Beaverton, Oregon, joining another of the 25 people he and his wife, Marianna Dubova, shared a section with at PGE Park. 108 is in the heart of the supporters end in Goose Hollow, and in 2005, ahead of the Portland Timbers’ fifth season in the United Soccer League, the couple began their residency, there. By 2008, they were season-ticket holders, and in 2012, they added a third ticket to their allotment.
Over that time, what was once known as Civic Stadium went from PGE Park to Jeld-Wen Field, then changed again to Providence Park.