To view the official news release click on the link below.

http://www.columbian.com/weblogs/portland-timbers/2012/jul/25/timbers-official-news-release-timbers-2-villa-2-vi/

Some quotes from Lambert after the game...

Aston Villa Quotes

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert

Thoughts on the game: “I enjoyed it. It was good experience. I suggested [Portland] would be difficult for us. I’m delighted the way we played and delighted we won the game. I thought some of our football was very good and when the lads made changes I thought some of our football was good.”

Thoughts on the “Support Stan” cheer from the crowd: “[I felt] Great because I played with him for the best part of nine years at Celtic so I know him really well. Hopefully he’s going to end up OK. He’s fighting hard at the minute in appreciation of the fans.”

Thoughts on the MLS sides Aston Villa faced: “I think there’s been some really good football matches, I really do. The three games were always going to be hard for us because MLS is up and running. And the standard’s good because you look at the American national team, they’re no mucks.”

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As a side note: great to know that Lambert thinks that the US National Team are no "mucks"; couldn't ask for a better compliment; flippin 'eck. Ask a stupid question - get a stupid answer...