PORTLAND, Ore. -- Diego Valeri scored in the 13th minute and Donovan Ricketts earned his 10th shutout of the season, leading the Portland Timbers to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Friday night. Valeri scored for the third straight match as the Timbers (11-5-13) moved one point ahead of the Rapids (12-9-9) for third place in the Western Conference. "The game wasnt pretty," Portland head coach Caleb Porter said. "We need to be able to win those games. I thought we were very professional how we managed the second half, especially. I continue to see a very positive evolution." On the games only scoring play, Rodney Wallace leapt to head a Colorado clearance back towards goal, and Valeri raced onto the loose ball and chipped a shot from 20 yards out over Rapids goalkeeper Clinton Irwin for his eighth goal of the season. Valeri continues to be a driving force for the Timbers, despite recent injury issues. Porter noted the quality of the goal, while acknowledging the need to manage Valeris playing time. "That (goal) was class, and thats what he is, a class player," Porter said. "This was an important game and we got a good 75 minutes out of him. I hope hes still OK, he got a little tight at the end. Hopefully we saved enough in the tank for him to go the next game." Colorado nearly tied it 25 minutes later, when Portlands Pa-Modou Kah and Mamadou Danso both missed on their attempts to clear a pass, allowing the ball to fall to Edson Buddle. However, the Rapids forward could only manage to blast his shot off the goalpost. Despite the loss, Colorado head coach Oscar Pareja believes his team will make the playoffs. "Of course," he said. "With the team you saw on the field today, of course. I saw a team full of character." Both teams next face conference rivals for playoff positions. 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Canadas top line, however, was All-Star Jeff Carter between Ryan Getzlaf and Andrew Ladd. Getzlaf was second in scoring with 12 points, while Carter had 10 and Ladd chipped in seven. Incredibly, they were a combined +35 during the tournament and did not allow a single goal against while they were on the ice. Carter scored seven goals and boosted his career total to twelve, tying Eric Lindros Canadian record. All-Star Dion Phaneuf was a tower of power on the blueline, dishing out many heavy hits, but he had a lot of support from Shea Weber, Shawn Belle and Braydon Coburn. Canadas top four defenders were +34 during the tournament. Russia boasted a couple of future stars in All-Star Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin, who were the top two picks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, and had an excellent tournament until meeting Canada in the final. Ovechin took a constant pounding from the Canadians and left the game after two periods with an ailing shoulder. The Czech Republic won the bronze medal behind the stellar work of All-Star goaltender Marek Schwarz. The Czechs beat the host team, the defending champions from the United States, 3-2 in overtime in the bronze medal game. The Americans had a disappointing tournament. They lost twice in the round-robin, falling to unheralded Belarus and the Czechs, thanks to undisciplined play and poor goaltending. After beating Sweden in the quarterfinals, the US was pounded by Ovechkin and the Russians in the semifinals. In the end, there was little dispute that Canada was not only the class of the tournament, but perhaps the best team the World Juniors had ever seen. Group A COUNTRY GP W T L GF GA PTS Russia 4 3 0 1 21 9 6 Czech Rep.dddddddddddd 4 3 0 1 16 9 6 United States 4 2 0 2 15 16 4 Switzerland 4 1 0 3 12 17 2 Belarus 4 1 0 3 9 22 2 Group B COUNTRY GP W T L GF GA PTS Canada 4 4 0 0 32 5 8 Sweden 4 2 0 2 14 13 4 Finland 4 2 0 2 10 15 4 Slovakia 4 2 0 2 10 10 4 Germany 4 0 0 4 1 24 0 MEDAL GAMES Gold - Canada 6, Russia 1 Bronze - Czech Republic 3, United States 2 (OT) Team Canada Roster (GP - G - A - Pts) Patrice Bergeron (6 - 5 - 8 - 13) Ryan Getzlaf (6 - 3 - 9 - 12) Jeff Carter (6 - 7 - 3 - 10) Sidney Crosby (6 - 6 - 3 - 9) Andrew Ladd (6 - 3 - 4 - 7) Corey Perry (6 - 2 - 5 - 7) Nigel Dawes (6 - 2 - 4 - 6) Dion Phaneuf (6 - 1 - 5 - 6) Mike Richards (6 - 1 - 4 - 5) Colin Fraser (6 - 1 - 4 - 5) Clarke MacArthur (6 - 4 - 0 - 4) Anthony Stewart (6 - 3 - 1 - 4) Danny Syvret (6 - 1 - 2 - 3) Brent Seabrook (5 - 0 - 3 - 3) Braydon Coburn (6 - 0 - 2 - 2) Cam Barker (3 - 1 - 0 - 1) Shawn Belle (6 - 1 - 0 - 1) Stephen Dixon (6 - 0 - 1 - 1) Shea Weber (6 - 0 - 0 - 0) Jeremy Colliton (1 - 0 - 0 - 0) Team Canada Goaltending (W-L-T - GAA - SO) Jeff Glass (5-0-0 - 1.40 - 0) Rejean Beauchemin (1-0-0 - 0.00 - 1) Tournament All-Stars G - Marek Schwarz (CZE) F - Jeff Carter (CAN) D - Ryan Suter (USA) F - Patrice Bergeron (CAN) D - Dion Phaneuf (CAN) F - Alexander Ovechkin (RUS) Top Scorers PLAYER GP G A P Patrice Bergeron (CAN) 6 5 8 13 Ryan Getzlaf (CAN) 6 3 9 12 Alexander Ovechkin (RUS) 6 7 4 11 Jeff Carter (CAN) 6 7 3 10 Rostislav Olesz (CZE) 7 7 3 10 Cheap Barcelona JerseysCheap Real Madrid Jerseys AuthenticCheap Bayern Munich JerseysCheap Dortmund JerseysCheap USA JerseysCheap USWNT JerseysFrance Soccer JerseysSoccer Mexico JerseysCheap Germany JerseysCheap Belgium Soccer JerseysBrazil Jerseys From ChinaGermany Jerseys From ChinaAuthentic Soccer Mexico JerseysCheap Portugal Soccer JerseysWholesale Spain JerseysCheap France Football JerseysCheap Germany Jerseys AuthenticCheap Mexico Jerseys AuthenticWholesale Colombia JerseysCheap Belgium Football JerseysWholesale Argentina JerseysCheap USA Soccer Jerseys Chinacheap uswnt jersey authenticAuthentic AC Milan JerseysDiscount Arsenal JerseysWholesale A.S. 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