When Jack Jewsbury smashed his left-footed volley past Kevin Hartman on Sunday afternoon, it marked just the second time this season a Portland player has scored with his left foot. Taking away own-goals, the Timbers have scored eighteen goals in 2012. The first fifteen of those came from a header or a right-footed shot until Kosuke Kimura’s goal against LA Galaxy on July 14 gave Portland a rare left-footed goal.

Both Jewsbury and Kimura scored on volleys provided by direct contact from the goalkeeper. Not that either goal should be discredited, particularly not Jewsbury’s fine effort, but the fact remains that the Timbers have not yet had a left-footed goal come from a sustained build up this year. Additionally, Jewsbury’s goal was just the fourth from outside the box this season. Kris Boyd and Darlington Nagbe were responsible for the other three, with Boyd’s free kick against LA Galaxy accounting for one.

Here is a breakdown of every Portland goal so far this season:

March 12 v Philadelphia Union:
54’ Andrew Jean-Baptiste – head – inside 18-yard box
66’ Kris Boyd – head - inside 18-yard box
76’ Kalif Alhassan – right foot - inside 18-yard box

March 17 @ FC Dallas:
51’ Darlington Nagbe – right foot - inside 18-yard box

March 31 v Real Salt Lake:
48’ Darlington Nagbe – right foot - outside 18-yard box
65’ Darlington Nagbe – right foot - inside 18-yard box

April 7 v Chivas USA:
16’ Kris Boyd – right foot - inside 18-yard box

April 14 @ LA Galaxy:
23’ Kris Boyd – right foot - outside 18-yard box

May 20 v Chicago Fire:
20’ Eric Brunner – right foot - inside 6-yard box

May 26 v Vancouver Whitecaps:
67’ Kris Boyd – right foot - inside 6-yard box

June 24 v Seattle Sounders:
16’ Kris Boyd – right foot - inside 18-yard box
25’ David Horst – head - inside 18-yard box

July 3 v San Jose Earthquakes:
29’ Danny Mwanga – right foot - inside 18-yard box
59’ Jack Jewsbury – right foot - inside 6-yard box

July 14 v LA Galaxy:
3’ Kris Boyd – right foot - inside 18-yard box
34’ Kosuke Kimura – left foot - inside 6-yard box
70’ Kris Boyd – right foot - outside 18-yard box (FK)

August 5 v FC Dallas:
79’ Jack Jewsbury – left foot - outside 18-yard box