BEAVERTON -- The Portland Timbers have dealt with injuries before. Coach Caleb Porter talked Monday about how they'll deal with the latest -- Ben Zemanski and the ACL injury he sustained in the 1-0 loss against Vancouver Sunday night.

Porter pointed to the team's depth at midfielder and talked about how Jack Jewsbury finished the game in Zemanski's spot.

"You're always preparing for the next game, but you're preparing for the next year and the next five years as well," Porter said after practice at the Timbers faclity. "We shouldn't miss too much of a beat. Obviously, we miss Will (Johnson) and now with Ben, we'll miss Ben, but we've got very good options."

He said that on Wednesday he'll play "a lot of young guys," against the Chicago Fire in the Timbers' second game of the Simple Invitational, 7:30 p.m. at Providence Park, and he'll continue evaluating the roster, including players on the T2 side.

-- Molly Blue