It has been just over five years since eight-year-old Atticus Lane-Dupre led his youth club, the Green Machine, to an epic 10-9 win over the Portland Timbers in front of 3,000 exuberant fans at Jeld-Wen Field.

In fall 2011, Lane-Dupre was diagnosed with kidney cancer. During his treatment, he wished that his youth team could play a match against the Timbers. Make-A-Wish Oregon partnered with the club to make it happen. By the time the game arrived on May 1, 2013, Lane-Dupre was in remission after having a kidney removed and undergoing chemotherapy.

"The game occurred just when he was really getting better," said Bert Dupre, Lane-Dupre's father. "So, that was an awesome celebration. He was done with chemo, he was feeling better and the whole city celebrated with us."

Five years later, Lane-Dupre remains healthy and doctors have told the family that there is a less than five percent chance of reoccurrence for his type of cancer.

Now 13, Lane-Dupre still loves soccer. He plays as a forward for Portland City United Soccer and avidly follows the Timbers and English Premier League club Chelsea. He also loves to skateboard, and probably spends more time than he should playing the Fortnite video game with his friends. He is excited to graduate from Mt. Tabor Middle School next month and is already focused on preparing for soccer tryouts at Franklin High School this fall.

"We've got a happy, healthy family," said Jennifer Lane, Lane-Dupre's mother.

Lane-Dupre's battle with cancer now seems like a distant memory. In fact, his clearest memories from that time are only of the good moments -- his friends coming to visit him at the hospital, being allowed to eat ice cream in bed and watching the 2012 World Series with his family.

And of course, he will never forget his match against the Timbers.

Lane-Dupre vividly recalls the Timbers sending a limousine to pick up him and his friends in the morning before the game. When he reached Jeld-Wen Field, Lane-Dupre was escorted into the locker room where the club had set him up with a special locker that included a personalized name plate and a full Timbers kit with his name on the back of the jersey.

When it came time for the game, Lane-Dupre's Green Machine and the Timbers both walked onto the field in single-file as the crowd loudly chanted from the north end of the stadium, just like in a real MLS game. Lane-Dupre went on to score four goals in the match, including the game-winner. He still has the log slab that he received for his goals on the mantel in his home in Southeast Portland.

"I remember the morning," Lane-Dupre said. "All my friends, we were out on the blacktop before school and then the limo pulled up and we all just ran over and were really excited. The rest of the day is kind of a blur."

Lane-Dupre and his family still feel a deep connection to the Timbers organization.

The Timbers continue to reach out every so often to check in on Lane-Dupre and the club kept him in mind when they made the MLS Cup in 2015. The Timbers paid to send Lane-Dupre and his family to the match in Columbus where they had the opportunity to watch Portland win its first MLS Cup title.

"That was really fun," Lane-Dupre said. "We got to stay at the same hotel as the players. We hung out with them. It was really cool. I would go down and get hot chocolate and I would say hi to the players."

For a few years, fans would also come up to Lane-Dupre at games and wish him all the best. He isn't recognized quite as often anymore, now that he has moved on to middle school and decided to dye blonde streaks in his hair. But he and family are still floored by all the support they've recieved.

To this day, there is still a banner inside Providence Park commemorating the iconic match between Lane-Dupre's Green Machine and the Portland Timbers.

"We just feel so embraced by the Timbers and the Timbers Army," Jennifer Lane said.

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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