Alamost Garcia, George Fochive

George Fochive (left)

(Troy Wayrynen/AP)

After missing two weeks of practice while recovering from a concussion, Portland Timbers midfielder Jack Jewsbury is finally healthy and back in training.

But Jewsbury may not be back in the starting lineup Sunday against Orlando City SC.

In Jewsbury's absence over the last two weeks, second-year midfielder George Fochive saw two starts at defensive midfield against the Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas.

Fochive has now started three games this season for the Timbers and performed well in all his outings. The Timbers won their first game of the season against FC Dallas Saturday with Fochive in the starting 11.

"We won our first game 3-1 and George has played two games in a row and played three games total out of the five and done really well," Timbers coach Caleb Porter said. "Jack has also done well when he's been in...They are both different. George is a ball winner. Jack is a guy that's really good on the ball and smart positionally. So, they both have their strengths."

As the Timbers head into Sunday's home game against Orlando looking to post back-to-back wins, Porter will have a difficult decision as he decides whether to start Fochive or Jewsbury.

"We can either go same team (as last week), same subs, because when you win that's sometimes what you do, or we can put Jack in there," Porter said. "We'll have a good player in there either way we go."

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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