NWSL

FT Friday, March 13, 2026
Portland Thorns FC WWWLW 1
–
Washington Spirit LWWLL 0
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Audi Field · 19,215 att.

Match Report

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Moultrie strike powers Portland Thorns past Washington Spirit in NWSL opener

Olivia Moultrie scored in the second half to give the Portland Thorns a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League season opener.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
39
Possession
61
9
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
293
Accurate Passes
502
376
Passes
585
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
8
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.5
50
Long Balls
45
19
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
16
24
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
13
22
Effective Clearances
16
22
Clearances
16

Highlights

00:55 Olivia Moultrie scores goal for Portland Thorns FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 3-2

Lineups

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Sandy MacIverG
  2. 9Tara RuddCD-L
  3. 24Esme MorganCD-R
  4. 13Lucia Di GuglielmoLB
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleRB
  6. 10Leicy SantosAM
  7. 4Rebeca BernalLM
  8. 17Hal HershfeltRM
  9. 21Gift MondayF
  10. 19Rosemonde KouassiAM-L
  11. 2Trinity RodmanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Deborah AbiodunSUB
  2. 27Sofia CantoreSUB
  3. 29Emma Gaines-RamosSUB
  4. 34Molly SkurcenskiSUB
  5. 16Tamara BoltSUB
  6. 31Kaylie CollinsSUB
  7. 35Madison HaugenSUB
  8. 11Claudia MartínezSUB
  9. 26Paige MetayerSUB

POR · 4-4-2

  1. 35Morgan MessnerG
  2. 5Isabella ObazeCD-L
  3. 16Sam HiattCD-R
  4. 25M.A. VignolaLB
  5. 2Reyna ReyesRB
  6. 21Jessie FlemingCM-L
  7. 6Cassandra BogereCM-R
  8. 26Mimi AlidouLM
  9. 66Reilyn TurnerRM
  10. 13Olivia MoultrieCF-L
  11. 19Pietra TordinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Mallie McKenzieSUB
  2. 88Valerin LoboaSUB
  3. 77Alexa SpaanstraSUB
  4. 23Marie MüllerSUB
  5. 9Sophia WilsonSUB
  6. 28Mackenzie WoodSUB
  7. 24Jayden PerrySUB
  8. 11Maddie PadelskiSUB
  9. 15Shae HarveySUB

Timeline

  1. 52' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Portland Thorns 1. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pietra Tordin.
  2. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Shae Harvey replaces Cassandra Bogere.
  3. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Maddie Padelski replaces Reilyn Turner.
  4. 64' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore replaces Gift Monday.
  5. 71' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Leicy Santos.
  6. 77' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Sophia Wilson replaces Pietra Tordin.
  7. 84' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  8. 84' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Gabrielle Carle.
  9. 84' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Deborah Abiodun replaces Rebeca Bernal.
  10. 85' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Mimi Alidou.

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