NWSL Challenge Cup

Houston Dash vs Portland Thorns FC, 2021 United States NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Houston Dash
  • 45'+2': Shea Groom
FT
1 - 1
Portland Thorns FC
  • 76': Christine Sinclair

About

Houston Dash are hosting Portland Thorns FC at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL Challenge Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 3': Offside, Portland Thorns. Crystal Dunn tries a through ball, but Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Kristie Mewis (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Katie Naughton (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kristie Mewis with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Foul by Shea Groom (Houston Dash).
  • 5': Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a headed pass.
  • 8': Foul by Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns).
  • 8': Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
  • 10': Katie Naughton (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Lindsey Horan.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Veronica Latsko (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristie Mewis with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Katie Naughton.
  • 15': Foul by Angela Salem (Portland Thorns).
  • 15': Kristie Mewis (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristie Mewis.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross.
  • 22': Offside, Portland Thorns. Tyler Lussi tries a through ball, but Meghan Klingenberg is caught offside.
  • 25': Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash).
  • 25': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Megan Oyster.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 26': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
  • 27': Foul by Allysha Chapman (Houston Dash).
  • 27': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Haley Hanson with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 35': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
  • 36': Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Shea Groom (Houston Dash).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
  • 38': Offside, Houston Dash. Rachel Daly tries a through ball, but Kristie Mewis is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Katie Naughton (Houston Dash).
  • 39': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns).
  • 39': Shea Groom (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
  • 40': Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Megan Oyster (Houston Dash).
  • 41': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
  • 44': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Houston Dash 1, Portland Thorns 0. Shea Groom (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Houston Dash 1, Portland Thorns 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Houston Dash 1, Portland Thorns 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Christen Westphal replaces Natalia Kuikka.
  • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Simone Charley replaces Tyler Lussi.
  • 46': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Haley Hanson.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristie Mewis.
  • 49': Foul by Rachel Daly (Houston Dash).
  • 49': Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Offside, Portland Thorns. Simone Charley tries a through ball, but Meghan Klingenberg is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Simone Charley.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Angela Salem.
  • 52': Offside, Portland Thorns. Crystal Dunn tries a through ball, but Simone Charley is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Veronica Latsko (Houston Dash).
  • 55': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Shea Groom (Houston Dash).
  • 57': Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Shea Groom (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a cross.
  • 60': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
  • 61': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Sophia Smith.
  • 61': Substitution, Houston Dash. Gabby Seiler replaces Kristie Mewis because of an injury.
  • 61': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Raquel Rodríguez replaces Angela Salem.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
  • 66': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Megan Oyster.
  • 67': Foul by Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns).
  • 67': Gabby Seiler (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Allysha Chapman.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Weaver following a corner.
  • 71': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Adrianna Franch.
  • 72': Substitution, Houston Dash. Brianna Visalli replaces Veronica Latsko.
  • 74': Offside, Houston Dash. Rachel Daly tries a through ball, but Brianna Visalli is caught offside.
  • 76': Goal! Houston Dash 1, Portland Thorns 1. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 78': Foul by Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash).
  • 78': Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash).
  • 79': Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Madison Pogarch replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Nichelle Prince (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rachel Daly.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Madison Pogarch (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Haley Hanson with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Nichelle Prince (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
  • 86': Offside, Portland Thorns. Christine Sinclair tries a through ball, but Simone Charley is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
  • 87': Gabby Seiler (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Christine Sinclair.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Brianna Visalli (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 89': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
  • 89': Shea Groom (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Brianna Visalli (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Christen Westphal (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Allysha Chapman (Houston Dash).
  • 90'+3': Allysha Chapman (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christen Westphal with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Houston Dash 1, Portland Thorns 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Houston Dash 1, Portland Thorns 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 6
62.9 Possession 37.1
15 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
391 Accurate Passes 174
503 Passes 284
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
6 Accurate Crosses 4
23 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 70
27 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 17
10 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
23 Interceptions 19
22 Effective Clearances 27
22 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 3,162

NWSL Challenge Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Racing Louisville FC 5 +7 12
2 Kansas City Current 5 +7 10
3 Houston Dash 5 -4 6
4 Chicago Stars FC 5 -10 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

HOU Houston Dash (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jane Campbell (GK)
25 Katie Lind
11 Megan Montefusco
2 Allysha Chapman Yellow Card
9 Haley McCutcheon
13 Sophie Schmidt
19 Kristie Mewis
6 Shea Groom
3 Rachel Daly
12 Veronica Latsko
8 Nichelle Prince
Houston Dash Substitutes:
Katie Lampson, Christine Nairn, Gabby Seiler, Maegan Kelly, Brianna Visalli, Emily Ogle, Lindsey Harris, Ally Prisock, Jamia Fields.

POR Portland Thorns FC (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
24 Adrianna Franch (GK)
4 Becky Sauerbrunn
20 Kelli Hubly
25 Meghan Klingenberg
14 Natalia Kuikka
34 Tyler Lussi
36 Angela Salem
12 Christine Sinclair
10 Lindsey Heaps
19 Crystal Dunn
9 Sophia Wilson
Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
Madison Pogarch, Marissa Everett, Bella Bixby, Celeste Boureille, Meaghan Nally, Rocky Rodríguez, Morgan Weaver, Christen Westphal, Simone Charley.

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