NWSL Challenge Cup

Portland Thorns FC vs Kansas City Current, 2021 United States NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Portland Thorns FC
  • 8': Rocky Rodríguez
  • 58': Tyler Lussi
  • Red Card 90': Simone Charley
  • Red Card 90'+4': Morgan Weaver
FT
2 - 1
Kansas City Current
  • 60': Amy Rodriguez
  • Red Card 90'+4': Kristen Edmonds

About

Portland Thorns FC are hosting Kansas City Current at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, 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.
  • 3': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Christen Westphal.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Marissa Everett (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 5': Foul by Simone Charley (Portland Thorns).
  • 5': Gaby Vincent (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City).
  • 6': Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Gaby Vincent (Kansas City).
  • 7': Marissa Everett (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Kansas City 0. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Amy Rodriguez (Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristen Edmonds.
  • 10': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Rachel Corsie.
  • 14': Offside, Kansas City. Gaby Vincent tries a through ball, but Amy Rodriguez is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 16': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
  • 16': Victoria Pickett (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Hand ball by Christen Westphal (Portland Thorns).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Madeline Nolf (Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Amy Rodriguez (Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Michele Vasconcelos (Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Madeline Nolf.
  • 23': Foul by Simone Charley (Portland Thorns).
  • 23': Rachel Corsie (Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Celeste Boureille (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Amy Rodriguez (Kansas City).
  • 27': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 30': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristen Edmonds.
  • 33': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Rachel Corsie.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 34': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristen Edmonds.
  • 35': Celeste Boureille (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Michele Vasconcelos (Kansas City).
  • 36': Foul by Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns).
  • 36': Michele Vasconcelos (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Celeste Boureille (Portland Thorns).
  • 38': Michele Vasconcelos (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg tries a through ball, but Marissa Everett is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Marissa Everett (Portland Thorns).
  • 44': Victoria Pickett (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Victoria Pickett (Kansas City).
  • 45'+2': Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns).
  • 45'+3': Offside, Kansas City. Amy Rodriguez tries a through ball, but Kate Del Fava is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 1, Kansas City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 1, Kansas City 0.
  • 47': Celeste Boureille (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Victoria Pickett (Kansas City).
  • 48': Victoria Pickett (Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marissa Everett.
  • 49': Abby Smith (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Simone Charley (Portland Thorns).
  • 49': Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Victoria Pickett (Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michele Vasconcelos.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michele Vasconcelos.
  • 53': Brittany Ratcliffe (Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
  • 55': Foul by Victoria Pickett (Kansas City).
  • 55': Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Kansas City 0. Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christen Westphal with a cross.
  • 60': Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Kansas City 1. Amy Rodriguez (Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Victoria Pickett.
  • 63': Substitution, Kansas City. Raisa Strom-Okimoto replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
  • 63': Foul by Madeline Nolf (Kansas City).
  • 63': Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Hand ball by Simone Charley (Portland Thorns).
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Raisa Strom-Okimoto (Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Marissa Everett.
  • 68': Foul by Raisa Strom-Okimoto (Kansas City).
  • 68': Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Amy Rodriguez (Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Celeste Boureille (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Victoria Pickett (Kansas City).
  • 73': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Angela Salem replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 79': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angela Salem.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
  • 81': Foul by Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns).
  • 81': Michele Vasconcelos (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Christen Westphal.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Gaby Vincent (Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Madeline Nolf with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Kansas City. Sydney Miramontez replaces Madeline Nolf.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angela Salem.
  • 88': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
  • 88': Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Simone Charley (Portland Thorns).
  • 90': Rachel Corsie (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Second yellow card to Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Kansas City).
  • 90'+1': Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Kate Del Fava (Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Kansas City. Taylor Leach replaces Michelle Maemone.
  • 90'+3': Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns).
  • 90'+4': Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+4': Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+5': Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Taylor Leach (Kansas City).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 2, Kansas City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 2, Kansas City 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 2
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
48.7 Possession 51.3
10 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
231 Accurate Passes 272
341 Passes 380
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 3
27 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 52
21 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 2
16 Effective Tackles 19
27 Tackles 26
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 18
10 Effective Clearances 35
10 Clearances 35

Game Information

Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 4,646

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

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

No. Name
24 Adrianna Franch (GK)
20 Kelli Hubly
14 Natalia Kuikka
15 Madison Pogarch
18 Christen Westphal
34 Tyler Lussi
11 Rocky Rodríguez
40 Marissa Everett
25 Meghan Klingenberg
30 Celeste Boureille
7 Simone Charley Yellow Card
Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
Bella Bixby, Meaghan Nally, Maureen Fitzgerald, Shelby Hogan, Brittany Persaud, Nadine Angerer, Angela Salem, Emily Menges, Morgan Weaver.

KC Kansas City Current (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Abby Smith (GK)
2 Rachel Corsie
29 Kate Del Fava Yellow Card
3 Kristen Edmonds Red Card
19 Michelle Maemone
14 Gaby Vincent
22 Maddie Nolf
99 Victoria Pickett Yellow Card
8 Amy Rodriguez
15 Michele Vasconcelos
25 Brittany Ratcliffe
Kansas City Current Substitutes:
Nicole Barnhart, Katie Bowen, Ashley Nick, Taylor Leach, Addie McCain, Raisa Strom-Okimoto, Lo'eau LaBonta, Sydney Miramontez.

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