NWSL

FT Sunday, October 17, 2021
Portland Thorns FC WLLDD 1
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Houston Dash DWWWL 0
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POR101
HOU000
Shell Energy Stadium · 4,792 att.

Match Report

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Lindsey Horan secures NWSL Shield for Portland Thorns

Major League Soccer

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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 25Katie NaughtonCD-L
  3. 23Abby DahlkemperCD-R
  4. 2Allysha ChapmanLB
  5. 9Haley McCutcheonRB
  6. 19Kristie MewisAM
  7. 13Sophie SchmidtLM
  8. 5Gabby SeilerRM
  9. 3Rachel DalyF
  10. 14Brianna VisalliAM-L
  11. 8Nichelle PrinceAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Shea GroomSUB
  2. 22Jasmyne SpencerSUB
  3. 11Megan MontefuscoSUB
  4. 35Michelle AlozieSUB
  5. 33Maka Gomera-StevensSUB
  6. 20Lindsey HarrisSUB
  7. 12Veronica LatskoSUB
  8. 34Michaela AbamSUB
  9. 29Andrea Rán HauksdóttirSUB

POR · 4-3-1-2

  1. 31Bella BixbyG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 5Emily MengesCD-R
  4. 25Meghan KlingenbergLB
  5. 14Natalia KuikkaRB
  6. 22Morgan WeaverM
  7. 36Angela SalemCM
  8. 12Christine SinclairAM
  9. 10Lindsey HeapsLM
  10. 11Rocky RodríguezRM
  11. 9Sophia WilsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Yazmeen Ryan
  2. 34Tyler Lussi
  3. 40Marissa Everett
  4. 42Olivia Moultrie
  5. 15Madison Pogarch
  6. 35Abby Smith
  7. 19Crystal Dunn
  8. 7Simone Charley
  9. 20Kelli Hubly

Timeline

  1. 43' Goal! Houston Dash 0, Portland Thorns 1. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
  2. 52' Allysha Chapman (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 68' Substitution, Houston Dash. Veronica Latsko replaces Brianna Visalli.
  5. 75' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Crystal Dunn replaces Christine Sinclair.
  6. 75' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Simone Charley replaces Sophia Smith.
  7. 77' Substitution, Houston Dash. Shea Groom replaces Sophie Schmidt.
  8. 89' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Tyler Lussi replaces Morgan Weaver.
  9. 90' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Kelli Hubly replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
  10. 90'+3' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Yazmeen Ryan replaces Raquel Rodríguez.

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