NWSL

FT Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Houston Dash LDDWW 3
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Portland Thorns FC LWWLL 2
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HOU213
POR112
Providence Park · 11,139 att.

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

POR · 4-1-2-1-2

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

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 25Katie NaughtonCD-L
  3. 23Abby DahlkemperCD-R
  4. 2Allysha ChapmanLB
  5. 9Haley McCutcheonRB
  6. 13Sophie SchmidtCM
  7. 19Kristie MewisLM
  8. 6Shea GroomRM
  9. 3Rachel DalyF
  10. 14Brianna VisalliLF
  11. 8Nichelle PrinceRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Goal! Portland Thorns 0, Houston Dash 1. Rachel Daly (Houston Dash) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  3. 23' Goal! Portland Thorns 0, Houston Dash 2. Kristie Mewis (Houston Dash) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Haley Hanson following a set piece situation.
  4. 30' Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Houston Dash 2. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lindsey Horan with a cross.
  5. 53' Substitution, Houston Dash. Gabby Seiler replaces Shea Groom.
  6. 56' Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Houston Dash 2. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
  8. 63' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Yazmeen Ryan replaces Angela Salem.
  9. 63' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Crystal Dunn replaces Morgan Weaver.
  10. 79' Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Houston Dash 3. Rachel Daly (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  11. 89' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Simone Charley replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, Houston Dash. Megan Oyster replaces Brianna Visalli.

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