NWSL

Seattle Reign FC vs Portland Thorns FC, 2021 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

· NWSL
Seattle Reign FC
  • 16': Megan Rapinoe
  • 40': Megan Rapinoe (P)
FT
2 - 1
Portland Thorns FC
  • 45'+4': Angela Salem

OL Reign set NWSL attendance record in 2-1 win over Portland

- Megan Rapinoe scored two first-half goals and OL Reign beat the Portland Thorns 2-1 on Sunday in front of an NWSL-record crowd of 27,248 fans.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
  • 1': Kristen McNabb (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Rose Lavelle (OL Reign).
  • 2': Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Sofia Huerta (OL Reign).
  • 2': Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 4': Foul by Rose Lavelle (OL Reign).
  • 4': Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
  • 8': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
  • 8': Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Eugénie Le Sommer (OL Reign) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
  • 13': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
  • 13': Quinn (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Christen Westphal.
  • 14': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Sophia Smith.
  • 16': Goal! OL Reign 1, Portland Thorns 0. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jess Fishlock.
  • 19': Foul by Angela Salem (Portland Thorns).
  • 19': Rose Lavelle (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
  • 22': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alana Cook with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 23': Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Sofia Huerta (OL Reign).
  • 25': Foul by Christen Westphal (Portland Thorns).
  • 25': Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Christen Westphal.
  • 26': Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Jess Fishlock (OL Reign).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rose Lavelle with a headed pass.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
  • 36': Offside, Portland Thorns. Christine Sinclair tries a through ball, but Natalia Kuikka is caught offside.
  • 37': Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Eugénie Le Sommer (OL Reign).
  • 39': Penalty conceded by Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 40': Goal! OL Reign 2, Portland Thorns 0. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
  • 44': Foul by Lauren Barnes (OL Reign).
  • 44': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Alana Cook.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angela Salem with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Emily Menges (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Rose Lavelle (OL Reign).
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Portland Thorns. Lindsey Horan tries a through ball, but Christine Sinclair is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Kristen McNabb (OL Reign).
  • 45'+4': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Kristen McNabb (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': Goal! OL Reign 2, Portland Thorns 1. Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, OL Reign 2, Portland Thorns 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins OL Reign 2, Portland Thorns 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Kelli Hubly replaces Emily Menges.
  • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Raquel Rodríguez.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angela Salem.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Alana Cook.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (OL Reign) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eugénie Le Sommer.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dzsenifer Marozsán.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Kristen McNabb (OL Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe.
  • 56': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristen McNabb.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Eugénie Le Sommer (OL Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jess Fishlock with a through ball.
  • 59': Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Kristen McNabb (OL Reign).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Lindsey Horan.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Rose Lavelle (OL Reign) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Madison Pogarch replaces Christen Westphal.
  • 66': Foul by Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns).
  • 66': Quinn (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe.
  • 69': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Sofia Huerta.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Crystal Dunn following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
  • 71': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lindsey Horan with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
  • 75': Foul by Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns).
  • 75': Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign).
  • 76': Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristen McNabb.
  • 77': Offside, Portland Thorns. Angela Salem tries a through ball, but Crystal Dunn is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dzsenifer Marozsán.
  • 79': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Bella Bixby.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a through ball.
  • 82': Dzsenifer Marozsán (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns).
  • 83': Substitution, OL Reign. Bethany Balcer replaces Megan Rapinoe.
  • 87': Substitution, OL Reign. Angelina replaces Dzsenifer Marozsán.
  • 87': Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Angelina (OL Reign).
  • 87': Angelina (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Alana Cook.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angela Salem with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Offside, Portland Thorns. Kelli Hubly tries a through ball, but Crystal Dunn is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns).
  • 90'+1': Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, OL Reign. Stephanie Cox replaces Eugénie Le Sommer.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Rose Lavelle (OL Reign).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, OL Reign 2, Portland Thorns 1.
  • 0': Match ends, OL Reign 2, Portland Thorns 1.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 27,278

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portland Thorns FC 8 +8 19
2 Washington Spirit 8 +8 15
3 San Diego Wave FC 8 +3 15
4 Gotham FC 8 +4 14
Full Table

Line-Ups

SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Sarah Bouhaddi (GK)
3 Lauren Barnes
4 Alana Cook
19 Kristen McNabb Yellow Card
11 Sofia Huerta Yellow Card
5 Quinn
10 Jess Fishlock
16 Rose Lavelle
8 Dzsenifer Marozsán
15 Megan Rapinoe
9 Eugénie Le Sommer
Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
Phallon Tullis-Joyce, Angelina, Celia Jiménez, Stephanie Cox, Amber Brooks, Bethany Balcer, Shirley Cruz, Madison Hammond, Dani Weatherholt.

POR Portland Thorns FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Bella Bixby (GK)
4 Becky Sauerbrunn
5 Emily Menges
14 Natalia Kuikka Yellow Card
18 Christen Westphal
36 Angela Salem
10 Lindsey Heaps
11 Rocky Rodríguez
9 Sophia Wilson
12 Christine Sinclair
19 Crystal Dunn
Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
Olivia Moultrie, Madison Pogarch, Marissa Everett, Hannah Betfort, Shelby Hogan, Kelli Hubly, Yazmeen Ryan, Meaghan Nally, Morgan Weaver.

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