NWSL

FT Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Gotham FC DLDLL 1
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Portland Thorns FC WDWWW 2
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GFC011
POR202
Providence Park · 14,299 att.

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-0-2

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. 18Christen WestphalRB
  7. 19Crystal DunnAM
  8. 10Lindsey HeapsLM
  9. 11Rocky RodríguezRM
  10. 12Christine SinclairCF-L
  11. 9Sophia WilsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 39Meaghan NallySUB
  2. 23Yazmeen RyanSUB
  3. 40Marissa EverettSUB
  4. 20Kelli HublySUB
  5. 42Olivia MoultrieSUB
  6. 15Madison PogarchSUB
  7. 43Shelby HoganSUB
  8. 22Morgan WeaverSUB
  9. 14Natalia KuikkaSUB

GFC · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 8Erica SkroskiCD
  3. 24Estelle JohnsonCD-L
  4. 12Gina LewandowskiCD-R
  5. 6Jennifer CudjoeCM-L
  6. 16Allie LongCM-R
  7. 27Gaëtane ThineyAM
  8. 19Elizabeth EddyLM
  9. 3Caprice DydascoRM
  10. 10Carli LloydCF-L
  11. 25Ifeoma OnumonuCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Nahomi KawasumiSUB
  2. 13DiDi HaracicSUB
  3. 11Lee SodamSUB
  4. 2Brianna PintoSUB
  5. 18Delanie SheehanSUB
  6. 20Evelyne ViensSUB
  7. 17Dominique RichardsonSUB
  8. 7McCall ZerboniSUB
  9. 28Imani DorseySUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Gotham FC 0. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 40' Erica Skroski (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 41' Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Gotham FC 0. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Sophia Smith.
  5. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Imani Dorsey replaces Erica Skroski.
  6. 52' Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Marissa Everett replaces Crystal Dunn.
  8. 61' Substitution, Gotham FC. Lee So-Dam replaces Gaëtane Thiney.
  9. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Madison Pogarch replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
  10. 67' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Olivia Moultrie replaces Angela Salem.
  11. 73' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Yazmeen Ryan replaces Christine Sinclair.
  12. 74' Substitution, Gotham FC. Nahomi Kawasumi replaces Elizabeth Eddy.
  13. 78' Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Gotham FC 1. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caprice Dydasco with a cross.

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