NWSL

FT Saturday, July 24, 2021
Portland Thorns FC LWDWW 1
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Houston Dash WWLWL 0
1st2ndT
POR101
HOU000
Shell Energy Stadium · 1,929 att.

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 20Lindsey HarrisG
  2. 25Katie NaughtonCD-L
  3. 11Megan MontefuscoCD-R
  4. 24Jamia FieldsLB
  5. 9Haley McCutcheonRB
  6. 18Emily OgleCM
  7. 6Shea GroomLM
  8. 5Gabby SeilerRM
  9. 12Veronica LatskoF
  10. 22Jasmyne SpencerLF
  11. 33Maka Gomera-StevensRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Cambria PrivettSUB
  2. 27Annika SchmidtSUB
  3. 14Brianna VisalliSUB
  4. 29Andrea Rán HauksdóttirSUB
  5. 4Maegan KellySUB
  6. 16Hannah DiazSUB
  7. 99Amanda DennisSUB
  8. 21Deneisha BlackwoodSUB
  9. 10Christine NairnSUB

POR · 4-3-1-2

  1. 31Bella BixbyG
  2. 20Kelli HublyCD-L
  3. 5Emily MengesCD-R
  4. 25Meghan KlingenbergLB
  5. 14Natalia KuikkaRB
  6. 7Simone CharleyM
  7. 36Angela SalemCM
  8. 40Marissa EverettAM
  9. 11Rocky RodríguezLM
  10. 30Celeste BoureilleRM
  11. 9Sophia WilsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Christen Westphal
  2. 42Olivia Moultrie
  3. 43Shelby Hogan
  4. 39Meaghan Nally
  5. 41Hannah Betfort
  6. 44Raisa Strom-Okimoto
  7. 23Yazmeen Ryan
  8. 45Taylor Porter
  9. 15Madison Pogarch

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Houston Dash 0, Portland Thorns 1. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 51' Substitution, Houston Dash. Brianna Visalli replaces Makamae Gomera-Stevens.
  3. 54' Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 64' Emily Ogle (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Madison Pogarch replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
  7. 71' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Yazmeen Ryan replaces Simone Charley.
  8. 81' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Meaghan Nally replaces Yazmeen Ryan because of an injury.
  9. 81' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Christen Westphal replaces Marissa Everett.
  10. 84' Substitution, Houston Dash. Deneisha Blackwood replaces Jamia Fields.

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