NWSL

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

· NWSL
Portland Thorns FC
  • 4': Christine Sinclair
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Seattle Reign FC
  • 9': Megan Rapinoe
  • 15': Shirley Cruz

About

Portland Thorns FC are hosting Seattle Reign FC at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Raquel Rodríguez.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Shirley Cruz (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 2': Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Jess Fishlock (OL Reign).
  • 4': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, OL Reign 0. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jess Fishlock.
  • 5': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Adrianna Franch.
  • 6': Offside, OL Reign. Stephanie Cox tries a through ball, but Sofia Huerta is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jess Fishlock.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shirley Cruz.
  • 9': Foul by Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns).
  • 9': Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, OL Reign 1. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 12': Madison Hammond (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
  • 13': Foul by Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns).
  • 13': Lauren Barnes (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
  • 14': Shirley Cruz (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Christen Westphal (Portland Thorns).
  • 14': Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, OL Reign 2. Shirley Cruz (OL Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Weatherholt following a set piece situation.
  • 17': Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Sofia Huerta (OL Reign).
  • 19': Christen Westphal (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Jess Fishlock (OL Reign).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a through ball.
  • 22': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Karen Bardsley.
  • 23': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Dani Weatherholt.
  • 24': Offside, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg tries a through ball, but Raquel Rodríguez is caught offside.
  • 34': Hand ball by Jess Fishlock (OL Reign).
  • 35': Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christine Sinclair following a set piece situation.
  • 37': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
  • 37': Leah Pruitt (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
  • 38': Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
  • 44': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Stephanie Cox.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 1, OL Reign 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 1, OL Reign 2.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
  • 48': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Karen Bardsley.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christen Westphal with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Foul by Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns).
  • 49': Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Dani Weatherholt (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christen Westphal.
  • 53': Foul by Jess Fishlock (OL Reign).
  • 53': Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Leah Pruitt (OL Reign).
  • 54': Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
  • 56': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristen McNabb.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 58': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristen McNabb.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns).
  • 59': Shirley Cruz (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Simone Charley replaces Morgan Weaver.
  • 64': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Natalia Kuikka replaces Christen Westphal because of an injury.
  • 65': Foul by Shirley Cruz (OL Reign).
  • 65': Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Shirley Cruz (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Charley.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 68': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Stephanie Cox.
  • 69': Substitution, OL Reign. Tziarra King replaces Megan Rapinoe.
  • 69': Substitution, OL Reign. Bethany Balcer replaces Shirley Cruz because of an injury.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Charley.
  • 71': Foul by Tziarra King (OL Reign).
  • 71': Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Dani Weatherholt (OL Reign).
  • 72': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 73': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Tziarra King (OL Reign) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 76': Offside, Portland Thorns. Christine Sinclair tries a through ball, but Lindsey Horan is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Tyler Lussi replaces Sophia Smith.
  • 77': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Angela Salem replaces Raquel Rodríguez.
  • 77': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Madison Pogarch replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 79': Foul by Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns).
  • 79': Lauren Barnes (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Tziarra King (OL Reign) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
  • 80': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Adrianna Franch.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Substitution, OL Reign. Amber Brooks replaces Leah Pruitt.
  • 83': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristen McNabb.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Crystal Dunn following a corner.
  • 84': Foul by Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns).
  • 84': Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Stephanie Cox (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Amber Brooks (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lindsey Horan with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Stephanie Cox.
  • 90': Substitution, OL Reign. Machaela George replaces Stephanie Cox.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Madison Pogarch.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Weatherholt.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Kristen McNabb (OL Reign).
  • 90'+6': Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 1, OL Reign 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 1, OL Reign 2.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 6,435

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Gotham FC 18 +11 37
2 Washington Spirit 18 +13 36
3 Utah Royals 18 +12 33
4 San Diego Wave FC 18 +5 32
Full Table

Line-Ups

POR Portland Thorns FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
24 Adrianna Franch (GK)
4 Becky Sauerbrunn
20 Kelli Hubly
25 Meghan Klingenberg
18 Christen Westphal
11 Rocky Rodríguez
10 Lindsey Heaps
19 Crystal Dunn Yellow Card
12 Christine Sinclair
22 Morgan Weaver
9 Sophia Wilson
Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
Madison Pogarch, Tyler Lussi, Emily Menges, Marissa Everett, Angela Salem, Bella Bixby, Celeste Boureille, Simone Charley, Natalia Kuikka.

SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Karen Bardsley (GK)
19 Kristen McNabb
99 Madison Hammond
3 Lauren Barnes
14 Stephanie Cox Yellow Card
10 Jess Fishlock Yellow Card
28 Shirley Cruz
17 Dani Weatherholt
35 Leah Pruitt
15 Megan Rapinoe
11 Sofia Huerta
Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
Amber Brooks, Tziarra King, Yuka Momiki, Ella Dederick, Machaela George, Angelina, Rosie White, Bethany Balcer, Sam Hiatt.

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