NWSL

Portland Thorns FC vs Chicago Stars FC, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

· NWSL
Portland Thorns FC
  • 48': Morgan Weaver
  • 61': Morgan Weaver
  • 90'+3': Taylor Porter
FT
3 - 0
Chicago Stars FC
  • Red Card 58': Bianca St-Georges
  • Red Card 90'+1': Zoe Morse

About

Portland Thorns FC are hosting Chicago Stars 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.
  • 3': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 3': Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Samantha Coffey (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 6': Hand ball by Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gautrat (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
  • 11': Arin Wright (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
  • 14': Arin Wright (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Arin Wright (Chicago Red Stars) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mallory Pugh following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raquel Rodríguez.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
  • 19': Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
  • 22': Foul by Yuki Nagasato (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 22': Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jillienne Aguilera.
  • 25': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Bella Bixby.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Arin Wright (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Samantha Coffey (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samantha Coffey.
  • 30': Foul by Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns).
  • 30': Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 32': Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Yuki Nagasato (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 32': Samantha Coffey (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samantha Coffey.
  • 37': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 37': Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Zoe Morse.
  • 40': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Jillienne Aguilera.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Samantha Coffey with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 42': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 42': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
  • 44': Vanessa DiBernardo (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 0, Chicago Red Stars 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 0, Chicago Red Stars 0.
  • 48': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Chicago Red Stars 0. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samantha Coffey.
  • 51': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
  • 51': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Amanda Kowalski replaces Arin Wright.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Yuki Nagasato (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mallory Pugh.
  • 54': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
  • 54': Zoe Morse (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
  • 58': Bianca St-Georges (Chicago Red Stars) is shown the red card.
  • 59': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Janine Beckie replaces Raquel Rodríguez.
  • 61': Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Chicago Red Stars 0. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
  • 62': Foul by Zoe Morse (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 62': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Zoe Morse (Chicago Red Stars) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) header from very close range is too high.
  • 66': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Sarah Luebbert replaces Morgan Gautrat.
  • 66': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Sarah Griffith replaces Jillienne Aguilera.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 73': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 74': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Taylor Porter replaces Samantha Coffey because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Ava Cook replaces Yuki Nagasato.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Sarah Griffith (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ava Cook.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sophia Smith with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns).
  • 83': Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Crystal Soubrier replaces Morgan Weaver because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Tegan McGrady replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 85': Foul by Tatumn Milazzo (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 85': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Zoe Morse (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 90'+1': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Second yellow card to Zoe Morse (Chicago Red Stars) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Janine Beckie with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Portland Thorns 3, Chicago Red Stars 0. Taylor Porter (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Amanda Kowalski.
  • 90'+7': Amanda Kowalski (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
  • 90'+8': Offside, Portland Thorns. Janine Beckie tries a through ball, but Sophia Smith is caught offside.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 3, Chicago Red Stars 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 3, Chicago Red Stars 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
2 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 1
46.2 Possession 53.8
7 SHOTS 21
1 ON GOAL 7
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
339 Accurate Passes 406
418 Passes 490
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.2
27 Long Balls 55
11 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 15
28 Effective Clearances 12
28 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 19,127

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

POR Portland Thorns FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bella Bixby (GK)
4 Becky Sauerbrunn
20 Kelli Hubly
25 Meghan Klingenberg
14 Natalia Kuikka Yellow Card
12 Christine Sinclair
11 Rocky Rodríguez Yellow Card
17 Sam Coffey
9 Sophia Wilson
22 Morgan Weaver
8 Hina Sugita
Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
Janine Sonis, Yazmeen Ryan, Meaghan Nally, Abby Smith, Crystal Dunn, Taylor Porter, Marissa Everett, Tegan McGrady, Olivia Moultrie.

CHI Chicago Stars FC (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
20 Zoe Morse Yellow Card
23 Tatumn Milazzo
3 Arin Wright
24 Danielle Colaprico
13 Morgan Gautrat
14 Jillienne Aguilera
22 Bianca St-Georges Red Card
7 Yuki Nagasato
9 Mallory Swanson
10 Vanessa DiBernardo
Chicago Stars FC Substitutes:
Samantha Fisher, Chelsie Dawber, Sarah Griffith, Rachel Hill, Emily Boyd, Ella Stevens, Ava Cook, Sarah Luebbert, Amanda Kowalski.

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