NWSL

Portland Thorns FC vs Kansas City Current, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

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Portland Thorns FC
  • 8': Morgan Weaver
  • 34': Christine Sinclair
  • 51': Sophia Wilson
FT
3 - 0
Kansas City Current

    About

    Portland Thorns FC are hosting Kansas City Current 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': Attempt saved. Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raquel Rodríguez.
    • 2': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Jenna Winebrenner.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross.
    • 5': Foul by Chardonnay Curran (Kansas City Current).
    • 5': Samantha Coffey (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Elizabeth Ball.
    • 6': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristen Edmonds.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raquel Rodríguez.
    • 8': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Kansas City Current 0. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Samantha Coffey (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
    • 18': Chardonnay Curran (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Samantha Coffey (Portland Thorns).
    • 19': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Alexis Loera replaces Mallory Weber because of an injury.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Natalia Kuikka.
    • 24': Elyse Bennett (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
    • 26': Attempt missed. Elyse Bennett (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kate Del Fava.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 33': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Adrianna Franch.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Samantha Coffey (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Natalia Kuikka.
    • 34': Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Kansas City Current 0. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 36': Hand ball by Addie McCain (Kansas City Current).
    • 40': Attempt saved. Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samantha Coffey.
    • 43': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Meghan Klingenberg.
    • 44': Chardonnay Curran (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Foul by Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns).
    • 45': Attempt missed. Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristen Edmonds with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Samantha Coffey (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samantha Coffey.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 2, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 2, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Desiree Scott replaces Addie McCain.
    • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Hina Sugita replaces Raquel Rodríguez.
    • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Sophia Smith replaces Janine Beckie.
    • 46': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
    • 46': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
    • 47': Bella Bixby (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
    • 51': Goal! Portland Thorns 3, Kansas City Current 0. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
    • 55': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Alexis Loera.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Weaver following a fast break.
    • 57': Chardonnay Curran (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
    • 61': Emily Menges (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
    • 65': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Kristen Hamilton replaces Elyse Bennett.
    • 65': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Victoria Pickett replaces Lo'eau LaBonta.
    • 70': Foul by Desiree Scott (Kansas City Current).
    • 70': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Chardonnay Curran (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jenna Winebrenner with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
    • 73': Offside, Portland Thorns. Samantha Coffey tries a through ball, but Morgan Weaver is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Marissa Everett replaces Morgan Weaver.
    • 74': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Taylor Leach replaces Chardonnay Curran.
    • 78': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Victoria Pickett (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isabel Rodriguez with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christine Sinclair with a headed pass.
    • 81': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Yazmeen Ryan replaces Christine Sinclair.
    • 82': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Madison Pogarch replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Marissa Everett (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current).
    • 83': Madison Pogarch (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Isabel Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victoria Pickett following a fast break.
    • 85': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Jenna Winebrenner.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marissa Everett.
    • 88': Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jenna Winebrenner (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+3': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 3, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 3, Kansas City Current 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    9 Saves 1
    44.7 Possession 55.3
    5 SHOTS 19
    1 ON GOAL 12
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    290 Accurate Passes 404
    401 Passes 515
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    11 Crosses 10
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    66 Long Balls 70
    28 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    11 Effective Tackles 13
    16 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 12
    20 Effective Clearances 8
    20 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Providence Park
    Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
    Attendance: 13,672

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Angel City FC 0 0 0
    2 Bay FC 0 0 0
    3 Boston Legacy FC 0 0 0
    4 Chicago Stars FC 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    POR Portland Thorns FC (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Bella Bixby (GK)
    5 Emily Menges
    39 Meaghan Nally
    20 Kelli Hubly
    12 Christine Sinclair
    11 Rocky Rodríguez
    17 Sam Coffey
    25 Meghan Klingenberg
    14 Natalia Kuikka
    22 Morgan Weaver
    16 Janine Sonis
    Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
    Gabby Provenzano, Sophia Wilson, Yazmeen Ryan, Marissa Everett, Hina Sugita, Abby Smith, Olivia Moultrie, Madison Pogarch, Taylor Porter.

    KC Kansas City Current (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    21 Adrianna Franch (GK)
    7 Elizabeth Ball
    19 Jenna Winebrenner
    18 Izzy Rodriguez
    20 Mallory Weber
    3 Kristen Edmonds
    8 Kate Del Fava
    14 Chardonnay Curran
    23 Elyse Bennett
    28 Addie McCain
    10 Lo'eau LaBonta
    Kansas City Current Substitutes:
    Sydney Schneider, Alex Loera, Victoria Pickett, Taylor Leach, Kristen Hamilton, Maddie Nolf, Desiree Scott, Cassie Miller.

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