NWSL

FT Saturday, October 29, 2022
Kansas City Current WLWWL 0
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Portland Thorns FC WWDWW 2
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Audi Field · 17,624 att.

Match Report

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Portland Thorns beat Kansas City Current to win NWSL Championship

Sophia Smith opened the scoring early and the Portland Thorns never looked back in a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Current to win the NWSL title.

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Head to Head

POR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Bella BixbyG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 20Kelli HublyCD-R
  4. 25Meghan KlingenbergLB
  5. 14Natalia KuikkaRB
  6. 17Sam CoffeyCM
  7. 11Rocky RodríguezLM
  8. 12Christine SinclairRM
  9. 9Sophia WilsonF
  10. 22Morgan WeaverLF
  11. 23Yazmeen RyanRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Hina SugitaSUB
  2. 13Olivia MoultrieSUB
  3. 35Abby SmithSUB
  4. 16Janine SonisSUB
  5. 39Meaghan NallySUB
  6. 46Taylor PorterSUB
  7. 5Emily MengesSUB
  8. 19Crystal DunnSUB
  9. 29Tegan McGradySUB

KC · 3-4-3

  1. 21Adrianna FranchG
  2. 7Elizabeth BallCD
  3. 3Kristen EdmondsCD-L
  4. 26Addisyn MerrickCD-R
  5. 11Desiree ScottCM-L
  6. 22Alex LoeraCM-R
  7. 4Hailie MaceLM
  8. 8Kate Del FavaRM
  9. 10Lo'eau LaBontaF
  10. 25Kristen HamiltonCF-L
  11. 5Cece DelzerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Chardonnay CurranSUB
  2. 23Elyse BennettSUB
  3. 38Cassie MillerSUB
  4. 31Sydney SchneiderSUB
  5. 66Chloe BerryhillSUB
  6. 19Jenna WinebrennerSUB
  7. 18Izzy RodriguezSUB
  8. 28Addie McCainSUB
  9. 24Taylor LeachSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Kansas City Current 0. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  2. 56' Own Goal by Addisyn Merrick, Kansas City Current. Portland Thorns 2, Kansas City Current 0.
  3. 63' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Janine Beckie replaces Morgan Weaver.
  4. 63' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Hina Sugita replaces Raquel Rodríguez.
  5. 64' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Elyse Bennett replaces Addisyn Merrick.
  6. 73' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Crystal Dunn replaces Christine Sinclair.
  7. 75' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Isabel Rodriguez replaces Desiree Scott.
  8. 90'+3' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Olivia Moultrie replaces Yazmeen Ryan.

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