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FT Saturday, April 27, 2024
Portland Thorns FC LLDLW 2
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Chicago Stars FC WWDLW 0
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SeatGeek Stadium · 4,544 att. · ION

Match Report

Portland Thorns defeat Chicago Red Stars 2-0 on Sophia Smith's brace

Forward Sophia Smith led the charge for the Portland Thorns, netting two first-half goals in 2-0 victory over the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday at SeatGeek Stadium.

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Highlights

00:19 Sophia Smith scores again to make it 2-0 Thorns Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 3Sam StaabCD-L
  3. 12Natalia KuikkaCD-R
  4. 32Taylor WoodLB
  5. 23Tatumn MilazzoRB
  6. 34Ally SchlegelAM
  7. 4Cari RoccaroLM
  8. 5Julia BianchiRM
  9. 9Mallory SwansonF
  10. 55Penelope HockingAM-L
  11. 24Jenna BikeAM-R

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 18Shelby HoganG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 5Isabella ObazeCD-R
  4. 2Reyna ReyesLB
  5. 23Marie MüllerRB
  6. 17Sam CoffeyCM
  7. 8Hina SugitaLM
  8. 21Jessie FlemingRM
  9. 12Christine SinclairF
  10. 9Sophia WilsonLF
  11. 22Morgan WeaverRF

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Chicago Red Stars 0, Portland Thorns 1. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
  2. 26' Goal! Chicago Red Stars 0, Portland Thorns 2. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
  3. 45' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Janine Beckie replaces Christine Sinclair.
  4. 57' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Chardonnay Curran replaces Tatumn Milazzo.
  5. 57' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Leilanni Nesbeth replaces Júlia Bianchi.
  6. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Olivia Moultrie replaces Jessie Fleming because of an injury.
  7. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg replaces Marie Müller.
  8. 62' Sam Staab (Chicago Red Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 65' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Nádia Gomes replaces Penelope Hocking.
  10. 71' Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 74' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan replaces Morgan Weaver.
  12. 77' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Shea Groom replaces Ally Schlegel.
  13. 77' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Camryn Biegalski replaces Jenna Bike.
  14. 83' Reyna Reyes (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 87' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Ana Dias replaces Sophia Smith.
  16. 90'+8' Isabella Obaze (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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