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FT Saturday, May 4, 2024
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Portland Thorns FC LWWWW 2
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Providence Park · 17,039 att. · ION

Match Report

Portland Thorns edge Washington Spirit 2-1

First-half goals from Sam Coffey and Christine Sinclair led the Portland Thorns FC to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Spirit on Saturday at Portland's Providence Park.

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Highlights

00:48 Thorns race into an early 2-0 lead vs. Spirit Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

POR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 18Shelby HoganG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 5Isabella ObazeCD-R
  4. 17Sam CoffeyDM
  5. 23Marie MüllerLB
  6. 11Nicole PayneRB
  7. 8Hina SugitaCM-L
  8. 21Jessie FlemingCM-R
  9. 9Sophia WilsonLM
  10. 16Janine SonisRM
  11. 12Christine SinclairF

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 5Annaïg ButelCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 6Kate WiesnerLB
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleRB
  6. 7Croix BethuneAM
  7. 12Andi SullivanLM
  8. 26Paige MetayerRM
  9. 11Ouleymata SarrF
  10. 2Trinity RodmanAM-L
  11. 13Brittany RatcliffeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Washington Spirit 0. Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
  2. 22' Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Washington Spirit 0. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isabella Obaze following a set piece situation.
  3. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Hal Hershfelt replaces Paige Metayer.
  4. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
  5. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Ana Dias replaces Janine Beckie.
  6. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan replaces Christine Sinclair.
  7. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Olivia Moultrie replaces Jessie Fleming.
  8. 65' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Courtney Brown replaces Kate Wiesner.
  9. 71' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Ouleymata Sarr.
  10. 79' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Chloe Ricketts replaces Croix Bethune.
  11. 86' Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Washington Spirit 1. Lena Silano (Washington Spirit) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
  12. 89' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Reyna Reyes replaces Marie Müller.
  13. 90' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Marissa Sheva replaces Hina Sugita.
  14. 90'+8' Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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