NWSL

FT Saturday, September 7, 2024
Portland Thorns FC LWLLW 1
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Washington Spirit WLLWD 2
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Audi Field · 14,306 att. · CBS

Match Report

Washington Spirit edge Portland Thorns 2-1 with late goal

Washington Spirit edge Portland Thorns 2-1 with late goal.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
7
48
Possession
52
13
SHOTS
17
8
ON GOAL
8
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
366
Accurate Passes
392
452
Passes
482
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
34
26
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
15
20
Tackles
19
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
15
Interceptions
18
24
Effective Clearances
13
24
Clearances
13

Highlights

00:41 Aubrey Kingsbury makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:19 Mackenzie Arnold makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:44 Hina Sugita scores the opener for the Thorns Watch on ESPN 00:33 Mackenzie Arnold makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WAS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 5Annaïg ButelCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 14Gabrielle CarleLB
  5. 26Paige MetayerRB
  6. 12Andi SullivanCM
  7. 10Leicy SantosLM
  8. 16Courtney BrownRM
  9. 11Ouleymata SarrF
  10. 33Ashley HatchLF
  11. 19Rosemonde KouassiRF

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 20Kelli HublyCD-R
  4. 2Reyna ReyesLB
  5. 11Nicole PayneRB
  6. 13Olivia MoultrieAM
  7. 17Sam CoffeyLM
  8. 8Hina SugitaRM
  9. 9Sophia WilsonF
  10. 77Alexa SpaanstraAM-L
  11. 66Reilyn TurnerAM-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Trinity Rodman replaces Ouleymata Sarr because of an injury.
  2. 45' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Izzy D'Aquila replaces Reilyn Turner.
  3. 49' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Portland Thorns 1. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexa Spaanstra.
  4. 60' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Portland Thorns 1. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Hatch following a fast break.
  5. 62' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Makenna Morris replaces Ashley Hatch.
  6. 62' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Hal Hershfelt replaces Courtney Brown.
  7. 62' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Casey Krueger replaces Gabrielle Carle.
  8. 69' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Marie Müller replaces Nicole Payne.
  9. 74' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Christine Sinclair replaces Alexa Spaanstra.
  10. 83' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Jessie Fleming replaces Olivia Moultrie.
  11. 84' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  12. 90'+6' Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Portland Thorns 1. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a cross.

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