NWSL

FT Sunday, August 3, 2025
Portland Thorns FC LWLWW 1
–
Washington Spirit DWWLD 2
1st2ndT
POR101
WAS112
Audi Field · 16,007 att.

Match Report

Trinity Rodman returns, lifts Spirit to win over Thorns

Trinity Rodman punctuated her return from a back injury with the game-winning goal two minutes into second-half stoppage time as the Washington Spirit pulled off a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Thorns on Sunday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
39.5
Possession
60.5
10
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
257
Accurate Passes
425
343
Passes
520
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
6
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
51
Long Balls
45
21
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
7
11
Effective Tackles
15
15
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
10
32
Effective Clearances
16
32
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:10 Trinity Rodman leads Spirit past Thorns FC with late winner Watch on ESPN 01:03 Gift Monday finds the back of the net for Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN 00:38 Olivia Moultrie equalizes for Portland Thorns FC Watch on ESPN 00:32 Aubrey Kingsbury makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WAS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 4Rebeca BernalCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 6Kate WiesnerLB
  5. 24Esme MorganRB
  6. 5Narumi MiuraCM
  7. 17Hal HershfeltLM
  8. 14Gabrielle CarleRM
  9. 21Gift MondayF
  10. 7Croix BethuneLF
  11. 19Rosemonde KouassiRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  2. 28Sandy MacIverSUB
  3. 25Kysha SyllaSUB
  4. 16Courtney BrownSUB
  5. 2Trinity RodmanSUB
  6. 38Lauren GogalSUB
  7. 22Heather StainbrookSUB
  8. 8Makenna MorrisSUB
  9. 39Chloe RickettsSUB

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 18Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 5Isabella ObazeCD-L
  3. 16Sam HiattCD-R
  4. 2Reyna ReyesLB
  5. 20Kaitlyn TorpeyRB
  6. 17Sam CoffeyCM
  7. 8Hina SugitaLM
  8. 21Jessie FlemingRM
  9. 66Reilyn TurnerF
  10. 13Olivia MoultrieLF
  11. 26Mimi AlidouRF

Substitutes

  1. 34DaianeSUB
  2. 29Mallie McKenzieSUB
  3. 15Payton LinnehanSUB
  4. 19Pietra TordinSUB
  5. 33Naomi PowellSUB
  6. 1Bella BixbySUB
  7. 24Jayden PerrySUB
  8. 28Carissa BoeckmanSUB
  9. 77Alexa SpaanstraSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 17' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Portland Thorns 0. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi.
  3. 19' Kaitlyn Torpey (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+3' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Portland Thorns 1. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
  6. 45' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan replaces Mimi Alidou.
  7. 62' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Courtney Brown replaces Kate Wiesner.
  8. 63' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Pietra Tordin replaces Reilyn Turner because of an injury.
  9. 72' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Mallie McKenzie replaces Kaitlyn Torpey.
  10. 72' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Jessie Fleming.
  11. 76' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Trinity Rodman replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  12. 87' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Makenna Morris replaces Gabrielle Carle.
  13. 87' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Heather Stainbrook replaces Narumi Miura.
  14. 90'+2' Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Portland Thorns 1. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Croix Bethune.
  15. 90'+7' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Daiane replaces Isabella Obaze.

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