NWSL Challenge Cup

Portland Thorns FC vs Utah Royals, 2020 United States NWSL Challenge Cup & Fall Series, Fall Series

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Portland Thorns FC
  • 35': Simone Charley
  • 72': Sophia Wilson
  • 81': Lindsey Heaps
FT
3 - 0
Utah Royals

    About

    Portland Thorns FC are hosting Utah Royals at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL Challenge Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
    • 2': Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Tziarra King.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angela Salem.
    • 6': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Aminata Diallo.
    • 9': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Katie Bowen.
    • 10': Amy Rodriguez (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
    • 11': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Brittany Ratcliffe (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Offside, Portland Thorns. Lindsey Horan tries a through ball, but Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Brittany Ratcliffe (Utah Royals).
    • 26': Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Elizabeth Ball.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Lo'eau LaBonta (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 34': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
    • 34': Lo'eau LaBonta (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Utah Royals 0. Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
    • 38': Foul by Simone Charley (Portland Thorns).
    • 38': Michelle Maemone (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Amy Rodriguez (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Katie Bowen with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Katie Bowen.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
    • 42': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Simone Charley (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
    • 45': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Elizabeth Ball.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns).
    • 45'+1': Katie Bowen (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 1, Utah Royals 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 1, Utah Royals 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Madison Pogarch replaces Christen Westphal.
    • 45': Substitution, Utah Royals. Mallory Weber replaces Michelle Maemone.
    • 45': Substitution, Utah Royals. Verónica Boquete replaces Taylor Lytle.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Mallory Weber (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tziarra King.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Verónica Boquete.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Tziarra King (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amy Rodriguez.
    • 52': Foul by Katie Bowen (Utah Royals).
    • 52': Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Meghan Klingenberg.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Tziarra King (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 55': Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Utah Royals).
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
    • 57': Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Aminata Diallo (Utah Royals).
    • 57': Attempt missed. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Angela Salem with a cross.
    • 61': Offside, Portland Thorns. Lindsey Horan tries a through ball, but Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Lo'eau LaBonta (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Verónica Boquete.
    • 62': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Becky Sauerbrunn replaces Kelli Hubly.
    • 63': Substitution, Utah Royals. Raisa Strom-Okimoto replaces Tziarra King.
    • 63': Substitution, Utah Royals. Arielle Ship replaces Amy Rodriguez.
    • 64': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
    • 64': Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 65': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Meghan Klingenberg.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Mallory Weber (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Verónica Boquete with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Raisa Strom-Okimoto (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mallory Weber.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Arielle Ship (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aminata Diallo.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Madison Pogarch.
    • 69': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Sophia Smith replaces Simone Charley.
    • 70': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Gabby Seiler replaces Angela Salem.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raquel Rodríguez with a cross.
    • 72': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Abby Smith.
    • 72': Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Utah Royals 0. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Foul by Verónica Boquete (Utah Royals).
    • 74': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Lo'eau LaBonta (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Verónica Boquete.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 80': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
    • 81': Goal! Portland Thorns 3, Utah Royals 0. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 82': Foul by Gabby Seiler (Portland Thorns).
    • 82': Verónica Boquete (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Mallory Weber (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Verónica Boquete with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raquel Rodríguez.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 86': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Marissa Everett replaces Tyler Lussi.
    • 87': Foul by Madison Pogarch (Portland Thorns).
    • 87': Raisa Strom-Okimoto (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Madison Pogarch (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Raisa Strom-Okimoto (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
    • 90': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
    • 90': Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Abby Smith.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns).
    • 90'+5': Verónica Boquete (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 3, Utah Royals 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 3, Utah Royals 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 3
    38 Possession 62
    15 SHOTS 21
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    6 Blocked Shots 6
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

    Venue: Providence Park
    Location: Portland, Oregon, USA

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 North Carolina Courage 5 +12 11
    2 Gotham FC 4 +1 7
    3 Washington Spirit 5 -4 6
    4 Orlando Pride 4 -9 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    POR Portland Thorns FC (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    33 Britt Eckerstrom (GK)
    20 Kelli Hubly
    5 Emily Menges
    36 Angela Salem
    25 Meghan Klingenberg
    18 Christen Westphal
    12 Christine Sinclair
    11 Rocky Rodríguez
    10 Lindsey Heaps
    34 Tyler Lussi
    38 Simone Charley
    Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
    Nadine Angerer, Madison Pogarch, Sophia Wilson, Gabby Seiler, Emily Ogle, Marissa Everett, Becky Sauerbrunn.

    UTA Utah Royals (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Abby Smith (GK)
    29 Kate Del Fava
    7 Elizabeth Ball
    19 Michelle Maemone
    6 Katie Bowen
    38 Aminata Diallo
    12 Taylor Lytle
    9 Lo'eau LaBonta
    8 Amy Rodriguez
    3 Tziarra King
    25 Brittany Ratcliffe
    Utah Royals Substitutes:
    Taylor Leach, Mallory Weber, Raisa Strom-Okimoto, Melissa Lowder, Arielle Ship, Verónica Boquete, Gaby Vincent.

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