NWSL Challenge Cup

Portland Thorns FC vs Seattle Reign FC, 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Portland Thorns FC
    FT
    0 - 1
    Seattle Reign FC
    • 74': Rose Lavelle

    About

    Portland Thorns FC are hosting Seattle Reign FC 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': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Alana Cook (OL Reign) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
    • 7': Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Sophia Smith.
    • 8': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
    • 11': Offside, Portland Thorns. Natalia Kuikka tries a through ball, but Sophia Smith is caught offside.
    • 12': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
    • 12': Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Alana Cook (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
    • 15': Foul by Sofia Huerta (OL Reign).
    • 15': Madison Pogarch (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
    • 17': Foul by Jess Fishlock (OL Reign).
    • 17': Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ally Watt.
    • 22': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
    • 22': Quinn (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Veronica Latsko (OL Reign).
    • 23': Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
    • 28': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Jimena López (OL Reign) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Hina Sugita.
    • 35': Foul by Sofia Huerta (OL Reign).
    • 35': Madison Pogarch (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Natalia Kuikka.
    • 36': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Quinn.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 39': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
    • 42': Foul by Ally Watt (OL Reign).
    • 42': Madison Pogarch (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Ally Watt (OL Reign).
    • 45': Meaghan Nally (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 0, OL Reign 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 0, OL Reign 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Natalie Beckman replaces Madison Pogarch.
    • 47': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
    • 47': Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Ally Watt (OL Reign).
    • 49': Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
    • 50': Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kelli Hubly.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Natalie Beckman.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
    • 56': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
    • 57': Angelina (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
    • 57': Foul by Samantha Coffey (Portland Thorns).
    • 57': Quinn (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Olivia Moultrie replaces Raquel Rodríguez.
    • 59': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Christine Sinclair.
    • 59': Foul by Jess Fishlock (OL Reign).
    • 59': Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Alana Cook (OL Reign).
    • 59': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Ally Watt (OL Reign).
    • 61': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Angelina (OL Reign) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Veronica Latsko with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Jimena López (OL Reign) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jess Fishlock.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
    • 65': Substitution, OL Reign. Bethany Balcer replaces Ally Watt.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Veronica Latsko with a cross.
    • 73': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
    • 74': Goal! Portland Thorns 0, OL Reign 1. Rose Lavelle (OL Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jess Fishlock with a through ball.
    • 77': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Samantha Hiatt.
    • 79': Foul by Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns).
    • 79': Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Jimena López (OL Reign).
    • 80': Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Jimena López (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg replaces Natalia Kuikka.
    • 81': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Marissa Everett replaces Hina Sugita.
    • 81': Substitution, OL Reign. Nikki Stanton replaces Veronica Latsko.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nikki Stanton.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Samantha Coffey (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Nikki Stanton.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, OL Reign. Phoebe McClernon replaces Rose Lavelle.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, OL Reign. Sinclaire Miramontez replaces Angelina.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns).
    • 90'+2': Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Natalie Beckman (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Samantha Hiatt.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 0, OL Reign 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 0, OL Reign 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

    Venue: Providence Park
    Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
    Attendance: 12,034

    Line-Ups

    POR Portland Thorns FC (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    35 Abby Smith (GK)
    5 Emily Menges
    39 Meaghan Nally
    20 Kelli Hubly
    15 Madison Pogarch
    14 Natalia Kuikka
    17 Sam Coffey
    8 Hina Sugita
    11 Rocky Rodríguez
    12 Christine Sinclair
    9 Sophia Smith
    Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
    Hannah Betfort, Morgan Weaver, Natalie Beckman, Bella Bixby, Meghan Klingenberg, Gabby Provenzano, Taylor Porter, Marissa Everett, Olivia Moultrie.

    SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    91 Phallon Tullis-Joyce (GK)
    17 Sam Hiatt
    4 Alana Cook
    14 Jimena López Yellow Card
    11 Sofia Huerta
    5 Quinn
    16 Rose Lavelle
    10 Jess Fishlock
    6 Angelina
    24 Veronica Latsko
    7 Ally Watt
    Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
    Olivia Athens, Zsanett Kajan, Sinclaire Miramontez, Nikki Stanton, Bethany Balcer, Olivia Van der Jagt, Laurel Ivory, Phoebe McClernon, Tziarra King.

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