San Diego Wave FC vs Portland Thorns FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season
· NWSLSan Diego Wave FC defeats Portland Thorns 2-0
Second-half goals from Mya Jones and Melanie Barcenas sealed a 2-0 for San Diego Wave FC over the visiting Portland Thorns.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns).
- 4': Foul by Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC).
- 4': Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
- 7': Amirah Ali (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
- 8': Foul by Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns).
- 8': Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by María Sánchez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 10': Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC).
- 17': Attempt missed. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
- 19': Attempt missed. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Amirah Ali (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Makenzy Doniak.
- 19': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
- 24': Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amirah Ali.
- 26': Attempt saved. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marie Müller.
- 30': Delphine Cascarino (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns).
- 32': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by María Sánchez.
- 33': Attempt missed. Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns).
- 39': Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt missed. Marie Müller (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, San Diego Wave FC 0, Portland Thorns 0.
- 45': Second Half begins San Diego Wave FC 0, Portland Thorns 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Perle Morroni.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reyna Reyes.
- 49': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
- 49': Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
- 55': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Naomi Girma.
- 58': Attempt saved. Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
- 59': Foul by Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns).
- 59': Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Mya Jones replaces Amirah Ali.
- 59': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Melanie Barcenas replaces Makenzy Doniak.
- 59': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Kaitlyn Torpey replaces Kennedy Wesley.
- 61': Foul by Delphine Cascarino (San Diego Wave FC).
- 61': Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 62': Attempt saved. Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
- 63': Foul by Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC).
- 63': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Marie Müller.
- 67': Attempt missed. Emily van Egmond (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino with a cross.
- 68': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
- 68': Mya Jones (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Kristen McNabb (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by María Sánchez with a cross.
- 69': Goal! San Diego Wave FC 1, Portland Thorns 0. Mya Jones (San Diego Wave FC) with an attempt from very close range to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 70': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan replaces Morgan Weaver.
- 71': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
- 73': Attempt saved. Delphine Cascarino (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mya Jones.
- 73': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
- 74': Goal! San Diego Wave FC 2, Portland Thorns 0. Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by María Sánchez following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Perle Morroni.
- 78': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
- 78': Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
- 79': Attempt missed. Mya Jones (San Diego Wave FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey with a cross.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns).
- 81': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Izzy D'Aquila replaces Christine Sinclair.
- 81': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Nicole Payne replaces Kelli Hubly.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Foul by Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC).
- 82': Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Naomi Girma.
- 85': Attempt missed. Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marie Müller.
- 85': Attempt saved. Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marie Müller with a cross.
- 86': Attempt saved. Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melanie Barcenas.
- 89': Foul by Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC).
- 89': Nicole Payne (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Christen Westphal replaces Delphine Cascarino.
- 89': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Jessie Fleming.
- 89': Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Izzy D'Aquila (Portland Thorns).
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mya Jones (San Diego Wave FC).
- 90'+2': Reyna Reyes (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexa Spaanstra with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC).
- 90'+3': Marie Müller (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Melanie Barcenas.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, San Diego Wave FC 2, Portland Thorns 0.
- 0': Match ends, San Diego Wave FC 2, Portland Thorns 0.
Statistics
 POR |
SD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 41.6 | Possession | 58.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 282 | Accurate Passes | 442 |
| 389 | Passes | 539 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 20 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 21 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 15,271
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 15,271
NWSL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando Pride | 26 | +26 | 60 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 26 | +23 | 56 |
| 3 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 26 | +21 | 56 |
| 4 | Kansas City Current | 26 | +26 | 55 |
Line-Ups
San Diego Wave FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kailen Sheridan (GK) |
| 14 | Kristen McNabb |
| 4 | Naomi Girma |
| 75 | Perle Morroni |
| 12 | Kennedy Wesley |
| 15 | Makenzy Doniak |
| 24 | Danielle Colaprico |
| 5 | Emily van Egmond |
| 7 | Amirah Ali |
| 77 | María Sánchez |
| 69 | Delphine Cascarino |
Portland Thorns FC (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Mackenzie Arnold (GK) |
| 4 | Becky Sauerbrunn |
| 5 | Isabella Obaze |
| 20 | Kelli Hubly |
| 21 | Jessie Fleming |
| 17 | Sam Coffey |
| 13 | Olivia Moultrie |
| 23 | Marie Müller |
| 2 | Reyna Reyes |
| 22 | Morgan Weaver |
| 12 | Christine Sinclair |
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