NWSL

Portland Thorns FC vs Angel City FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Portland Thorns FC
  • 16': Christine Sinclair
  • 26': Sophia Smith
  • 45'+4': Morgan Weaver
FT
3 - 0
Angel City FC

    About

    Portland Thorns FC are hosting Angel City FC at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns).
    • 1': Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Christen Press (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gisele Thompson.
    • 3': Foul by Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns).
    • 3': Madison Hammond (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Sydney Leroux (Angel City).
    • 5': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
    • 9': Foul by Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City).
    • 9': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Morgan Weaver with a cross.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marie Müller with a headed pass.
    • 16': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Angel City 0. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 18': Offside, Portland Thorns. Sophia Smith is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Christen Press (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 22': Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Megan Reid (Angel City).
    • 23': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Gisele Thompson.
    • 26': Goal! Portland Thorns 2, Angel City 0. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Shelby Hogan (Portland Thorns).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Foul by Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
    • 31': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 40': Foul by Sydney Leroux (Angel City).
    • 40': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
    • 45'+1': Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Goal! Portland Thorns 3, Angel City 0. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
    • 45'+6': Offside, Angel City. Sydney Leroux is caught offside.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 3, Angel City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 3, Angel City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan replaces Sophia Smith.
    • 50': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Nicole Payne.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Christen Press (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Morgan Weaver.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Sydney Leroux (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jasmyne Spencer with a cross.
    • 54': Foul by Christen Press (Angel City).
    • 54': Marie Müller (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by M.A. Vignola (Angel City).
    • 55': Nicole Payne (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Christen Press (Angel City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jasmyne Spencer.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
    • 59': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
    • 59': Sydney Leroux (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 62': Foul by Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
    • 62': Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Substitution, Angel City. Messiah Bright replaces Sydney Leroux.
    • 64': Substitution, Angel City. Alyssa Thompson replaces M.A. Vignola.
    • 64': Substitution, Angel City. Claire Emslie replaces Christen Press.
    • 64': Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Madison Hammond (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Claire Emslie (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Messiah Bright.
    • 67': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
    • 67': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Messiah Bright (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Meggie Dougherty Howard.
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Olivia Moultrie replaces Hina Sugita.
    • 72': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Morgan Weaver.
    • 73': Foul by Messiah Bright (Angel City).
    • 73': Marie Müller (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Messiah Bright (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Hand ball by Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns).
    • 75': Substitution, Angel City. Elizabeth Eddy replaces Jasmyne Spencer.
    • 76': Foul by Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns).
    • 76': Sarah Gorden (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Angel City. Lily Nabet replaces Meggie Dougherty Howard.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
    • 83': Offside, Angel City. Messiah Bright is caught offside.
    • 84': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg replaces Christine Sinclair.
    • 89': Offside, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Katie Zelem (Angel City).
    • 89': Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elizabeth Eddy.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Katie Zelem (Angel City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Claire Emslie (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Sophie Hirst replaces Sam Coffey.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Gisele Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 3, Angel City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 3, Angel City 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 3
    65.3 Possession 34.7
    12 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    474 Accurate Passes 213
    575 Passes 305
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    13 Crosses 6
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 49
    27 Accurate Long Balls 10
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.2
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    13 Effective Tackles 16
    17 Tackles 25
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 14
    11 Effective Clearances 20
    11 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Providence Park
    Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
    Attendance: 23,212

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    POR Portland Thorns FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    18 Shelby Hogan (GK)
    4 Becky Sauerbrunn
    20 Kelli Hubly
    23 Marie Müller
    11 Nicole Payne
    17 Sam Coffey
    8 Hina Sugita
    21 Jessie Fleming
    22 Morgan Weaver
    9 Sophia Smith
    12 Christine Sinclair
    Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
    Izzy D'Aquila, Reilyn Turner, Payton Linnehan, Sophie Hirst, Alexa Spaanstra, Mackenzie Arnold, Isabella Obaze, Olivia Moultrie, Meghan Klingenberg.

    LA Angel City FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 DiDi Haracic (GK)
    6 Megan Reid
    11 Sarah Gorden
    20 Gisele Thompson
    3 Jasmyne Spencer
    8 Meggie Dougherty Howard
    99 Madison Hammond
    4 Katie Zelem
    2 Sydney Leroux
    16 M.A. Vignola
    23 Christen Press
    Angel City FC Substitutes:
    Casey Phair, Elizabeth Eddy, Claire Emslie, Angelina Anderson, Katie Johnson, Alyssa Thompson, Messiah Bright, Lily Nabet, Rocky Rodríguez.

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