SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Portland Thorns FC found two away goals from Sophia Smith and Christine Sinclair in southern California and fought to a 2-2 draw against San Diego Wave FC at Torero Stadium on Wednesday night.
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While San Diego's Taylor Kornieck finished with a second half brace, the moment of the night belonged to Thorns captain Sinclair, who took sole possession of second place in all-time goals in the NWSL, scoring her 58th career goal in her 150th career NWSL match.
Match Moments
5' - SAVE (POR) - With Kornieck played in by a long ball over the top, Bella Bixby stood her ground and comfortably corralled the forward's attempt.
23' - GOAL (POR) - The Thorns struck first in San Diego as Sophia Smith beat Wave goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan from the penalty spot. Rocky Rodriguez won Portland the penalty kick after being clipped by Kristen McNabb when attempting to cut the ball back in the box. Smith's converted penalty came on the Thorns' first attempt from the spot this season.
46' - GOAL (POR) - Wasting no time, Sinclair put the Thorns up by two goals less than a minute into the second half. Sam Coffey set the goal up, chipping the ball into Sinclair between defenders and the Canadian did the rest, chesting the ball down and firing it past Sheridan. The goal was also Coffey's first-ever NWSL assist.
51' - CHANCE (POR) - Shortly after Sinclair's goal, Janine Beckie put another dangerous shot on frame that forced an acrobatic save from Sheridan.
65' - SAVE (POR) - With a threatening ball bouncing in the box, Bixby quickly got down to save Alex Morgan's attempt from close range.
74' - SAVES (POR) - Bixby needed to make two saves in quick succession to keep the Wave off the board with just 15 minutes to play. She first threw herself at the ball to make a save on Kornieck's effort from close range and followed it up with a kick save on Morgan's follow-up effort.
81' - GOAL (SD) - Kornieck opened the scoring for San Diego, getting her foot to the ball loose in the box and stabbing it into the roof of the net.
82' - SAVE (POR) - Called into action once again, Bixby showcased her athleticism to keep San Diego from scoring twice in quick succession. The keeper uses her left hand to claw Morgan's precise header away from the top left corner.
88' - GOAL (SD) - Pouring on pressure, the Wave found the equalizing goal with just minutes left to play. Wave defender Christen Westphal served the ball in from the right side of the box that found the head of a leaping Kornieck, who headed the ball past a helpless Bixby.
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The Thorns' two-game road swing continues in Houston on Sunday where Portland looks to avenge its last defeat, a 2-0 loss against the Dash on May. 21. (4pm PT, FOX 12 PLUS/Paramount+)
Portland Thorns FC (2-1-4, 10pts) vs. San Diego Wave FC (4-2-2, 14pts)
June 8, 2022 – Torero Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)
Scoring Summary:
POR: S. Smith (penalty kick), 23
POR: Sinclair (Sam Coffey), 46
SD: Kornieck (Ali), 81
SD: Kornieck (Westphal), 88
Misconduct Summary:
POR: Rodriguez (caution), 70
POR: Pogarch (caution), 85
Lineups:
POR: GK Bixby, D Hubly, D Nally, D Sauerbrunn, M Beckie, M Coffey, M Kuikka, M Rodriguez (Moultrie, 78), M Sugita, F S. Smith (Betfort, 90+1), F Sinclair (Pogarch, 65)
Substitutes Not Used: GK A. Smith, D Provenzano, M Porter, M Beckman, F Weaver
TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (S. Smith, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (S. Smith, 2); FOULS: 8 (Rodriguez, 4); OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 4
SD: GK Sheridan, D McNabb, D Girma, D Riehl, D Westphal, M Briede (Doniak, 76), M van Egmond, M Turnbow (Taylor, 55), M Kornieck, F Jakobsson (Ali, 76), F Morgan
Substitutes Not Used: GK, Telford, D McGrady, D Bruster, D Gyau, M Pulver, F Schimmer
TOTAL SHOTS: 21 (Morgan, 6); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Kornieck, 3); FOULS: 7 (McNabb, 2); OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 2
Referee: Mark Allatin
Assistant Referees: Jennifer Garner, Eduardo Jeff
4th Official: Ricardo Fierro
Weather: Partly cloudy, 70 degrees
Attendance: N/A
All statistics contained in this box score are unofficial
Notes
- Sophia Smith and Christine Sinclair each scored their team-leading fourth goals of the season.
- Sinclair registered her 58th NWSL career goal, moving her into sole possession of second-most
goals in league history. - The match marked Sinclair’s 150th NWSL appearance. She is just the fourth player to play 150
matches with one team. - Sinclair has registered three goals in Portland’s last two matches.
- Smith has recorded a goal contribution (2g, 1a) in three straight matches.
- Smith has scored in the last three road matches across all competitions in which she has played.
- The goal marked Smith’s first career penalty-kick attempt and conversion.
- Sam Coffey tallied her first professional assist in the match.
- Hannah Betfort made her regular season debut as a second- half substitute.
- Thorns FC are tied for the second-most goals scored in NWSL this season.
- Portland is unbeaten in its last four regular season road matches, dating back to the 2021 season
(1-0-3). - Tonight’s match marked the first meeting between Thorns FC and San Diego in NWSL regular
season play. - In three matches across all competitions against the Wave, Portland is 2-0-1.
