The Portland Thorns won their fourth straight match, after starting the season without a win in their first four, this time a 2-1 win over the Washington Spirit. Sam Coffey and Christine Sinclair would score for the Thorns, while Lena Silano had the lone goal for the Spirit.
In just the fourth minute, the Thorns would take the lead when Hina Sugita made a nice deep run into the Spirit box, then dropped a nice pass that was finished by Sam Coffey‘s shot from the top of the box that curled just inside the right post, and the score was 1-0 Thorns.
In the 22nd minute, the Thorns would add a second goal when a free kick by Coffey was headed by Isabella Bryld Obaze, and Christine Sinclair got to the headed ball first and tapped it past goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury, and the Thorns lead was now 2-0.
In the 41st minute, Washington had a great chance on a header off a corner, but Thorns defender Marie Müller headed it off the line. The Thorns would lead 2-0 at halftime.
In the 58th minute, Shelby Hogan would make a great save on a hard shot from the top of the box by Washington’s Annaïg Butel, an especially impressive save since Shelby was just getting up off the ground when the shot was taken.
In the 87th minute, Washington would pull back a goal when a cross from Trinity Rodman was nicely headed home by Lena Silano, and the Thorns lead was now 2-1.
But the Thorns would hold on to take their fourth straight.
