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Thorns FC Earn Road Point with 2-2 Draw against San Diego Wave FC

Published on June 9, 2022 under National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Portland Thorns FC earned a road point with a 2-2 draw against San Diego Wave FC at Torero Stadium on Wednesday night. Sophia Smith struck first for Portland, followed up by a goal from Christine Sinclair in the first minute of the second half. Scoring her 58th career goal in her 150th NWSL appearance, Sinclair is now in sole possession of second-most goals scored in NWSL history.

Sinclair Makes More History

In her 150th NWSL appearance, Sinclair scored her 58th career goal, moving her into sole possession of second-most goals scored in league history. Notably, she is just the fourth player in league history to record 150 matches played with one club. She has scored three goals in Portland's last two games and four overall this season, sharing the team lead with Sophia Smith.

Smith's Scoring Spree

Smith tallied her fourth goal of the season tonight, sharing the team lead with Sinclair. The goal marked Smith's first career penalty-kick attempt and conversion. The 21-year-old striker has recorded a goal or an assist in three straight matches (2g, 1a), and has produced a goal contribution in five of Portland's last seven matches (4g, 1a). Notably, Smith has scored in all three matches against San Diego this year, including both matches in 2022 Challenge Cup play.

Goal-Scoring Plays

POR - Sophia Smith, 23rd minute: Rocky Rodríguez earned a penalty kick in the box. Sophia Smith stepped up and converted the kick.

POR - Christine Sinclair (Sam Coffey), 46th minute: Receiving the ball in the center of the field, Sam Coffey served a curling ball toward the penalty spot. Christine Sinclair brought it down out of the air and sent a half volley past San Diego goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan.

SD - Taylor Kornieck (Amirah Ali), 81st minute: San Diego earned a corner kick and sent the ball into the box. Amirah Ali helped settle the ball in traffic, allowing Taylor Kornieck to fire a shot into the upper right-hand corner.

SD - Taylor Kornieck (Christen Westphal), 88th minute: From the edge of the 18-yard box, Christen Westphal whipped a cross into the box, finding the head of Taylor Kornieck, who drove it into the back of the net.

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.

Next Game

Thorns FC face a quick turnaround to play the Houston Dash on Sunday, June 12, at PNC Stadium. The June 12 match kicks off at 4 p.m. (Pacific) and features a local television broadcast on FOX 12 PLUS.

Portland Thorns FC (2-1-4, 10pts) vs. San Diego Wave FC (4-2-2, 14pts)

June 8, 2022 - Torero Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)

Goals by Half 1 2 F

Portland Thorns FC 1 1 2

San Diego Wave FC 0 2 2

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

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