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Thorns FC Fall to C.F. Monterrey on Penalty Kicks in 2022 Women's International Champions Cup Semifinals

August 18, 2022 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
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PORTLAND, Ore. - Tied 1-1 at the end of regulation, Portland Thorns FC fell 3-2 in a penalty-kick shootout to C.F. Monterrey in the semifinal round of the 2022 Women's International Champions Cup. Portland will square off against Chelsea in the third-place match on Saturday, Aug. 20; kickoff is set for 5 p.m. (Pacific) on ESPNU.

Thorns FC Firsts

Natalie Beckman, Sam Coffey, Abby Smith, Tegan McGrady, Yazmeen Ryan, Gabby Provenzano and Michele Vasconcelos made their ICC debuts in the match. Rocky Rodríguez and Marissa Everett both started in the match. They are the only two players to have started in every ICC match for Thorns FC. Both players started in the 2021 semifinal and 2021 final for the club. Janine Beckie played in her first ICC match with Portland, but made her debut in the tournament with Manchester City in 2019.

2022 Women's ICC

In the first semifinal match between Chelsea and Lyon, Chelsea took an early 2-0 lead, but Lyon rallied back with a pair of late second-half goals, including a free kick from Lindsey Horan to send the match to penalty kicks. In the shootout, Lyon prevailed, advancing to the final for a second straight year at Providence Park. It was Horan's first match at Providence Park since Oct. 13, 2021 against OL Reign.

Goal-Scoring Plays

POR - Marissa Everett (Janine Beckie), 5th minute: Breaking Monterrey's pressure near midfield, Yazmeen Ryan played a quick pass to Janine Beckie, who delivered a one-touch pass in behind the Monterrey backline. Marissa Everett ran onto the ball in space, dribbled into the box and finished on the breakaway.

CFM - Diana Garcia, 68th minute: Diana Garcia won the ball just outside Portland's box. Garcia dribbled down the right side of the box and slotted a shot inside the bottom left corner of the goal.

Notes:

Marissa Everett scored her first goal in the ICC tournament. She is the fourth different player to score a goal for Portland in the tournament along with Natalia Kuikka, Olivia Moultrie and Morgan Weaver.

Everett's goal was her second across all competitions in 2022 for Thorns FC.

Everett and Rocky Rodríguez have started in all three Women's International Champions Cup matches for Thorns FC.

Sam Coffey, Abby Smith, Natalie Beckman, Tegan McGrady, Yazmeen Ryan, Gabby Provenzano and Michele Vasconcelos all made their ICC debuts in the match.

Janine Beckie appeared in her first ICC game with Thorns FC. Beckie also previously featured with Manchester City in the 2019 tournament.

Beckie recorded her third assist across all competitions for Portland this season.

Emily Menges returned to the field for game action for the first time since May 12, 2022, logging 12 minutes as a substitute.

Next Game

Thorns FC face off against Chelsea in the third-place match of the Women's International Champions Cup on Saturday, Aug. 20, at Providence Park. Saturday's match kicks off at 5 p.m. (Pacific) and will be broadcast on ESPNU.

Portland Thorns FC vs. C.F. Monterrey

2022 Women's International Champions Cup - Semifinals

Aug. 17, 2022 - Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)

Goals by Half 1 2 F (PKs)

C.F. Monterrey 0 1 1 3

Portland Thorns FC 1 0 1 2

Scoring Summary:

POR: Everett (Beckie), 5

CFM: Garcia, 68

Shootout Summary:

1 POR: Weaver - Save

1 CFM: Bernal - Save

2 POR: Sinclair - Save

2 CFM: Solis - Goal

3 POR: Betfort - Goal

3 CFM: Franco - Goal

4 POR: Coffey - Goal

4 CFM: Rodríguez - Goal

5 POR: Beckie - Save

Misconduct Summary:

POR: Hubly (caution), 45

CFM: Olivieri (caution), 45+3

CFM: Rodríguez (caution), 90+2

Lineups:

POR: GK A. Smith, D Beckman, D Hubly © (Menges, 79), D Nally, D McGrady (Provenzano, 19), M Porter, M Rodríguez (Sinclair, 64), M Ryan (Betfort, 46), F Beckie, F Everett (Coffey, 79), F Vasconcelos (Weaver, 64)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Bixby, D Shorts, D Kuikka, D Sauerbrunn,

CFM: GK Godínez, D Del Campo, D Bernal ©, D Rodriguez, D Echeverri, M Solis, M Evangelista (Servin, 86), M García, M Franco, F Aviléz (Olivieri, 26), F Burkenroad (Simental, 88)

Substitutes Not Used: GK Lozoya, D Monroy, D Cadena, M Valdez, M Flores, M Martínez

Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

Assistant Referees: Alicia Messer, CJ Koll

4th Official: Corbyn May

Weather: Clear, 86 degrees

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