Portland Thorns FC

7th · 12-7-8 · 43 pts · +6

Ugh, no.

Portland Thorns FC lost to Utah Royals

8-4-6 1 – 5

10-3-5

FT · Sun, Aug 2

Match Details

America First Field (Sandy, Utah) · 6,243 fans · NWSL+

Highlights

1:18 Utah Royals vs. Portland Thorns FC - Game Highlights

0:51 Sophia Wilson gets on the scoresheet for Portland Thorns FC

0:57 Cece Kizer finds the back of the net for Utah Royals

1:06 Brecken Mozingo slots in the goal for Utah Royals

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1.
90'+5'Foul by Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals).
90'+5'Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Carolyn Calzada.
90'+2'Attempt blocked. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sophia Wilson.
90'+1'Attempt missed. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
89'Goal! Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross following a corner.
89'Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Reyna Reyes.
89'Attempt blocked. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuria Rábano.
86'Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Nuria Rábano.

Line Score

	1	2	T
POR	1	0	1
UTA	1	4	5

Match Leaders

Portland Thorns FC

SW Sophia Wilson · 1Goals
Sophia Wilson · 5Total Shots
Mackenzie Arnold · 2Saves
Carolyn Calzada · 9Defensive Interventions
Carolyn Calzada · 33Accurate Passes

Utah Royals

CD Cece Delzer · 2Goals
Cece Delzer · 4Total Shots
Mandy McGlynn · 4Saves
Miyabi Moriya · 9Defensive Interventions
Kate Del Fava · 57Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026 NWSL

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Gotham	27	16	7	4	+14	55
2	San Diego	27	16	3	8	+12	51
3	Washington	27	15	4	8	+13	49
4	Utah	27	14	4	9	+9	46
5	Kansas City	27	13	5	9	+10	44
6	Angel City	27	12	7	8	+16	43
7	Portland	27	12	7	8	+6	43
8	North Carolina	27	13	3	11	+11	42
9	Seattle	27	12	4	11	+1	40
10	Denver	27	10	8	9	+8	38
11	Orlando	27	10	3	14	-7	33
12	Houston	27	8	6	13	-5	30
13	Boston	27	8	5	14	-10	29
14	Bay	27	7	5	15	-14	26
15	Louisville	27	7	3	17	-16	24
16	Chicago	27	5	2	20	-48	17

NWSL Shield; Qualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs

Key Events

89'Goal! Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross following a corner.

85'Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Kiana Palacios.

83'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Maddie Padelski replaces Pietra Tordin.

79'Goal! Utah Royals 4, Portland Thorns 1. Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya with a cross.

75'Substitution, Utah Royals. Lara Prasnikar replaces Cece Delzer.

70'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Cassandra Bogere replaces Nina Nijstad.

70'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Isabella Obaze replaces Sam Hiatt.

69'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Renee Lyles.

68'Goal! Utah Royals 3, Portland Thorns 1. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.

65'Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Paige Cronin.

64'Substitution, Utah Royals. Tatumn Milazzo replaces Kaleigh Riehl.

64'Substitution, Utah Royals. Ana Tejada replaces Mina Tanaka.

59'Substitution, Portland Thorns. M.A. Vignola replaces Marie Müller.

47'Goal! Utah Royals 2, Portland Thorns 1. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross.

35'Goal! Utah Royals 1, Portland Thorns 1. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiana Palacios.

1'Goal! Utah Royals 0, Portland Thorns 1. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pietra Tordin with a through ball.