Portland Thorns FC

7th · 12-7-8 · 43 pts · +6

Ugh, no.

Portland Thorns FC lost to Washington Spirit

13-4-6 2 – 1

11-5-7

FT · Sun, Sep 6

Match Details

Providence Park (Portland, Oregon) · CBS, Paramount+

Highlights

1:19 Portland Thorns FC vs. Washington Spirit - Game Highlights

0:37 Sophia Wilson scores from the spot

0:25 Sandy MacIver makes a nice stop

0:28 Tara McKeown scores Penalty Goals vs. Portland Thorns FC

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Portland Thorns 1, Washington Spirit 2.
90'+10'Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 1, Washington Spirit 2.
90'+8'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Élisabeth Tsé replaces Mélissa Bethi.
90'+8'Attempt saved. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).
90'+7'Second yellow card to Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) for a bad foul.
90'+6'Foul by Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).
90'+6'Reyna Reyes (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'Attempt blocked. Maddie Padelski (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90'+5'Offside, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday is caught offside.
90'+3'Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3'Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3'Foul by Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns).

Line Score

	1	2	T
WAS	0	2	2
POR	1	0	1

Match Leaders

Washington Spirit

TR Tara Rudd · 1Goals
Sofia Cantore · 3Total Shots
Sandy MacIver · 6Saves
Paige Metayer · 9Defensive Interventions
Esme Morgan · 57Accurate Passes

Portland Thorns FC

SW Sophia Wilson · 1Goals
Pietra Tordin · 4Total Shots
Mackenzie Arnold · 3Saves
Jessie Fleming · 17Defensive Interventions
Jayden Perry · 37Accurate 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

90'+8'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Élisabeth Tsé replaces Mélissa Bethi.

90'+7'Second yellow card to Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) for a bad foul.

90'+3'Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+2'Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

88'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Madison Haugen replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.

87'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday replaces Sofia Cantore.

84'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Maddie Padelski replaces Carolyn Calzada.

84'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Reyna Reyes replaces M.A. Vignola.

80'Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Washington Spirit 2. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.

73'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Andi Sullivan replaces Monique Ngock.

63'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Marie Müller replaces Reilyn Turner.

59'Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Washington Spirit 1. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

45'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Caiya Hanks replaces Morgan Weaver.

32'Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

26'Monique Ngock (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

18'Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Washington Spirit 0. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.