National Women's Soccer League

Portland Thorns FC

7th · 12-7-8 · 43 pts · +6
YES!
Portland Thorns FC beat Boston Legacy FC
Portland Thorns FC9-4-6 4 – 3 Boston Legacy FC5-5-9
FT · Sun, Aug 9

Match Details

Centreville Bank Stadium (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) · CBS Sports Network

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Boston Legacy 3, Portland Thorns 4.
  • 90'+8'Second Half ends, Boston Legacy 3, Portland Thorns 4.
  • 90'+8'Foul by Jorelyn Carabalí (Boston Legacy).
  • 90'+8'Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6'Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5'Corner, Boston Legacy. Conceded by Morgan Weaver.
  • 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Aïssata Traoré (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 90'Foul by Annie Karich (Boston Legacy).
  • 90'Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'Attempt blocked. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Weaver with a headed pass.

Line Score

12T
POR 40 4
BOS 21 3

Match Leaders

Portland Thorns FC
Boston Legacy FC

League Table · 2026 NWSL
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
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'+6'Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card.
87'Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card.
83'Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82'Goal! Boston Legacy 3, Portland Thorns 4. Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleigh Gambone.
78'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Aleigh Gambone replaces Barbara Olivieri.
78'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Cassandra Bogere replaces Nina Nijstad because of an injury.
78'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces M.A. Vignola.
78'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Reyna Reyes replaces Marie Müller.
69'Barbara Olivieri (Boston Legacy) is shown the yellow card.
68'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Josefine Hasbo replaces Alba Caño.
64'Mallie McKenzie (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Aïssata Traoré replaces Amanda Allen.
56'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Mallie McKenzie replaces Deyna Castellanos.
54'Nina Nijstad (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Sam Hiatt replaces Isabella Obaze.
45'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Amanda Gutierres replaces Sammy Smith.
45'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Nicolette Hernández replaces Emerson Elgin.
42'Goal! Boston Legacy 2, Portland Thorns 4. Alba Caño (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barbara Olivieri.
37'Goal! Boston Legacy 1, Portland Thorns 4. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mackenzie Arnold.
31'Goal! Boston Legacy 1, Portland Thorns 3. Bianca St-Georges (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sammy Smith.
10'Goal! Boston Legacy 0, Portland Thorns 3. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
6'Goal! Boston Legacy 0, Portland Thorns 2. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marie Müller.
2'Goal! Boston Legacy 0, Portland Thorns 1. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

Team Stats

Portland Thorns FCBoston Legacy FC
General
39.7 Possession % 60.3
14 Shots 12
7 On Target 6
2 Offsides 4
2 Corners 6
12 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
231 Passes Completed 367
0 Crosses Won 3
12 Tackles Won 15
10 Interceptions 7
43 Clearances 10
Discipline
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 3

Recent Form

Boston Legacy FC W W L W D
Portland Thorns FC W L L D L

Starting Lineups

Boston Legacy FC3-5-2
1 Murphy
53 St-Georges 31' 16 Carabalí 4 Elgin
7 Allen 26 Caño 42' 6 Karich 21 Olivieri A 2 Reale
8 Smith A 12 Prince
9 Wilson 6'
19 Tordin 2'10'37' 10 Castellanos 23 Müller A
21 Fleming A 20 Nijstad
25 Vignola 24 Perry 5 Obaze 4 Calzada
18 Arnold A
Portland Thorns FC4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Boston Legacy FC

  1. #1 Casey MurphyG
  2. #16 Jorelyn CarabalíCD
  3. #4 Emerson ElginCD-L
  4. #53 Bianca St-GeorgesCD-R31'
  5. #21 Bárbara OlivieriCM-L
  6. #26 Alba CañoCM-R42'
  7. #6 Annie KarichAM
  8. LR #2 Lilly RealeLM
  9. #7 Amanda AllenRM
  10. #12 Nichelle PrinceCF-L
  11. #8 Sammy SmithCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Portland Thorns FC

  1. #18 Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. #24 Jayden PerryCD-L
  3. IO #5 Isabella ObazeCD-R
  4. MV #25 M.A. VignolaLB
  5. #4 Carolyn CalzadaRB
  6. #10 Deyna CastellanosAM
  7. #21 Jessie FlemingLM
  8. NN #20 Nina NijstadRM
  9. #9 Sophia WilsonF6'
  10. #19 Pietra TordinAM-L2'10'37'
  11. #23 Marie MüllerAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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