PORTLAND, Ore. -- In the third minute of second-half stoppage time, with the score tied 1-1 in the National Women's Soccer League semifinal between the Portland Thorns and the San Diego Wave, Thorns defender Meghan Klingenberg prepared to take a corner kick, and the entire north end of Providence Park roared as one.
"P-T! F-C! P-T! F-C!"
The rest of the 22,035 fans in attendance joined in, at which point the fans' and players' collective will delivered a moment that the team -- and the city -- desperately needed.