With three minutes left in Sunday’s game against Portland, the Pride had a draw within their grasp.
The team had fallen into a 1-0 deficit within the opening two minutes, but battled back against the roaring crowd at Providence Park, carried by a pair of goals from Marta. A rocketing shot from Erin Greening in the 90th minute tied up the game, giving Orlando the chance to take a point off Portland on the road.
But the Pride couldn’t carry the tie for the final three minutes to the final whistle. In the final minute of play, the team ceded a free kick, then a corner kick and left Tyler Lussi open on the back post to send in a header, allowing the Thorns to escape with a 4-3 win.