The Portland Thorns today lost 1-0 to Angel City FC in Fullerton. The LA side won their first-ever match which meant Portland would not advance to the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup semifinals.
With Sophia Smith, Hina Sugita, Sam Coffey, Meaghan Nally, Taylor Porter, and head coach Rhian Wilkinson out due to COVID-19 protocol the starting line-up looked a little bit different for the Thorns. Janine Beckie made her Thorns debut and Madison Pogarch, Olivia Moultrie, and Yazmeen Ryan were handed starts.
The first half started off relatively slowly, both teams had shots on goal but none were too challenging for the goalkeepers.