The Portland Thorns tallied a come from behind win on the road at Segra Field, when they down the Washington Spirit by a 2-1 margin. A very strange Bella Bixby own goal got the hosts on the board, but unanswered goals from Christine Sinclair in the 84th minute and Morgan Weaver in second half stoppage time saw the Thorns steal all three points.
The midweek action for the Thorns got delayed at least by 1 hour due to bad weather in D.C. But it wasn’t just the weather the only thing that was bad, because also bad news awaited Portland just minutes before the kick-off when the club announced Sophia Smith couldn’t start as was planned, and was replaced by Marissa Everett.