The Portland Thorns headed to Chicago to take on the Red Stars away on Saturday evening and came away with a hard fought 2-2 draw. Mallory Pugh and Rachel Hill got the goals for Chicago, while Portland responded twice via Hina Sugita and Sophia Smith.
The half started with a goal in the fifth minute from Chicago via Mallory Pugh that Portland quickly responded to two minutes later via Hina Sugita opening her NWSL account. The rest of the half was fairly back and forth until Chicago connected again for their second goal of the evening in the 20th minute, this time from Rachel Hill.