The Portland Thorns got their third win of the 2022 season at home in a 6-0 victory over the Orlando Pride. The goals scored by Hina Sugita and Becky Sauerbrunn gave Portland th advantage in the first half, and a Sophia Smith brace along with goals from Natalia Kuikka and Taylor Porter in the second half gave to the hosts six goals and three points, putting them second in the NWSL table right before the international break.
With Sinclair and Weaver out, this is the lineup coach Rhian Wilkinson put on the field:
5’ Beckie went down, Kuikka up.