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“One giant heartbeat”: What it was like on the ground at the NWSL Semifinal

Last Sunday’s NWSL semifinal was one of the most incredible games Providence Park has ever witnessed. Against the backdrop of perhaps the most tumultuous period the club has ever witnessed, the Portland Thorns advanced to the 2022 NWSL Championship in the most dramatic of fashions, punctuated by an unbelievable world-class game-winning goal from Crystal Dunn.

Stumptown Footy contributors extraordinaire Wilder Isom and Alex Barnes were on the ground in the stands for the game. Here’s their thoughts and stories from that magical afternoon:

Wilder Isom: I went into Sunday feeling a little bit apprehensive.