The Thorns broke their scoreless streak in a wild, back-and-forth 4-3 victory over the Orlando Pride, capitalizing off a number of defensive errors (and conceding a few of their own in the process).
The Thorns lined up in the same shape we saw against Reign FC last week, save Hayley Raso getting the nod — and her first start of the season — over Caitlin Foord. The change gave Portland even more pace up front, a move which they hoped would allow them to put the Pride under pressure and expose the shaky Orlando backline.