There’s always something to take from a show of resilience, and having to overcome an early two-goal deficit to earn Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Sky Blue FC, the Portland Thorns can take heart in their response. The early hole, created as last week’s defensive errors in Chicago carried through to a new match, served as a wakeup call, with goals from Emily Sonnett and Tobin Heath quickly providing a response.
Had Portland not played such a big part in Carli Lloyd’s goals in the first 18 minutes, the match could have been about more than a response.