PORTLAND, Ore. – And now comes the pause – a two-week international break that threatens to blunt the momentum Portland Thorns FC built over the last month
Over that time, the team assembled for preseason, got its international contingent into the fold, played three exhibitions games at Harry A. Merlo Field, and built the foundations for April 14 – the start of their 2019 National Women’s Soccer League season. Hopefully this latest loss of international talent won’t undermine the team’s momentum.
That momentum was on display over the course of seven days at the University of Portland, where a choppy but 2-1 victorious display on night one, against the Chicago Red Stars, progressed to a high-intensity 0-0 effort against Reign FC, on the tournament’s final night.