Finishing the match with nine players, Portland Thorns FC kicked off their 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup campaign with a 2-1 victory over KC NWSL, Friday, at Providence Park. Here are three key #StatMan takeaways from #PORvKC.
8 Rocky Rodríguez put the Thorns up just eight minutes into the match. The goal was the earliest goal scored in Portland's first game of a year, besting Sinead Farrelly who scored 21 minutes into the 2015 season.
5 Forward Tyler Lussi delivered the fifth goal of her Thorns career, scoring the game-winning goal. All five of Lussi's goals have come in wins with three of those being game-winners.