Week 2 of the 2021 NWSL regular season had rivals Thorns FC and OL Reign deliver an end-to-end match. Christine Sinclair scored yet another jaw-dropping goal. But in the end, though, the Thorns saw their first loss of the season and their 10-game unbeaten run come to an end.
Here are three #StatMan takeaways from the match.
4Sinclair’s fourth-minute goal marks the second straight match in which the Thorns scored within the game’s first four minutes. It was also Sinclair’s fourth goal in all competitions in 2021.
15You'd have to dig deep into the game notes to find the last time the Thorns allowed multiple goals in a match.