Portland Thorns FC made it three straight victories to start the 2021 Challenge Cup with a 2-0 victory over Cascadia rival, OL Reign, on Wednesday night at Providence Park. Here are three key #StatMan takeaways from #PORvOLR.
2 Lindsey Horan's free kick goal in the 17th minute was the second goal direct from a free kick in Horan's NWSL career. Horan also scored from a free kick with a stoppage-time game-tying goal on July 8, 2017 against the Houston Dash.
6 In addition to her goal, forward Simone Charley finished the match with six shots on target.