The Portland Thorns drew on Friday with Cascadia rivals OL Reign 1-1 in their first match of the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup. Sofia Huerta opened the scoring in the 19th minute and Christine Sinclair equalized in the 28th minute as the teams shared the points. Here are my five takeaways from the first match of the season.

Sinc is Eternal

This isn’t really a takeaway because everyone should know this but my word it is amazing that Christine Sinclair has been with the Portland Thorns for so long.