It was a long time coming, and boy did it feel sweet when it happened. After numerous postponements — some due to global pandemics and others due to wildfires — the Portland Thorns finally played their regular season opener. And honestly, it couldn’t have gone much better.
The Thorns dominated the Utah Royals 3-0 — it could’ve been a lot more. They created numerous opportunities for themselves, thanks to excellent passing from seemingly everyone on the pitch, as well as some technical wizardry from Simone Charley. After having to wait so long to even play a regular season game because of the poor air quality, it sure felt sweet for Portland to get this win.