Thorns boss Orlando Pride 2-0

Portland shut out Orlando on the road tonight in a quality all-around performance that saw the Thorns dominate the second half.

In the back, the Thorns started Meghan Klingenberg, Emily Menges, Emily Sonnett, and Ellie Carpenter, in front of AD Franch. Celeste Boureille, Lindsey Horan, and Christine Sinclair started in the midfield, Hayley Raso and Tobin Heath were on the wings, and Ana Crnogorcevic started up top.

The first ten minutes were tense for the Thorns, who were penned into their defensive third and had a hard time clearing a handful of attacks by the Pride. After a few scary moments, Portland started to play their way into the game. They found a few early chances up the right,…