If you had turned off the broadcast eight minutes into the Thorns’ match in Orlando last weekend, you could be forgiven for thinking that the purple gang would win. For about ten minutes of the first half, Orlando was insane; all over Portland, winning five corner kicks in the first nine minutes or so, and putting the Thorns under the hammer. Here’s my notes for that part of the match:
2’ – Edmonds to Morgan; her cross goes in, but Kling clears out. Ubogagu settles; Carpenter blocks Ubogagu’s shot out for CK.
3’ – Franch great box clear off CK!