Seattle Reign FC versus Portland Thorns FC is always an exciting match-up, and Saturday’s game was no exception as Megan Rapinoe scored her second brace of the week, leading Seattle to a 2-0 victory.
For years, Portland has focused most of their resources on a high-quality attack, relying on unrelenting pressure to wear down opponents and outscore them. In particular, Canadian international Christine Sinclair is lethal at the tip of their attack, where she often likes to drop into the space between an opponent’s defense and midfield and get onto the end of diagonal balls to the top of the box.