Thorns FC Match Notes - May 4 @ Washington Spirit

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PORTLAND THORNS FC GAME NOTES PORTLAND THORNS FC AT WASHINGTON SPIRIT SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013, 4 P.M. (PT) VP Communications: Chris Metz - (503) 553-5433, cmetz@portlandtimbers.com Manager, Media Relations: Marc Kostic - (503) 553-5415, mkostic@portlandtimbers.com Coordinator, Media Relations: Mark Nelson - (503) 553-5529, mnelson@portlandtimbers.com

THORNS FC

2013 SCHEDULE

SPIRIT

2013 NWSL RECORD: 2-0-1 (Home: 1-0-0 Away: 1-0-1)

VS.

2-0-1 (7pts)

0-1-2 (2pts)

MATCH INFORMATION Date: Saturday, May 4, 2013 Kickoff: 4 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Maryland SoccerPlex (Boyds, Md.) Forecast: 69 degrees, mostly sunny Referee: Christina Unkel Assistant Referees: Shannon Poplstein, Danielle Chesky Fourth Official: Hagan Barnett Webstream: www.portlandthornsfc.com

NWSL WEEK 4 SCHEDULE Wednesday, May 1

TIME (PT)

Western New York 2, Sky Blue FC 1 Saturday, May 4

TIME (PT)

Chicago Red Stars at Boston Breakers Portland Thorns FC at Washington Spirit FC Kansas City at Seattle Reign FC

3 p.m. 4 p.m. 8 p.m.

SCORING DIVERSITY Thorns FC have received four of their five goals from different players this season. Forward Christine Sinclair leads the team with two goals, while forwards Alex Morgan, Danielle Foxhoven and defender Marian Dougherty have scored one apiece. Portland’s four different goal scorers leads the league, one ahead of Western New York (3 different scorers). Foxhoven tallied the team’s first goal from a substitute in the 70th minute of a 2-0 road win at Chicago on April 27. Here’s a look at the club’s goal-scoring breakdown by roster status: Allocated Player - 3 (Sinclair 2, Morgan); Discovery Player - 1 (Foxhoven); NWSL Supplemental Draft - 1 (Dougherty).

AN NWSL FIRST On April 27, Thorns FC midfielder Elizabeth Guess became the first National Women’s Soccer League player to appear in a regular-season game for two different teams this season. Acquired off waivers by Portland on April 24, Guess registered a game-tying assist for the Boston Breakers on April 14. The two-time NCAA national champion at the University of North Carolina then made her Thorns FC debut on April 27 as an 89th-minute substitute for forward Alex Morgan.

DATE Sat., April 13 Sun., April 21 Sat., April 27 Sat., May 4 Sun., May 12 Thurs., May 16 Sun., May 19 Sat., May 25 Sat., June 1 Thurs., June 6 Sun., June 16 Sat., June 22 Sun., June 30 Sat., July 6 Sun., July 14 Sun., July 21 Sun., July 28 Wed., July 31 Sun., Aug. 4 Wed., Aug 7 Sat., Aug. 10 Sat., Aug. 17

OPPONENT TIME/RESULT at FC Kansas City T 1-1 SEATTLE REIGN FC W 2-1 at Chicago Red Stars W 2-0 at Washington 4 p.m. at Chicago Red Stars 3 p.m. SKY BLUE FC 7:30 p.m. WASHINGTON 2 p.m. at Seattle Reign FC 7 p.m. CHICAGO RED STARS 2 p.m. FC KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m. SEATTLE REIGN FC 2 p.m. at Sky Blue FC 4 p.m. at FC Kansas City 1:10 p.m. BOSTON BREAKERS 7:30 p.m. WESTERN NEW YORK 2 p.m. at Boston Breakers 1 p.m. CHICAGO RED STARS 2 p.m. SKY BLUE FC 7:30 p.m. FC KANSAS CITY 2 p.m. at Boston Breakers 4 p.m. at Western New York 4:35 p.m. at Seattle Reign FC 8 p.m.

ATTENDANCE 6,784 16,479 2,855

*dates and times subject to change

MATCH DAY PREVIEW Saturday’s match marks the first meeting between the two sides and Portland’s first trip into the Eastern Time Zone this season after previously traveling to Kansas City (April 13) and Chicago (April 27). Unbeaten in three straight games, Thorns FC have scored five goals as the combination of U.S. Women’s National Team forward Alex Morgan and Canada Women’s National Team forward Christine Sinclair have combined for three goals and two assists already this season. The Spirit, led by midfielder Diana Matheson’s two goals, have had an up-anddown start to the season. Washington conceded a stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw against the Boston Breakers (April 14), earned a come-from-behind 1-1 draw with Western New York (April 20) and surrendered an early goal to start each half of a 2-1 loss to Sky Blue FC (April 27) through three games. Portland finishes its three-game road trip on Sunday, May 12 against the Chicago Red Stars at Benedictine Sports Complex in Lisle, Ill. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. (Pacific). All Thorns FC matches this season are available via live web stream at www.portlandthornsfc.com.

BACK TO THE DISTRICT Portland midfielder Allie Long and defender Nikki Marshall each played in the Washington, D.C. area during Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS). Long was the seventh-overall pick by the Washington Freedom in the 2009 WPS Draft and logged 31 appearances and four goals in two seasons (‘09, ‘10). Marshall, the seventh-overall pick in the 2010 WPS Draft, notched three goals in 25 games for the Freedom during the 2010 WPS season.


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