Game Notes | Portland Thorns FC vs. Seattle Reign FC | July 22, 2015

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PORTLAND THORNS FC GAME NOTES PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. SEATTLE REIGN FC WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015, 7 P.M. (PT) VP Communications: Chris Metz - (503) 553-5433, cmetz@timbers.com Manager, Media Relations: Mark Nelson - (503) 553-5529, mnelson@timbers.com Coordinator, Media Relations: Katie Simons - (503) 553-5539, ksimons@timbers.com Coordinator, Media Relations: Diego Basabe - (503) 553-5543, dbasabe@timbers.com

THORNS FC

2015 SCHEDULE

REIGN FC

2015 NWSL RECORD: 3-4-4 (Home: 3-1-2; Away: 0-3-2)

VS.

3-4-4 (13pts)

6-3-3 (21pts)

MATCH INFORMATION Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Kickoff: 7 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Forecast: Partly cloudy, 75 degrees Referee: Karen Abt Assistant Referees: Jeffrey Greeson, Andrew Deuker Fourth Official: Farhad Dadkho Webstream available via www. foxsportsgo.com.

NWSL WEEK 15 SCHEDULE

DATE Sat., April 11 Sat., April 18 Sat., April 25 Sat., May 9 Sat., May 16 Sat., May 23 Sat, May 30 Sat., June 6 Fri., June 19 Fri., July 3 Sat., July 11 Wed., July 22 Sun., July 26 Wed., July 29 Wed., Aug. 5 Sun., Aug. 9 Wed., Aug. 12 Sat., Aug. 22 Sun., Aug. 30 Fri., Sept. 4

OPPONENT TIME/RESULT BOSTON BREAKERS W 4-1 WESTERN NY FLASH W 1-0 @Chicago Red Stars D 2-2 WASHINGTON SPIRIT D 2-2 @Boston Breakers L 0-1 HOUSTON DASH L 0-1 @Washington Spirit L 1-2 @Houston Dash D 0-0 FC KANSAS CITY D 1-1 SKY BLUE FC W 2-1 @Sky Blue FC L 0-1 SEATTLE REIGN FC 7 p.m. @Seattle Reign FC 4 p.m. @Western NY Flash 4 p.m. BOSTON BREAKERS 7 p.m. CHICAGO RED STARS 6:30 p.m. @FC Kansas City 5 p.m. @Sky Blue FC 4 p.m. WASHINGTON SPIRIT 6:30 p.m. @Western NY Flash 4 p.m.

BROADCAST/ATT. 13,386 13,148 2,136 14,236 2,669 14,409 3,519 4,864 15,214 12,223 3,014 FOXSportsGO.com portlandthornsfc.com portlandthornsfc.com FOXSportsGO.com FOX Sports 1 portlandthornsfc.com portlandthornsfc.com FOX Sports 1 portlandthornsfc.com

*dates and times subject to change

MATCH DAY PREVIEW

Monday, July 20

Houston Dash 1, FC Kansas City 1

Portland Thorns FC and Cascadia-rival Seattle Reign FC square off in the first of two meetings in a five-day stretch, beginning on Wednesday, July 22, at Providence Park; kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (Pacific). Prior to Wednesday’s match, the club will recognize its nine players, the most of any NWSL team, that represented their respective national teams at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Wednesday, July 22

TIME (PT)

Chicago Red Stars at Boston Breakers Seattle Reign FC at Portland Thorns FC

4 p.m. 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 25

TIME (PT)

Chicago Red Stars at Washington Spirit Houston Dash at Western NY Flash Boston Breakers at Sky Blue FC

4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m.

Wednesday’s match is the first, and only, match between the two clubs during the regular season at Providence Park, and part of a stretch of three games in eight days for Portland.

Sunday, July 26

TIME (PT)

Portland Thorns FC at Seattle Reign FC

4 p.m.

Each of the last two meetings at Providence Park have finished with a 1-0 result. Seattle Reign FC came away with a late goal in a 1-0 win back on May 10, 2014, while Portland secured a NWSL Playoff berth on the final day of the regular season on Aug. 17, 2014 in front of 17,109 fans at Providence Park.

HOT IN JULY Thorns FC have posted a record of 5-3-6 all-time during the month of July, including a record of 4-1-3 at Providence Park. In eight homes matches, Portland has scored 24 goals, tallying multiple goals in six of those matches. In addition, Thorns FC set a NWSL single-game record for goals in a match, recording a 7-1 win against FC Kansas City on July 13, 2014 at Providence Park and followed that up with a 6-3 win over the Boston Breakers on July 20, 2014. Individually, midfielder Allie Long has been highly productive in July, recording six goals in 13 career matches. In addition, forward Christine Sinclair has six goals and two assists in 12 matches during the month of July since 2013, while defender Steph Catley has registered all four of her assists for the club in July.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME Playing their home matches at downtown Portland’s iconic Providence Park, Thorns FC has led the league in attendance at better than 13,000 fans per match since the team’s inagural season in 2013. Globally, Thorns FC have the highest attendance of any women’s professional team in the world and are averaging 14,079 fans at games in 2015. Thorns FC set a NWSL single-game record for attendance on Aug. 3, 2014, drawing 19,123 in a 1-0 against the Houston Dash.


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