PORTLAND THORNS FC GAME NOTES PORTLAND THORNS FC AT SEATTLE REIGN FC SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2015, 4 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: 3-5-4 (Home: 3-2-2; Away: 0-3-2)
VS.
3-5-4 (13pts)
7-3-3 (24pts)
MATCH INFORMATION Date: Sunday, July 26, 2015 Kickoff: 4 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Memorial Stadium (Seattle, Wash.) Forecast: Chance of rain, 70 degrees Referee: Matthew Franz Assistant Referees: Cameron Blanchard, Deleana Quan Fourth Official: Levi Rippy Webstream available via www.portlandthornsfc.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 21,144 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 Seattle Reign FC meet for the second time in five days on Sunday, July 26, at Memorial Stadium in Seattle, Wash.; kickoff is set for 4 p.m. (Pacific).
Wednesday, July 22
Chicago Red Stars 2, Boston Breakers 1 Seattle Reign FC 1, Portland Thorns FC 0 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.
Sunday, July 26
TIME (PT)
Portland Thorns FC at Seattle Reign FC
4 p.m.
BUSY IN JULY Thorns FC have posted a record of 5-4-6 all-time during the month of July since 2013, scoring 29 goals with multiple goals in seven 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 14 career matches. In addition, forward Christine Sinclair has six goals and two assists in 13 matches during the month of July since 2013, while defender Steph Catley has registered four of her five assists for the club in July.
The match is the second, and final, regular-season meeting between the two clubs. In addition, the match is part of a stretch of three games in eight days as Thorns FC face another quick turnaround, traveling to Rochester, N.Y., for a match on Wednesday, July 29, against the Western New York Flash. Portland visits Seattle with a record of 2-1-0 all-time on the road against Reign FC, making just its second visit to Memorial Stadium. Seattle played its inagural 2013 campaign at Starfire Soccer Complex in Tukwila, Wash., moving to Memorial Stadium in 2014.
MAKING HISTORY Despite a 1-0 loss in a tightly-contested match on Wednesday between Portland and Seattle, Thorns FC made club and NWSL history with a new league attendance record of 21,144 fans. The previous record of 19,123 was set on Aug. 3, 2014, against the Houston Dash. It marked the first sellout in team history and ranks as the second-largest, stand-alone crowd for a women’s professional soccer match in the United States. The record was set in the inagural match of the first women’s professional league, the WUSA, in 2001 between the Washington Freedom and Bay Area CyberRays. Wednesday also marked the fifth time Portland has seen a crowd of better than 16,000 at Providence Park since 2013.