Game Notes | Boston Breakers vs. Portland Thorns FC | May 19, 2017

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PORTLAND THORNS FC GAME NOTES PORTLAND THORNS FC AT BOSTON BREAKERS FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017, 4 P.M. (PT) VP Communications: Chris Metz - (503) 553-5433, cmetz@timbers.com Manager, Media Relations - Thorns FC: Katie Simons - (503) 553-5539, ksimons@timbers.com Manager, Media Relations - Timbers: Jhamie Chin - (503) 553-5529, jchin@timbers.com Coordinator, Media Relations - Kevin Acevedo - (503) 553-5512, kacevedo@timbers.com

THORNS FC

2017 SCHEDULE

BREAKERS

2017 NWSL RECORD: 2-1-2 (Home: 2-0-1; Away: 0-1-1)

VS.

2-1-2 (8pts)

2-2-1 (7pts)

MATCH INFORMATION Date: Friday, May 19, 2017 Kickoff: 4 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Jordan Field (Allston, Mass.) Forecast: Partly cloudy, 69 degrees Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant Referees: Shane Kennard, Kali Langevin Fourth Official: Alexandria White Broadcast: go90.com and NWSLSoccer.com Broadcast talent: Jordan Angeli (play-by-play), Morgan Conklin (analyst)

NWSL WEEK 6 SCHEDULE

DATE Sat., April 15 Sat., April 22 Sat., April 29 Sat., May 6 Sat., May 13 Fri., May 19 Sat., May 27 Sat., June 3 Fri., June 17 Sat., June 24 Wed., June 28 Sat., July 1 Sat., July 8 Sat., July 15 Sat., July 22 Sat., Aug. 5 Sat., Aug. 12 Wed., Aug. 16 Sat., Aug. 19 Sat., Aug. 26 Sat., Sept. 2 Sun., Sept. 10 Sat., Sept. 23 Sat., Sept. 30

OPPONENT ORLANDO PRIDE @NC Courage CHICAGO SEATTLE @FC Kansas City @Boston BOSTON @Sky Blue FC SKY BLUE FC @Washington FC KANSAS CITY @Seattle @Houston Dash NC COURAGE WASHINGTON HOUSTON DASH @Chicago @FC Kansas City HOUSTON DASH @Seattle WASHINGTON @Boston @Orlando CHICAGO

TIME/RESULT W 2-0 L 0-1 W 2-0 D 2-2 D 0-0 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m.

BROADCAST/ATT. 16,145 6,298 14,471 16,160 1,796 go90 go90 go90 go90 go90 go90 go90 go90 Lifetime go90 Lifetime go90 go90 go90 Lifetime go90 go90 go90 Lifetime

Friday, May 19

TIME (PT)

Portland Thorns FC vs. Boston Breakers

4 p.m.

Saturday, May 20

TIME (PT)

Houston Dash vs. Sky Blue FC FC Kansas City vs. Washington Spirit

1 p.m. 4 p.m.

Thorns FC wraps up a stretch of back-to-back away matches, visiting Boston for one of two matches on the road against the Breakers this season on Friday.

Sunday, May 21

TIME (PT)

This match is part of a stretch of six road contests in the next 10 for Portland, including four of the next six away from Providence Park. Thorns FC finished the 2016 season with one of the best road records in the league (4-2-4).

Chicago Red Stars vs. North Carolina Courage 1 p.m. Orlando Pride vs. Seattle Reign FC 6:30 p.m.

ROAD WARRIORS Portland opened the season with three of its first four games at home and will now play four of its next six games on the road. Thorns FC have found success on the road, earning at least a point in nine of their last 12 road games. Additionally, Portland has only conceded multiple goals in a road match twice since the beginning of 2016, while also scoring at least one goal in eight of its 12 previous road contests. Individually, Long has tallied three goals in her last four road games for Thorns FC, including a brace in the regular-season finale against Sky Blue FC on Sept. 25, 2016.

LAST MATCH RECAP Thorns FC earned their third clean sheet of the season, playing to a scoreless draw on the road against FC Kansas City on May 13. It marked the first time in club history Portland has registered three clean sheets in its first five matches. Goalkeeper Adrianna Franch came up with a key stop, making a point-blank reaction save to deny Sydney Leroux a one-on-one opportunity in the 65th minute, preserving the clean sheet and helping the team earn a road point.

MATCH PREVIEW

Friday’s match will feature two of the top defensive teams in the league. Portland has allowed the fewest goals (3) in the NWSL, tied with FC Kansas City, while Boston has conceded the second-fewest goals (4).

NO PLACE LIKE HOME Playing their home matches at downtown Portland’s iconic Providence Park, Thorns FC have led the league in attendance in each of their first four NWSL seasons. Globally, Thorns FC have the highest attendance of any women’s professional team in the world, averaging 16,945 fans in their fourth season in the league in 2016. Portland’s average home attendance in 2016 ranked better than 12 English Championship teams, 10 Ligue 1 teams, 7 Serie A clubs and 5 La Liga sides home attendance numbers during their 2015-16 season in addition to 10 NBA and 10 NHL teams. In four seasons, Portland has averaged better than 14,815 fans per game, including four matches of more than 20,000 fans as well as three sellouts (21,144).


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