PORTLAND THORNS FC GAME NOTES PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. SEATTLE REIGN FC SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2016, 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: Paul Dewhurst - pdewhurst@timbers.com
THORNS FC
2016 SCHEDULE
REIGN FC
2016 NWSL RECORD: 3-0-3 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 1-0-3)
VS.
3-0-3 (12pts)
2-3-1 (7pts)
MATCH INFORMATION Date: Sunday, May 29, 2016 Kickoff: 4 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Forecast: Sunny, 72 degrees Referee: Greg Dopka Assistant Referees: TJ Zablocki, Jeremy Weed Fourth Official: Jason Perlewitz Webstream: www.thornsfc.com
NWSL WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
DATE Sun., April 17 Sat., April 23 Sun., May 1 Sat., May 7 Sat., May 14 Sat., May 21 Sun., May 29 Sun., June 12 Fri., June 17 Wed., June 22 Sun., June 26 Sat., July 2 Sat., July 9 Sat., July 16 Sat., July 30 Sat., Aug. 27 Sun., Sept. 4 Wed., Sept. 7 Sun., Sept. 11 Sun., Sept. 25
OPPONENT TIME/RESULT ORLANDO PRIDE W 2-1 @FC Kansas City D 1-1 @Boston Breakers W 1-0 @Washington Spirit D 0-0 @Seattle Reign FC D 1-1 WASHINGTON W 4-1 SEATTLE REIGN FC 4 p.m. @Chicago 3 p.m. @Western NY 4 p.m. CHICAGO 7 p.m. @Orlando Pride 2 p.m. SKY BLUE FC 7:30 p.m. FC KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m. @Houston Dash 5:30 p.m. SEATTLE REIGN FC 7:30 p.m. @Seattle Reign FC 2 p.m. BOSTON 4 p.m. HOUSTON DASH 7 p.m. WESTERN NY 6:30 p.m. @Sky Blue FC 4 p.m.
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*dates and times subject to change
Friday, May 27
TIME (PT)
Boston Breakers at Western NY Flash Washington Spirit at Houston Dash
4 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
MATCH DAY PREVIEW
Saturday, May 28
TIME (PT)
Orlando Pride at FC Kansas City
5:30 p.m.
Playing the second of back-to-back matches at Providence Park, Portland Thorns FC host Seattle Reign FC in the second of four total meetings between the two clubs this season.
Sunday, May 29
TIME (PT)
Seattle Reign FC at Portland Thorns FC Sky Blue FC at Chicago Red Stars
4 p.m. 4 p.m.
LAST MATCH RECAP Returning to Providence Park for their first home match in over a month, Thorns FC registered a 4-1 win against the Washington Spirit on May 21. With the win, Portland extended its unbeaten stretch to a club-record six games. Thorns FC tallied three first-half goals, including goals from midfielders Lindsey Horan and Tobin Heath in addition to an own goal. Midfielder Meg Morris, who entered the match in the 56th minute, tallied Portland’s fourth goal in the 78th minute. Forward Christine Sinclair made her first start of the 2016 season in her home regular-season debut, logging 56 minutes in the match.
HEATH PLAYER OF WEEK, GOAL OF WEEK Continuing her strong play this season, midfielder Tobin Heath was named NWSL Player of the Week for Week 6, tallying her first goal of the campaign and her league-leading fifth assist in Portland’s win against the Spirit on May 21. In addition, Heath’s chipped goal in first-half stoppage time was selected as the NWSL Goal of the Week.
Thorns FC and Reign FC squared off for the first time this season at Memorial Stadium in Seattle on May 14 as the two teams played to a 1-1 draw. Forward Nadia Nadim scored less than a minute into the second half before Reign FC equalized in the 49th minute. This is the second of four meetings this season between the two clubs, and the second meeting in a span of four days. Portland and Seattle will square off again at Providence Park on July 30, and for the fourth, and final time on Aug. 27 in Seattle.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME Playing their home matches at downtown Portland’s iconic Providence Park, Thorns FC have led the league in attendnace in each of their first three NWSL seasons. Globally, Thorns FC have the highest attendance of any women’s professional team in the world, averaging 15,639 fans in their third season in the league in 2015. Portland has produced record crowds in each season, including Thorns FC’s first sellout of 21,144 fans against Seattle Reign FC on July 22, 2015. Portland equaled that mark for a second time on Aug. 30 against the Washington Spirit. In its first three seasons, Thorns FC have averaged better than 14,038 fans per game.