PORTLAND THORNS FC GAME NOTES PORTLAND THORNS FC VS. CHICAGO RED STARS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016, 7 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
THORNS FC
2016 SCHEDULE
RED STARS
2016 NWSL RECORD: 4-0-5 (Home: 2-0-1; Away: 2-0-4)
VS.
4-0-5 (17pts)
5-1-3 (18pts)
MATCH INFORMATION Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Kickoff: 7 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Providence Park (Portland, Ore.) Forecast: Sunny, 77 degrees Referee: Chipalo Street Assistant Referees: Christopher Elliott, Andrew Brooks Fourth Official: JP Spicer-Escalante Webstream: www.thornsfc.com
NWSL WEEK 10 SCHEDULE Wednesday, June 22
TIME (PT)
Chicago Red Stars at Portland Thorns FC
4 p.m.
Thursday, June 23
TIME (PT)
Houston Dash at Orlando Pride
4:30 p.m.
Friday, June 24
TIME (PT)
Boston Breakers at Western NY Flash
4 p.m.
Saturday, June 25
TIME (PT)
Sky Blue FC at Washington Spirit Seattle Reign FC at FC Kansas City
4 p.m. 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 26
TIME (PT)
Portland Thorns FC at Orlando Pride
2 p.m.
LAST MATCH RECAP Playing the second of back-to-back road matches, Thorns FC improved to 2-04 on the road this season with a 2-0 win against the Western New York Flash on June 17 at Rhinos Stadium. Portland scored a pair of second-half goals in the win as forward Christine Sinclair scored for a second straight match. Finding space in the middle of the field, midfielder Allie Long split the defense with a pass to Sinclair just outside the box and she finished from distance into bottom left corner in the 48th minute. Thorns FC doubled their lead in the 73rd minute through forward Nadia Nadim. Midfielder Tobin Heath was fouled in the goal box by defender Elizabeth Eddy, giving Portland its first penalty-kick attempt of the season. Nadim converted, scoring her second goal of the season to give Portland the lead. Goalkeeper Adrianna Franch registered a seasonhigh seven saves as Thorns FC kept their fourth clean sheet of the campaign.
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 D 0-0 @Chicago D 1-1 @Western NY W 2-0 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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MATCH DAY PREVIEW Following back-to-back road games, Portland Thorns FC face a quick turnaround, playing their second match in the last six days on Wednesday, June 22, squaring off the Chicago Red Stars. Wednesday’s match is just the fourth home match this season for Thorns FC. Portland is tied for the fewest home games played (4) through the first nine weeks of the season, but have earned more points through road matches than any other NWSL club (10). Portland and Chicago head into the match as two of the top scoring teams in the league with 12 and 11 goals, respectively, and two of the top defenses with Thorns FC conceding just five goals and the Red Stars allowing six goals.
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 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.