![]() Thorns - Sophia Smith (Morgan Weaver), 16′Ĥ. Thorns - Sophia Smith (Morgan Weaver), 30′ Thorns - Tierna Davidson (own goal), 4′ģ. Smith will grab some of the headlines, and take nothing away from the Thorns - who are very clearly the standard-bearers in the NWSL right now - but this was as flat of a performance as possible from Chicago everywhere on the pitch.ġ. The Thorns ran right up the spine of the Red Stars (which, at least in midfield, is where their strength has been, traditionally) and they did so quickly and efficiently. Inside the Game: A short summary of how easily Portland picked apart Chicago is that Adrianna Franch had not one but two quasi-assists on Smith’s goals - one from a punt which founder Morgan Weaver before Smith, and another which came off a goal kick. He corrected himself at one point that they didn’t need a “better” performance so much as they needed a “different” one, conceding that Portland could have scored more. Dames expressed a frustration with the lack of execution from his team, and conceded that the Red Stars have had trouble in Portland. That goal set the tone early, and the Red Stars never responded, instead looking like a team that never really showed up. Portland got on the board in just the 4th minute when Smith’s shot/cross deflected off Tierna Davidson and into the net. One Key Moment: The Thorns seem to have a knack for scoring early at home and putting teams on the back foot, and that happened again on Sunday. National Women's Soccer League May 17, 2021 ![]() □ Run back the Roses □ #PORvCHI | /JUtEa8HfNF He did say the team would do everything they can to have Ertz ready for the Olympics. Head coach Rory Dames said postgame that Ertz will have an MRI on her right knee on Monday, and that he was not going to speculate until he saw those results. Ertz could barely put weight on her right leg as she was helped off the field. ![]() Chicago unraveled early and it was made worse by a scary injury to captain Julie Ertz, who was subbed out in the 29th minute after a collision in midfield. Chelsea, dropping that many on Chicago by the 30th minute). (They actually got to four more quickly than Barca did vs. ![]() The Skinny: Sophia Smith scored twice and the Thorns did a Barcelona (too soon?), going up 4-0 at halftime. Here, you’ll find recaps of Saturday’s action (opening day). As always, let us know your thoughts, and we’ll adjust if needed based on feedback. We will still produce longer analysis in addition to these recaps. The goal of this format is to catch you up on what happened in a given match quickly but thoroughly enough to get you the need-to-know. Instead, we’ll look to catch you up on the key moments and tactical shifts. The NWSL league site will give you box scores and stats we don’t need to regurgitate that. Our plan for game recaps is the following: one link for each day of game action, with context of what happened. Throughout the regular season, The Equalizer will continue to bring you in-depth, industry-leading insight and analysis to subscribers ( click here to subscribe and get premium content year-round). USWNT star Megan Rapinoe also called for Whisler and Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson to sell their respective teams.Sunday saw the final two matches of the long-awaited Week 1 of the National Women’s Soccer League regular season. Prior to the move from the Red Stars Board of Directors last week, Whisler announced he had stepped down from the league’s Board of Governors and had given operational control of the club to the Red Stars’ “executive team.” It continued: “We are united with the Board of Directors in their decision to remove Whisler from the organization entirely and look forward to finding a new majority owner who can help us reach the full potential that we as players always knew existed at this club.” Red Stars players are now doing their part to force Whisler’s hand, with their statement saying the owner lied to them about how much he knew about the allegations against Dames. The Red Stars Board of Directors last week voted to remove Whisler from his position as Chairman of the Board, but that move did not mean that Whisler would be required to sell the team. Whisler is under fire after revelations from last week’s Yates report showed that he shielded former coach Rory Dames from accountability despite numerous complaints dating back to 2014.ĭames was forced to resign last year after a Washington Post report detailed allegations of sexist comments, abusive conduct, and inappropriate relationships with players. Chicago Red Stars players released a coordinated statement on Monday calling on owner Arnim Whisler to sell the team. ![]()
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