Ladies First: International Cup 2022 Portland Thorns Rydas Monterey

Semi Final

17 aout 2022

Providence Park

ENG second Half Only

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The Women’s International Champions Cup champions went down in surprising fashion on Wednesday night at Providence Park, as tournament hosts Portland Thorns fell 3-2 to CF Monterrey in a penalty kick after a 1-1 regulation period. “Big congratulations to Monterrey,” said Thornes coach Ryan Wilkinson. “He played well and picked up the pace in the second half. I didn’t think we had a good game. We never really found our rhythm. This is a game we should have won, and I really don’t want to hide from things like this, but huge credit and congratulations to the opposition who played very well tonight. It didn’t take long for the Thorns – mostly playing a lineup of substitutes  to get on board. In the 5th minute, Marisa Everett broke free from her defender and scored with an easy goal to make Thorn 1–0.

The goal seemed to open a floodgate as Portland had myriad other chances in the ensuing minutes, but they were not able to meet any of them. As the half progressed, the pace slowed down, and the opportunities for thorns on the target became far and away in between. Read also: Rideable Art: 10 Standout Handmade Bikes from Enve's Bike Builder Round-up “Obviously, we are disappointed in the result,” Everett said. “But Monterrey is a good team. They showed up and challenged us. We kind of lost what we were at towards the end and they punished us completely.” Defender Tegan McGrady left the match in the 15th minute with a head injury, later returning to the Portland bench. In the 25th minute, Portland had the best chance of the half on a quick feed from Jayne Becky to Rocky Rodriguez, whose shot was narrowly saved from close. Due to the slow pace, neither team had much of a goal attempt in the remaining half, but Kelly Hubli picked up a yellow card in the 45th minute to attempt a dangerous free kick for Monterrey. Portland took a 1–0 lead at the break, with each team attempting six shots. Thornes came out while firing from the gates in the second half, receiving a lengthy effort in the 58th minute from Michel Vasconcelos, forcing a leap from the Monterey keeper. In the 62nd minute, Meghan Neely made a bounce on the post.

Portland faced Christine Sinclair and Morgan Weaver in the 64th minute, adding even more goal-scoring prowess to their lineup of most substitutes. But Monterrey leveled brilliantly in the 68th minute. Diana Garcia scored and rifled a shot into the face of the goal, and Thornes narrowly escaped the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Abby Smith. With renewed vigor and confidence, Monterey kept the pressure on Portland and tried to close the gap in shot attempts. Portland made two additional regular starts in the 79th minute: midfielder Sam Coffey and defender Emily Menges. Coffey attempted a shot in the 82nd minute cell wide as he wronged a right ball ahead of Weaver. Neither team scored as the match went directly to penalty kicks. Monterey won 3–2 on penalties as Janine Becky missed the final attempt for Portland. The defeat stunned the huge pro-Thorns crowd at Providence Park, but sent the Monterrey fans into a frenzy. “I’m pumped,” Monterey forward Christina Birkenrod – from La Jolla, California – said. “It’s also amazing to come out and start competing in a tournament like this with world-class teams, but the fact that we spent the entire 90 minutes without losing… very disturbing, but we deserve to be here as much as others.” Like teams.”