The North Carolina Courage came to Portland on Wednesday night and administered a severe beating to the Thorns. Four to one. It’s the worst loss the team has taken under Mark Parsons and almost the worst ever. The noteworthy Portland highlight was Kat Reynolds scoring the consolation goal — her first ever — in her 100th NWSL appearance.
The stands were quite loud with booing. Some of it was for the referee’s penalty kick award. But most of it was for an opposition player — again. Last week, it was Katie Stengel of the Utah Royals for unnecessarily disrupting our post-game ritual.