The Portland Thorns (4-1-4) head down to Texas to face off against the Houston Dash (3-2-4) on the back of two draws in a row against North Carolina and Utah. The Thorns go into this game with an impressive defensive record but only one goal scored in their last two games: this is an important trip for the team to get some offense going.
Thorns are starting to filter back in from France after Brazil, Australia and Canada all got dropped from the World Cup in the first knockout round. Andressinha is the only one confirmed to be back in training at the moment, and as the player with the fewest minutes logged of any Thorn at the World Cup, she seems likely to hit the field the quickest.