The Thorns shut out the Boston Breakers 2-0 Saturday night in the second leg of an away-home series where the teams faced off twice in two weeks.
Summary
The Thorns came out swinging, with Hayley Raso making a run into the box and bouncing a shot off a Boston defender for a corner kick in the first minute. Nadia Nadim put her corner kick to the far post, where an unmarked Amandine Henry headed it goalward, putting Portland up 1-0 just 53 seconds into the game. Apparently, the ball glanced off Julie King before hitting the back of the net—the second time in her Thorns career, you'll recall if you've been following along, that Henry has done the hard work off a set piece but not gotten the credit.