Yes, I know; Thorns FC was missing four important players. Yes, I know; Sky Blue was at home. Yes, I know; it was a nasty evening of wind and pouring rain.
Yes, yes, I know; the Thorns still got all three points.
But sweet mother of pearl, how ugly does winning ugly have to be to still count as winning ugly and not just plain ugly?
Thorns FC nabbed two goals in the first seven minutes. The first came off a brilliant Sinclair pass, and a Hayley Raso run and finish; the second was created by fierce Raso pressure that forced Sky Blue goalkeeper Caroline Casey toput her clearance directly to Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic for die Schweitzerin to finish.