If you want to show fight against Portland, have OL Reign do it.
OL Reign hosted Cascadia rivals Portland Thorns FC on Sunday at Lumen Field. With both teams missing impact players due to international duty, OL Reign still had the likes of Jess Fishlock, Phallon Tullis-Joyce, and Kim Little on hand.
It was a chaotic Cascadia classic between the two sides. Two goals in the span of 56 seconds, a back-breaker go-ahead goal by the rivals, and a dramatic equalizer by OL Reign resulted in a 2-2 draw.
Midfielders Marley Canales and Olivia Athens got their first professional starts for OL Reign today, with Athens also claiming her first professional goal.