Tonight, FC Kansas City faced the powerhouse Portland Thorns in their second match of the season. The game started off with an early shot by Shea Groom that sailed over the crossbar and the Thorns quickly countered, resulting in a save by goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart. In the 19th minute there was a foul in the box on Shea by Kat Williamson, resulting in a penalty kick. The goalkeeper for Portland, Michelle Betos, managed to get a hand on the ball sent in from Shea, resulting in the ball bouncing off the post.
The goal for FCKC came in the 30th minute after some beautiful teamwork between Mandy Laddish, Heather O’Reilly and Shea Groom.