FULL HIGHLIGHTS | Gotham FC vs. Portland Thorns

the regular nwsl season is up and running again in New Jersey after that golden Olympic break fabulous Australia Striker binia for to [Applause] stangle I love that ball into stangle from binia because it just bypasses Stevens then she can roll out ideally will get that back from stangle but those are the combination play and one thing that Juan Carlos omose talked to us about brin's delivery oh it's a goal it's the opening goal of the game from Ella Stevens this is an area they have worked on being more diligent more specific in the final third starts with a throw in just a little shimmy of the hips from rinia to be able to buy herself a little bit more time and that is a difficult ball to defend because it's whipped in with Pace can't really defend it you have to deal with the mark But then ell Stevens just rises above all she has to do get a little touch on it skims off the top of her head floats it into that far post and all of a sudden in the opening minutes of this game Gotham FC are flying one Zer here at home that vertical threat as we know Sinclair is going to be the one that drops into the [Applause] Midfield here's Alexis panra new signing from Kansas City currents Sinclair back to spaner good on either side prefers her right foot and she's got it onto her right foot oh well just for a moment Burger wasn't too sure what she was going to try Stevens shean into stangle stangle on the left foot straight at Hogan that time and now here come Gotham it's binia looking for stangle in the center just taken away from up retrieved by Stevens nice W has made the run it's a useful one toer back with her'll drop for Ryan but she couldn't catch hold of it sangles underneath it oh this is one of the aspects of Gotham FC is to get nice wer to get whip this ball in all of a sudden in a good position to become a a dangerous free kick for Gotham he Wonga standing by with the left foot here is n wonger looking for [Applause] stangle threatening after getting that go-ahead one from Ella Stevens excellent first half from Gotham FC Martin again looking for Stevens as they tend to do s from stangle towards Brin couldn't get the power behind it now where's the urgency from the Portland Thorns here's Marie Müller as me Ryan Waits patiently for support and there is the halftime whistle it has been Gotham's half picking up where they left off in their red jerseys against Gotham FC who are a goal to the good thanks to that glancing head from Ella Stevens early in the first half the Thorns were chasing Shadows now here's Ryan as M for company clever play by Yasmin Ryan what have about the finish on my last Point Jackie going into halftime Burger nicely done for Ester picked up now by Miller sigita want it in a central position here's Dilla another promising move comes to nothingless AA putting the pressure on and now his mry and that's the closest the Thorns have come Yasmin Ryan attacking the fullback Miller it's still Ryan want to love what Ryan has offered Gotham in the second half so far [Applause] re is a little short for maltry and it's intercepted by Ryan now his shean has time to pick out the pass to stangle stangle would love it on the right foot so would Ryan dealt with by linan Brin and here's a chance for LEL just didn't get the power on it she got the direction but it just trickled gows allowing Hogan to deal with it now she sent Miller on her way Lan ever willing runs into shean LEL Ryan's had a lot of touches in this game she's had one really good opportunity as well in the second half Martin into lavel good play by L Twinkle Toes Ryan gets another strike and this time she puts it away against a former club and finally Gotham had the daylight they craved the rotations the movement just the patience of Gotham right on top of the 18 yd box starts with L LEL she draws the attention of a couple Defenders and then Yasmin Ryan does the rest they wait for the matchup the shot that they want comes off of patience and then she gets a few touches to be able to set herself up and then takes it so well into the corner but it's slow defensively for Portland to step out Angel City in a three- team [Applause] trade well we've asked before can the Thorns respond they have haven't been able to so far but they have fresh legs on the field but here's mry wasn't too far away Berger had it covered around the penalty area perhaps a little unsure with themselves today maybe being without sopia Smith Sam coffee really doesn't help but here's sigita one of the players who's had to step up in their absence Müller keeps it in play the Away by Martin now klingenberg now mry oh she's been threatening that curling goal all day long and she can't beat an cine Burger lavel it's just a joy to watch we should have one camera on Rose Lille oh how close can you get well that move deserved a goal her performance is coming off the bench well and uses her body so well understands where the pressure is faints one way have to keep her on her right foot you know she wants to cut back onto her left gets just a little bit of space and then no she's going for that top Corner looking to Ben unlucky for roosevel because what a goodlooking chance that is good angle for us Hogan's doing whatever she can does get a good push off to get extended to get that left arm back Lori how much do you put this underpath performance down to the lack of their two gold medalists in sevia Smith and coffee oh Turner could be in here oh she just about got a touch to it but burer read it really well there was a question mark over a potential offside and now the flag would perhaps have gone up anyway but that's it it's all over it's been Gotham FC's day