FULL HIGHLIGHTS | Portland Thorns FC vs. Seattle Reign FC

and we are about to kick off waiting for the whistle from our lead official Corbin May and we are underway here at Providence Park in Portland Portland in the shiny all red kits and Seattle in the all Blues that's sugita on the ball down the Left Flank 15 wins 15 losses 10 draws I wonder what tonight will bring you and I have made a no secret that perhaps it will bring a shootout just because we love the the chaos of penalties and I actually respected what Laura Harvey said that You' often don't get experience in those situations until you're into the postseason and sometimes it's too little too late by then so they actually really value the the format that this tournament is set up in because it does give that opportunity to get such a unique exposure to something that is typically limited to playoffs yeah you can't recreate that experience Baler with the shot BB with the blast five goals on the season and she does so well to just drop into open space after winning the second phase and that right there receiving on the half make sure that she can't turn or do we go with her and perhaps leave ourselves exposed to One V one more vertical threats for the faster players like AAR King um I I really think it's interesting what Laura Harvey has been able to unlock with putting Bethany Baler a little bit deeper onto the pitch these two teams have met um twice in the regular season Portland with a win at home 4 to Zer over Seattle on May 11th but most recently June 29th a z00 draw and there is your scam pass right there be a right footed shot and a save and what Hustle from latco Veronica latco nothing but hustle there but tremendous play by Hogan and this is exactly what happens see you see how Bethany Baler just occupies the space in front of the back line and it freezes them and because of that drop down now we have the ability to go forward vertically it's a lovely pass and that's a difficult shot angle it forces a great save and this is exactly what happen see you see how Bethany Boler just occupies the space in front of the back and it freezes them and because of that drop down now we have the ability to go forward vertically it's a lovely pass and that's a difficult shot angle it forces a great save timing of the pass out wide has been excellent and what it's doing for Seattle more often than not is it's finding those Wingers in nice isolated 1V one situations here's dios with the right foot blocked but over the crossbar go goal kick coming out there's Anna dios clapping the hands she likes it I like it too looks super promising and just a couple of different options she sees that the run is being made so what does she do she pulls back and just finds herself into some space and that allows Dio's run to continue you get what that means she's like a football junkie she like her her whole desire and will is to impact the game and Quinn did get in the late stages of that game for Canada Here Comes Portland it's Anna Di save that one for Seattle and dios is having to work overtime here just to get touches on the ball that speaks volumes to what Seattle has been able to do but look how willing she is to score goals she just outw works outpaces everybody and she's not trying to make this a clean effort she's just trying to get to make that 10 yard Sprint make that 5y effort so fun to watch the youngster bug on that back line getting big minutes here comes Portland beautiful cut and a shot and a goal for Portland it's linan The Rook Portland one Seattle zero pton puts it in it just takes one moment and it starts from the Midfield in a extremely well-timed run from pton Lenahan she takes a couple steps off the back line to ensure she stays on and look at this beauty of a touch Baler with the left foot and it is touched it'll be a corner kick could be the last play just an absolute Eye For The Goal it's a goal scorer and she receives this one I like that touch she re low driven ball to the near post and that is your halftime whistle your score Portland one Seattle zero and they do have the deeper bench here I think that's going to come into play massively here in this second half it's Marissa Shiva on the ball last play at the Washington Spirit plays for Ireland play on says Corbin May our lead official sugita to Diaz Advantage is played there's a shot wide right on the outside of the side netting taquilla has a rip and right now Seattle's defensive structure in that moment just all sorts of discombobulation going on a player who steps into the Midfield it leaves Jordan bug in an isolated situation 1 V one and two so from what I'm reading Portland will clinch if the result holds as is obviously they'll win this game and they have a greater goal differential than Utah great ball down the flank from Baler such a good distributor from the Midfield Here Comes G South Korean native and Baler with the strike plenty of time but just wide left and here's that 1 V one isolation in the wide areas that Seattle is so good at G Mak that run directly to the near post finds the delayed run of Bethany Baler who again dropping her a little bit deeper allows for opport the information and just lets them keep on doing what they're doing great ball guess who Payton linam with the left foot linan oh my what a save by Laurel Ivory comes up big that Ty is learning from her mistakes big difference between the goal that was scored and this opportunity all is well from PT linahan she goes in the exact same place she tried to for the goal the difference is Laurel Ivory keeps her it's mtry with the service on the corner low driven ball ooh and it was Dila went wide right was a quality header and you saw her giv playing the the thumbs up or Olivia mry my fault the thumbs up on the delivery low driven and she does just enough to try and flick that on to a runner and Hubbly and there is your final whistle your score Portland won Seattle zero