When the Portland players stepped out onto the pitch this evening, to a beautiful evening in Seattle, there was hope. The players were excited; they had momentum from Wednesday’s Kansas City game. They could win.
90 minutes later, with a score of 2-0 against the Thorns, you can only ask: what happened? The obvious answer is Megan Rapinoe. But although Megan Rapinoe is truly on fire, and a great player, she alone can not pick apart a 11 player squad. It took 11 players on the pitch tonight to mistime their cues, just barely miss their runs, and make mistakes.