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Matches2016

Final · NWSL regular seasonApril 24, 2016

FC Kansas City

6th · 26 pts

11

Portland Thorns

1st · 41 pts

Shea Groom ⚽

Lindsey Heaps ⚽

Children's Mercy Victory Field · 98′ played · 3,022 attending

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
FC KANSAS CITYPORTLAND THORNS0′HT98
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 29Shea GroomFC Kansas City
  2. 77Lindsey HeapsPortland Thorns
The story · match

Level at 1–1

From the record · rel. 2026-09-02 · computed, not generated
The chances · xG°

0.40.1 xG° on 10 shots to 13

What each side’s shooting was worth, before the finishing.

TeamShSoTxG°
FC Kansas City1040.40
Portland Thorns1340.07
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceFC Kansas City 0.40 · Portland Thorns 0.07
0.50′HT98′

Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.

Finishing funnelFC Kansas City · Portland Thorns

10
13
4
4
1
1

shots → on target → goals

Control

265 passes · 52.5%′509 · 75.6%′

5 interceptions9

6 clearances8

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Emily SonnettPortland ThornsYes0980000
Emily MengesPortland ThornsYes0980000
Lindsey HeapsPortland ThornsYes0981021
Michelle BetosPortland ThornsYes0980000
Nadia NadimPortland ThornsYes0980020
Meghan KlingenbergPortland ThornsYes0980000
Tobin HeathPortland ThornsYes0980131
Allie LongPortland ThornsYes0980062
Dagný BrynjarsdóttirPortland ThornsYes075750000
Mallory WeberPortland ThornsYes053530000
Kat WilliamsonPortland ThornsYes040400000
Katherine ReynoldsPortland ThornsNo40580000
Hayley RasoPortland ThornsNo53450000
Meleana ShimPortland ThornsNo75230000
Shea GroomFC Kansas CityYes0981043
Nicole BarnhartFC Kansas CityYes0980000
Brittany KolmelFC Kansas CityYes0980000
Y. AverbuchFC Kansas CityYes0980010
Desiree ScottFC Kansas CityYes0980010
Jen BuczkowskiFC Kansas CityYes0980010
Heather O'ReillyFC Kansas CityYes0980100
Amanda FrisbieFC Kansas CityYes0980020
Becky SauerbrunnFC Kansas CityYes0980000
Mandy LaddishFC Kansas CityYes0980011
Erika TymrakFC Kansas CityYes054540000
Tiffany McCartyFC Kansas CityNo5488340000
C. KastorFC Kansas CityNo88100000
Who Was On

FC Kansas City 0.4 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
0Shea Groom0.00Miss
5Shea Groom0.00Attempt Saved
13Amanda Frisbie0.00Miss
14Desiree Scott0.00Attempt Saved
19Shea Groom0.00Attempt Saved
27Y. Averbuch0.00Miss
29Shea Groom0.40Goal
49Mandy Laddish0.00Attempt Saved
68Jen Buczkowski0.00Attempt Saved
84Amanda Frisbie0.00Miss

Portland Thorns 0.07 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
1Allie Long0.00Attempt Saved
23Tobin Heath0.00Attempt Saved
34Nadia Nadim0.00Miss
48Allie Long0.00Miss
55Lindsey Heaps0.00Miss
56Tobin Heath0.00Miss
64Tobin Heath0.00Attempt Saved
74Nadia Nadim0.00Miss
77Lindsey Heaps0.07Goal
80Allie Long0.00Miss
80Allie Long0.00Attempt Saved
93Allie Long0.00Miss
95Allie Long0.00Attempt Saved
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Each question preserves FC Kansas City 1–1 Portland Thorns, April 24, 2016, the 2016 NWSL regular season scope, and a return to FC Kansas City 1–1 Portland Thorns.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "competition": "NWSL regular season",
  "matchweek": null,
  "home": "FC Kansas City",
  "away": "Portland Thorns",
  "home_score": 1,
  "away_score": 1,
  "venue": "Children's Mercy Victory Field",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
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