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Matches2016

Final · NWSL regular seasonSeptember 25, 2016

Gotham FC

7th · 26 pts

13

Portland Thorns

1st · 41 pts

Natasha Kai ⚽

Allie Long ⚽⚽ · Lindsey Heaps ⚽

Yurcak Field · 94′ played · 3,780 attending

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
GOTHAM FCPORTLAND THORNS0′HT94
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 5Natasha KaiGotham FC
  2. 40Allie LongPortland Thorns
  3. 56Lindsey HeapsPortland Thorns
  4. 83Allie LongPortland Thorns
The story · match

Portland Thorns edged it 1–3

Allie Long scored a brace, at 40′ and 83′. Gotham FC trail the all-time series 0–0–1 across 1 meetings since 2016. Portland Thorns stand 1st on 41 points in the table through September 1, 2026.

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

0.10.9 xG° on 7 shots to 13

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

TeamShSoTxG°
Gotham FC720.10
Portland Thorns1360.90
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceGotham FC 0.10 · Portland Thorns 0.90
0.510′HT94′

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

Finishing funnelGotham FC · Portland Thorns

7
13
2
6
1
3

shots → on target → goals

Control

341 passes · 65.1%′556 · 78.4%′

28 interceptions32

22 clearances15

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Katherine ReynoldsPortland ThornsYes0940000
Emily SonnettPortland ThornsYes0940000
Amandine HenryPortland ThornsYes0940000
Emily MengesPortland ThornsYes0940000
Lindsey HeapsPortland ThornsYes0941032
Michelle BetosPortland ThornsYes0940000
Tobin HeathPortland ThornsYes0940121
Allie LongPortland ThornsYes0942032
Meghan KlingenbergPortland ThornsYes093930000
Christine SinclairPortland ThornsYes082820021
Nadia NadimPortland ThornsYes069690120
Dagný BrynjarsdóttirPortland ThornsNo69250000
Hayley RasoPortland ThornsNo82120110
Kat WilliamsonPortland ThornsNo9310000
Caroline CaseyGotham FCYes0940000
Erica Marie SkroskiGotham FCYes0940000
Erin Dorothy SimonGotham FCYes0940000
Sam KerrGotham FCYes0940041
Kelley O'HaraGotham FCYes0940100
K. GrubkaGotham FCYes0940000
Sarah WoldmoeGotham FCYes0940000
Christie PearceGotham FCYes0940000
Natasha KaiGotham FCYes082821011
Rocky RodríguezGotham FCYes074740010
M. HayesGotham FCYes066660000
Leah Danielle GaltonGotham FCNo66280000
Nikki StantonGotham FCNo74200010
S. GordonGotham FCNo82120000
Who Was On

Gotham FC 0.1 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
5Natasha Kai0.10Goal
50Sam Kerr0.00Attempt Saved
50Rocky Rodríguez0.00Miss
68Sam Kerr0.00Attempt Saved
73Sam Kerr0.00Attempt Saved
77Nikki Stanton0.00Miss
85Sam Kerr0.00Attempt Saved

Portland Thorns 0.9 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
8Lindsey Heaps0.00Attempt Saved
9Lindsey Heaps0.00Attempt Saved
17Christine Sinclair0.00Attempt Saved
19Nadia Nadim0.00Miss
38Christine Sinclair0.00Miss
40Allie Long0.25Goal
41Tobin Heath0.00Miss
44Tobin Heath0.00Attempt Saved
53Nadia Nadim0.00Miss
56Lindsey Heaps0.25Goal
83Allie Long0.40Goal
88Allie Long0.00Miss
94Hayley Raso0.00Miss
Head to Head

Gotham FC trail the series 001 (W–D–L) across 1 prior meeting with Portland Thorns in the record since 2016.

Continue exploring

Each question preserves Gotham FC 1–3 Portland Thorns, September 25, 2016, the 2016 NWSL regular season scope, and a return to Gotham FC 1–3 Portland Thorns.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "competition": "NWSL regular season",
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  "home_score": 1,
  "away_score": 3,
  "venue": "Yurcak Field",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
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