Portland Thorns 5–1 Boston Breakers · September 4, 2016
Final · NWSL regular seasonSeptember 4, 2016
Christine Sinclair ⚽ · Nadia Nadim ⚽⚽⚽ · Allie Long ⚽
Julie King ⚽
Recorded resultRelease 2026-09-02
What happened and why does it matter?
No coverage is placed here today. Explore the league record below.
Scoring summary
- 14′
- 40′
- 47′
- 78′
- 83′
- 91′
Match statistics
Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.
Finishing funnelPortland Thorns · Boston Breakers
14
9
9
5
5
1
shots → on target → goals
Control
430 passes · 74.2%′374 · 69.3%′
10 interceptions14
14 clearances15
Who was on the pitch
Portland Thorns
— off the bench
0′93′
Boston Breakers
— off the bench
0′93′
Player statistics
| Katherine Reynolds |  Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Sonnett | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emily Menges | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Heaps | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Michelle Betos | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nadia Nadim | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 93 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Meghan Klingenberg | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Allie Long | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Amandine Henry | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hayley Raso | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns | No | 62 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Meleana Shim | Portland Thorns | No | 63 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Celeste Anais Boureille | Portland Thorns | No | 73 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Louise Schillgard | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natasha Khalila Dowie | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Kylie Nadaner | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whitney Engen | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Verdoia | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elizabeth Stout | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julie King | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| K. Kallman | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Katie Schoepfer | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristie Mewis | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyah Simon | BBBoston Breakers | Yes | 0 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eunice Nketiah Beckmann | BBBoston Breakers | No | 68 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brittany Ratcliffe | BBBoston Breakers | No | 71 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ghoutia Karchouni | BBBoston Breakers | No | 74 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Shot records
Portland Thorns 3.48 xG°
| 14 | Christine Sinclair | 0.54 | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 23 | Hayley Raso | 0.00 | Miss |
| 32 | Meghan Klingenberg | 0.00 | Miss |
| 40 | Nadia Nadim | 1.00 | Goal |
| 44 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 47 | Allie Long | 0.35 | Goal |
| 60 | Amandine Henry | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 65 | Nadia Nadim | 0.15 | Post |
| 66 | Tobin Heath | 0.00 | Miss |
| 67 | Allie Long | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 78 | Nadia Nadim | 0.72 | Goal |
| 91 | Tobin Heath | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 91 | Nadia Nadim | 0.72 | Goal |
Boston Breakers 0.4 xG°
| 24 | Natasha Khalila Dowie | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Kristie Mewis | 0.00 | Miss |
| 42 | Julie King | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 51 | Kyah Simon | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 57 | Kristie Mewis | 0.00 | Miss |
| 77 | Ghoutia Karchouni | 0.00 | Miss |
| 83 | Julie King | 0.40 | Goal |
| 87 | Julie King | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 93 | Natasha Khalila Dowie | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
Goals and assists
- 3 G · 1 ANadia Nadimhat trick
- 1 G · 1 AAllie Longscored and assisted
- 1 G · 1 AChristine Sinclairscored and assisted
- 1 GJulie Kingscorer
Head to head
Portland Thorns lead the series with Boston Breakers 1–0–0 over one meeting since 2016.
The table
Full table →| # | Team | GP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Thorns | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Chicago Stars | 20 | 33 |
| 4 | Western New York Flash | 20 | 32 |
| 5 | Seattle Reign | 20 | 30 |
| 6 | FC Kansas City | 20 | 26 |
| 7 | Gotham FC | 20 | 26 |
| 8 | Houston Dash | 20 | 22 |
| 9 | Orlando Pride | 20 | 19 |
| 10 | Boston Breakers | 20 | 11 |
View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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}The record
Portland Thorns 5–1 Boston Breakers
NWSL regular season · Sep 4, 2016
- Venue
- Providence Park
- Season
- 2016
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02