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Morgan Weaver catapults Portland Thorns to win over Chicago Red Stars, top of NWSL Challenge Cup standings after rescinded red card
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The Portland Thorns face Kansas City in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener at Providence Park on Friday, April 9, 2021. Sean Meagher/The Oregonian
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Morgan Weaver almost didn’t even play in Thursday’s Challenge Cup match after a controversial red card last week. But after the NWSL overturned her suspension, she became the game-winner for the Portland Thorns in a 1-0 road win over the Chicago Red Stars.
After 66 minutes of tense deadlock in Chicago, Weaver was launched upfield from a long, direct Celeste Boureille ball. Weaver collected it and cut inside to get past defender Casey Krueger before slipping a shot inside the far post.
Portland Thorns beat Chicago 1-0 thanks to goal from Weaver
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Portland Thorns FC traveled to Chicago and defeated the Red Stars 1-0 after a gritty defensive performance. The Thorns stay at the top of the West group with six points.
In the Thorns’ second match of the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup, they were dealing with a depleted roster and didn’t have their head coach Mark Parsons on the sideline. Portland was still without their international stars and Simone Charley and Parsons were serving their suspension for being red-carded in the previous match.