NWSL, 2024 NWSL

1-0-0, 3 PTS

Portland Thorns FCPortlandPOR

0-0-1, 0 PTS

Vanessa DiBernardo - 22'

Ellie Bravo-Young - 25'

Bia Zaneratto - 34'

Kristen Hamilton - 64'

Alex Pfeiffer - 68'

Sophia Wilson - 43', 74'

Janine Sonis - 71', 90'+1'

Kansas City v Portland

KC beats Thorns 5-4 to open stadium with thriller

Vanessa DiBernardo scored the first goal for Kansas City in its new stadium and the Current held off the Portland Thorns 5-4 on Saturday in the regular-season opener for the NWSL.

Mar 16, 2024, 04:27 pm - ESPN News Services

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POR

2023 NWSL, Regular Season

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2023 NWSL, Regular Season

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2022 National Women's Soccer League, Playoffs - Championship

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2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

@ KC

2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

@ POR

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Gotham FC	30	18	7	5	+16	61
San Diego Wave FC	30	18	4	8	+14	58
Washington Spirit	30	17	4	9	+15	55
Kansas City Current	30	16	5	9	+15	53
Angel City FC	30	15	7	8	+22	52
Portland Thorns FC	30	14	8	8	+9	50
Utah Royals	30	14	5	11	+5	47
Seattle Reign FC	30	14	5	11	+4	47
North Carolina Courage	30	14	3	13	+10	45
Denver Summit FC	30	11	8	11	+11	41
Orlando Pride	30	11	3	16	-8	36
Houston Dash	30	9	6	15	-6	33
Boston Legacy FC	30	9	6	15	-12	33
Bay FC	30	7	6	17	-17	27
Racing Louisville FC	30	7	3	20	-24	24
Chicago Stars FC	30	5	2	23	-54	17

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Kansas City v Portland

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KC beats Thorns 5-4 to open stadium with thriller

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