Chicago (USA), 2 Apr. Alex Morgan, with a double in the victory of the San Diego Wave, and Sophia Smith, with a triple in poker for the Portland Thorns, were the main stars of the second day of the NWSL, the professional women’s soccer league in the United States. Joined.
Morgan, one of the flags of the all-powerful US team, has three goals in this brilliant start to the season for the Wave, who beat the North Carolina Courage (3-1) following beating the Chicago Red Stars in their debut.
The expert striker made it 2-0 early in the second half and sealed the game with a goal from the penalty spot, before Brazil’s Kerolin closed the gap to make it 3-1.
They lead the West with the most wins tied with the Thorns, the reigning NWSL champions, who continue to rage.
They opened their season with a 4-0 defeat of the Orlando Pride and signed a new poker game in the resounding 4-1 endorsement of the Kansas City Current.
It was the reissue of last year’s final, when the Thorns won the third title in their history in Washington, following those of 2013 and 2017.
It was a feat for the Portland team, which lived a season marked by difficulties on and especially off the field, following an investigation revealed a scandal of systematic abuse towards the league’s players.
Among those responsible for these abuses was precisely the owner of the Thorns, Merritt Paulson, who resigned as CEO of the group following being accused of concealing this humiliating treatment.
Sophia Smith was the great protagonist of the victory with a magnificent triplet. She is the top scorer in the championship with four goals in two games, one more than Alex Morgan.
Among the other results, Angel City achieved a last-gasp victory once morest the Orlando Pride with a goal from Mexican Katlyn Johnson in the tenth minute of added time (1-2). EFE
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