Tonight, Megan Rapinoe scored OL Reigns' two goals in their 2-1 victory over the Portland Thorns in front of a record crowd of 27,248 spectators at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Rapinoe's first goal came in the 16th minute when she put it 1-0 to the left of the goalkeeper.
Before the half-time break, OL Reign was awarded a penalty kick which Rapinoe safely managed.
Portland later reduced to 2-1 but came no closer than that.
Lumen Field has a capacity of 72,000 and this was the first time that Rapinoe and her OL Reign played in such a large arena in NWSL.
- It's hard not to feel that it's a little bittersweet.
That this is the first time we get to play in such a large arena.
"I'm just thinking about what would be possible," she told the Seattle Times.
- Hopefully this is a sign that things are moving forward.
We deserve to play in a bigger arena.
We deserve to play in this arena, she continues.
The previous audience record was 25,218.
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Mia Jalkerud.
Photo: TT