Rose City Red Card
The unfiltered Portland Thorns podcast. Marissa bleeds rose. Alan is from Seattle, which makes things interesting. Match breakdowns, hot takes, and one rant per episode.
Adults only. Bring a drink.
Rose City Red Card
July 5, 2026: 4-0 and Second Place
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Portland 4, Racing Louisville 0. Our first reaction episode: we watched it live, then broke it down with fresh eyes. The Thorns roll the last-place team, jump to 2nd in the NWSL, and we look ahead to a Cascadia derby at Seattle. Adults only — bring a drink.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:14 Cold open — Dank Coast IPA & Midnight Runts
02:51 The Game — Thorns 4-0 Louisville, and how it could've gone sideways
06:22 Emma Sears & "we told you" — the Louisville winger's trade request (Ep 1 callback)
13:02 Around the League — Rodman's brace, KC's turnaround, Utah's streak snapped
18:15 Standings — Portland climbs to 2nd, one point behind San Diego
19:08 The Window & What's Next — transfer window opens in a week; the six they still need
21:35 Next week: Seattle — the Cascadia derby, and the "not my Seattle" of it all
What we were drinking: "Dank Coast IPA," a home-brew (the AI named it), the first decent beer in ten years. Plus "Midnight Runts" on the smoke side.
Takeaways:
- Portland 4-0 Racing Louisville at Providence Park — revenge for the 3-1 loss earlier this season, against the same last-place side.
- Perry, a center back, opened the scoring off a Moultrie free kick, three minutes after a yellow — right as the club chases a center back. Started over Reyes and looked the part.
- Tordin: a goal and two assists. Wilson capped it in the 82nd; McKenzie Arnold kept the clean sheet — the POTM debate was Tordin vs Arnold.
- Portland looked like the best team in the league — clinical in the final third while Louisville lumped long balls in with nothing to show.
- The 4-0 plus Utah's first loss in nine pushes Portland to 2nd, 27 pts, one behind San Diego.
- Transfer window opens in about a week. The take: keep the core (Wilson, Moultrie, Turner, Tordin, Müller) and buy a real defensive six.
- Next up: Seattle Reign, who just lost 3-1 to North Carolina. Jess Fishlock is out injured and retiring this year.
Around the league (Round 11): Washington 2-1 Houston, KC 3-0 Denver, Angel City 2-0 Orlando, NC 3-1 Seattle, San Diego 2-0 Gotham, Chicago 3-2 Utah, Boston 2-2 Bay.
Next match: Portland at Seattle Reign, Sun Jul 12, Lumen Field, on ESPN.
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