Angelina Anderson made one save for her second shutout and became the first goalkeeper to hold Portland scoreless this season as visiting Angel City played the Thorns to a 0-0 draw on Sunday.
In other National Women’s Soccer League action, the Utah Royals beat Racing Louisville 2-1.
Mackenzie Arnold made three saves for Portland (6-2-2) in her fourth shutout of the year. Angel City (3-4-1) snapped a four-game skid.
Late in second-half stoppage time, Thorns midfielder Jessie Fleming sent a shot off the post.
Portland had two players leave the game with injuries: Isabella Obaze in the 67th minute and M.A. Vignola in the 74th.
The leading scorers for each team missed the game: Portland’s Olivia Moultrie (calf) and Angel City’s Sveindis Jonsdottir (foot).
Royals run unbeaten streak to eight games
Mina Tanaka scored her third goal of the season as host Utah (5-2-3) ran its unbeaten streak to eight games with a 2-1 win over Louisville.
Cece Delzer sent a pinpoint feed into the box to Tanaka for the tiebreaking goal in the 77th minute.
The Royals went ahead on an own goal in the 22nd minute. Off a counterattack, Utah’s Paige Cronin played a cross into the box, and Louisville defender Lauren Milliet’s clearance attempt ended up in the net.
Louisville’s Kayla Fischer took advantage of a turnover and scored the equalizer in the 68th minute. That ended Utah’s shutout streak at 536 minutes, the fourth longest in NWSL history.
Louisville (2-6-1) has dropped all six matches on the road.
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