Sophia Smith dribbling for Thorns on April 14, 2023

Pictured in an April home match, Sophia Smith helped the Portland Thorns earn a 1-1 draw on Friday at San Diego by creating a late corner kick that produced a goal from Reyna Reyes in the 90th minute.

 PMG Photo: Diego G. Diaz

Reyna Reyes' first career goal in the 90th minute on Friday earned the Portland Thorns a 1-1 draw with the San Diego Wave in a National Women’s Soccer League match at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.

Reyes scored with a header on Portland’s 10th corner kick of the night, sending her header from the left corner of the 6-yard box back across the face of goal and just inside the right post.

Paul Danzer is a sports reporter based in Portland, Ore.

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