Trinity Rodman Bursts Into Tears After Stoppage Time Winner In Injury Return

Trinity Rodman scored successful stoppage clip of her first crippled since April to springiness nan Washington Spirit a 2-1 triumph complete nan Portland Thorns successful nan National Women’s Soccer League connected Sunday.

Rodman was connected nan chair to statesman nan crippled earlier entering to nan roar of nan crowd astatine Audi Field successful nan 76th minute. Rodman had not played since 12 April because of a nagging backmost issue.

Rodman, who won a golden badge pinch nan United States astatine nan Olympics past summer, buried her caput successful her hands and sobbed aft nan goal, her first for nan Spirit since 15 September past year.

“That was nan hardest point I’ve had to spell through, pinch nan wounded and everything. So being back, particularly astatine nan location stadium pinch nan crowd down me, scoring a extremity for illustration that, you saw I buried it, was not going to miss it,” she said afterward. “I’m conscionable really happy to beryllium back. I missed nan team, I missed doing what I love, truthful conscionable joy.”

The Spirit (8-4-2) moved into 2nd spot successful nan standings pinch nan triumph arsenic nan squad returned from nan league’s six-week summertime break. The Orlando Pride hosted nan Utah Royals successful Sunday’s precocious match.

The Thorns (6-4-4) had won their past 2 matches earlier nan break.

Gift Monday put nan Spirit successful beforehand successful nan 17th minute, taking a well-placed transverse from Rosemonde Kouassi and easy putting it past Thorns goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold. Monday has 5 goals this season.

Although nan Spirit dominated early on, Portland tied it up successful first-half stoppage clip connected Olivia Moultrie’s bolt from nan apical of nan box.

Adrián González, who was nan Spirit’s interim caput coach past twelvemonth earlier Jonatan Girladez took complete past summer, became nan team’s imperishable caput coach past period during nan NWSL break erstwhile Giraldez was named coach of Lyon successful France’s apical league.

Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury surpassed erstwhile Spirit subordinate Tori Huster for astir minutes played pinch nan nine successful nan 2nd half.