The Thorns looked poised to steal a point on the road against the Spirit before Trinity Rodman delivered a crushing blow in her first appearance in nearly four months.

The 23-year-old was substituted onto the pitch in the second half and found the winner in stoppage time Washington Spirit defeat Portland Thorns 2-1 USWNT's Rodman scores game-winner Forward made long-awaited return from injury in match Recommended external contentVideoWe need your consent to show you content our Editorial team embedded from Video.