“We were lucky to get away with the three points,” Long told reporters.
“I’m happy that the first game is out of the way, because we can only learn from it, but we are so much better than that. We are so much better on the ball.”
[MORE: Match recap | Encouraging start for Dash]
A shutout in game one is a welcomed sight for the Thorns, are built to outscore opponents and hope German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer comes up big, as she did on Saturday.
“Paul (Riley) is attack-minded. He doesn’t care if they get five goals, as long as we have six, he said,” Long said.
The Oregonian has the full video below, from the scrum that included our Dan Lauletta, who has some injury news from the match as well:
Dash coach Randy Waldrum tells Lauletta that the left knee injury that forced midfielder Brittany Bock off the field in the 23rd minute does not initially look too serious:
Waldrum said initial exam of Brittany Bock's knee showed no structural damage. However there was no MRI (apologies for bad info) #NWSL
— Dan Lauletta (@TheDanLauletta) April 13, 2014
And Thorns coach Paul Riley is hopeful that his center back, Rachel Van Hollebeke, won’t be out for too long:
Paul Riley hoping Rachel Van Hollebeke will be out only a few weeks. #NWSL
— Dan Lauletta (@TheDanLauletta) April 13, 2014