Under head coach Cindy Parlow Cone, the Thorns played in the new league's inaugural game on April 13, 2013 against host team FC Kansas City, which ended in a 1-1 draw in which Christine Sinclair scored the club's first goal on a penalty kick.[22][23] The team's first home match on April 21 provided the club its first victory, a 2-1 win over Seattle Reign FC.[24] Beyond setting a new league record, the opening day crowd of 16,479 at Jeld-Wen Field eclipsed any single-game attendance from Women's Professional Soccer.[25] Subsequently, the team's regular-season home finale of 17,619 topped the previous mark of 16,479 and also ranks among the top single-game marks in women's professional soccer history in the United States.[26]