NWSL

Portland Thorns FC vs Gotham FC, 2023 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Portland Thorns FC
  • 54': Hina Sugita
FT
1 - 0
Gotham FC

    About

    Portland Thorns FC are hosting Gotham FC at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Weaver following a fast break.
    • 5': Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Midge Purce (Gotham FC).
    • 7': Offside, Gotham FC. Delanie Sheehan tries a through ball, but Midge Purce is caught offside.
    • 9': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristen Edmonds.
    • 11': Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
    • 12': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kristen Edmonds.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Natalia Kuikka.
    • 14': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Emily Menges.
    • 15': Foul by Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC).
    • 15': Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Hannah Betfort (Portland Thorns).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Sam Coffey.
    • 25': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
    • 28': Delay in match (Gotham FC).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Offside, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver tries a through ball, but Sam Coffey is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns).
    • 32': Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 38': Foul by Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC).
    • 38': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Hannah Betfort (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Esther González.
    • 40': Foul by Hannah Betfort (Portland Thorns).
    • 40': Kristen Edmonds (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Offside, Portland Thorns. Sam Coffey tries a through ball, but Crystal Dunn is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Esther González with a headed pass.
    • 44': Foul by Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns).
    • 44': Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Bruninha (Gotham FC).
    • 45'+2': Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+6': Offside, Gotham FC. Delanie Sheehan tries a through ball, but Esther González is caught offside.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 0, Gotham FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 0, Gotham FC 0.
    • 46': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Ali Krieger.
    • 47': Foul by Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns).
    • 47': Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Offside, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg tries a through ball, but Olivia Moultrie is caught offside.
    • 52': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Amanda Haught.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Coffey with a cross.
    • 53': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Amanda Haught.
    • 54': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, Gotham FC 0. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Coffey with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan.
    • 59': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Sam Coffey.
    • 59': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Meghan Klingenberg.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan.
    • 60': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Olivia Moultrie.
    • 61': Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Ali Krieger (Gotham FC).
    • 61': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Kelli Hubly replaces Becky Sauerbrunn.
    • 62': Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Lynn Williams (Gotham FC).
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Midge Purce (Gotham FC).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Foul by Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC).
    • 65': Hannah Betfort (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Midge Purce (Gotham FC).
    • 66': Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Gotham FC. Sinead Farrelly replaces Midge Purce.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Reyna Reyes replaces Meghan Klingenberg because of an injury.
    • 71': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Crystal Dunn.
    • 71': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Christine Sinclair replaces Hannah Betfort.
    • 73': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
    • 76': Substitution, Gotham FC. Katie Stengel replaces Kristen Edmonds.
    • 79': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
    • 79': Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Esther González (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
    • 83': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Sophia Smith replaces Olivia Moultrie.
    • 85': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
    • 85': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns).
    • 87': Substitution, Gotham FC. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Delanie Sheehan.
    • 87': Substitution, Gotham FC. Meleana Shim replaces Bruninha.
    • 88': Foul by Ali Krieger (Gotham FC).
    • 88': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Katie Stengel.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maitane López.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Esther González.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Bella Bixby.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Morgan Weaver.
    • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns).
    • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
    • 90'+7': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Coffey following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+8': Offside, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver tries a through ball, but Sophia Smith is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Offside, Gotham FC. Lynn Williams tries a through ball, but Sinead Farrelly is caught offside.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 1, Gotham FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 1, Gotham FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 1, Gotham FC 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Providence Park
    Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
    Attendance: 19,599

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Kansas City Current 5 +11 15
    2 Orlando Pride 5 +9 12
    3 Washington Spirit 5 +4 12
    4 Gotham FC 5 +4 8
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    POR Portland Thorns FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bella Bixby (GK)
    4 Becky Sauerbrunn
    5 Emily Menges
    25 Meghan Klingenberg
    14 Natalia Kuikka
    13 Olivia Moultrie
    8 Hina Sugita
    17 Sam Coffey
    33 Hannah Betfort
    22 Morgan Weaver
    19 Crystal Dunn
    Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
    Kelli Hubly, Reyna Reyes, Michele Vasconcelos, Christine Sinclair, Shelby Hogan, Sophia Wilson, Meaghan Nally, Rocky Rodríguez, Izzy D'Aquila.

    GFC Gotham FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    24 Mandy McGlynn (GK)
    11 Ali Krieger
    12 Kristen Edmonds
    32 Jenna Nighswonger
    3 Bruninha
    77 Maitane
    17 Delanie Sheehan
    18 Yazmeen Ryan
    9 Esther González
    10 Lynn Biyendolo
    23 Midge Purce
    Gotham FC Substitutes:
    Ifeoma Onumonu, Meleana Shim, Katie Stengel, Sabrina Flores, Sinead Farrelly, Mandy Freeman, Michelle Betos, Nealy Martin, Ellie Jean.

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