NWSL

Utah Royals vs Angel City FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Utah Royals
  • 51': Dana Foederer
FT
1 - 2
Angel City FC
  • 29': Sydney Leroux
  • 40': Claire Emslie (P)

Angel City FC edge Utah Royals 2-1

Angel City FC secured a narrow 2-1 victory over the Utah Royals on Saturday at America First Field.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Claire Emslie (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals).
  • 5': Offside, Angel City. Sydney Leroux is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals).
  • 7': Rocky Rodríguez (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 7': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by DiDi Haracic.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Madison Hammond (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
  • 12': Foul by Kennedy Fuller (Angel City).
  • 12': Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Olivia Griffitts.
  • 13': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Megan Reid.
  • 14': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals).
  • 14': Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals).
  • 15': Megan Reid (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Sarah Gorden.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury DiDi Haracic (Angel City).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 24': Claire Emslie (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Madison Curry (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 29': Goal! Utah Royals 0, Angel City 1. Sydney Leroux (Angel City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Jasmyne Spencer.
  • 35': Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Angel City).
  • 35': Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
  • 36': Sydney Leroux (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals).
  • 37': Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Penalty Angel City. Alyssa Thompson draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Penalty conceded by Olivia Griffitts (Utah Royals) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Olivia Griffitts (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Goal! Utah Royals 0, Angel City 2. Claire Emslie (Angel City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 41': Dana Foederer (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Angel City).
  • 44': Amandine Henry (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Rocky Rodríguez (Angel City).
  • 44': Rocky Rodríguez (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Madison Curry.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ally Sentnor.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Amandine Henry (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Utah Royals 0, Angel City 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Utah Royals 0, Angel City 2.
  • 47': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
  • 47': Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Offside, Utah Royals. Hannah Betfort is caught offside.
  • 51': Goal! Utah Royals 1, Angel City 2. Dana Foederer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ally Sentnor.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Dana Foederer (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Betfort.
  • 55': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals).
  • 55': Sarah Gorden (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals).
  • 56': Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Amandine Henry (Utah Royals).
  • 58': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Madison Curry.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Lauren Flynn (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paige Monaghan with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 60': Foul by Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals).
  • 60': Sarah Gorden (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Paige Monaghan.
  • 63': Offside, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo is caught offside.
  • 64': Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Lauren Flynn (Utah Royals).
  • 64': Substitution, Angel City. Lily Nabet replaces Madison Hammond.
  • 65': Claire Emslie (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Amandine Henry (Utah Royals).
  • 66': Foul by Sydney Leroux (Angel City).
  • 66': Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Amandine Henry (Utah Royals).
  • 67': Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Amandine Henry (Utah Royals).
  • 67': Rocky Rodríguez (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals).
  • 70': Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Offside, Utah Royals. Ally Sentnor is caught offside.
  • 72': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
  • 73': Attempt saved. Amandine Henry (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ally Sentnor.
  • 73': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by DiDi Haracic.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Amandine Henry (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Madison Pogarch following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Angel City. Katie Johnson replaces Sydney Leroux.
  • 75': Substitution, Angel City. Merritt Mathias replaces Madison Curry.
  • 77': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
  • 78': Foul by Katie Johnson (Angel City).
  • 78': Lauren Flynn (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Offside, Utah Royals. Mikayla Cluff is caught offside.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury DiDi Haracic (Angel City).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Foul by Dana Foederer (Utah Royals).
  • 81': Lily Nabet (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Katie Johnson (Angel City).
  • 82': Lauren Flynn (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Dana Foederer (Utah Royals).
  • 84': Sarah Gorden (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Utah Royals. Cameron Tucker replaces Hannah Betfort.
  • 85': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Lily Nabet (Angel City).
  • 86': Offside, Utah Royals. Cameron Tucker is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
  • 87': Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Substitution, Angel City. Gisele Thompson replaces Alyssa Thompson.
  • 88': Substitution, Angel City. Clarisse Le Bihan replaces Kennedy Fuller.
  • 89': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Lauren Flynn (Utah Royals).
  • 90'+1': Katie Johnson (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Lauren Flynn (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Clarisse Le Bihan (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Rocky Rodríguez (Angel City).
  • 90'+3': Lily Nabet (Angel City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Tucker.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Rocky Rodríguez.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Gisele Thompson (Angel City).
  • 90'+6': Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals).
  • 90'+7': Gisele Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
  • 90'+8': Olivia Griffitts (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Utah Royals 1, Angel City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Utah Royals 1, Angel City 2.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 10,731

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Orlando Pride 26 +26 60
2 Washington Spirit 26 +23 56
3 NJ/NY Gotham FC 26 +21 56
4 Kansas City Current 26 +26 55
Full Table

Line-Ups

UTA Utah Royals (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mandy Haught (GK)
5 Lauren Flynn Yellow Card
8 Kate Del Fava
16 Madison Pogarch
3 Olivia Griffitts Yellow Card
21 Mikayla Cluff
9 Ally Sentnor
10 Amandine Henry
33 Hannah Betfort
22 Dana Foederer
4 Paige Monaghan
Utah Royals Substitutes:
Zoe Burns, Cameron Tucker, Agnes Nyberg, Cristina Roque, Addisyn Merrick, Michele Vasconcelos, Brecken Mozingo, Frankie Tagliaferri, Emily Gray.

LA Angel City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 DiDi Haracic (GK)
6 Megan Reid
11 Sarah Gorden
27 Madison Curry
3 Jasmyne Spencer
17 Kennedy Fuller Yellow Card
7 Rocky Rodríguez Yellow Card
99 Madison Hammond
2 Sydney Leroux
21 Alyssa Thompson
10 Claire Emslie
Angel City FC Substitutes:
Ali Riley, Messiah Bright, Lily Nabet, Angelina Anderson, Merritt Mathias, Gisele Thompson, Elizabeth Eddy, Katie Johnson, Clarisse Le Bihan.

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