Bay FC vs Utah Royals, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season
· NWSLKate Del Fava's late header lifts Utah Royals over Bay FC
The Utah Royals, buoyed by a late goal from Kate Del Fava, defeated host Bay FC 1-0 at PayPal Park on June 16.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hand ball by Tess Boade (Bay).
- 1': Offside, Bay. Asisat Oshoala is caught offside.
- 2': Offside, Bay. Racheal Kundananji is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt missed. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brecken Mozingo.
- 11': Attempt missed. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dana Foederer.
- 11': Alyssa Malonson (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Macey Fraser (Utah Royals).
- 15': Attempt saved. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joelle Anderson.
- 15': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 17': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Lauren Flynn.
- 18': Attempt missed. Tess Boade (Bay) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alyssa Malonson.
- 19': Amandine Henry (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Lauren Flynn (Utah Royals).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Attempt saved. Tess Boade (Bay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joelle Anderson.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Mandy Haught (Utah Royals).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Pogarch replaces Lauren Flynn because of an injury.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Cameron Tucker (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Macey Fraser with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Zoe Burns (Utah Royals).
- 26': Joelle Anderson (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
- 29': Amandine Henry (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Joelle Anderson (Bay).
- 31': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Ana Tejada.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Tess Boade (Bay).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Offside, Utah Royals. Cameron Tucker is caught offside.
- 37': Amandine Henry (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Joelle Anderson (Bay).
- 37': Joelle Anderson (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiki Pickett.
- 42': Attempt saved. Tess Boade (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Attempt missed. Macey Fraser (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Tucker.
- 45': Offside, Utah Royals. Cameron Tucker is caught offside.
- 45': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Caprice Dydasco (Bay).
- 45': Caprice Dydasco (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Offside, Bay. Asisat Oshoala is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Foul by Joelle Anderson (Bay).
- 45'+3': Macey Fraser (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Tess Boade (Bay).
- 45'+3': Zoe Burns (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Bay 0, Utah Royals 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bay 0, Utah Royals 0.
- 45': Substitution, Utah Royals. Hannah Betfort replaces Cameron Tucker.
- 46': Foul by Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals).
- 46': Kayla Sharples (Bay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt saved. Amandine Henry (Utah Royals) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannah Betfort.
- 49': Foul by Asisat Oshoala (Bay).
- 49': Zoe Burns (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Attempt missed. Macey Fraser (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ally Sentnor.
- 52': Foul by Tess Boade (Bay).
- 52': Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Kayla Sharples.
- 56': Attempt saved. Dana Foederer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Zoe Burns.
- 56': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Katelyn Rowland.
- 57': Delay in match (Utah Royals).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Bay. Deyna Castellanos replaces Asisat Oshoala.
- 60': Substitution, Bay. Dorian Bailey replaces Joelle Anderson.
- 62': Deyna Castellanos (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Alyssa Malonson (Bay).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Hand ball by Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals).
- 67': Hand ball by Alyssa Malonson (Bay).
- 68': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Alyssa Malonson.
- 69': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Caprice Dydasco.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Amandine Henry (Utah Royals).
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Rachel Hill (Bay).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 75': Substitution, Bay. Scarlett Camberos replaces Rachel Hill because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Utah Royals. Michele Vasconcelos replaces Brecken Mozingo.
- 75': Substitution, Utah Royals. Addisyn Merrick replaces Zoe Burns.
- 76': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
- 76': Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michele Vasconcelos with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Amandine Henry (Utah Royals).
- 79': Tess Boade (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Kayla Sharples (Bay).
- 79': Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Kayla Sharples (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Offside, Bay. Racheal Kundananji is caught offside.
- 86': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Kiki Pickett (Bay).
- 87': Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Tess Boade (Bay).
- 88': Tess Boade (Bay) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Goal! Bay 0, Utah Royals 1. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ally Sentnor with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Substitution, Utah Royals. Paige Monaghan replaces Dana Foederer.
- 90'+3': Foul by Amandine Henry (Utah Royals).
- 90'+3': Racheal Kundananji (Bay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Hannah Betfort.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+6': Addisyn Merrick (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Kiki Pickett (Bay).
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Bay 0, Utah Royals 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bay 0, Utah Royals 1.
Statistics
 UTA |
BAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 297 | Accurate Passes | 316 |
| 407 | Passes | 414 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 31 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 29 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 10,367
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 10,367
NWSL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Current | 13 | +19 | 33 |
| 2 | Orlando Pride | 13 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 | San Diego Wave FC | 13 | +9 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 13 | +2 | 23 |
Line-Ups
Bay FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Katelyn Rowland (GK) |
| 27 | Kayla Sharples  |
| 4 | Emily Menges |
| 20 | Alyssa Malonson |
| 3 | Caprice Dydasco |
| 12 | Tess Boade |
| 18 | Joelle Anderson |
| 23 | Kiki Pickett |
| 8 | Asisat Oshoala |
| 21 | Rachel Hill |
| 9 | Racheal Kundananji |
Utah Royals (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mandy McGlynn (GK) |
| 17 | Ana Tejada |
| 8 | Kate Del Fava |
| 10 | Amandine Henry |
| 5 | Lauren Flynn |
| 12 | Zoe Burns |
| 14 | Macey Fraser |
| 22 | Dana Foederer |
| 9 | Ally Sentnor |
| 15 | Brecken Mozingo |
| 20 | Cameron Tucker |
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