Utah Royals vs Portland Thorns FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

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Utah Royals

FT
0 - 0

Portland Thorns FC

Utah Royals, Portland Thorns battle to scoreless draw

The Utah Royals and Portland Thorns FC played to a 0-0 draw at America First Field on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Portland Thorns. Ana Dias is caught offside.
4': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns).
4': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Nicole Payne.
6': Offside, Utah Royals. Hannah Betfort is caught offside.
7': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
7': Attempt blocked. Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jessie Fleming with a cross.
9': Dana Foederer (Utah Royals) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
10': Foul by Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals).
10': Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt saved. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Madison Pogarch.
15': Attempt blocked. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ally Sentnor.
16': Foul by Agnes Nyberg (Utah Royals).
16': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
18': Foul by Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals).
18': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Madison Pogarch.
19': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Ana Tejada.
20': Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns).
22': Offside, Portland Thorns. Sophia Smith is caught offside.
25': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Agnes Nyberg.
25': Attempt saved. Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Coffey with a cross.
27': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns).
29': Foul by Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals).
29': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Attempt missed. Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
34': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns).
35': Attempt saved. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brecken Mozingo with a headed pass.
35': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Shelby Hogan.
36': Attempt missed. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ally Sentnor with a cross following a corner.
37': Attempt saved. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ally Sentnor.
39': Attempt missed. Ana Dias (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sophia Smith following a fast break.
40': Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agnes Nyberg.
40': Delay in match because of an injury Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Attempt blocked. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paige Monaghan.
44': Attempt missed. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dana Foederer.
44': Ana Dias (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
44': Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ally Sentnor.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zoe Burns with a cross.
45'+4': First Half ends, Utah Royals 0, Portland Thorns 0.
45': Second Half begins Utah Royals 0, Portland Thorns 0.
47': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelli Hubly.
48': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns).
49': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Shelby Hogan.
50': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Hina Sugita.
50': Offside, Utah Royals. Hannah Betfort is caught offside.
51': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
52': Attempt missed. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ally Sentnor with a cross following a corner.
53': Foul by Dana Foederer (Utah Royals).
53': Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Attempt missed. Ana Dias (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sophia Smith with a cross following a set piece situation.
55': Ana Dias (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
56': Attempt blocked. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Betfort.
56': Attempt saved. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
59': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Nicole Payne (Portland Thorns).
61': Attempt blocked. Zoe Burns (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agnes Nyberg.
61': Attempt missed. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paige Monaghan with a cross.
62': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Janine Beckie replaces Payton Linnehan.
62': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Marie Müller replaces Nicole Payne.
63': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Agnes Nyberg.
64': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
66': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Becky Sauerbrunn.
66': Attempt blocked. Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
66': Substitution, Utah Royals. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Paige Monaghan.
67': Substitution, Utah Royals. Lauren Flynn replaces Madison Pogarch.
68': Hand ball by Lauren Flynn (Utah Royals).
68': Foul by Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns).
68': Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Attempt blocked. Agnes Nyberg (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Attempt blocked. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Attempt missed. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
71': Foul by Dana Foederer (Utah Royals).
71': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Dana Foederer (Utah Royals).
73': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Brecken Mozingo.
74': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marie Müller.
74': Attempt blocked. Ana Dias (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Agnes Nyberg.
75': Attempt saved. Reyna Reyes (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Coffey with a cross.
75': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
75': Zoe Burns (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Olivia Wade-Katoa replaces Sam Coffey.
76': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Christine Sinclair replaces Ana Dias.
77': Attempt saved. Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lauren Flynn.
79': Attempt missed. Ifeoma Onumonu (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ally Sentnor.
84': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Ana Tejada.
85': Delay in match because of an injury Lauren Flynn (Utah Royals).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marie Müller.
87': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
87': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
88': Attempt saved. Ifeoma Onumonu (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brecken Mozingo.
88': Attempt missed. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
89': Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
90': Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Janine Beckie with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Utah Royals 0, Portland Thorns 0.
0': Match ends, Utah Royals 0, Portland Thorns 0.

Statistics

POR		UTA
9	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	4
53.9	Possession	46.1
16	SHOTS	24
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
322	Accurate Passes	255
383	Passes	325
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	6
22	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.3
31	Long Balls	55
14	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
8	Blocked Shots	8
9	Effective Tackles	12
13	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	12
20	Effective Clearances	24
20	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 8,677

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Orlando Pride	3	+9	9
2	Kansas City Current	3	+7	9
3	Washington Spirit	3	+1	6
4	Angel City FC	3	+1	5

Full Table

Line-Ups

Utah Royals (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mandy McGlynn (GK)
17	Ana Tejada
8	Kate Del Fava
16	Madison Pogarch
12	Zoe Burns
9	Ally Sentnor
6	Agnes Nyberg
22	Dana Foederer
33	Hannah Betfort
4	Paige Monaghan
15	Brecken Mozingo

Utah Royals Substitutes:

Ifeoma Onumonu, Addisyn Merrick, Lauren Flynn, Cristina Roque, Cameron Tucker, Emily Gray, Kaleigh Riehl.

Portland Thorns FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
18	Shelby Hogan (GK)
4	Becky Sauerbrunn
20	Kelli Hubly
2	Reyna Reyes
11	Nicole Payne
17	Sam Coffey
8	Hina Sugita
21	Jessie Fleming
19	Ana Dias
9	Sophia Wilson
15	Payton Linnehan

Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:

Christine Sinclair, Izzy D'Aquila, Isabella Obaze, Emily Alvarado, Marie Müller, Janine Sonis, Meghan Klingenberg, Marissa Sheva, Olivia Wade-Katoa.

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