Houston Dash vs Utah Royals, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL

Houston Dash

73': Andressa

FT
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Utah Royals

44': Ana Tejada
55': Claudia Zornoza (P)
60': Paige Monaghan

Utah Royals defeat Houston Dash 3-1

Houston Dash vs. Utah Royals - Game Highlights

Claudia Zornoza scored a goal and assisted on another as the visiting Utah Royals defeated the Houston Dash 3-1 at Shell Energy Stadium on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
2': Foul by Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals).
2': Tarciane (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals).
4': Tarciane (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michelle Alozie.
6': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
6': Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Delay in match because of an injury Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Paige Monaghan.
10': Offside, Houston Dash. Andressa Alves is caught offside.
11': Own Goal by Kate Del Fava, Utah Royals. Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals 0.
12': VAR Decision: No Goal Houston Dash 0-0 Utah Royals.
15': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
15': Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Offside, Utah Royals. Olivia Griffitts is caught offside.
17': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Tarciane.
17': Attempt missed. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Claudia Zornoza with a cross following a corner.
18': Foul by Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash).
18': Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Attempt blocked. Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
19': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Elin Rubensson.
20': Attempt missed. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Madison Pogarch with a cross following a corner.
21': Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals).
22': Offside, Utah Royals. Mina Tanaka is caught offside.
23': Delay in match (Houston Dash).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Avery Patterson.
27': Attempt blocked. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kate Del Fava with a headed pass.
29': Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
32': Delay in match because of an injury Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt missed. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
36': Attempt blocked. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andressa Alves.
37': Attempt blocked. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross.
38': Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
38': Attempt saved. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Madison Pogarch.
38': Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
39': Foul by Elin Rubensson (Houston Dash).
39': Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt blocked. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Madison Pogarch.
40': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Natalie Jacobs.
40': Delay in match because of an injury Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Attempt blocked. Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mina Tanaka with a headed pass.
44': Goal! Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals 1. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
45'+2': Fourth official has announced 12 minutes of added time.
45'+4': Foul by Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash).
45'+4': Mandy Haught (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Mandy Haught (Utah Royals).
45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+8': Attempt saved. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Avery Patterson.
45'+8': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Mandy Haught.
45'+11': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bárbara Olivieri with a cross.
45'+12': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
45'+12': Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+13': Attempt blocked. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
45'+14': Attempt missed. Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
45'+14': First Half ends, Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals 1.
45': Second Half begins Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals 1.
47': Attempt missed. Elin Rubensson (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
48': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Mandy Haught.
49': Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
50': Attempt blocked. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
50': Attempt saved. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
51': Attempt saved. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
51': Penalty Utah Royals. Cloé Lacasse draws a foul in the penalty area.
51': Penalty conceded by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) after a foul in the penalty area.
52': VAR Decision: Penalty Utah Royals.
53': Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Goal! Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals 2. Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
56': Attempt blocked. Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elin Rubensson with a cross.
56': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
57': Foul by Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals).
57': Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt missed. Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
58': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
58': Olivia Griffitts (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Goal! Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals 3. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Claudia Zornoza with a through ball following a fast break.
61': Substitution, Houston Dash. Sarah Puntigam replaces Sophie Schmidt.
61': Substitution, Houston Dash. Diana Ordóñez replaces Yuki Nagasato.
61': Substitution, Utah Royals. Dana Foederer replaces Cloé Lacasse.
63': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
63': Attempt blocked. Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63': Attempt missed. Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Attempt blocked. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elin Rubensson.
68': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kaleigh Riehl.
69': Attempt saved. Olivia Griffitts (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Tarciane (Houston Dash).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Foul by Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash).
72': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Goal! Houston Dash 1, Utah Royals 3. Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Natalie Jacobs.
75': Hand ball by Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash).
76': Foul by Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals).
76': Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Attempt saved. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudia Zornoza.
78': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
79': Delay in match (Houston Dash).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Attempt saved. Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
82': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Houston Dash. Belle Briede replaces Bárbara Olivieri.
83': Substitution, Utah Royals. Zoe Burns replaces Madison Pogarch.
84': Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
86': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Olivia Griffitts.
86': Attempt blocked. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudia Zornoza.
87': Foul by Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash).
87': Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Utah Royals. Michele Vasconcelos replaces Hannah Betfort.
89': Foul by Michele Vasconcelos (Utah Royals).
89': Tarciane (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Andressa Alves (Houston Dash).
90'+1': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Fourth official has announced 13 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kaleigh Riehl.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andressa Alves with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Olivia Griffitts.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Belle Briede.
90'+7': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
90'+7': Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9': Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Foul by Andressa Alves (Houston Dash).
90'+11': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Claudia Zornoza.
90'+12': Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+12': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
90'+12': Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+13': Attempt missed. Tarciane (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
90'+14': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
90'+14': Tarciane (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+15': Attempt missed. Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jane Campbell following a set piece situation.
90'+15': Second Half ends, Houston Dash 1, Utah Royals 3.
0': Match ends, Houston Dash 1, Utah Royals 3.

Statistics

UTA		HOU
14	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	6
46.8	Possession	53.2
21	SHOTS	15
9	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
262	Accurate Passes	291
339	Passes	372
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	5
11	Crosses	23
0.5	Cross %	0.2
44	Long Balls	57
17	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
8	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	17
23	Effective Clearances	5
23	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 5,171

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

Houston Dash (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jane Campbell (GK)
7	Paige Nielsen
3	Tarciane
30	Avery Patterson
4	Natalie Jacobs
10	Andressa
31	Elin Rubensson
13	Sophie Schmidt
11	Michelle Alozie
15	Bárbara Olivieri
14	Yuki Nagasato

Houston Dash Substitutes:

Allysha Chapman, Diana Ordóñez, Sarah Puntigam, Havana Solaun, Heather Hinz, Belle Briede, Croix Soto, Jyllissa Harris.

Utah Royals (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mandy Haught (GK)
18	Kaleigh Riehl
8	Kate Del Fava
16	Madison Pogarch
3	Olivia Griffitts
17	Ana Tejada
29	Mina Tanaka
26	Claudia Zornoza
33	Hannah Betfort
4	Paige Monaghan
24	Cloé Lacasse

Utah Royals Substitutes:

Cameron Tucker, Michele Vasconcelos, Zoe Burns, Dana Foederer, Mikayla Cluff, Amandine Henry, Agnes Nyberg, Cristina Roque.

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