NWSL

Seattle Reign FC vs NJ/NY Gotham FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

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  • 41': Delanie Sheehan
  • 85': Esther González

Gotham FC secures 2-0 victory over Seattle Reign at Lumen Field

Delanie Sheehan and Esther González each found the back of the net as NJ/NY Gotham FC defeated the Seattle Reign FC 2-0 at Lumen Field in the first Monday night match of the season.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tierna Davidson.
  • 12': Offside, Gotham FC. Esther González is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Shae Holmes (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 18': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jess Carter.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Esther González.
  • 20': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Shae Holmes.
  • 24': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
  • 24': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Hand ball by Tziarra King (Seattle Reign).
  • 31': Foul by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign).
  • 31': Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tierna Davidson.
  • 39': Foul by Nealy Martin (Gotham FC).
  • 39': Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Goal! Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 1. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaelin Howell.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Shae Holmes (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaelin Howell.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Gotham FC. Lynn Williams replaces Ella Stevens.
  • 52': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Lynn Williams.
  • 53': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
  • 55': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Lynn Williams.
  • 55': Offside, Seattle Reign. Jaelin Howell is caught offside.
  • 59': Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Angharad James-Turner (Seattle Reign).
  • 59': Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Esther González.
  • 62': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Nérilia Mondésir replaces Angharad James-Turner.
  • 64': Foul by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign).
  • 64': Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Tziarra King (Seattle Reign).
  • 66': Jess Carter (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross.
  • 72': Foul by Nealy Martin (Gotham FC).
  • 72': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Veronica Latsko replaces Tziarra King.
  • 73': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Julia Lester replaces Lauren Barnes.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
  • 77': Substitution, Gotham FC. Crystal Dunn replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
  • 77': Hand ball by Nérilia Mondésir (Seattle Reign).
  • 78': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
  • 78': Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Lynn Williams (Gotham FC).
  • 82': Julia Lester (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Goal! Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 2. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 86': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Olivia Athens replaces Hanna Glas.
  • 86': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Maddie Mercado replaces Jaelin Howell.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Nérilia Mondésir (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
  • 88': Substitution, Gotham FC. McCall Zerboni replaces Rose Lavelle.
  • 88': Substitution, Gotham FC. Cece Kizer replaces Esther González.
  • 88': Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Jess Carter.
  • 89': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Crystal Dunn.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Seattle Reign. Nérilia Mondésir is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC).
  • 90'+2': Maddie Mercado (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Lynn Williams.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 4
56.8 Possession 43.2
11 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
480 Accurate Passes 344
577 Passes 432
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 0
15 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.0
57 Long Balls 44
28 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 17
19 Effective Clearances 14
19 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 6,604

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angel City FC 0 0 0
2 Bay FC 0 0 0
3 Chicago Stars FC 0 0 0
4 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Claudia Dickey (GK)
3 Lauren Barnes
21 Phoebe McClernon
25 Shae Holmes
31 Hanna Glas
5 Quinn
6 Angharad James-Turner
16 Jaelin Howell
91 Ji So-Yun
23 Tziarra King Yellow Card
34 Ana-Maria Crnogorevic

GFC NJ/NY Gotham FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
15 Tierna Davidson
6 Emily Sonnett
2 Jenna Nighswonger
27 Jess Carter
16 Rose Lavelle
17 Delanie Sheehan
14 Nealy Martin Yellow Card
9 Esther González
13 Ella Stevens
18 Yazmeen Ryan

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