NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Utah Royals, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season
· NWSLYazmeen Ryan's early goal lifts Gotham FC over Utah Royals
Yazmeen Ryan scored in the third minute to lead NJ/NY Gotham FC to a 1-0 victory over the Utah Royals at Red Bull Arena on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Gotham FC 1, Utah Royals 0. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lynn Williams with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals).
- 4': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt saved. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
- 7': Foul by Dana Foederer (Utah Royals).
- 7': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Olivia Griffitts.
- 9': Attempt saved. Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger.
- 11': Foul by Cameron Tucker (Utah Royals).
- 11': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
- 16': Attempt saved. Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
- 16': Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals).
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
- 25': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Zoe Burns.
- 25': Foul by Lynn Williams (Gotham FC).
- 25': Mandy Haught (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Ella Stevens (Gotham FC).
- 27': Zoe Burns (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
- 28': Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt missed. Olivia Griffitts (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 30': Foul by Cameron Tucker (Utah Royals).
- 30': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Jess Carter (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan with a headed pass.
- 32': Attempt saved. Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger.
- 33': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 33': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Mandy Haught.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
- 36': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Esther González.
- 39': Attempt saved. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger with a cross.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Betfort with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Emily Sonnett.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Betfort.
- 43': Foul by Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals).
- 43': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals).
- 44': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Esther González.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Tucker following a fast break.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zoe Burns.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Gotham FC 1, Utah Royals 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Gotham FC 1, Utah Royals 0.
- 47': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Olivia Griffitts.
- 50': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Esther González.
- 51': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Mandy Haught (Utah Royals).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Dana Foederer (Utah Royals).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Attempt missed. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 57': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
- 57': Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Hand ball by Esther González (Gotham FC).
- 58': Foul by Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals).
- 58': Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Cameron Tucker (Utah Royals).
- 63': Substitution, Gotham FC. Cece Kizer replaces Ella Stevens.
- 63': Substitution, Gotham FC. Crystal Dunn replaces Lynn Williams.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
- 64': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Dana Foederer.
- 65': Substitution, Utah Royals. Michele Vasconcelos replaces Cameron Tucker.
- 65': Substitution, Utah Royals. Mikayla Cluff replaces Claudia Zornoza.
- 68': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
- 72': Foul by Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals).
- 72': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Olivia Griffitts.
- 74': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
- 75': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
- 75': Michele Vasconcelos (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Pogarch replaces Zoe Burns.
- 76': Offside, Gotham FC. Esther González is caught offside.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Crystal Dunn (Gotham FC).
- 82': Attempt missed. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 84': Foul by Crystal Dunn (Gotham FC).
- 84': Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Yazmeen Ryan.
- 86': 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 Cloé Lacasse.
- 87': Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
- 87': Substitution, Gotham FC. McCall Zerboni replaces Delanie Sheehan.
- 88': Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals).
- 88': Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Utah Royals. Agnes Nyberg replaces Dana Foederer.
- 89': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals).
- 89': Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Esther González.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Gotham FC. Cece Kizer is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Agnes Nyberg (Utah Royals).
- 90'+3': Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Bruninha (Gotham FC).
- 90'+4': Michele Vasconcelos (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Offside, Gotham FC. Cece Kizer is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Gotham FC 1, Utah Royals 0.
- 0': Match ends, Gotham FC 1, Utah Royals 0.
Statistics
 UTA |
GFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 9 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 325 | Accurate Passes | 372 |
| 427 | Passes | 472 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 23 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 19 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 7,680
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 7,680
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 |
Line-Ups
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 | Jessica Carter |
| 9 | Esther González |
| 17 | Delanie Sheehan |
| 18 | Yazmeen Ryan |
| 13 | Ella Stevens |
| 10 | Lynn Williams |
| 16 | Rose Lavelle |
Utah Royals (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mandy Haught (GK) |
| 18 | Kaleigh Riehl |
| 8 | Kate Del Fava |
| 12 | Zoe Burns |
| 3 | Olivia Griffitts |
| 4 | Paige Monaghan |
| 26 | Claudia Zornoza |
| 22 | Dana Foederer |
| 33 | Hannah Betfort  |
| 20 | Cameron Tucker |
| 24 | Cloé Lacasse |
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