NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Bay FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL

NJ/NY Gotham FC

9': Jenna Nighswonger (P)
70': Rose Lavelle
72': Esther González
74': Esther González
84': Cece Kizer

FT
5 - 1

Bay FC

18': Asisat Oshoala

Gotham FC dominates Bay FC with a 5-1 victory

Rose Lavelle scores in Gotham FC's rout of Bay FC

NJ/NY Gotham FC, buoyed by the efforts of Esther González, beat Bay FC 5-1 at Red Bull Arena on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Emily Menges (Bay).
6': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Abby Dahlkemper.
7': Attempt blocked. Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rose Lavelle with a cross.
7': Penalty conceded by Asisat Oshoala (Bay) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
8': VAR Decision: Penalty Gotham FC.
9': Goal! Gotham FC 1, Bay 0. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
11': Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Asisat Oshoala (Bay).
12': Foul by Tess Boade (Bay).
12': Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Alyssa Malonson (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Ella Stevens (Gotham FC).
14': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Alyssa Malonson.
15': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Emily Menges.
15': Attempt missed. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
16': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
16': Kiki Pickett (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Rachel Hill (Bay).
18': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Goal! Gotham FC 1, Bay 1. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji following a fast break.
23': Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Foul by Rachel Hill (Bay).
24': Attempt missed. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
24': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
24': Rachel Hill (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt saved. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dorian Bailey.
26': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emily Sonnett following a fast break.
30': Foul by Alyssa Malonson (Bay).
30': Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Alyssa Malonson (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Ella Stevens (Gotham FC).
34': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Jenna Nighswonger.
35': Attempt saved. Rachel Hill (Bay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dorian Bailey with a cross.
36': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dorian Bailey.
37': Attempt missed. Tess Boade (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
39': Offside, Gotham FC. Ella Stevens is caught offside.
40': Attempt blocked. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
40': Attempt saved. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan.
40': Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Caprice Dydasco (Bay).
42': Foul by Rachel Hill (Bay).
42': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
43': Rachel Hill (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Racheal Kundananji.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rose Lavelle with a cross.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
45'+6': First Half ends, Gotham FC 1, Bay 1.
45': Second Half begins Gotham FC 1, Bay 1.
46': Attempt missed. Kiki Pickett (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
47': Attempt blocked. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ella Stevens with a through ball.
48': Foul by Emily Menges (Bay).
48': Jess Carter (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt blocked. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tess Boade.
51': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Jess Carter.
54': Abby Dahlkemper (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Lynn Williams (Gotham FC).
55': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ella Stevens.
55': Attempt saved. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alyssa Malonson.
58': Attempt missed. Dorian Bailey (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
59': Attempt saved. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jess Carter.
59': Attempt missed. Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
59': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Asisat Oshoala (Bay).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
64': Substitution, Gotham FC. Esther González replaces Lynn Williams.
64': Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Jess Carter.
66': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Jenna Nighswonger.
67': Attempt missed. Dorian Bailey (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji with a headed pass following a corner.
68': Attempt blocked. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachel Hill with a cross.
68': Caprice Dydasco (Bay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Ella Stevens (Gotham FC).
70': Goal! Gotham FC 2, Bay 1. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Esther González with a cross following a fast break.
71': Abby Dahlkemper (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Esther González (Gotham FC).
72': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
72': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Emily Menges.
72': Goal! Gotham FC 3, Bay 1. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emily Sonnett with a headed pass following a corner.
74': Attempt blocked. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Esther González.
74': Goal! Gotham FC 4, Bay 1. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
75': Foul by Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC).
75': Tess Boade (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
75': Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt missed. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mandy Freeman.
78': Substitution, Bay. Deyna Castellanos replaces Dorian Bailey.
78': Substitution, Bay. Penelope Hocking replaces Alyssa Malonson.
78': Substitution, Gotham FC. Cece Kizer replaces Ella Stevens.
78': Substitution, Gotham FC. Sam Hiatt replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
80': Attempt missed. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Deyna Castellanos with a headed pass.
81': Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Yazmeen Ryan.
82': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Sam Hiatt.
82': Attempt blocked. Rachel Hill (Bay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
84': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Esther González.
84': Goal! Gotham FC 5, Bay 1. Cece Kizer (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
88': Substitution, Bay. Princess Marfo replaces Racheal Kundananji.
89': Cece Kizer (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Caprice Dydasco (Bay).
90': Hand ball by Abby Dahlkemper (Bay).
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Bruninha (Gotham FC).
90'+2': Princess Marfo (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Princess Marfo (Bay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Asisat Oshoala.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Tess Boade (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Princess Marfo.
90'+6': Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Deyna Castellanos (Bay).
90'+8': Foul by Rachel Hill (Bay).
90'+8': Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Gotham FC 5, Bay 1.
0': Match ends, Gotham FC 5, Bay 1.

Statistics

BAY		GFC
16	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	3
47.9	Possession	52.1
15	SHOTS	22
4	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
280	Accurate Passes	322
376	Passes	410
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	20
0.5	Cross %	0.3
46	Long Balls	47
21	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	7
14	Effective Tackles	15
22	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
16	Interceptions	9
18	Effective Clearances	12
18	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 9,092

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

NJ/NY Gotham FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
30	Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
15	Tierna Davidson
6	Emily Sonnett
14	Nealy Martin
2	Jenna Nighswonger
27	Jessica Carter
17	Delanie Sheehan
16	Rose Lavelle
10	Lynn Williams
18	Yazmeen Ryan
13	Ella Stevens

NJ/NY Gotham FC Substitutes:

Maitane López, Cassie Miller, Jéssica Silva, Esther González, Bruninha, Mandy Freeman, Cece Kizer, McCall Zerboni, Sam Hiatt.

Bay FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
99	Katelyn Rowland (GK)
4	Emily Menges
13	Abby Dahlkemper
23	Kiki Pickett
20	Alyssa Malonson
3	Caprice Dydasco
19	Dorian Bailey
12	Tess Boade
9	Racheal Kundananji
21	Rachel Hill
8	Asisat Oshoala

Bay FC Substitutes:

Penelope Hocking, Jamie Shepherd, Jordan Silkowitz, Princess Marfo, Jen Beattie, Caroline Conti, Jordan Brewster, Maya Doms, Deyna Castellanos.

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