NWSL

Utah Royals vs NJ/NY Gotham FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Utah Royals
  • 74': Hannah Betfort
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NJ/NY Gotham FC
  • 15': Yazmeen Ryan
  • 17': Mandy Freeman
  • 77': Esther González
  • 84': Esther González

About

Utah Royals are hosting NJ/NY Gotham FC at America First Field, Sandy, Utah, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
  • 3': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Dana Foederer (Utah Royals).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
  • 13': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 15': Goal! Utah Royals 0, Gotham FC 1. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ella Stevens.
  • 17': Goal! Utah Royals 0, Gotham FC 2. Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 19': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Riehl.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Emily Sonnett following a corner.
  • 21': Offside, Gotham FC. Esther González is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC).
  • 21': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Ella Stevens (Gotham FC).
  • 22': Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Nealy Martin (Gotham FC).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily Sonnett with a through ball.
  • 24': Hand ball by Esther González (Gotham FC).
  • 24': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Esther González (Gotham FC) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 26': VAR Decision: No Goal Utah Royals 0-2 Gotham FC.
  • 29': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 31': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
  • 31': Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals).
  • 33': Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan.
  • 39': Dana Foederer (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ella Stevens.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Riehl.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mandy Haught.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Claudia Zornoza.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rose Lavelle with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Emily Sonnett.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rose Lavelle with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Utah Royals 0, Gotham FC 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Utah Royals 0, Gotham FC 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Utah Royals. Cameron Tucker replaces Mina Tanaka.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Esther González (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ella Stevens with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 48': Offside, Utah Royals. Madison Pogarch is caught offside.
  • 49': Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Dana Foederer (Utah Royals).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Allyson Sentnor (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Claudia Zornoza.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Allyson Sentnor (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannah Betfort.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 56': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Offside, Gotham FC. Delanie Sheehan is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ella Stevens.
  • 64': Substitution, Gotham FC. Jenna Nighswonger replaces Rose Lavelle.
  • 64': Substitution, Gotham FC. Lynn Williams replaces Ella Stevens.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jess Carter.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jess Carter.
  • 72': Allyson Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Esther González (Gotham FC).
  • 73': Foul by Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals).
  • 73': Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Goal! Utah Royals 1, Gotham FC 2. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kate Del Fava with a through ball.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 76': Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Esther González (Gotham FC).
  • 76': Offside, Gotham FC. Esther González is caught offside.
  • 77': Goal! Utah Royals 1, Gotham FC 3. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mandy Freeman.
  • 79': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Sam Hiatt.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Claudia Zornoza with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Hannah Betfort (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Tucker with a cross.
  • 82': Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger with a through ball.
  • 83': Foul by Dana Foederer (Utah Royals).
  • 83': Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Dana Foederer (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
  • 84': Goal! Utah Royals 1, Gotham FC 4. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Gotham FC. McCall Zerboni replaces Delanie Sheehan.
  • 85': Substitution, Utah Royals. Shaelan Murison replaces Dana Foederer.
  • 85': Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Esther González.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 87': Allyson Sentnor (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
  • 87': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Gotham FC. Maitane López replaces Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 88': Foul by Allyson Sentnor (Utah Royals).
  • 88': Maitane López (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mandy Freeman.
  • 90': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Riehl.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Allyson Sentnor.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger.
  • 90'+4': Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Madison Pogarch (Utah Royals).
  • 90'+5': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Cameron Tucker (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Jess Carter (Gotham FC).
  • 90'+7': Jess Carter (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Utah Royals 1, Gotham FC 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Utah Royals 1, Gotham FC 4.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
13 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 4
56.1 Possession 43.9
23 SHOTS 7
9 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
399 Accurate Passes 299
466 Passes 367
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 4
25 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
40 Long Balls 40
21 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 0
14 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 12
10 Effective Clearances 25
10 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 9,879

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

UTA Utah Royals (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mandy Haught (GK)
18 Kaleigh Riehl
17 Ana Tejada
16 Madison Pogarch
8 Kate Del Fava
9 Ally Sentnor
26 Claudia Zornoza
22 Dana Foederer Yellow Card
33 Hannah Betfort
29 Mina Tanaka
15 Brecken Mozingo
Utah Royals Substitutes:
Cameron Tucker, Agnes Nyberg, Shaelan Murison, Danielle O'Brien, Julia Grosso, Cristina Roque.

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

No. Name
30 Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
21 Sam Hiatt
6 Emily Sonnett
14 Nealy Martin
22 Mandy Freeman
27 Jessica Carter Yellow Card
17 Delanie Sheehan
16 Rose Lavelle
13 Ella Stevens
18 Yazmeen Ryan
9 Esther González
NJ/NY Gotham FC Substitutes:
Lynn Williams, Bruninha, Michelle Betos, McCall Zerboni, Jenna Nighswonger, Taryn Torres, Abby Smith, Cassie Miller, Maitane López.

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