Utah Royals vs Seattle Reign FC, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

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Utah Royals are hosting Seattle Reign FC at America First Field, Sandy, Utah, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Narumi Miura (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Maddie Mercado (Seattle Reign).
  • 2': Foul by Sofia Huerta (Seattle Reign).
  • 2': Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Maddie Mercado (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
  • 6': Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Narumi Miura (Utah Royals).
  • 6': Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
  • 7': Delay in match (Utah Royals).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Nerilia Mondesir (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 9': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Sam Meza.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuria Rábano with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by Sam Meza (Seattle Reign).
  • 12': Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Kaleigh Riehl.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Ryanne Brown (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maddie Mercado.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Courtney Brown (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuria Rábano.
  • 20': Foul by Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign).
  • 20': Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Kaleigh Riehl.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Maddie Mercado (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cece Delzer.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Narumi Miura (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign). Assisted by Cece Delzer.
  • 28': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Claudia Dickey.
  • 33': Foul by Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign).
  • 33': Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Nerilia Mondesir (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Narumi Miura (Utah Royals).
  • 35': Foul by Maddie Mercado (Seattle Reign).
  • 35': Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign).
  • 37': Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Foul by Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign).
  • 38': Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Ainsley McCammon (Seattle Reign).
  • 40': Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Ainsley McCammon.
  • 42': Foul by Nerilia Mondesir (Seattle Reign).
  • 42': Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign). Assisted by Kaleigh Riehl.
  • 42': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Claudia Dickey.
  • 45': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Sofia Huerta.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Utah Royals 0, Seattle Reign 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Utah Royals 0, Seattle Reign 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Sally Menti replaces Jess Fishlock.
  • 45': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Madison Curry replaces Ryanne Brown.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Madison Curry (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Maddie Mercado with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
  • 50': Sofia Huerta (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Cece Delzer (Utah Royals).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Courtney Brown (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ana Tejada.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Maddie Mercado (Seattle Reign) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Madison Curry.
  • 59': Maddie Mercado (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
  • 63': Nerilia Mondesir (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
  • 64': Substitution, Utah Royals. Jameese Joseph replaces Courtney Brown.
  • 65': Offside, Seattle Reign. Maddie Mercado is caught offside.
  • 68': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Madison Curry.
  • 69': Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Emeri Adames.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cece Delzer with a headed pass.
  • 72': Brittany Ratcliffe (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Nerilia Mondesir (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Meza.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Sofia Huerta (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley McCammon.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign). Assisted by Cece Delzer.
  • 75': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Claudia Dickey.
  • 77': Foul by Maddie Mercado (Seattle Reign).
  • 77': Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Maddie Mercado (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sofia Huerta.
  • 79': Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Kiana Palacios.
  • 83': Foul by Sally Menti (Seattle Reign).
  • 83': Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Sofia Huerta (Seattle Reign).
  • 85': Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Mia Fishel replaces Nerilia Mondesir.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Sam Meza (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals).
  • 89': Sally Menti (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Narumi Miura (Utah Royals).
  • 90': Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Hammond replaces Ana Tejada.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Utah Royals. Miyabi Moriya replaces Paige Cronin.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mia Fishel (Seattle Reign).
  • 90'+3': Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Utah Royals. Jameese Joseph is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Utah Royals 0, Seattle Reign 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Utah Royals 0, Seattle Reign 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
42.5 Possession 57.5
9 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
207 Accurate Passes 319
302 Passes 418
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
18 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.1
63 Long Balls 45
26 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 3
16 Effective Tackles 7
20 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 8
30 Effective Clearances 18
30 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 14,149

NWSL Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Gotham FC 30 +16 61
2 San Diego Wave FC 30 +14 58
3 Washington Spirit 30 +15 55
4 Kansas City Current 30 +15 53
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Mandy McGlynn (GK)
18 Kaleigh Riehl
8 Kate Del Fava
14 Nuria Rábano
4 Paige Cronin
16 Courtney Brown
17 Ana Tejada
10 Narumi Miura
21 Kiana Palacios
24 Cloé Lacasse
5 Cece Delzer

SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Claudia Dickey (GK)
23 Jordyn Bugg Yellow Card
21 Phoebe McClernon
11 Sofia Huerta
22 Ryanne Brown
30 Nérilia Mondésir
20 Sam Meza
16 Ainsley McCammon
2 Maddie Mercado
10 Jess Fishlock Yellow Card
7 Emeri Adames

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