Gotham FC vs Utah Royals, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season
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Gotham FC are hosting Utah Royals
at Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey, 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.
- 6': Offside, Utah Royals. Paige Cronin is caught offside.
- 6': Offside, Utah Royals. Paige Cronin is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Guro Reiten (Gotham FC).
- 8': Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Goal! Gotham FC 1, Utah Royals 0. Guro Reiten (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
- 11': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC).
- 11': Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Utah Royals. Paige Cronin is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt saved. Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC). Assisted by Nuria Rábano with a cross.
- 13': Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
- 15': Attempt saved. Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals). Assisted by Sam Kerr.
- 15': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Mandy McGlynn.
- 17': Foul by Jess Carter (Gotham FC).
- 17': Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Foul by Leila Ouahabi (Gotham FC).
- 23': Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Substitution, Gotham FC. Savannah McCaskill replaces Jaelin Howell because of an injury.
- 25': Offside, Utah Royals. Kiana Palacios is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC).
- 28': Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Madison Hammond (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC).
- 30': Midge Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
- 31': Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals).
- 34': Foul by Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals).
- 34': Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 37': Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC).
- 39': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
- 39': Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Tess Boade (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Kerr.
- 41': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals).
- 41': Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Guro Reiten (Gotham FC).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Gotham FC 1, Utah Royals 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Gotham FC 1, Utah Royals 0.
- 46': Foul by Guro Reiten (Gotham FC).
- 46': Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Offside, Utah Royals. Kiana Palacios is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC).
- 48': Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals).
- 49': Foul by Tess Boade (Gotham FC).
- 49': Madison Hammond (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals).
- 52': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC).
- 52': Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Leila Ouahabi.
- 54': Foul by Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC).
- 54': Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals).
- 59': Tess Boade (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Miyabi Moriya.
- 60': Substitution, Utah Royals. Kameron Simmonds replaces Nuria Rábano.
- 60': Substitution, Gotham FC. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Tess Boade.
- 61': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Madison Hammond.
- 63': Attempt missed. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw.
- 64': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals).
- 64': Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC).
- 68': Attempt missed. Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
- 69': Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Jameese Joseph.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 72': Foul by Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
- 72': Sam Kerr (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Courtney Brown (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Midge Purce (Gotham FC).
- 75': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Jess Carter.
- 76': Attempt missed. Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Gotham FC. Rose Lavelle replaces Guro Reiten.
- 77': Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cloé Lacasse.
- 77': Substitution, Utah Royals. Dayana Pierre-Louis replaces Madison Hammond.
- 78': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
- 78': Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
- 80': Goal! Gotham FC 2, Utah Royals 0. Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Midge Purce with a cross.
- 82': Dayana Pierre-Louis (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC).
- 83': Foul by Dayana Pierre-Louis (Utah Royals).
- 83': Midge Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Dayana Pierre-Louis (Utah Royals).
- 88': Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC).
- 90'+2': Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Gotham FC 2, Utah Royals 0.
- 0': Match ends, Gotham FC 2, Utah Royals 0.
Statistics
 UTA |
GFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.3 | Possession | 54.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 259 | Accurate Passes | 349 |
| 362 | Passes | 443 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 17 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 11,209
Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 11,209
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 |
Line-Ups
Gotham FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Ann-Katrin Berger (GK) |
| 15 | Tierna Davidson |
| 27 | Jess Carter |
| 4 | Leila Ouahabi |
| 22 | Mandy Freeman |
| 28 | Tess Boade |
| 5 | Denise O'Sullivan |
| 7 | Jaelin Howell |
| 20 | Sam Kerr |
| 18 | Guro Reiten |
| 23 | Midge Purce |
Utah Royals (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mandy McGlynn (GK) |
| 18 | Kaleigh Riehl |
| 8 | Kate Del Fava |
| 14 | Nuria Rábano |
| 22 | Miyabi Moriya |
| 3 | Jameese Joseph  |
| 99 | Madison Hammond |
| 17 | Ana Tejada |
| 21 | Kiana Palacios |
| 24 | Cloé Lacasse |
| 4 | Paige Cronin |
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