NWSL

Utah Royals vs Houston Dash, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Utah Royals
  • 38': Cloé Lacasse
  • 88': Courtney Brown
FT
2 - 0
Houston Dash

    About

    Utah Royals are hosting Houston Dash 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, Houston Dash. Conceded by Miyabi Moriya.
    • 4': Offside, Utah Royals. Cece Delzer is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 9': Foul by Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals).
    • 9': Leah Klenke (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
    • 11': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
    • 13': Lisa Boattin (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Paige Cronin (Utah Royals).
    • 14': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
    • 16': Linda Ullmark (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Narumi Miura (Utah Royals).
    • 17': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Lisa Boattin (Houston Dash).
    • 19': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
    • 23': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Lisa Boattin.
    • 25': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
    • 25': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Cece Delzer (Utah Royals).
    • 27': Leah Klenke (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Emina Ekic (Houston Dash).
    • 28': Emina Ekic (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals) header from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 30': Offside, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright is caught offside.
    • 31': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Miyabi Moriya with a cross.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Cece Delzer.
    • 38': Goal! Utah Royals 1, Houston Dash 0. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Paige Cronin.
    • 41': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Utah Royals 1, Houston Dash 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Utah Royals 1, Houston Dash 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Houston Dash. Kiki Van Zanten replaces Messiah Bright.
    • 45': Substitution, Houston Dash. Kat Rader replaces Emina Ekic.
    • 46': Offside, Utah Royals. Mina Tanaka is caught offside.
    • 48': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
    • 48': Cate Hardin (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Janni Thomsen (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ana Tejada.
    • 50': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Janni Thomsen with a cross.
    • 51': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Kiki Van Zanten.
    • 52': Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Narumi Miura.
    • 54': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
    • 55': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Kiki Van Zanten.
    • 55': Offside, Utah Royals. Janni Thomsen is caught offside.
    • 55': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 57': VAR Decision: No Goal Utah Royals 1-0 Houston Dash.
    • 58': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cece Delzer following a corner.
    • 62': Substitution, Houston Dash. Kate Faasse replaces Clarissa Laris­ey.
    • 62': Substitution, Houston Dash. Maggie Graham replaces Linda Ullmark.
    • 62': Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Paige Cronin.
    • 62': Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Cece Delzer.
    • 63': Foul by Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
    • 63': Kate Faasse (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Kiki Van Zanten (Houston Dash).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Substitution, Houston Dash. Danielle Colaprico replaces Kiki Van Zanten because of an injury.
    • 69': Substitution, Utah Royals. Dayana Pierre-Louis replaces Narumi Miura.
    • 69': Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Cloé Lacasse.
    • 71': Danielle Colaprico (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
    • 71': Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kaleigh Riehl.
    • 73': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Miyabi Moriya.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Janni Thomsen.
    • 75': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Maggie Graham.
    • 77': Substitution, Utah Royals. Tatumn Milazzo replaces Miyabi Moriya.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Kat Rader (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lisa Boattin.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Alexa Spaanstra (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Janni Thomsen with a cross.
    • 81': Foul by Leah Klenke (Houston Dash).
    • 81': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Courtney Brown (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Kaleigh Riehl.
    • 83': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Brecken Mozingo with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
    • 84': Maggie Graham (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Offside, Houston Dash. Kat Rader is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Kate Faasse (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals). Assisted by Cate Hardin.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Kat Rader (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Goal! Utah Royals 2, Houston Dash 0. Courtney Brown (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mina Tanaka following a fast break.
    • 90': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Cate Hardin (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kate Faasse.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kat Rader (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danielle Colaprico.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leah Klenke.
    • 90'+7': Handball by Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals).
    • 90'+7': Foul by Dayana Pierre-Louis (Utah Royals).
    • 90'+7': Danielle Colaprico (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+7': Dayana Pierre-Louis (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Kat Rader (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals).
    • 90'+8': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Mandy McGlynn.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Utah Royals 2, Houston Dash 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Utah Royals 2, Houston Dash 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 15
    5 Saves 2
    37.7 Possession 62.3
    7 SHOTS 22
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    200 Accurate Passes 375
    280 Passes 455
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 9
    10 Crosses 27
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    44 Long Balls 68
    19 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    13 Effective Tackles 8
    21 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 6
    38 Effective Clearances 11
    38 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: America First Field
    Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
    Attendance: 6,789

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Portland Thorns FC 9 +6 19
    2 Washington Spirit 9 +9 18
    3 San Diego Wave FC 9 +4 18
    4 Utah Royals 9 +6 17
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Mandy McGlynn (GK)
    18 Kaleigh Riehl
    8 Kate Del Fava
    22 Miyabi Moriya
    7 Janni Thomsen
    11 Mina Tanaka
    10 Narumi Miura
    17 Ana Tejada Yellow Card
    5 Cece Delzer
    24 Cloé Lacasse
    4 Paige Monaghan
    Utah Royals Substitutes:
    Mia Justus, Courtney Brown, Brecken Mozingo, Dayana Pierre-Louis, Tatumn Milazzo, Aria Nagai, Alexa Spaanstra, Nuria Rábano, Kameron Simmonds.

    HOU Houston Dash (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jane Campbell (GK)
    10 Malia Berkely
    14 Paige Nielsen
    27 Lisa Boattin
    4 Leah Klenke
    17 Sarah Puntigam
    18 Mary Hardin
    30 Linda Ullmark
    11 Emina Ekic Yellow Card
    9 Clarissa Laris­ey
    6 Messiah Bright
    Houston Dash Substitutes:
    Kate Faasse, Maggie Graham, Avery Patterson, Danielle Colaprico, Kat Rader, Caroline DeLisle, Allysha Chapman, Kiki Van Zanten, Sophie Schmidt.

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