NWSL

Houston Dash vs Gotham FC, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

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Houston Dash
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    Gotham FC
    • 46': Sam Kerr

    About

    Houston Dash are hosting Gotham FC at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas, 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.
    • 1': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Leah Klenke (Houston Dash) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kat Rader with a cross.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 3': Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Kat Rader (Houston Dash).
    • 4': Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Lisa Boattin (Houston Dash).
    • 4': Lisa Boattin (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Kat Rader (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC).
    • 7': Foul by Midge Purce (Gotham FC).
    • 7': Kat Rader (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Kiki Van Zanten (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shelby Hogan (Gotham FC).
    • 11': Foul by Kate Faasse (Houston Dash).
    • 11': Midge Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Kat Rader (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Shelby Hogan (Gotham FC). Assisted by Linda Ullmark.
    • 14': Linda Ullmark (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC).
    • 14': Attempt saved. Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Savannah McCaskill.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rose Lavelle with a cross.
    • 18': Penalty conceded by Leah Klenke (Houston Dash) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 18': Penalty Gotham FC. Jordynn Dudley draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 22': Penalty missed. Sam Kerr (Gotham FC) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Maggie Graham (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Shelby Hogan (Gotham FC).
    • 32': Kiki Van Zanten (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC).
    • 32': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Lisa Boattin (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Linda Ullmark.
    • 38': Foul by Linda Ullmark (Houston Dash).
    • 38': Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 39': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Maggie Graham.
    • 45': Leah Klenke (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Sam Kerr (Gotham FC).
    • 45'+1': Handball by Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC).
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Savannah McCaskill.
    • 45'+5': Lisa Boattin (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC).
    • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rose Lavelle following a fast break.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, Houston Dash 0, Gotham FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Houston Dash 0, Gotham FC 0.
    • 46': Goal! Houston Dash 0, Gotham FC 1. Sam Kerr (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Sam Kerr (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordynn Dudley.
    • 51': Foul by Kiki Van Zanten (Houston Dash).
    • 51': Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Maggie Graham.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw with a cross.
    • 55': Substitution, Houston Dash. Allysha Chapman replaces Lisa Boattin.
    • 55': Substitution, Houston Dash. Khyah Harper replaces Linda Ullmark.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Kate Faasse (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Shelby Hogan (Gotham FC). Assisted by Khyah Harper.
    • 55': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Shelby Hogan.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Avery Patterson with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Foul by Allysha Chapman (Houston Dash).
    • 59': Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Offside, Houston Dash. Kat Rader is caught offside.
    • 63': Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Foul by Sam Kerr (Gotham FC).
    • 67': Substitution, Houston Dash. Sophie Schmidt replaces Kiki Van Zanten.
    • 67': Substitution, Houston Dash. Clarissa Laris­ey replaces Kate Faasse.
    • 67': Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Midge Purce.
    • 67': Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Sam Kerr.
    • 69': Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Guro Reiten (Gotham FC).
    • 70': Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Foul by Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC).
    • 71': Attempt missed. Kat Rader (Houston Dash) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Jess Carter (Gotham FC).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Foul by Maggie Graham (Houston Dash).
    • 77': Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Bruninha.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Shelby Hogan (Gotham FC). Assisted by Danielle Colaprico.
    • 81': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Shelby Hogan.
    • 81': Substitution, Houston Dash. Sarah Puntigam replaces Danielle Colaprico.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kat Rader with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Foul by Avery Patterson (Houston Dash).
    • 82': Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC).
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Substitution, Gotham FC. Andrea Kitahata replaces Rose Lavelle.
    • 88': Substitution, Gotham FC. Taryn Torres replaces Jaelin Howell.
    • 88': Substitution, Gotham FC. Sarah Schupansky replaces Jordynn Dudley because of an injury.
    • 89': Foul by Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash).
    • 89': Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Houston Dash. Malia Berkely replaces Paige Nielsen.
    • 90': Foul by Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash).
    • 90': Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash).
    • 90'+1': Taryn Torres (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Andrea Kitahata (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Leah Klenke.
    • 90'+4': Kat Rader (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Sarah Schupansky (Gotham FC).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Khyah Harper (Houston Dash).
    • 90'+5': Bruninha (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Shelby Hogan (Gotham FC).
    • 90'+9': Substitution, Gotham FC. Sofia Cook replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
    • 90'+10': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
    • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Houston Dash 0, Gotham FC 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Houston Dash 0, Gotham FC 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    6 Saves 2
    60.2 Possession 39.8
    9 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    403 Accurate Passes 229
    471 Passes 306
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    16 Crosses 17
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 41
    26 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 13
    7 Tackles 15
    0.9 Tackle % 0.9
    8 Interceptions 16
    22 Effective Clearances 17
    22 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
    Location: Houston, Texas, USA
    Attendance: 7,512

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Gotham FC 24 +11 48
    2 Washington Spirit 23 +13 43
    3 Utah Royals 24 +11 42
    4 San Diego Wave FC 24 +7 42
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    HOU Houston Dash (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jane Campbell (GK)
    4 Leah Klenke
    14 Paige Nielsen
    27 Lisa Boattin Yellow Card
    15 Avery Patterson
    19 Maggie Graham
    24 Danielle Colaprico
    30 Linda Ullmark
    22 Kat Rader
    23 Kate Faasse
    12 Kiki Van Zanten
    Houston Dash Substitutes:
    Allysha Chapman, Sophie Schmidt, Caroline DeLisle, Khyah Harper, Malia Berkely, Sarah Puntigam, Clarissa Laris­ey, Miljana Ivanovic, Natalie Marceline Bain.

    GFC Gotham FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Shelby Hogan (GK)
    15 Tierna Davidson
    27 Jess Carter
    18 Guro Reiten
    23 Midge Purce
    16 Rose Lavelle
    13 Savannah McCaskill
    7 Jaelin Howell
    20 Sam Kerr
    10 Jaedyn Shaw
    2 Jordynn Dudley
    Gotham FC Substitutes:
    Taryn Torres, Teagan Wy, Sarah Schupansky, Mandy Freeman, Andrea Kitahata, Sofia Cook, Talia Sommer, Bruninha.

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