Utah Royals vs Portland Thorns FC, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL

Utah Royals

35': Cece Delzer
47': Cece Delzer
68': Brecken Mozingo
79': Kiana Palacios
89': Kate Del Fava

FT
5 - 1

Portland Thorns FC

1': Sophia Wilson

About

Utah Royals are hosting Portland Thorns 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.
1': Goal! Utah Royals 0, Portland Thorns 1. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pietra Tordin with a through ball.
4': Foul by Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns).
4': Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Paige Cronin (Utah Royals).
15': Foul by Nina Nijstad (Portland Thorns).
15': Narumi Miura (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
17': Offside, Utah Royals. Kiana Palacios is caught offside.
17': Foul by Renee Lyles (Portland Thorns).
17': Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt saved. Renee Lyles (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals). Assisted by Sophia Wilson.
22': Foul by Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns).
22': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
27': Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Narumi Miura (Utah Royals).
27': Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
28': Attempt blocked. Reyna Reyes (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie.
32': Attempt blocked. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paige Cronin.
32': Attempt missed. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nuria Rábano with a cross.
32': Delay in match for a drinks break.
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Goal! Utah Royals 1, Portland Thorns 1. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiana Palacios.
42': Attempt saved. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals).
42': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Mandy McGlynn.
45': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Nina Nijstad.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns). Assisted by Nuria Rábano with a cross.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals). Assisted by Olivia Moultrie.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns). Assisted by Cece Delzer.
45'+4': First Half ends, Utah Royals 1, Portland Thorns 1.
45': Second Half begins Utah Royals 1, Portland Thorns 1.
47': Goal! Utah Royals 2, Portland Thorns 1. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross.
50': Offside, Utah Royals. Paige Cronin is caught offside.
52': Attempt missed. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pietra Tordin.
53': Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Foul by Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals).
55': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Marie Müller.
57': Attempt missed. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) header from very close range misses to the right.
57': Attempt missed. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
57': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Reyna Reyes.
59': Substitution, Portland Thorns. M.A. Vignola replaces Marie Müller.
59': Carolyn Calzada (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals).
60': Attempt missed. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie with a through ball.
61': Attempt missed. Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuria Rábano.
64': Foul by Renee Lyles (Portland Thorns).
64': Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Utah Royals. Ana Tejada replaces Mina Tanaka.
64': Substitution, Utah Royals. Tatumn Milazzo replaces Kaleigh Riehl.
65': Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Paige Cronin.
68': Goal! Utah Royals 3, Portland Thorns 1. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
69': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Renee Lyles.
70': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Isabella Obaze replaces Sam Hiatt.
70': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Cassandra Bogere replaces Nina Nijstad.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Delay in match for a drinks break.
75': Substitution, Utah Royals. Lara Prasnikar replaces Cece Delzer.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Goal! Utah Royals 4, Portland Thorns 1. Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya with a cross.
81': Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals).
83': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Maddie Padelski replaces Pietra Tordin.
84': Attempt saved. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals).
85': Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Kiana Palacios.
85': Isabella Obaze (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Courtney Brown (Utah Royals).
86': Attempt blocked. Maddie Padelski (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
86': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Nuria Rábano.
89': Attempt blocked. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuria Rábano.
89': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Reyna Reyes.
89': Goal! Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross following a corner.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sophia Wilson.
90'+4': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Carolyn Calzada.
90'+5': Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1.
0': Match ends, Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1.

Statistics

POR		UTA
5	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	4
42.8	Possession	57.2
11	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
234	Accurate Passes	333
310	Passes	408
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	7
6	Crosses	20
0.5	Cross %	0.4
46	Long Balls	41
20	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
4	Effective Tackles	10
8	Tackles	15
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	6
19	Effective Clearances	8
19	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 6,243

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Gotham FC	24	+11	48
2	Washington Spirit	24	+10	43
3	Utah Royals	24	+11	42
4	San Diego Wave FC	24	+7	42

Full Table

Line-Ups

Utah Royals (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mandy McGlynn (GK)
18	Kaleigh Riehl
8	Kate Del Fava
14	Nuria Rábano
22	Miyabi Moriya
10	Narumi Miura
11	Mina Tanaka
5	Cece Delzer
21	Kiana Palacios
24	Cloé Lacasse
4	Paige Cronin

Utah Royals Substitutes:

Alexa Spaanstra, Tatumn Milazzo, Courtney Brown, Kameron Simmonds, Lara Prasnikar, Madison Hammond, Brecken Mozingo, Ana Tejada, Mia Justus.

Portland Thorns FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
18	Mackenzie Arnold (GK)
16	Sam Hiatt
4	Carolyn Calzada
23	Marie Müller
2	Reyna Reyes
13	Olivia Moultrie
21	Jessie Fleming
20	Nina Nijstad
9	Sophia Wilson
19	Pietra Tordin
41	Renee Lyles

Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:

Shae Harvey, Isabella Obaze, Maddie Padelski, Cassandra Bogere, Morgan Messner, M.A. Vignola, Mallie McKenzie, Deyna Castellanos, Morgan Weaver.

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