NWSL

Utah Royals vs Bay FC, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Utah Royals
  • 7': Miyabi Moriya
  • 22': Narumi Miura
  • 79': Mina Tanaka (P)
FT
3 - 2
Bay FC
  • 6': Karlie Lema
  • 29': Heather Gilchrist

About

Utah Royals are hosting Bay 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.
  • 2': Jordan Silkowitz (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Silkowitz (Bay). Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
  • 6': Goal! Utah Royals 0, Bay 1. Karlie Lema (Bay) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paige Cronin with a cross.
  • 7': Goal! Utah Royals 1, Bay 1. Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 21': Kennedy Fuller (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Ana Tejada (Utah Royals).
  • 22': Foul by Hannah Bebar (Bay).
  • 22': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Goal! Utah Royals 2, Bay 1. Narumi Miura (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Hannah Bebar (Bay).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Aldana Cometti (Bay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Paige Cronin (Utah Royals).
  • 26': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 28': Taylor Huff (Bay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Heather Gilchrist (Bay) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals).
  • 29': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Mina Tanaka.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Hannah Bebar (Bay) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Heather Gilchrist following a corner.
  • 29': Goal! Utah Royals 2, Bay 2. Heather Gilchrist (Bay) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hannah Bebar following a corner.
  • 31': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Maddie Moreau.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mina Tanaka following a corner.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jordan Silkowitz (Bay). Assisted by Miyabi Moriya.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Alex Pfeiffer (Bay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Bebar.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Alex Pfeiffer (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Bebar.
  • 42': Foul by Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
  • 42': Karlie Lema (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Sydney Collins.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Silkowitz (Bay). Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Utah Royals 2, Bay 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Utah Royals 2, Bay 2.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya with a cross.
  • 51': Taylor Huff (Bay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals).
  • 51': Kennedy Fuller (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
  • 54': Hannah Bebar (Bay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
  • 55': Alex Pfeiffer (Bay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals).
  • 56': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Nuria Rábano.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Taylor Huff (Bay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Aldana Cometti following a corner.
  • 59': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Maddie Moreau.
  • 61': Substitution, Utah Royals. Tatumn Milazzo replaces Kaleigh Riehl.
  • 61': Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Hammond replaces Ana Tejada.
  • 62': Substitution, Bay. Jenna Nighswonger replaces Heather Gilchrist.
  • 62': Substitution, Bay. Keira Barry replaces Alex Pfeiffer.
  • 62': Foul by Karlie Lema (Bay).
  • 62': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Taylor Huff.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse following a fast break.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Taylor Huff (Bay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claire Hutton.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Narumi Miura (Utah Royals).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Kennedy Fuller (Bay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Foul by Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals).
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Sydney Collins (Bay).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Bay).
  • 71': Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Jenna Nighswonger (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Foul by Hannah Bebar (Bay).
  • 73': Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Penalty conceded by Claire Hutton (Bay) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Penalty Utah Royals. Mina Tanaka draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 77': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
  • 79': Goal! Utah Royals 3, Bay 2. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Cece Delzer.
  • 79': Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Paige Cronin.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Karlie Lema (Bay) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maddie Moreau with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Bay. Agostina Holzheier replaces Karlie Lema.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Keira Barry (Bay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals). Assisted by Aldana Cometti.
  • 83': Foul by Taylor Huff (Bay).
  • 83': Courtney Brown (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Keira Barry (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Tatumn Milazzo (Utah Royals).
  • 85': Handball by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
  • 87': Claire Hutton (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
  • 87': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Sydney Collins.
  • 88': Substitution, Bay. Joelle Anderson replaces Aldana Cometti.
  • 88': Substitution, Bay. Cristiana Girelli replaces Taylor Huff.
  • 90': Foul by Agostina Holzheier (Bay).
  • 90': Madison Hammond (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Keira Barry.
  • 90'+2': Kennedy Fuller (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Madison Hammond (Utah Royals).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Keira Barry (Bay).
  • 90'+4': Madison Hammond (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Offside, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Utah Royals 3, Bay 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Utah Royals 3, Bay 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 2
48.6 Possession 51.4
10 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
156 Accurate Passes 163
223 Passes 233
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 44
24 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 9
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
1 Interceptions 5
17 Effective Clearances 14
17 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 7,020

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Gotham FC 20 +13 43
2 Washington Spirit 20 +12 37
3 Utah Royals 20 +12 36
4 Portland Thorns FC 20 +5 34
Full Table

Line-Ups

UTA Utah Royals (4-3-3)

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

BAY Bay FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
29 Jordan Silkowitz (GK)
21 Aldana Cometti
2 Heather Gilchrist
24 Maddie Moreau
16 Sydney Collins
47 Kennedy Fuller
41 Hannah Bebar
8 Claire Hutton
5 Karlie Lema
17 Alex Pfeiffer
7 Taylor Huff
Bay FC Substitutes:
Joelle Anderson, Emmie Allen, Agostina Holzlieier, Kelli Hubly, Cristiana Girelli, Dorian Bailey, Keira Barry, Caroline Conti, Jenna Nighswonger.

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