NWSL

FT
Utah Royals LWLWL 2
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San Diego Wave FC LWLDW 4
1st2ndT
UTA112
SD224
Snapdragon Stadium

Team Stats

10
Fouls
19
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
1
53.9
Possession
46.1
12
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
300
Accurate Passes
258
412
Passes
356
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
7
0.4
Cross %
0.4
82
Long Balls
69
47
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
4
15
Effective Tackles
13
20
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
5
12
Effective Clearances
23
12
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:17 San Diego Wave FC vs. Utah Royals - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:38 Trinity Byars scores in the 4' Watch on ESPN 00:54 Mina Tanaka scores goal for Utah Royals Watch on ESPN 00:46 Melanie Barcenas scores goal for San Diego Wave FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

SD leads series 5-0

Lineups

SD · 4-3-3

  1. 12Sandra PañosG
  2. 14Kristen McNabbCD-L
  3. 2Kennedy WesleyCD-R
  4. 75Perle MorroniLB
  5. 16Mimi Van ZantenRB
  6. 18Laurina FazerCM
  7. 22Lia GodfreyLM
  8. 4Laila HarbertRM
  9. 17LudmilaF
  10. 15Trinity ByarsLF
  11. 7Melanie BarcenasRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Brooklyn CourtnallSUB
  2. 23Nya HarrisonSUB
  3. 19Tatum WynaldaSUB
  4. 1Luisa AgudeloSUB
  5. 81Gabi PortilhoSUB
  6. 9Adriana LeonSUB
  7. 28Jordan FuscoSUB

UTA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mandy McGlynnG
  2. 18Kaleigh RiehlCD-L
  3. 8Kate Del FavaCD-R
  4. 14Nuria RábanoLB
  5. 22Miyabi MoriyaRB
  6. 11Mina TanakaCM
  7. 10Narumi MiuraLM
  8. 17Ana TejadaRM
  9. 5Cece DelzerF
  10. 24Cloé LacasseLF
  11. 4Paige CroninRF

Substitutes

  1. 23Mia JustusSUB
  2. 16Courtney BrownSUB
  3. 6Kameron SimmondsSUB
  4. 13Brecken MozingoSUB
  5. 99Madison HammondSUB
  6. 21Kiana PalaciosSUB
  7. 30Alexa SpaanstraSUB
  8. 15Dayana Pierre-LouisSUB
  9. 2Tatumn MilazzoSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! San Diego Wave 1, Utah Royals 0. Trinity Byars (San Diego Wave) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Melanie Barcenas with a through ball.
  2. 16' Delay in match because of an injury Paige Cronin (Utah Royals).
  3. 16'
  4. 18' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 18'
  6. 23' Delay in match because of an injury Paige Cronin (Utah Royals).
  7. 23' Delay in match (San Diego Wave).
  8. 24' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 24'
  10. 29' Goal! San Diego Wave 1, Utah Royals 1. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cece Delzer.
  11. 31' Delay in match because of an injury Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals).
  12. 31'
  13. 32' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 32'
  15. 40' Goal! San Diego Wave 2, Utah Royals 1. Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trinity Byars.
  16. 47' Goal! San Diego Wave 2, Utah Royals 2. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
  17. 60' Delay in match because of an injury Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals).
  18. 60'
  19. 62' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  20. 62'
  21. 62' Substitution, San Diego Wave. Jordan Fusco replaces Laila Harbert.
  22. 63' Goal! San Diego Wave 3, Utah Royals 2. Trinity Byars (San Diego Wave) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Fusco with a through ball following a fast break.
  23. 64' Substitution, Utah Royals. Kiana Palacios replaces Paige Cronin.
  24. 67' Delay in match because of an injury Ludmila (San Diego Wave).
  25. 67'
  26. 67' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 67'
  28. 70' Goal! San Diego Wave 4, Utah Royals 2. Ludmila (San Diego Wave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trinity Byars.
  29. 72' Substitution, San Diego Wave. Brooklyn Courtnall replaces Perle Morroni.
  30. 72' Substitution, San Diego Wave. Adriana Leon replaces Trinity Byars.
  31. 74' Substitution, Utah Royals. Tatumn Milazzo replaces Kaleigh Riehl.
  32. 74' Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Hammond replaces Ana Tejada.
  33. 83'
  34. 84'
  35. 88' Substitution, San Diego Wave. Gabi Portilho replaces Melanie Barcenas.
  36. 90'+1' Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cloé Lacasse.

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