NWSL Challenge Cup

Gotham FC vs Racing Louisville FC, 2021 United States NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Gotham FC
FT
0 - 0
Racing Louisville FC

About

Gotham FC are hosting Racing Louisville FC at MSU Soccer Park, Montclair, New Jersey, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL Challenge Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Freja Olofsson (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 2': Nahomi Kawasumi (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Erin Simon.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 12': Foul by Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC).
  • 12': Yuki Nagasato (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Savannah McCaskill (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Erin Simon tries a through ball, but Lauren Milliet is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Savannah McCaskill (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee So-Dam.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Carli Lloyd.
  • 27': Offside, Gotham FC. Nahomi Kawasumi tries a through ball, but Carli Lloyd is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gina Lewandowski.
  • 28': Foul by Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC).
  • 28': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 31': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Imani Dorsey.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Margaret Purce following a fast break.
  • 35': Offside, Gotham FC. Margaret Purce tries a through ball, but Nahomi Kawasumi is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Yuki Nagasato (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cecelia Kizer.
  • 40': Foul by Yuki Nagasato (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 40': Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Offside, Gotham FC. Gina Lewandowski tries a through ball, but Carli Lloyd is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Cecelia Kizer (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 43': Nahomi Kawasumi (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC).
  • 43': Kaleigh Riehl (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Emina Ekic (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Savannah McCaskill.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Gotham FC 0, Racing Louisville FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Gotham FC 0, Racing Louisville FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Gotham FC. Allie Long replaces Paige Monaghan.
  • 46': Caprice Dydasco (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Yuki Nagasato (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily Fox.
  • 52': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Mandy Freeman.
  • 55': Foul by Allie Long (Gotham FC).
  • 55': Freja Olofsson (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Riehl.
  • 56': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Nealy Martin replaces Emily Fox because of an injury.
  • 57': Offside, Gotham FC. Caprice Dydasco tries a through ball, but Carli Lloyd is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Freja Olofsson.
  • 58': Foul by Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC).
  • 58': Savannah McCaskill (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brooke Hendrix following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Foul by Caprice Dydasco (Gotham FC).
  • 61': Yuki Nagasato (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Brooke Hendrix tries a through ball, but Cecelia Kizer is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Lee So-Dam (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Caprice Dydasco (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 64': Substitution, Gotham FC. Dominique Richardson replaces Jennifer Cudjoe.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Yuki Nagasato (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emina Ekic.
  • 66': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Taylor Otto replaces Freja Olofsson.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Savannah McCaskill (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cecelia Kizer.
  • 68': Foul by Nealy Martin (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 68': Nahomi Kawasumi (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Gina Lewandowski.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Brooke Hendrix (Racing Louisville FC) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Savannah McCaskill with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Foul by Nealy Martin (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 71': Nahomi Kawasumi (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominique Richardson.
  • 74': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Jorian Baucom replaces Emina Ekic.
  • 74': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Vanessa Kara replaces Yuki Nagasato.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi.
  • 78': Substitution, Gotham FC. Sabrina Flores replaces Caprice Dydasco.
  • 78': Substitution, Gotham FC. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Lee So-Dam.
  • 79': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Gina Lewandowski.
  • 83': Dominique Richardson (Gotham FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi.
  • 88': Foul by Gina Lewandowski (Gotham FC).
  • 88': Savannah McCaskill (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Substitution, Gotham FC. Evelyne Viens replaces Margaret Purce.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Gotham FC. Imani Dorsey tries a through ball, but Nahomi Kawasumi is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Savannah McCaskill tries a through ball, but Jorian Baucom is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Savannah McCaskill (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Evelyne Viens (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ifeoma Onumonu with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Evelyne Viens.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Gotham FC 0, Racing Louisville FC 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Gotham FC 0, Racing Louisville FC 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Gotham FC 0, Racing Louisville FC 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 2
45.3 Possession 54.7
11 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
358 Accurate Passes 467
459 Passes 560
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 37
25 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
18 Effective Tackles 15
24 Tackles 27
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
17 Interceptions 13
8 Effective Clearances 10
8 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

Venue: MSU Soccer Park
Location: Montclair, New Jersey, USA

NWSL Challenge Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 North Carolina Courage 5 +12 11
2 Gotham FC 4 +1 7
3 Washington Spirit 5 -4 6
4 Orlando Pride 4 -9 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

GFC Gotham FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 DiDi Haracic (GK)
22 Mandy Freeman
12 Gina Lewandowski
28 Imani Dorsey
3 Caprice Dydasco
6 Jennifer Cudjoe Yellow Card
9 Nahomi Kawasumi
11 Lee Sodam
10 Carli Lloyd
23 Midge Purce
4 Paige Monaghan
Gotham FC Substitutes:
Mandy McGlynn, Dominique Richardson, Erica Skroski, Allie Long, Sabrina Flores, Elizabeth Eddy, Ifeoma Onumonu, Evelyne Viens, Estelle Johnson.

LOU Racing Louisville FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Michelle Betos (GK)
18 Kaleigh Riehl
15 Brooke Hendrix
11 Emily Fox
3 Erin Simon
7 Savannah McCaskill
2 Lauren Milliet
8 Freja Olofsson
5 Cece Delzer
17 Yuki Nagasato
13 Emina Ekic
Racing Louisville FC Substitutes:
Jorian Baucom, Taylor Otto, Julia Ashley, Shelby Money, Vanessa Kara, Katie Lund, Cheyna Matthews, Nealy Martin.

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