NWSL

Gotham FC vs Portland Thorns FC, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

· NWSL
Gotham FC
  • 39': Nahomi Kawasumi
  • 56': Ifeoma Onumonu
  • 74': McCall Zerboni
FT
3 - 3
Portland Thorns FC
  • 44': Sophia Wilson (P)
  • 45'+1': Sophia Wilson
  • 53': Morgan Weaver

About

Gotham FC are hosting Portland Thorns FC at Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey, 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': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Taylor Smith.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Weaver with a headed pass.
  • 5': Foul by Ali Krieger (Gotham FC).
  • 5': Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ifeoma Onumonu.
  • 11': Foul by Ali Krieger (Gotham FC).
  • 11': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Offside, Gotham FC. Midge Purce tries a through ball, but Ifeoma Onumonu is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelli Hubly.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kristie Mewis.
  • 17': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Mandy Freeman.
  • 18': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Taylor Smith.
  • 19': Foul by Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns).
  • 19': Nahomi Kawasumi (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
  • 24': Foul by Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC).
  • 24': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns).
  • 29': Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Mandy Freeman.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Midge Purce (Gotham FC).
  • 35': Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
  • 36': Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Goal! Gotham FC 1, Portland Thorns 0. Nahomi Kawasumi (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 43': Foul by Estelle Johnson (Gotham FC).
  • 43': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Penalty Portland Thorns. Hina Sugita draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 44': Penalty conceded by Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 44': Goal! Gotham FC 1, Portland Thorns 1. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Gotham FC 1, Portland Thorns 2. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hina Sugita with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Estelle Johnson.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Gotham FC 1, Portland Thorns 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Gotham FC 1, Portland Thorns 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Yazmeen Ryan replaces Christine Sinclair.
  • 47': Foul by Ali Krieger (Gotham FC).
  • 47': Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Michelle Betos.
  • 51': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Nahomi Kawasumi.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Taylor Porter (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 53': Goal! Gotham FC 1, Portland Thorns 3. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
  • 54': Foul by Ali Krieger (Gotham FC).
  • 54': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 56': Goal! Gotham FC 2, Portland Thorns 3. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Midge Purce with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns).
  • 57': Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 61': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Meghan Klingenberg.
  • 61': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Bella Bixby.
  • 63': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Taylor Smith.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hina Sugita with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Imani Dorsey.
  • 65': Substitution, Gotham FC. Victoria Pickett replaces Ali Krieger.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Taylor Porter.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 68': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Taylor Smith.
  • 69': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns).
  • 69': Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Crystal Dunn replaces Taylor Porter.
  • 70': Substitution, Gotham FC. Paige Monaghan replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
  • 73': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
  • 74': Goal! Gotham FC 3, Portland Thorns 3. McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kristie Mewis with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Hina Sugita.
  • 77': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Estelle Johnson.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Taylor Smith.
  • 78': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
  • 78': McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Midge Purce with a cross.
  • 81': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Janine Beckie replaces Morgan Weaver because of an injury.
  • 83': Bruninha (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns).
  • 84': Attempt missed. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 86': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Michelle Betos.
  • 87': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by McCall Zerboni.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Crystal Dunn with a through ball.
  • 89': Foul by Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns).
  • 89': Victoria Pickett (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Substitution, Gotham FC. Nicole Baxter replaces Nahomi Kawasumi.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC).
  • 90'+1': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns).
  • 90'+2': Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Gotham FC 3, Portland Thorns 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Gotham FC 3, Portland Thorns 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Gotham FC 3, Portland Thorns 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
13 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 5
51.4 Possession 48.6
17 SHOTS 8
8 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
283 Accurate Passes 263
375 Passes 351
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 6
30 Crosses 28
0.1 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 57
28 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
14 Interceptions 12
30 Effective Clearances 28
30 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 4,752

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angel City FC 1 +4 3
2 Kansas City Current 1 +1 3
3 North Carolina Courage 1 +1 3
4 Bay FC 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

GFC Gotham FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Michelle Betos (GK)
24 Estelle Johnson
22 Mandy Freeman Yellow Card
28 Imani Dorsey
20 Taylor Smith
19 Kristie Mewis
11 Ali Krieger
7 McCall Zerboni
25 Ifeoma Onumonu
9 Nahomi Kawasumi
23 Midge Purce
Gotham FC Substitutes:
Delanie Sheehan, Jenna Bike, Hensley Hancuff, Taryn Torres, Paige Monaghan, Bruninha, Ellie Jean, Victoria Pickett, Nicole Baxter.

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

No. Name
1 Bella Bixby (GK)
4 Becky Sauerbrunn
20 Kelli Hubly
25 Meghan Klingenberg
14 Natalia Kuikka
12 Christine Sinclair
11 Rocky Rodríguez
46 Taylor Porter
9 Sophia Wilson
22 Morgan Weaver
8 Hina Sugita
Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
Tegan McGrady, Olivia Moultrie, Yazmeen Ryan, Meaghan Nally, Marissa Everett, Abby Smith, Emily Menges, Janine Sonis, Crystal Dunn.

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