NWSL

Gotham FC vs Angel City FC, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

· NWSL
Gotham FC
  • 52': Paige Monaghan
FT
1 - 3
Angel City FC
  • 16': Savannah McCaskill
  • 25': Cari Roccaro
  • 31': Claire Emslie

About

Gotham FC are hosting Angel City 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.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Midge Purce.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristie Mewis.
  • 7': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Didi Haracic.
  • 9': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Tyler Lussi.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Ali Krieger (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristie Mewis with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Foul by Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC).
  • 9': Paige Nielsen (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Simone Charley (Angel City).
  • 11': Taylor Smith (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Midge Purce.
  • 12': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Didi Haracic.
  • 16': Goal! Gotham FC 0, Angel City 1. Savannah McCaskill (Angel City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Simone Charley (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Savannah McCaskill.
  • 21': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Michelle Betos.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Dani Weatherholt (Angel City) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jun Endo with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by McCall Zerboni.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Simone Charley (Angel City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jun Endo.
  • 25': Goal! Gotham FC 0, Angel City 2. Cari Roccaro (Angel City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 26': Offside, Gotham FC. Taylor Smith tries a through ball, but Ifeoma Onumonu is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ifeoma Onumonu.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 31': Goal! Gotham FC 0, Angel City 3. Claire Emslie (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Savannah McCaskill.
  • 34': Offside, Angel City. Savannah McCaskill tries a through ball, but Claire Emslie is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC).
  • 36': Simone Charley (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Claire Emslie (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jun Endo.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Savannah McCaskill.
  • 40': Foul by McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC).
  • 40': Savannah McCaskill (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Tyler Lussi (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Megan Reid.
  • 44': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Ali Riley.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Claire Emslie.
  • 45': First Half ends, Gotham FC 0, Angel City 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Gotham FC 0, Angel City 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Gotham FC. Paige Monaghan replaces Midge Purce.
  • 46': Foul by Jun Endo (Angel City).
  • 46': Taylor Smith (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Ali Riley.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Estelle Johnson (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi with a cross.
  • 52': Goal! Gotham FC 1, Angel City 3. Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 54': Offside, Gotham FC. Taylor Smith tries a through ball, but McCall Zerboni is caught offside.
  • 56': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Ali Riley.
  • 57': Foul by Ali Riley (Angel City).
  • 57': Taylor Smith (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Cari Roccaro (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC).
  • 60': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Paige Nielsen.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Simone Charley (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Weatherholt.
  • 61': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Mandy Freeman.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Dani Weatherholt (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Gotham FC. Victoria Pickett replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
  • 63': Offside, Gotham FC. Imani Dorsey tries a through ball, but Kristie Mewis is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Simone Charley (Angel City).
  • 64': Victoria Pickett (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Savannah McCaskill (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 71': Substitution, Gotham FC. Ellie Jean replaces Imani Dorsey.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Taylor Smith.
  • 72': Didi Haracic (Angel City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Foul by Cari Roccaro (Angel City).
  • 75': Victoria Pickett (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 76': Substitution, Angel City. Jasmyne Spencer replaces Jun Endo.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Savannah McCaskill.
  • 80': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Michelle Betos.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Nahomi Kawasumi (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Taylor Smith with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Gotham FC. Nicole Baxter replaces McCall Zerboni.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Ellie Jean (Gotham FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi.
  • 86': Foul by Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
  • 86': Nahomi Kawasumi (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Ali Krieger (Gotham FC) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristie Mewis with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Cari Roccaro.
  • 89': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Ali Riley.
  • 89': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Simone Charley.
  • 90': Substitution, Angel City. Madison Hammond replaces Tyler Lussi.
  • 90': Substitution, Angel City. Clarisse Le Bihan replaces Cari Roccaro.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Nicole Baxter (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mandy Freeman.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ellie Jean (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Madison Hammond.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kristie Mewis with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Gotham FC 1, Angel City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Gotham FC 1, Angel City 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 12
4 Saves 3
37.8 Possession 62.2
13 SHOTS 22
6 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
202 Accurate Passes 376
290 Passes 463
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 7
6 Crosses 32
0.2 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 60
20 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 7
12 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
23 Interceptions 9
29 Effective Clearances 7
29 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 6,796

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Washington Spirit 16 +13 33
2 Gotham FC 16 +9 31
3 Utah Royals 16 +9 30
4 San Diego Wave FC 17 +4 29
Full Table

Line-Ups

GFC Gotham FC (4-3-3)

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

LA Angel City FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 DiDi Haracic (GK) Yellow Card
14 Paige Nielsen
6 Megan Reid
5 Ali Riley
20 Tyler Lussi
8 Cari Roccaro
17 Dani Weatherholt
18 Jun Endo
9 Savannah McCaskill
7 Simone Charley
10 Claire Emslie
Angel City FC Substitutes:
Lily Nabet, Madison Hammond, Miri Taylor, Hope Breslin, Allyson Swaby, Clarisse Le Bihan, Jasmyne Spencer, Almuth Schult.

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