NWSL

Gotham FC vs Washington Spirit, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

· NWSL
Gotham FC
  • 21': Midge Purce
FT
1 - 0
Washington Spirit

    About

    Gotham FC are hosting Washington Spirit 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.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Caprice Dydasco (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Imani Dorsey with a cross.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristie Mewis with a cross.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristie Mewis with a cross.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paige Monaghan with a cross.
    • 6': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Aubrey Kingsbury.
    • 16': Foul by Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit).
    • 16': Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristie Mewis.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paige Monaghan with a cross.
    • 21': Goal! Gotham FC 1, Washington Spirit 0. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ifeoma Onumonu.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paige Monaghan.
    • 24': Hand ball by Sam Staab (Washington Spirit).
    • 29': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 35': Foul by Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC).
    • 35': Tinaya Alexander (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Mandy Freeman.
    • 41': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Mandy Freeman.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ifeoma Onumonu.
    • 44': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Foul by Caprice Dydasco (Gotham FC).
    • 45': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Sam Staab.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mandy Freeman.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Ali Krieger (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bayley Feist with a through ball.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Gotham FC 1, Washington Spirit 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Gotham FC 1, Washington Spirit 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Amber Brooks replaces Andi Sullivan.
    • 45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Taylor Aylmer replaces Ashley Sanchez.
    • 49': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Sam Staab.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Taylor Aylmer (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tinaya Alexander with a cross.
    • 53': Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC).
    • 55': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
    • 55': Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC).
    • 62': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Morgan Goff replaces Karina Rodríguez.
    • 62': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Madison Elwell replaces Tinaya Alexander.
    • 64': Foul by Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit).
    • 64': Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Taylor Aylmer (Washington Spirit).
    • 65': McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Taylor Aylmer (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bayley Feist.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Bayley Feist (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julia Roddar with a cross.
    • 70': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Caprice Dydasco.
    • 72': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Mandy Freeman.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Julia Roddar (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 73': Offside, Washington Spirit. Julia Roddar tries a through ball, but Bayley Feist is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Marissa Sheva replaces Anna Heilferty.
    • 74': Foul by Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC).
    • 74': Morgan Goff (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
    • 76': Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Bayley Feist (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC).
    • 82': Substitution, Gotham FC. Cameron Tucker replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
    • 82': Substitution, Gotham FC. Nahomi Kawasumi replaces Paige Monaghan.
    • 84': Offside, Gotham FC. Kristie Mewis tries a through ball, but Midge Purce is caught offside.
    • 85': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Madison Elwell.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Krieger with a headed pass.
    • 87': Substitution, Gotham FC. Gina Lewandowski replaces Mandy Freeman.
    • 88': Substitution, Gotham FC. Nicole Baxter replaces Taryn Torres.
    • 88': Michelle Betos (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Aubrey Kingsbury.
    • 90'+1': Caprice Dydasco (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Madison Elwell (Washington Spirit).
    • 90'+8': Foul by Morgan Goff (Washington Spirit).
    • 90'+8': Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Morgan Goff (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Gotham FC 1, Washington Spirit 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Gotham FC 1, Washington Spirit 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 2
    56.4 Possession 43.6
    6 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    341 Accurate Passes 243
    446 Passes 346
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 9
    21 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.6
    56 Long Balls 69
    22 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    14 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 6
    25 Effective Clearances 32
    25 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium
    Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
    Attendance: 6,433

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 San Diego Wave FC 6 +6 15
    2 Portland Thorns FC 6 +4 13
    3 Utah Royals 6 +3 10
    4 Seattle Reign FC 6 0 10
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Michelle Betos (GK) Yellow Card
    22 Mandy Freeman
    11 Ali Krieger
    28 Imani Dorsey
    3 Caprice Dydasco
    19 Kristie Mewis
    8 Taryn Torres
    7 McCall Zerboni
    25 Ifeoma Onumonu
    4 Paige Monaghan Yellow Card
    23 Midge Purce
    Gotham FC Substitutes:
    Nahomi Kawasumi, Delanie Sheehan, Nicole Baxter, Gina Lewandowski, Cameron Tucker, Ellie Jean, Jennifer Cudjoe, Hensley Hancuff, Kumi Yokoyama.

    WAS Washington Spirit (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
    3 Sam Staab
    6 Emily Sonnett
    21 Anna Heilferty
    4 Karina Rodriguez
    12 Andi Sullivan
    16 Julia Roddar
    13 Bayley Feist
    33 Ashley Hatch
    10 Ashley Sanchez
    17 Tinaya Alexander
    Washington Spirit Substitutes:
    Nicole Barnhart, Morgan Goff, Madison Elwell, Amber Brooks, Marissa Sheva, Devon Kerr, Taylor Aylmer.

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