Racing Louisville FC vs Gotham FC, 2023 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL

Racing Louisville FC

23': Savannah DeMelo
46': Thembi Kgatlana

FT
2 - 0

Gotham FC

About

Racing Louisville FC are hosting Gotham FC at Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky, 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.
6': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Carson Pickett tries a through ball, but Wang Shuang is caught offside.
7': Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
8': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Savannah DeMelo tries a through ball, but Thembi Kgatlana is caught offside.
9': Foul by Bruninha (Gotham FC).
9': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Jenna Nighswonger.
13': Attempt missed. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by McCall Zerboni.
16': Foul by Jaelin Howell (Racing Louisville FC).
16': Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt saved. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruninha.
18': Attempt saved. Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Savannah DeMelo.
20': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruninha.
22': Offside, Gotham FC. Delanie Sheehan tries a through ball, but McCall Zerboni is caught offside.
23': Attempt blocked. Wang Shuang (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savannah DeMelo.
23': Goal! Racing Louisville FC 1, Gotham FC 0. Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
27': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
27': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Attempt missed. Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wang Shuang with a cross following a set piece situation.
29': Foul by Kirsten Davis (Racing Louisville FC).
29': Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Abby Smith (Gotham FC).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Attempt saved. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
34': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Katie Lund.
35': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
36': Foul by Bruninha (Gotham FC).
36': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Savannah DeMelo tries a through ball, but Thembi Kgatlana is caught offside.
38': Bruninha (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC).
39': Delay in match because of an injury Kirsten Davis (Racing Louisville FC).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger with a cross following a set piece situation.
42': Attempt blocked. Allie Long (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
42': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
43': Attempt blocked. Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elli Pikkujämsä.
44': Attempt blocked. Kirsten Davis (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
44': Foul by McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC).
44': Jaelin Howell (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
45'+1': Foul by Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC).
45'+1': Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan.
45'+5': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Allie Long.
45'+6': First Half ends, Racing Louisville FC 1, Gotham FC 0.
45': Second Half begins Racing Louisville FC 1, Gotham FC 0.
45': Substitution, Gotham FC. Kelley O'Hara replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
46': Goal! Racing Louisville FC 2, Gotham FC 0. Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kirsten Davis.
48': Allie Long (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC).
49': Attempt missed. Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kirsten Davis.
51': Attempt missed. Jaelin Howell (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kirsten Davis.
52': Foul by Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC).
52': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Allie Long (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC).
54': Attempt blocked. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruninha.
54': Attempt missed. Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Savannah DeMelo following a fast break.
55': Foul by Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
55': McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Substitution, Gotham FC. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Delanie Sheehan.
56': Substitution, Gotham FC. Sinead Farrelly replaces McCall Zerboni.
57': Substitution, Gotham FC. Kristie Mewis replaces Nealy Martin.
58': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Elli Pikkujämsä.
58': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Paige Monaghan replaces Wang Shuang.
59': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Savannah DeMelo.
59': Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Kristie Mewis with a cross following a corner.
60': Foul by Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC).
60': Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
61': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Carson Pickett (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC).
62': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Paige Monaghan.
63': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristie Mewis with a cross.
64': Foul by Paige Monaghan (Racing Louisville FC).
64': Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Elli Pikkujämsä.
66': Attempt saved. Sinead Farrelly (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
67': Foul by Sinead Farrelly (Gotham FC).
67': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Uchenna Kanu replaces Kirsten Davis.
69': Attempt blocked. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
69': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
69': Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC).
70': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Elli Pikkujämsä tries a through ball, but Thembi Kgatlana is caught offside.
71': Foul by Allie Long (Gotham FC).
71': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Allie Long (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Attempt blocked. Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Attempt missed. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
76': Delay in match (Gotham FC).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Attempt missed. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara with a cross.
77': Attempt missed. Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
78': Foul by Carson Pickett (Racing Louisville FC).
78': Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Carson Pickett (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Foul by Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC).
80': Uchenna Kanu (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Substitution, Gotham FC. Nahomi Kawasumi replaces Allie Long.
82': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Jaelin Howell tries a through ball, but Thembi Kgatlana is caught offside.
83': Attempt saved. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
84': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Parker Goins replaces Thembi Kgatlana.
84': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Jordan Baggett replaces Ary Borges.
88': Attempt blocked. Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi.
89': Foul by Lynn Williams (Gotham FC).
89': Jaelin Howell (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Jaelin Howell (Racing Louisville FC).
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Uchenna Kanu (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.
90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC).
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Bruninha (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sinead Farrelly with a cross.
90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Abby Erceg (Racing Louisville FC).
90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Racing Louisville FC 2, Gotham FC 0.
0': Match ends, Racing Louisville FC 2, Gotham FC 0.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Lynn Family Stadium
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Attendance: 5,103

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kansas City Current	6	+10	15
2	Orlando Pride	6	+10	15
3	Washington Spirit	6	+1	12
4	Gotham FC	7	+4	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Racing Louisville FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Katie Lund (GK)
20	Abby Erceg
4	Elli Pikkujämsä
16	Carson Pickett
2	Lauren Milliet
6	Jaelin Howell
7	Savannah DeMelo
8	Ary Borges
22	Kirsten Wright
11	Thembi Kgatlana
77	Wang Shuang

Racing Louisville FC Substitutes:

Julia Lester, Paige Monaghan, Uchenna Kanu, Jordan Baggett, Kayla Fischer, Rebecca Holloway, Parker Goins, Zaneta Wyne, Olivia Sekany.

Gotham FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
4	Abby Smith (GK)
21	Ellie Jean
22	Mandy Freeman
32	Jenna Nighswonger
3	Bruninha
7	McCall Zerboni
6	Allie Long
14	Nealy Martin
17	Delanie Sheehan
10	Lynn Biyendolo
18	Yazmeen Ryan

Gotham FC Substitutes:

Sinead Farrelly, Svava Gudmundsdóttir, Nahomi Kawasumi, Ifeoma Onumonu, Michelle Betos, Kristen Edmonds, Mandy McGlynn, Kelley O'Hara, Kristie Mewis.

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