San Diego Wave FC vs Houston Dash, 2023 NWSL, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Alex Morgan tries a through ball, but Kyra Carusa is caught offside.
- 4': Delay in match (San Diego Wave FC).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Attempt saved. Rachel Hill (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyra Carusa.
- 6': Foul by Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave FC).
- 6': Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Marisa Viggiano (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by María Sánchez.
- 8': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Katie Lind.
- 9': Attempt missed. Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 11': Foul by Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC).
- 11': Marisa Viggiano (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Naomi Girma.
- 20': Attempt missed. Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by María Sánchez with a cross following a fast break.
- 22': Caprice Dydasco (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Rachel Hill (San Diego Wave FC).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Marisa Viggiano (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nichelle Prince.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Morgan with a through ball.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily van Egmond.
- 29': Foul by María Sánchez (Houston Dash).
- 29': Rachel Hill (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Madison Pogarch with a cross.
- 32': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Danielle Colaprico.
- 33': Foul by Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash).
- 33': Rachel Hill (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) is shown the red card.
- 36': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Katie Lind.
- 38': Substitution, Houston Dash. Courtney Petersen replaces Joelle Anderson.
- 38': Attempt saved. Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Naomi Girma.
- 39': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Sophie Schmidt.
- 40': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Diana Ordóñez.
- 40': Foul by Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC).
- 40': Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachel Hill.
- 42': Foul by Nichelle Prince (Houston Dash).
- 42': Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christen Westphal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, San Diego Wave FC 0, Houston Dash 0.
- 45': Second Half begins San Diego Wave FC 0, Houston Dash 0.
- 45': Substitution, Houston Dash. Ryan Gareis replaces Nichelle Prince.
- 46': Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash).
- 47': Attempt missed. Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Madison Pogarch with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 48': Foul by Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC).
- 48': María Sánchez (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash).
- 49': Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt saved. Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 52': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Caprice Dydasco.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ryan Gareis (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sophie Schmidt.
- 56': Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rachel Hill with a cross.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rachel Hill with a cross.
- 57': Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Rachel Hill.
- 57': Goal! San Diego Wave FC 1, Houston Dash 0. Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christen Westphal with a through ball.
- 60': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Sofia Jakobsson replaces Rachel Hill.
- 61': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Meggie Dougherty Howard replaces Danielle Colaprico.
- 61': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Courtney Petersen.
- 62': Attempt saved. Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kyra Carusa.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Jaedyn Shaw tries a through ball, but Alex Morgan is caught offside.
- 66': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Caprice Dydasco.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Emily van Egmond (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Courtney Petersen.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Madison Pogarch with a cross.
- 69': Attempt saved. Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 69': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Kyra Carusa tries a through ball, but Meggie Dougherty Howard is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave FC).
- 71': Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Taylor Kornieck replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
- 72': Attempt saved. Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Meggie Dougherty Howard.
- 72': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
- 73': Attempt missed. Christen Westphal (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 73': Attempt missed. Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofia Jakobsson following a corner.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Emily van Egmond (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Sophie Schmidt.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Jane Campbell (Houston Dash).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt blocked. María Sánchez (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gareis.
- 81': Attempt missed. María Sánchez (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 82': Substitution, Houston Dash. Madelyn Desiano replaces Diana Ordóñez.
- 82': Substitution, Houston Dash. Andressa Alves replaces María Sánchez.
- 83': Foul by Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave FC).
- 83': Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Makenzy Doniak replaces Kyra Carusa.
- 84': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Sierra Enge replaces Emily van Egmond.
- 86': Attempt missed. Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Madison Pogarch.
- 87': Attempt saved. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Kornieck.
- 87': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
- 88': Attempt saved. Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Madison Pogarch with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Houston Dash. Cameron Tucker replaces Caprice Dydasco.
- 89': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Alex Morgan tries a through ball, but Taylor Kornieck is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Cameron Tucker (Houston Dash).
- 90'+1': Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Christen Westphal tries a through ball, but Sofia Jakobsson is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Morgan following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Meggie Dougherty Howard.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofia Jakobsson with a cross.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Alex Morgan with a cross.
- 90'+6': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Madelyn Desiano.
- 90'+7': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Christen Westphal tries a through ball, but Alex Morgan is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, San Diego Wave FC 1, Houston Dash 0.
- 0': Match ends, San Diego Wave FC 1, Houston Dash 0.
Game Information
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 24,936
NWSL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Current | 26 | +36 | 65 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 26 | +9 | 44 |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 26 | +7 | 40 |
| 4 | Orlando Pride | 26 | +6 | 40 |
Line-Ups
San Diego Wave FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kailen Sheridan (GK) |
| 4 | Naomi Girma |
| 18 | Kaleigh Riehl |
| 16 | Madison Pogarch |
| 20 | Christen Westphal |
| 24 | Danielle Colaprico |
| 5 | Emily van Egmond |
| 19 | Kyra Carusa |
| 3 | Rachel Hill |
| 13 | Alex Morgan |
| 11 | Jaedyn Shaw |
Houston Dash (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Campbell (GK) |
| 25 | Katie Lind |
| 4 | Natalie Jacobs |
| 3 | Caprice Dydasco |
| 22 | Michelle Alozie |
| 29 | Joelle Anderson |
| 14 | Marisa DiGrande |
| 13 | Sophie Schmidt |
| 11 | Diana Ordóñez |
| 8 | Nichelle Prince |
| 7 | María Sánchez |
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