NWSL Challenge Cup

Seattle Reign FC vs San Diego Wave FC, 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Seattle Reign FC
  • 71': Bethany Balcer (P)
FT
1 - 0
San Diego Wave FC

    About

    Seattle Reign FC are hosting San Diego Wave FC at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL Challenge Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Shae Holmes (OL Reign).
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Hand ball by Shae Holmes (OL Reign).
    • 7': Foul by Sierra Enge (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 7': Tziarra King (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Olivia Athens (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shae Holmes.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Kornieck with a headed pass.
    • 11': Foul by Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 11': Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivia Athens.
    • 18': Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Cheyenne Shorts (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Makenzy Doniak.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Shae Holmes (OL Reign) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 22': Foul by Nikki Stanton (OL Reign).
    • 22': Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivia Athens.
    • 26': Foul by Bethany Balcer (OL Reign).
    • 26': Sierra Enge (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Offside, OL Reign. Olivia Athens tries a through ball, but Elyse Bennett is caught offside.
    • 30': Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Olivia Van der Jagt (OL Reign).
    • 31': Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 32': Foul by Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 32': Tziarra King (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Offside, OL Reign. Shae Holmes tries a through ball, but Olivia Athens is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Madison Pogarch.
    • 38': Offside, OL Reign. Olivia Athens tries a through ball, but Tziarra King is caught offside.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Shae Yañez (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Offside, OL Reign. Claudia Dickey tries a through ball, but Elyse Bennett is caught offside.
    • 43': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Olivia Athens.
    • 45'+3': Offside, OL Reign. Shae Holmes tries a through ball, but Elyse Bennett is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Elyse Bennett (OL Reign).
    • 45'+4': Sierra Enge (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 45'+5': Danielle Colaprico (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Tziarra King (OL Reign).
    • 45'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Taylor Kornieck (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 45'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, OL Reign 0, San Diego Wave FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins OL Reign 0, San Diego Wave FC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Kelsey Turnbow replaces Taylor Kornieck.
    • 45': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Meggie Dougherty Howard replaces Danielle Colaprico.
    • 47': Foul by Rachel Hill (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 47': Shae Holmes (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Offside, OL Reign. Shae Holmes tries a through ball, but Elyse Bennett is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Kaleigh Riehl (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 50': Olivia Athens (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Veronica Latsko (OL Reign).
    • 52': Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Madison Pogarch tries a through ball, but Makenzy Doniak is caught offside.
    • 55': Claudia Dickey (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Rachel Hill (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 56': Rachel Hill (San Diego Wave FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Bethany Balcer (OL Reign).
    • 57': Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Nikki Stanton (OL Reign).
    • 58': Meggie Dougherty Howard (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
    • 59': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Bethany Balcer.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Sierra Enge (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 60': Foul by Elyse Bennett (OL Reign).
    • 60': Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Kelsey Turnbow (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 63': Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Elyse Bennett (OL Reign).
    • 64': Kaleigh Riehl (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, OL Reign. Ryanne Brown replaces Olivia Athens.
    • 66': Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Christen Westphal (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 67': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Sierra Enge tries a through ball, but Rachel Hill is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Elyse Bennett (OL Reign) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phoebe McClernon.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 69': Penalty OL Reign. Ryanne Brown draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 69': Penalty conceded by Meggie Dougherty Howard (San Diego Wave FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 71': Goal! OL Reign 1, San Diego Wave FC 0. Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 72': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
    • 75': Foul by Olivia Van der Jagt (OL Reign).
    • 75': Meggie Dougherty Howard (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Elyse Bennett (OL Reign) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Olivia Van der Jagt.
    • 78': Offside, OL Reign. Tziarra King tries a through ball, but Elyse Bennett is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Melanie Barcenas replaces Makenzy Doniak.
    • 80': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Meggie Dougherty Howard.
    • 83': Foul by Meggie Dougherty Howard (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 83': Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Tziarra King (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Foul by Veronica Latsko (OL Reign).
    • 87': Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Bethany Balcer (OL Reign).
    • 88': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Shea Connors replaces Rachel Hill.
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Substitution, OL Reign. Alyssa Malonson replaces Tziarra King.
    • 90': Foul by Ryanne Brown (OL Reign).
    • 90': Kelsey Turnbow (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ryanne Brown (OL Reign) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 90'+2': Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Veronica Latsko (OL Reign).
    • 90'+3': Kelsey Turnbow (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC).
    • 90'+4': Veronica Latsko (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, OL Reign. Marley Canales replaces Veronica Latsko.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, OL Reign. Natalie Viggiano replaces Elyse Bennett.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Sam Hiatt (OL Reign).
    • 90'+7': Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, OL Reign 1, San Diego Wave FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, OL Reign 1, San Diego Wave FC 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

    Venue: Lumen Field
    Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Attendance: 7,513

    NWSL Challenge Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Seattle Reign FC 5 +7 13
    2 Angel City FC 5 -1 7
    3 Portland Thorns FC 5 +1 6
    4 San Diego Wave FC 5 -7 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Claudia Dickey (GK)
    21 Phoebe McClernon
    17 Sam Hiatt
    25 Shae Holmes
    24 Veronica Latsko
    12 Olivia Athens
    33 Olivia Van der Jagt
    7 Nikki Stanton
    34 Elyse Bennett
    23 Tziarra King
    8 Bethany Balcer
    Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
    Jadyn Edwards, Ryanne Brown, Kelly Ann Livingstone, Marley Canales, Natalie Viggiano, Kelly Fitzgerald, McKenzie Weinert, Alyssa Malonson, Laurel Ivory.

    SD San Diego Wave FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Shae Yañez (GK)
    34 Cheyenne Shorts
    18 Kaleigh Riehl
    16 Madison Pogarch Yellow Card
    20 Christen Westphal
    22 Taylor Flint
    24 Danielle Colaprico
    8 Sierra Enge
    11 Jaedyn Shaw
    15 Makenzy Robbe
    3 Rachel Hill Yellow Card
    San Diego Wave FC Substitutes:
    Chai Cortez, Lauren Brzykcy, Kelsey Turnbow, Melanie Barcenas, Amirah Ali, Belle Briede, Shea Connors, Meggie Dougherty Howard, Abby Dahlkemper.

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