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FT Saturday, August 24, 2024
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Gotham FC WWWWW 2
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Match Report

Gotham FC secure 2-0 victory over Portland Thorns

Ella Stevens and Yazmeen Ryan directed NJ/NY Gotham FC to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Portland Thorns FC at Red Bull Arena on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
7
Saves
3
48
Possession
52
9
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
339
Accurate Passes
388
433
Passes
471
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
54
20
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
17
Effective Tackles
10
28
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
10
19
Effective Clearances
13
19
Clearances
13

Head to Head

GFC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

GFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 27Jess CarterCD-L
  3. 6Emily SonnettCD-R
  4. 2Jenna NighswongerLB
  5. 3BruninhaRB
  6. 9Esther GonzálezAM
  7. 17Delanie SheehanLM
  8. 14Nealy MartinRM
  9. 13Ella StevensF
  10. 28Katie LampsonAM-L
  11. 18Yazmeen RyanAM-R

POR · 4-4-2

  1. 18Shelby HoganG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 20Kelli HublyCD-R
  4. 23Marie MüllerLB
  5. 2Reyna ReyesRB
  6. 8Hina SugitaCM-L
  7. 21Jessie FlemingCM-R
  8. 77Alexa SpaanstraLM
  9. 24Izzy D'AquilaRM
  10. 12Christine SinclairCF-L
  11. 13Olivia MoultrieCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Gotham FC 1, Portland Thorns 0. Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruninha with a cross.
  2. 45'+4' Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
  4. 54' Substitution, Gotham FC. Rose Lavelle replaces Ella Stevens.
  5. 54' Substitution, Gotham FC. Tierna Davidson replaces Emily Sonnett.
  6. 56' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan replaces Izzy D'Aquila.
  7. 56' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Reilyn Turner replaces Christine Sinclair.
  8. 67' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Nicole Payne replaces Reyna Reyes.
  9. 70' Goal! Gotham FC 2, Portland Thorns 0. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
  10. 78' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg replaces Jessie Fleming.
  11. 78' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Mallie McKenzie replaces Alexa Spaanstra.
  12. 83' Substitution, Gotham FC. McCall Zerboni replaces Katie Stengel.
  13. 89' Substitution, Gotham FC. Taryn Torres replaces Nealy Martin.

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