NWSL

FT Saturday, August 31, 2024
Utah Royals LWWWW 3
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Houston Dash LWWLL 1
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UTA123
HOU011
Shell Energy Stadium · 5,171 att. · ION

Match Report

Utah Royals defeat Houston Dash 3-1

Claudia Zornoza scored a goal and assisted on another as the visiting Utah Royals defeated the Houston Dash 3-1 at Shell Energy Stadium on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
6
46.8
Possession
53.2
21
SHOTS
15
9
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
262
Accurate Passes
291
339
Passes
372
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
23
0.5
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
57
17
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
8
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
17
23
Effective Clearances
5
23
Clearances
5

Highlights

00:39 Andressa scores in the 73' Watch on ESPN 01:13 Ana Tejada finds the back of the net for Utah Royals Watch on ESPN 00:30 Mandy Haught makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:37 Claudia Zornoza slots home Penalty Goals vs. Houston Dash Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

HOU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 7Paige NielsenCD-L
  3. 3TarcianeCD-R
  4. 30Avery PattersonLB
  5. 4Natalie JacobsRB
  6. 10Andressa AM
  7. 31Elin RubenssonLM
  8. 13Sophie SchmidtRM
  9. 11Michelle AlozieF
  10. 15Bárbara OlivieriAM-L
  11. 14Yuki NagasatoAM-R

UTA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mandy McGlynnG
  2. 18Kaleigh RiehlCD-L
  3. 8Kate Del FavaCD-R
  4. 16Madison PogarchLB
  5. 3Olivia GriffittsRB
  6. 17Ana TejadaCM
  7. 29Mina TanakaLM
  8. 26Claudia ZornozaRM
  9. 33Hannah BetfortF
  10. 4Paige CroninLF
  11. 24Cloé LacasseRF

Timeline

  1. 18' Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 44' Goal! Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals 1. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  3. 45'+4' Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 55' Goal! Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals 2. Claudia Zornoza (Utah Royals) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  6. 60' Goal! Houston Dash 0, Utah Royals 3. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Claudia Zornoza with a through ball following a fast break.
  7. 61' Substitution, Houston Dash. Sarah Puntigam replaces Sophie Schmidt.
  8. 61' Substitution, Houston Dash. Diana Ordóñez replaces Yuki Nagasato.
  9. 61' Substitution, Utah Royals. Dana Foederer replaces Cloé Lacasse.
  10. 72' Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 73' Goal! Houston Dash 1, Utah Royals 3. Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Natalie Jacobs.
  12. 83' Substitution, Houston Dash. Belle Briede replaces Bárbara Olivieri.
  13. 83' Substitution, Utah Royals. Zoe Burns replaces Madison Pogarch.
  14. 88' Substitution, Utah Royals. Michele Vasconcelos replaces Hannah Betfort.
  15. 90'+1' Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+7' Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+12' Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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