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FT Sunday, September 8, 2024
Houston Dash LWWLL 1
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Gotham FC WWWLW 2
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HOU101
GFC112
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Match Report

Gotham FC edge Houston Dash with late goal

NJ/NY Gotham FC, buoyed by Esther González's decisive goal in stoppage time, beat the Houston Dash 2-1 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
2
43.7
Possession
56.3
7
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
275
Accurate Passes
365
370
Passes
479
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
6
18
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
66
22
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
16
Effective Tackles
20
27
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
18
Interceptions
9
30
Effective Clearances
21
30
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:01 Yazmeen Ryan slots in the goal for NJ/NY Gotham FC Watch on ESPN 00:54 Diana Ordóñez gets on the scoresheet for Houston Dash Watch on ESPN 00:58 Esther González finds the back of the net for NJ/NY Gotham FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

HOU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

GFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 15Tierna DavidsonCD-L
  3. 6Emily SonnettCD-R
  4. 2Jenna NighswongerLB
  5. 27Jess CarterRB
  6. 18Yazmeen RyanAM
  7. 14Nealy MartinLM
  8. 17Delanie SheehanRM
  9. 9Esther GonzálezF
  10. 28Katie LampsonAM-L
  11. 19Crystal DunnAM-R

HOU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 3TarcianeCD
  3. 7Paige NielsenCD-L
  4. 33Jyllissa HarrisCD-R
  5. 17Sarah PuntigamCM-L
  6. 13Sophie SchmidtCM-R
  7. 11Michelle AlozieLM
  8. 10Andressa RM
  9. 9Diana OrdóñezF
  10. 14Yuki NagasatoCF-L
  11. 30Avery PattersonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Gotham FC 1, Houston Dash 0. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Esther González with a through ball.
  2. 17' Goal! Gotham FC 1, Houston Dash 1. Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Avery Patterson with a cross.
  3. 33' Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+4' Tarciane (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Houston Dash. Elin Rubensson replaces Sophie Schmidt.
  6. 63' Substitution, Gotham FC. Taryn Torres replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
  7. 63' Substitution, Gotham FC. Jéssica Silva replaces Crystal Dunn.
  8. 74' Substitution, Houston Dash. Belle Briede replaces Yuki Nagasato.
  9. 78' Substitution, Gotham FC. Lynn Williams replaces Delanie Sheehan.
  10. 78' Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Jess Carter.
  11. 79' Jéssica Silva (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 83' Substitution, Houston Dash. Allysha Chapman replaces Michelle Alozie.
  13. 88' Substitution, Houston Dash. Havana Solaun replaces Tarciane because of an injury.
  14. 90' Substitution, Gotham FC. Kelley O'Hara replaces Nealy Martin.
  15. 90'+3' Goal! Gotham FC 2, Houston Dash 1. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
  16. 90'+8' Substitution, Gotham FC. McCall Zerboni replaces Jéssica Silva because of an injury.

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