NWSL

Seattle Reign FC vs Gotham FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Seattle Reign FC
    FT
    0 - 2
    Gotham FC
    • 41': Delanie Sheehan
    • 85': Esther González

    Gotham FC secures 2-0 victory over Seattle Reign at Lumen Field

    Delanie Sheehan and Esther González each found the back of the net as NJ/NY Gotham FC defeated the Seattle Reign FC 2-0 at Lumen Field in the first Monday night match of the season.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tierna Davidson.
    • 12': Offside, Gotham FC. Esther González is caught offside.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Shae Holmes (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 18': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jess Carter.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Esther González.
    • 20': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Shae Holmes.
    • 24': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
    • 24': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Hand ball by Tziarra King (Seattle Reign).
    • 31': Foul by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign).
    • 31': Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tierna Davidson.
    • 39': Foul by Nealy Martin (Gotham FC).
    • 39': Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Goal! Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 1. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaelin Howell.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Shae Holmes (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaelin Howell.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Gotham FC. Lynn Williams replaces Ella Stevens.
    • 52': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Lynn Williams.
    • 53': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Tierna Davidson.
    • 55': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Lynn Williams.
    • 55': Offside, Seattle Reign. Jaelin Howell is caught offside.
    • 59': Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Angharad James-Turner (Seattle Reign).
    • 59': Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) is shown the yellow card.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Esther González.
    • 62': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Nérilia Mondésir replaces Angharad James-Turner.
    • 64': Foul by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign).
    • 64': Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Tziarra King (Seattle Reign).
    • 66': Jess Carter (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross.
    • 72': Foul by Nealy Martin (Gotham FC).
    • 72': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Veronica Latsko replaces Tziarra King.
    • 73': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Julia Lester replaces Lauren Barnes.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
    • 77': Substitution, Gotham FC. Crystal Dunn replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
    • 77': Hand ball by Nérilia Mondésir (Seattle Reign).
    • 78': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
    • 78': Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Lynn Williams (Gotham FC).
    • 82': Julia Lester (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Goal! Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 2. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
    • 86': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Olivia Athens replaces Hanna Glas.
    • 86': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Maddie Mercado replaces Jaelin Howell.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Nérilia Mondésir (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
    • 88': Substitution, Gotham FC. McCall Zerboni replaces Rose Lavelle.
    • 88': Substitution, Gotham FC. Cece Kizer replaces Esther González.
    • 88': Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Jess Carter.
    • 89': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Crystal Dunn.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Seattle Reign. Nérilia Mondésir is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC).
    • 90'+2': Maddie Mercado (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Lynn Williams.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Seattle Reign 0, Gotham FC 2.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 4
    56.8 Possession 43.2
    11 SHOTS 7
    6 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    480 Accurate Passes 344
    577 Passes 432
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 0
    15 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    57 Long Balls 44
    28 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 9
    19 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 17
    19 Effective Clearances 14
    19 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Lumen Field
    Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Attendance: 6,604

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Portland Thorns FC 7 +6 16
    2 Washington Spirit 8 +8 15
    3 San Diego Wave FC 7 +4 15
    4 Utah Royals 7 +4 13
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Claudia Dickey (GK)
    3 Lauren Barnes
    21 Phoebe McClernon
    25 Shae Holmes
    31 Hanna Glas
    5 Quinn
    6 Angharad James-Turner
    16 Jaelin Howell
    91 Ji So-Yun
    23 Tziarra King Yellow Card
    34 Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic
    Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
    Nikki Stanton, Ainsley McCammon, Maia Pérez, Laurel Ivory, Veronica Latsko, Nérilia Mondésir, Maddie Mercado, Julia Lester, Olivia Athens.

    GFC Gotham FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
    15 Tierna Davidson
    6 Emily Sonnett
    2 Jenna Nighswonger
    27 Jess Carter
    16 Rose Lavelle
    17 Delanie Sheehan
    14 Nealy Martin Yellow Card
    9 Esther González
    13 Ella Stevens
    18 Yazmeen Ryan
    Gotham FC Substitutes:
    Mandy Freeman, Cece Delzer, Cassie Miller, Taryn Torres, McCall Zerboni, Michelle Betos, Lynn Biyendolo, Bruninha, Crystal Dunn.

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