Seattle Reign FC vs Angel City FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season
· NWSLAngel City edges Seattle Reign 1-0 in tight contest
Angel City FC edged out the Seattle Reign FC 1-0 at Lumen Field on Friday as M.A. Vignola scored in the 34th minute, assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City).
- 2': Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by M.A. Vignola (Angel City).
- 7': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign).
- 11': Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City).
- 13': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Madison Hammond (Angel City).
- 19': Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign).
- 19': Katie Zelem (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Angel City. Alyssa Thompson is caught offside.
- 22': Offside, Angel City. Messiah Bright is caught offside.
- 24': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Veronica Latsko.
- 25': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Ji So-Yun.
- 25': Attempt missed. Madison Curry (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Messiah Bright (Angel City).
- 26': Veronica Latsko (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by M.A. Vignola.
- 27': Foul by Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign).
- 27': Messiah Bright (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Messiah Bright (Angel City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson with a cross.
- 29': Offside, Angel City. Messiah Bright is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt missed. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tziarra King with a cross.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Megan Reid.
- 33': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Veronica Latsko.
- 33': Attempt missed. Madison Hammond (Angel City) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Goal! Seattle Reign 0, Angel City 1. M.A. Vignola (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
- 35': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by M.A. Vignola.
- 36': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Claire Emslie.
- 38': Foul by Messiah Bright (Angel City).
- 38': Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Jordyn Bugg.
- 40': Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Veronica Latsko (Seattle Reign).
- 42': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
- 43': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
- 44': Katie Zelem (Angel City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Megan Reid (Angel City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 44': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Veronica Latsko.
- 45': VAR Decision: No Penalty Angel City.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Messiah Bright (Angel City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by M.A. Vignola.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Seattle Reign 0, Angel City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Reign 0, Angel City 1.
- 45': Substitution, Angel City. Gisele Thompson replaces M.A. Vignola.
- 46': Foul by Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City).
- 46': Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Foul by Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign).
- 49': Gisele Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Meggie Dougherty Howard.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Tziarra King (Seattle Reign).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Foul by Madison Curry (Angel City).
- 52': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Offside, Seattle Reign. Shae Holmes is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt saved. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tziarra King.
- 55': Hand ball by Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City).
- 56': Foul by Madison Curry (Angel City).
- 56': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Madison Curry (Angel City).
- 62': Delay in match (Angel City).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Hanna Glas replaces Ainsley Mccammon.
- 64': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Emeri Adames replaces Tziarra King.
- 64': Substitution, Angel City. Sydney Leroux replaces Messiah Bright.
- 65': Foul by Emeri Adames (Seattle Reign).
- 65': Gisele Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Offside, Angel City. Sydney Leroux is caught offside.
- 69': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Megan Reid.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Madison Hammond (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gisele Thompson.
- 74': Foul by Madison Curry (Angel City).
- 74': Veronica Latsko (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Olivia Athens replaces Veronica Latsko.
- 77': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Claire Emslie.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign).
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Sarah Gorden.
- 81': Substitution, Angel City. Kennedy Fuller replaces Meggie Dougherty Howard.
- 82': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Madison Curry.
- 82': Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Shae Holmes (Seattle Reign).
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury DiDi Haracic (Angel City).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
- 85': Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Claire Emslie (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Katie Zelem.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Emeri Adames with a cross.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Shae Holmes (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign).
- 88': Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Angel City. Christen Press replaces Alyssa Thompson.
- 89': Attempt missed. Emeri Adames (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right.
- 90': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Nérilia Mondésir replaces Jordyn Huitema.
- 90': Foul by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign).
- 90': Madison Curry (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
- 90'+5': Foul by Madison Hammond (Angel City).
- 90'+5': Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Madison Hammond (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Olivia Athens.
- 90'+7': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
- 90'+7': Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Madison Curry.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Seattle Reign 0, Angel City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Reign 0, Angel City 1.
Statistics
 LA |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.3 | Possession | 49.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 306 | Accurate Passes | 281 |
| 410 | Passes | 397 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 19 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 22 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 35 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 6,707
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 6,707
NWSL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Current | 26 | +36 | 65 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 26 | +9 | 44 |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 26 | +7 | 40 |
| 4 | Orlando Pride | 26 | +6 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Seattle Reign FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Claudia Dickey (GK) |
| 21 | Phoebe McClernon |
| 32 | Jordyn Bugg |
| 25 | Shae Holmes |
| 24 | Veronica Latsko |
| 9 | Jordyn Huitema |
| 16 | Jaelin Howell  |
| 46 | Ainsley McCammon |
| 34 | Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic |
| 23 | Tziarra King |
| 91 | Ji So-Yun |
Angel City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | DiDi Haracic (GK) |
| 6 | Megan Reid |
| 11 | Sarah Gorden |
| 16 | M.A. Vignola |
| 27 | Madison Curry |
| 8 | Meggie Dougherty Howard |
| 99 | Madison Hammond |
| 4 | Katie Zelem |
| 24 | Messiah Bright |
| 21 | Alyssa Thompson |
| 10 | Claire Emslie |
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