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FT Saturday, October 12, 2024
Gotham FC DWDWW 2
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Chicago Stars FC LWWLW 0
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SeatGeek Stadium · 7,050 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

Gotham FC defeats Chicago Red Stars 2-0 with late goals

NJ/NY Gotham FC, buoyed by the late efforts of Lynn Williams and Esther González, beat the host Chicago Red Stars 2-0 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, on Saturday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
3
59.7
Possession
40.3
12
SHOTS
2
5
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
382
Accurate Passes
217
447
Passes
313
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
0
30
Crosses
5
0.2
Cross %
0.0
43
Long Balls
70
25
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
7
4
Effective Clearances
26
4
Clearances
26

Highlights

00:40 Lynn Williams slots home Penalty Goal vs. Chicago Red Stars Watch on ESPN 00:49 Esther González gets on the scoresheet for NJ/NY Gotham FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GFC leads series 4-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 41Hannah AndersonCD-L
  3. 4Cari RoccaroCD-R
  4. 32Taylor WoodLB
  5. 23Tatumn MilazzoRB
  6. 10Shea GroomAM
  7. 21Julia GrossoLM
  8. 20Bea FranklinRM
  9. 14LudmilaF
  10. 34Ally SchlegelAM-L
  11. 9Mallory SwansonAM-R

GFC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 15Tierna DavidsonCD-L
  3. 6Emily SonnettCD-R
  4. 14Nealy MartinDM
  5. 2Jenna NighswongerLB
  6. 27Jess CarterRB
  7. 17Delanie SheehanCM-L
  8. 16Rose LavelleCM-R
  9. 10Lynn BiyendoloLM
  10. 18Yazmeen RyanRM
  11. 9Esther GonzálezF

Timeline

  1. 30' Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Sam Hiatt replaces Tierna Davidson.
  3. 61' Sam Hiatt (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Substitution, Gotham FC. Ella Stevens replaces Yazmeen Ryan.
  5. 73' Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
  6. 73' Substitution, Gotham FC. Jéssica Silva replaces Delanie Sheehan.
  7. 76' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Jenna Bike replaces Ally Schlegel.
  8. 81' Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 83' Substitution, Gotham FC. Cece Kizer replaces Jess Carter.
  10. 87' Goal! Chicago Red Stars 0, Gotham FC 1. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  11. 89' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Jameese Joseph replaces Shea Groom.
  12. 90'+6' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Ally Cook replaces Tatumn Milazzo.
  13. 90'+8' Goal! Chicago Red Stars 0, Gotham FC 2. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jéssica Silva with a cross.

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