NWSL

Houston Dash vs Bay FC, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

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Houston Dash
  • 33': Avery Patterson
  • 88': Messiah Bright
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2 - 2
Bay FC
  • 53': Penelope Hocking
  • 56': Rachel Hill

About

Houston Dash are hosting Bay FC at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner,Houston Dash. Conceded by Maddie Moreau.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Silkowitz (Bay).
  • 4': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Taylor Huff (Bay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caprice Dydasco.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Caroline Conti (Bay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
  • 7': Foul by Emily Menges (Bay).
  • 7': Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jordan Silkowitz (Bay). Assisted by Natalie Jacobs.
  • 9': Corner,Houston Dash. Conceded by Jordan Silkowitz.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Penelope Hocking with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Taylor Huff (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michelle Alozie.
  • 20': Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Penelope Hocking (Bay).
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Silkowitz (Bay).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Foul by Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash).
  • 26': Rachel Hill (Bay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Hannah Bebar (Bay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
  • 28': Corner,Bay. Conceded by Avery Patterson.
  • 28': Corner,Bay. Conceded by Natalie Jacobs.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Penelope Hocking (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Abby Smith (Houston Dash).
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Abby Dahlkemper (Bay).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Goal! Houston Dash 1, Bay 0. Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bárbara Olivieri.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Rachel Hill (Bay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Abby Smith (Houston Dash). Assisted by Racheal Kundananji with a cross.
  • 35': Corner,Bay. Conceded by Abby Smith.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Penelope Hocking (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maddie Moreau with a cross.
  • 40': Corner,Bay. Conceded by Katie Lind.
  • 45'+2': Delanie Sheehan (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Abby Dahlkemper (Bay).
  • 45'+2': Abby Dahlkemper (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Avery Patterson.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Danielle Colaprico (Houston Dash).
  • 45'+6': Rachel Hill (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Houston Dash 1, Bay 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Houston Dash 1, Bay 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Bay. Alyssa Malonson replaces Maddie Moreau.
  • 45': Substitution, Houston Dash. Maggie Graham replaces Evelina Duljan.
  • 48': Foul by Penelope Hocking (Bay).
  • 48': Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner,Houston Dash. Conceded by Emily Menges.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Abby Smith (Houston Dash). Assisted by Hannah Bebar.
  • 53': Goal! Houston Dash 1, Bay 1. Penelope Hocking (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alyssa Malonson.
  • 55': Foul by Abby Dahlkemper (Bay).
  • 55': Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Goal! Houston Dash 1, Bay 2. Rachel Hill (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Maggie Graham (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bárbara Olivieri with a through ball.
  • 59': Substitution, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright replaces Michelle Alozie.
  • 60': Foul by Hannah Bebar (Bay).
  • 60': Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Abby Dahlkemper.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Hannah Bebar.
  • 65': Substitution, Bay. Asisat Oshoala replaces Racheal Kundananji.
  • 66': Substitution, Bay. Joelle Anderson replaces Emily Menges.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Abby Smith (Houston Dash). Assisted by Caprice Dydasco.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Abby Smith (Houston Dash).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Foul by Maggie Graham (Houston Dash).
  • 72': Hannah Bebar (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Substitution, Bay. Jamie Shepherd replaces Hannah Bebar.
  • 80': Substitution, Bay. Karlie Lema replaces Taylor Huff.
  • 80': Substitution, Houston Dash. Sarah Puntigam replaces Delanie Sheehan.
  • 80': Substitution, Houston Dash. Kiki van Zanten replaces Danielle Colaprico.
  • 81': Foul by Penelope Hocking (Bay).
  • 81': Maggie Graham (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Offside, Houston Dash. Kiki van Zanten is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash).
  • 84': Rachel Hill (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
  • 87': Penelope Hocking (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Goal! Houston Dash 2, Bay 2. Messiah Bright (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bárbara Olivieri.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Abby Smith (Houston Dash).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Kiki van Zanten (Houston Dash) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jordan Silkowitz (Bay). Assisted by Avery Patterson.
  • 90'+1': Maggie Graham (Houston Dash) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 90'+1': Corner,Houston Dash. Conceded by Jordan Silkowitz.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Katie Lind (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kiki van Zanten (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Caroline Conti (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Abby Smith (Houston Dash).
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Jamie Shepherd (Bay).
  • 90'+4': Abby Dahlkemper (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Penelope Hocking (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Asisat Oshoala.
  • 90'+6': Corner,Bay. Conceded by Natalie Jacobs.
  • 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash).
  • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Houston Dash 2, Bay 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Houston Dash 2, Bay 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 6
50.9 Possession 49.1
17 SHOTS 12
8 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
414 Accurate Passes 400
491 Passes 477
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 0
17 Crosses 12
0.5 Cross % 0.0
49 Long Balls 53
26 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
2 Interceptions 7
23 Effective Clearances 21
23 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 5,595

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

HOU Houston Dash (4-4-2)

No. Name
35 Abby Smith (GK)
25 Katie Lind
4 Natalie Jacobs
14 Paige Nielsen Yellow Card
15 Avery Patterson
24 Danielle Colaprico
8 Delanie Sheehan
21 Ryan Gareis
7 Evelina Duljan
10 Bárbara Olivieri
22 Michelle Alozie
Houston Dash Substitutes:
Belle Briede, Kiki Van Zanten, Christen Westphal, Rebeca, Sophie Schmidt, Maggie Graham, Sarah Puntigam, Jane Campbell, Messiah Bright.

BAY Bay FC (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
29 Jordan Silkowitz (GK)
4 Emily Menges
13 Abby Dahlkemper Yellow Card
24 Maddie Moreau
3 Caprice Dydasco
41 Hannah Bebar
15 Caroline Conti
55 Penelope Hocking
21 Rachel Hill
9 Racheal Kundananji
7 Taylor Huff
Bay FC Substitutes:
Asisat Oshoala, Tess Boade, Kelli Hubly, Alyssa Malonson, Emmie Allen, Joelle Anderson, Jamie Shepherd, Karlie Lema, Kiki Pickett.

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