NWSL

FT Friday, June 13, 2025
Gotham FC LWWLW 3
–
Utah Royals LDLLL 0
1st2ndT
GFC213
UTA000
America First Field · 8,351 att.

Team Stats

5
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
1
52.9
Possession
47.1
6
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
3
0.7
On Target %
0.5
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
257
Accurate Passes
233
340
Passes
309
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
17
Crosses
6
0.2
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
46
19
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
0
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
2
Interceptions
6
12
Effective Clearances
23
12
Clearances
23

Highlights

00:55 Esther González scores in the 9' Watch on ESPN 02:10 Utah Royals vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:48 Jaelin Howell slots in the goal for NJ/NY Gotham FC Watch on ESPN 00:48 Esther González slots home penalty goal vs. Utah Royals Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GFC leads series 3-2

Lineups

UTA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mandy McGlynnG
  2. 5Lauren FlynnCD-L
  3. 8Kate Del FavaCD-R
  4. 14Nuria RábanoLB
  5. 7Janni ThomsenRB
  6. 11Mina TanakaAM
  7. 22Dana FoedererLM
  8. 10Claudia ZornozaRM
  9. 53Bianca St-GeorgesF
  10. 13Brecken MozingoAM-L
  11. 9Ally SentnorAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Kherrington ReamSUB
  2. 4Paige CroninSUB
  3. 18Kaleigh RiehlSUB
  4. 33Aria NagaiSUB
  5. 21Mikayla ColohanSUB
  6. 23Mia JustusSUB
  7. 16Madison PogarchSUB
  8. 28Imani DorseySUB

GFC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 6Emily SonnettCD-L
  3. 27Jess CarterCD-R
  4. 8Taryn TorresDM
  5. 4Lilly RealeLB
  6. 22Mandy FreemanRB
  7. 7Jaelin HowellCM-L
  8. 11Sarah SchupanskyCM-R
  9. 10GeyseLM
  10. 3BruninhaRM
  11. 9Esther GonzálezF

Substitutes

  1. 5Josefine HasboSUB
  2. 17Mak WhithamSUB
  3. 21Sofia CookSUB
  4. 90Stella NyamekyeSUB
  5. 14Nealy MartinSUB
  6. 24Emerson ElginSUB
  7. 34Khyah HarperSUB
  8. 12Ryan CampbellSUB
  9. 16Rose LavelleSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Utah Royals 0, Gotham FC 1. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sarah Schupansky with a cross.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! Utah Royals 0, Gotham FC 2. Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Geyse.
  3. 53' Substitution, Utah Royals. Paige Monaghan replaces Allyson Sentnor.
  4. 58' Goal! Utah Royals 0, Gotham FC 3. Esther González (Gotham FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 61' Substitution, Gotham FC. Nealy Martin replaces Bruninha.
  6. 64' Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Pogarch replaces Lauren Flynn because of an injury.
  7. 76' Jess Carter (Gotham FC) is shown the red card.
  8. 77' Substitution, Utah Royals. Mikayla Cluff replaces Dana Foederer.
  9. 77' Substitution, Utah Royals. Imani Dorsey replaces Janni Thomsen.
  10. 77' Substitution, Utah Royals. Kaleigh Riehl replaces Nuria Rábano.
  11. 80' Substitution, Gotham FC. Rose Lavelle replaces Geyse.
  12. 81' Substitution, Gotham FC. Khyah Harper replaces Sarah Schupansky.
  13. 87' Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 88' Substitution, Gotham FC. Ryan Campbell replaces Ann-Katrin Berger because of an injury.
  15. 88' Substitution, Gotham FC. Sofia Cook replaces Taryn Torres.
  16. 90'+6' Second yellow card to Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC) for a bad foul.

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