NWSL

FT Sunday, August 17, 2025
Houston Dash LLLDW 2
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Gotham FC LWWDD 1
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HOU022
GFC101
Sports Illustrated Stadium · 7,519 att.

Team Stats

21
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
0
41.4
Possession
58.6
2
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
211
Accurate Passes
326
306
Passes
416
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
5
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
48
15
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
19
Effective Tackles
10
29
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
6
33
Effective Clearances
11
33
Clearances
11

Highlights

01:10 NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Houston Dash - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:47 Rose Lavelle hits the woodwork Watch on ESPN 00:53 Esther González slots in the goal for NJ/NY Gotham FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GFC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

GFC · 4-3-3

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 27Jess CarterCD-L
  3. 6Emily SonnettCD-R
  4. 4Lilly RealeLB
  5. 22Mandy FreemanRB
  6. 7Jaelin HowellCM
  7. 11Sarah SchupanskyLM
  8. 16Rose LavelleRM
  9. 9Esther GonzálezF
  10. 28Katie LampsonLF
  11. 18Gabi PortilhoRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Mak WhithamSUB
  2. 19Kayla DuranSUB
  3. 21Sofia CookSUB
  4. 8Taryn TorresSUB
  5. 1Shelby HoganSUB
  6. 3BruninhaSUB
  7. 14Nealy MartinSUB
  8. 34Khyah HarperSUB
  9. 5Josefine HasboSUB

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 14Paige NielsenCD-L
  3. 4Natalie JacobsCD-R
  4. 2Allysha ChapmanLB
  5. 15Avery PattersonRB
  6. 8Delanie SheehanAM
  7. 24Danielle ColapricoLM
  8. 23Maggie GrahamRM
  9. 11Yazmeen RyanF
  10. 12Kiki Van ZantenAM-L
  11. 7Evelina DuljanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Messiah BrightSUB
  2. 20Christen WestphalSUB
  3. 22Michelle AlozieSUB
  4. 13Sophie SchmidtSUB
  5. 9Clarissa Laris­eySUB
  6. 17Sarah PuntigamSUB
  7. 19Belle BriedeSUB
  8. 35Abby SmithSUB
  9. 25Katie NaughtonSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Gotham FC 1, Houston Dash 0. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabi Portilho.
  2. 45' Substitution, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright replaces Evelina Duljan.
  3. 51' Own Goal by Emily Sonnett, Gotham FC. Gotham FC 1, Houston Dash 1.
  4. 63' Substitution, Gotham FC. Khyah Harper replaces Katie Stengel.
  5. 63' Substitution, Gotham FC. Sofia Cook replaces Rose Lavelle.
  6. 72' Allysha Chapman (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 77' Substitution, Gotham FC. Taryn Torres replaces Sarah Schupansky.
  8. 84' Substitution, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie replaces Allysha Chapman.
  9. 88' Substitution, Houston Dash. Sarah Puntigam replaces Delanie Sheehan.
  10. 88' Substitution, Houston Dash. Sophie Schmidt replaces Danielle Colaprico.
  11. 88' Substitution, Gotham FC. Kayla Duran replaces Mandy Freeman.
  12. 88' Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Gabi Portilho.
  13. 90'+3' Goal! Gotham FC 1, Houston Dash 2. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sarah Puntigam.

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