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FT Friday, September 26, 2025
Portland Thorns FC LWDDL 0
–
Gotham FC WWWDW 3
1st2ndT
POR000
GFC213
Sports Illustrated Stadium · 8,522 att.

Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
48.9
Possession
51.1
4
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
348
Accurate Passes
373
426
Passes
446
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
42
19
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
3
Interceptions
11
22
Effective Clearances
13
22
Clearances
13

Highlights

01:17 NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Portland Thorns FC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:56 Midge Purce gets on the scoresheet for NJ/NY Gotham FC Watch on ESPN 01:04 Rose Lavelle scores goal for NJ/NY Gotham FC Watch on ESPN 00:29 Jaelin Howell hits the woodwork Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GFC leads series 4-1

Lineups

GFC · 4-3-3

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 27Jess CarterCD-L
  3. 6Emily SonnettCD-R
  4. 22Mandy FreemanLB
  5. 3BruninhaRB
  6. 7Jaelin HowellCM
  7. 5Josefine HasboLM
  8. 16Rose LavelleRM
  9. 9Esther GonzálezF
  10. 2Jaedyn ShawLF
  11. 23Midge PurceRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Kayla DuranSUB
  2. 28Katie LampsonSUB
  3. 17Mak WhithamSUB
  4. 18Gabi PortilhoSUB
  5. 1Shelby HoganSUB
  6. 34Khyah HarperSUB
  7. 11Sarah SchupanskySUB
  8. 21Sofia CookSUB
  9. 4Lilly RealeSUB

POR · 5-4-1

  1. 18Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 16Sam HiattCD
  3. 24Jayden PerryCD-L
  4. 5Isabella ObazeCD-R
  5. 2Reyna ReyesLB
  6. 29Mallie McKenzieRB
  7. 17Sam CoffeyCM-L
  8. 8Hina SugitaCM-R
  9. 13Olivia MoultrieLM
  10. 21Jessie FlemingRM
  11. 10Deyna CastellanosF

Substitutes

  1. 19Pietra TordinSUB
  2. 66Reilyn TurnerSUB
  3. 1Bella BixbySUB
  4. 88Valerin LoboaSUB
  5. 26Mimi AlidouSUB
  6. 20Kaitlyn TorpeySUB
  7. 4Laila HarbertSUB
  8. 77Alexa SpaanstraSUB
  9. 34DaianeSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Gotham FC 1, Portland Thorns 0. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mandy Freeman with a cross.
  2. 43' Goal! Gotham FC 2, Portland Thorns 0. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw following a fast break.
  3. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Katie Stengel replaces Esther González.
  4. 45' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Reilyn Turner replaces Isabella Obaze.
  5. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Laila Harbert replaces Hina Sugita.
  6. 62' Substitution, Gotham FC. Lilly Reale replaces Bruninha because of an injury.
  7. 73' Goal! Gotham FC 3, Portland Thorns 0. Katie Stengel (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
  8. 77' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Pietra Tordin replaces Jessie Fleming.
  9. 79' Substitution, Gotham FC. Sarah Schupansky replaces Rose Lavelle.
  10. 79' Substitution, Gotham FC. Gabi Portilho replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
  11. 79' Substitution, Gotham FC. Kayla Duran replaces Mandy Freeman.
  12. 84' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Valerin Loboa replaces Deyna Castellanos.
  13. 84' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Kaitlyn Torpey replaces Reyna Reyes.
  14. 90'+1' Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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