Just four games on this weekend, with the postponement of the Houston Dash v. North Carolina Courage game due to Hurricane Harvey. All four were played on Saturday, beginning with...
FC Kansas City hosting the Orlando Pride. Ashlyn Harris and Nicole Barnhart are the veterans keepers. Orlando led off in the sixteenth minute with a Chioma Ubogagu goal, after a shot from Monica deflected to her. Kansas City tied it in the forty-second minute on a Lo'eau LaBonta goal, coming off of Shea Groom. Camila of the Pride had a yellow card for a forty-fifth minute foul. Orlando took the lead back in the eighty-seventh minute on an Alex Morgan goal, via Marta. This made it 2-1, the final, with the woman of the match being Marta, while Ubogagu, Morgan, and Alanna Kennedy showed well for the Pride. Kansas City's best were Yael Averbuch, LaBonta, and Sydney Leroux.
Northwest to a Cascadia derby with the Seattle Reign FC welcoming the Portland Thorns FC. Adrianna Franch and Haley Kopmeyer protect the nets. Portland struck first in the forty-ninth minute with a Hayley Raso goal, after a bad sequence between Kopmeyer and Kristen McNabb. The Reign saw yellow cards for McNabb in the sixtieth minute and Lauren Barnes in the sixty-eighth minute. The Thorns' Dagny Brynjarsdottir had a yellow card for a seventy-seventh minute foul. Portland added on in the eighty-sixth minute with another Raso goal, coming on a rebound after Kopmeyer made the initial save. In the ninetieth minute, the Thorns saw a yellow card for a Meghan Klingenberg foul, leading to Seattle getting on the board with a Jess Fishlock penalty kick goal. In stoppage time, Raso took a yellow card for a foul for the Thorns. Portland won 2-1, with the woman of the match being Raso. Other strong Thorns performances came from Lindsey Horan and Christine Sinclair, while the Reign's best were Rachel Corsie, Rumi Utsugi, and Merritt Mathias.
Back east, the Washington Spirit bring in the Chicago Red Stars. Alyssa Naeher faces a lesser foe in Didi Haracic in goal. Chicago opened in the twenty-third minute with a Kristie Mewis goal, set up by Danielle Colaprico. In the seventieth minute, the Red Stars' Colaprico took a yellow card for a foul. In the eighty-first minute, Washington tied it on a Cheyna Williams goal, assisted by Mallory Pugh on a free kick. Chicago took the lead back in the eighty-seventh minute with a Christen Press goal, made possible by Julie Ertz. In stoppage time, the Spirit's Estelle Johnson took a yellow card for a foul. The final held at 2-1, with the woman of the match being Ertz. Other good Red Stars were Arin Gilliland, Casey Short, and Mewis, while the Spirit's best were Johnson, Alyssa Kleiner, Pugh, and Williams.
Finally, Sky Blue FC hosts the Boston Breakers. Abby Smith and Kailen Sheridan are the young keepers. Sky Blue started in the fifth minute with a Sam Kerr goal, set up by Nikki Stanton. In the fifty-seventh minute, Stanton took a yellow card for a foul for Sky Blue. In the sixtieth minute, Adriana Leon took a yellow card for Boston for her foul. In stoppage time, the Breakers' Julie King received a yellow card for a foul. The final held at 1-0, with the woman of the match being Kerr. Sky Blue also got good games from Domi Richardson, Stanton, and Daphne Corboz, while the Breakers' best were King, Leon, and Ifeoma Onumonu.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Kailen Sheridan
RB Merritt Mathias
CB Rachel Corsie
CB Domi Richardson
LB Alyssa Kleiner
DM Julie Ertz
DM Nikki Stanton
AM Kristie Mewis
AM Marta
FW Hayley Raso
FW Sam Kerr
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