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Portland, as the Thorns FC host the Seattle Reign FC. Michelle Betos and Britt Eckerstrom play in goal. Seattle saw a yellow card for a thirty-first minute foul by Allie Long. The Reign opened in the thirty-sixth minute on a Beverly Yanez goal, set up by Nahomi Kawasumi on the corner kick. Portland tied it in the sixty-first minute when Emily Sonnett scored on a corner kick second chance after Tobin Heath's service created chaos around Betos. Seattle retook the lead with a Jodie Taylor penalty kick goal in the sixty-fourth minute, earned by Jess Fishlock after a foul in the box by Ana Crnogorcevic. The Thorns tied it again in the seventieth minute with a Lindsey Hordan goal, via Meghan Klingenberg. The Reign pulled ahead once more with a Rumi Utsugi goal in the seventy-fifth minute, the long range shot created on a short corner by Kawasumi passed thru Steph Catley. In the eighty-ninth minute, Alyssa Kleiner took a yellow card for time wasting for Seattle. The Reign held on to win 3-2, with the woman of the match being Betos for going eight-for-ten in saves with some help from her defense and the woodwork. The Reign saw good performances from Christen Westphal, Catley, Long, Fishlock, Utsugi, and Kawasumi, while the Thorns had good games from Sonnett, Midge Purce, Horan, Mallory Weber, and Crnogorcevic.
East to New Jersey, as Sky Blue FC welcomes the Houston Dash. Jane Campbell and Kailen Sheridan protect the nets. Houston started in the twenty-fourth minute with a Nichelle Prince goal off of a corner kick, set up by Lindsay Agnew (who barely kept it in play) and Kristie Mewis. Sky Blue tied it in the fifty-seventh minute with a Katie Johnson goal, passed from Shea Groom and Carli Lloyd. The Dash retook the lead in the fifty-ninth minute, as Rachel Daly's cross hit Sheridan's hand and went into the Sky Blue net, the play made possible by Kealia Ohai. In the sixty-fourth minute, Sky Blue's Savannah McCaskill received a yellow card for a foul. Sky Blue tied it in the seventy-third minute with another Johnson goal, coming off a short corner passing sequence involving four other players: Sarah Killion with the assist as well as McCaskill, Groom, and Janine Beckie. Houston regained the lead in the seventy-ninth minute with a Veronica Latsko goal, courtesy of Thembi Kgatlana and Haley Hanson. In the eighty-fourth minute, Daly took a yellow card for the Dash for her foul. The final held at 3-2, with the woman of the match being Prince. Also strong for the Dash were Amber Brooks, Janine van Wyk, Mewis, Daly, and Ohai, while Sky Blue saw good performances from Erica Skroski, Lloyd, Groom, Beckie, and Johnson.
Saturday ends with the Utah Royals FC bringing in the Washington Spirit. Aubrey Bledsoe and Abby Smith are the young keepers. Utah led off in the seventh minute with a Kelley O'Hara goal, assisted by Amy Rodriguez and Diana Matheson. The Royals saw a yellow card for a Becky Sauerbrunn foul in the fifteenth minute. Utah added on in the sixty-sixth minute with a Matheson goal, created after a sliding steal against Estelle Johnson. In the seventy-second minute, Taylor Smith took a yellow card for a professional foul. The Royals won 2-0 in the end, with Matheson as the woman of the match. Also starring for Utah were Rodriguez, O'Hara, Sauerbrunn, and Abby Smith (one-save clean sheet), while the Spirit's best were Francisca Ordega, Ashley Hatch, and Caprice Dydasco.
Finally, the North Carolina Courage host the Chicago Red Stars. Alyssa Naeher and Sabrina D'Angelo make the starts in goal. Chicago began in the thirty-seventh minute with a Sam Kerr goal, set up by Alyssa Mautz. North Carolina's Samantha Mewis took a yellow card for a foul in the forty-fifth minute. In first half stoppage time, Yuki Nagasato of the Red Stars received a yellow card. In the seventy-first minute, McCall Zerboni of the Courage earned a yellow card for persistent infringement. In the seventy-third minute, Michele Vasconcelos of Chicago picked up a yellow card for dissent. In the eighty-second minute, North Carolina tied it on a Zerboni goal, via Abby Erceg and Jaelene Hinkle. The final held at 1-1, with the woman of the match being Naeher for going twelve for thirteen in saves. Also starring for the Red Stars were Kerr, Nikki Stanton, Sam Johnson, and Sarah Gorden, while Crystal Dunn, Denise O'Sullivan, Zerboni, Merritt Mathias, and Hinkle all did well for the Courage.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Alyssa Naeher
RB Midge Purce
CB Amber Brooks
CB Sam Johnson
LB Jaelene Hinkle
DM Nikki Stanton
AM Nichelle Prince
AM Diana Matheson
AM Kelley O'Hara
FW Nahomi Kawasumi
FW Katie Johnson
Bench
GK Michelle Betos
FB Caprice Dydasco
CB Becky Sauerbrunn
DM Rumi Utsugi
AM McCall Zerboni
FW Rachel Daly
FW Crystal Dunn
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