All four games this weekend will be played on Saturday, beginning with...
Utah Royals FC hosting the Houston Dash. Jane Campbell and Abby Smith are the young keepers. Utah's Brooke Elby took a yellow card for a ninth minute foul. In the twelfth minute, Houston's Rachel Daly had a yellow card for a foul. The Royals got going in the fifty-first minute with an Erika Tymrak goal, helped along by Gunnhildur Jonsdottir. Diana Matheson of Utah took a yellow card for her fifty-fifth minute foul. The final remained at 1-0 for the Royals, with the woman of the match being Tymrak. Also strong for the Royals were Amy Rodriguez, Jonsdottir, Katrina Gorry, and Rachel Corsie, while the Dash's best were Allysha Chapman, Haley Hanson, and Rachel Daly.
Later on, the Washington Spirit welcome the Portland Thorns FC. Britt Eckerstrom and Aubrey Bledsoe are in the six-yard boxes. Portland dented the scoreboard in the sixty-eighth minute with an Ellie Carpenter goal, via Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic and Tobin Heath. The Thorns saw a yellow card for Lindsey Horan in the eighty-fourth minute. The final remained at 1-0, with the woman of the match being Heath. Also good for the Thorns were Eckerstrom (four-save clean sheet), Carpenter, Katherine Reynolds, and Horan. The Spirit saw good efforts from Mallory Pugh, Ashley Hatch, Estefania Banini, and Caprice Dydasco.
In New Jersey, Sky Blue FC brings in the North Carolina Courage. Katelyn Rowland and Kailen Sheridan protect the nets. In the fifteenth minute, Carli Lloyd of Sky Blue took a yellow card for a foul. North Carolina struck first in the sixteenth minute with a Crystal Dunn goal, made possible by Jessica McDonald and Debinha. The Courage added on in the twenty-seventh after Sheridan weakly parried Debinha's cross away, leading to a Samantha Mewis goal. North Carolina keeper Rowland took a yellow card for a seventieth minute foul outside of the box. On the ensuing free kick, Lloyd drew a penalty kick opportunity, but Sky Blue couldn't score as Lloyd's attempt was saved, and Rowland saved Raquel Rodriguez's shot on the rebound. Madison Tiernan of Sky Blue had a yellow card for an eighty-fifth minute foul. Sky Blue got on the board in stoppage time with a Lloyd goal, assisted by Sarah Killion and Rodriguez on a free kick. This made it 2-1, with the woman of the match being Debinha. The Courage saw good performances from Dunn, McDonald, Mewis, Merritt Mathias, and Rowland (four for five in saves). Sky Blue's best were Killion, Lloyd, Shea Groom, and Savannah McCaskill.
Finally, the Seattle Reign FC host the Chicago Red Stars. Alyssa Naeher and Lydia Williams are the experienced keepers. Chicago's Nikki Stanton had a yellow card for a twenty-sixth minute foul. In the forty-seventh minute, Katie Naughton of the Red Stars took a yellow card for a foul. Kristen McNabb of Seattle had a yellow card for an eighty-sixth minute foul. Chicago's Danielle Colaprico received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 0-0, with the woman of the match being Williams for her four-save clean sheet. Also starring for the Reign were Alyssa Kleiner, McNabb, Lauren Barnes, and Allie Long, while the Red Stars' best were Naeher (four-save clean sheet), Arin Gilliland, Sam Johnson, Julie Ertz, and Sam Kerr.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Lydia Williams
RB Merritt Mathias
CB Kristen McNabb
CB Sam Johnson
LB Caprice Dydasco
DM Gunnhildur Jonsdottir
DM Samantha Mewis
AM Erika Tymrak
AM Debinha
AM Carli Lloyd
FW Crystal Dunn
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