The final stretch is upon the NWSL, with this the final weekend before an international break. We play four games on Saturday, leading off with...
Seattle Reign FC hosting the North Carolina Courage. Katelyn Rowland and Lydia Williams protect the nets. In the twenty-third minute, Jessica McDonald had a yellow card for not retreating for North Carolina. In first half stoppage time, the Courage's Denise O'Sullivan received a yellow card for a foul. Seattle got going in the sixty-seventh minute with a Theresa Nielsen goal, set up by Jess Fishlock on a corner kick. In the seventy-ninth minute, Jodie Taylor of the Reign took a yellow card for dissent. North Carolina's Merritt Mathias took a yellow card for an eighty-fifth minute foul. The Courage tied it in second half stoppage time on a chaotic sequence in the box leading to a goal by Lynn Williams. The final stood at 1-1, with Lydia Williams as the woman of the match, going eleven for twelve in saves. Also strong for the Reign were Steph Catley, Lauren Barnes, Nielsen, Morgan Andrews, Fishlock, and Elizabeth Addo, while the Courage's best were Crystal Dunn, Abby Erceg, Mathias, Samantha Mewis, Lynn Williams, and McDonald.
Way southeast to Florida, as the Orlando Pride welcome the Chicago Red Stars. Alyssa Naeher and Ashlyn Harris are the American keepers. Orlando's Camila received a yellow card for a forty-second minute foul. Chicago led off in the forty-fourth minute with a Sam Kerr goal, via Yuki Nagasato. The Red Stars added on in first half stoppage time with a Vanessa DiBernardo goal, passed from Kerr. Chicago extended the lead as Kerr stole the ball from the Pride's Alanna Kennedy and scored her second of the game. Orlando got one back with an Alex Morgan goal, set up by Marta. The Pride had yellow cards for fouls by Shelina Zadorsky in the seventy-ninth minute and Monica in the eighty-second minute. The final stayed at 3-1, with Kerr as the woman of the match. Also good for the Red Stars were Arin Gilliland, Julie Ertz, Casey Short, Morgan Brian, and DiBernardo, while Harris (six for nine in saves), Carson Pickett, Marta, and Morgan led the way for the Pride.
Up in DC, the Washington Spirit bring in the Portland Thorns FC to Audi Field. Adrianna Franch and Aubrey Bledsoe are the gloved women. Portland started in the fifteenth minute with a Tobin Heath goal, set up by Hayley Raso. Whitney Church of Washington had a yellow card for a foul in the fortieth minute. The game ended at 1-0, with the woman of the match being Heath. Also good for the Thorns were Ellie Carpenter, Emily Menges, Lindsey Horan, Christine Sinclair, and Hayley Raso, while the Spirit's best were Estelle Johnson, Andi Sullivan, and Ashley Hatch.
Finally, the Houston Dash host Sky Blue FC. Kailen Sheridan and Jane Campbell are the young keepers. Houston opened in the twenty-second minute with a Linda Motlhalo goal on a rebound from an initial shot by Rachel Daly. The Dash added on in the forty-eighth minute with a Veronica Latsko goal, set up by Sofia Huerta. Sky Blue got on the board in the fifty-fourth minute with an Imani Dorsey goal after she made a steal against Amber Brooks. Houston responded on a difficult Huerta goal after a cross from Kealia Ohai went all the way through. Huerta drew a penalty kick soon after, and Daly converted from the spot to boost the Dash lead. Houston extended the lead in the eighty-eighth minute as Haley Hanson volleyed home a Kyah Simon corner kick. The Dash padded the lead in the ninetieth minute as a Sky Blue set piece was saved by Campbell, and quickly turned into a goal by Thembi Kgatlana thanks to an outlet pass from Hanson. The final stood at a towering 6-1, with the woman of the match being Huerta. Also good for the Dash were Taylor Comeau, Janine van Wyk, Hanson, Motlhalo, Huerta, Ohai, and Daly, while Sky Blue's best were Dorsey and Shea Groom.
NWSL Team of the Week
GK Lydia Williams
RB Theresa Nielsen
CB Janine Van Wyk
CB Lauren Barnes
LB Casey Short
DM Andi Sullivan
DM Morgan Andrews
AM Sofia Huerta
AM Christine Sinclair
FW Sam Kerr
FW Tobin Heath
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