Sunday, May 12, 2019

NWSL 2019 - Week 5

Four games are on this weekend, beginning with...

Sky Blue FC hosting the Washington Spirit. Aubrey Bledsoe and DiDi Haracic are in goal. Washington began in the 22nd minute with a Cheyna Matthews goal. In the 27th minute, the Spirit's Meggie Dougherty Howard took a yellow card for a foul. Sky Blue tied it in the 32nd minute with a Raquel Rodriguez goal, assisted by Savannah McCaskill. In the 54th minute, Washington's Paige Nielsen received a yellow card for her professional foul. The Spirit retook the lead in the 55th minute with a Jordan DiBiasi goal, via Amy Harrison and Chloe Logarzo. Washington added on in the 68th minute with another Matthews goal, coming off of Cali Farquharson and DiBiasi. Sky Blue pulled one back with an Imani Dorsey goal in the 80th minute, helped along by Amandine Pierre-Louis. The final remained 3-2 in favor of the Spirit, with Matthews' brace making her the woman of the match.

West to Utah, as Royals FC welcomes the Houston Dash. Jane Campbell and Nicole Barnhart are the gloved women. Utah led off in the 29th minute with an Amy Rodriguez goal, set up by Vero Boquete. Houston tied it in the 42nd minute with a Rachel Daly goal. Samantha Johnson of the Royal had a yellow card for a 44th minute foul. The Dash pulled ahead in the 50th minute with a Daly goal, courtesy of Ari Romero. Utah's Rachel Corsie picked up a yellow card for a 69th minute foul. Houston's Haley Hanson received a yellow card for a 72nd minute foul, as did teammate Christine Nairn in the 83rd minute. In the 90th minute, Daly of the Dash received a straight red card for violent conduct against Meghan Cox, putting the visitors at ten women. The final stayed at 2-1, with Daly picked as woman of the match.

Back east, the Orlando Pride bring in the Portland Thorns FC. Britt Eckerstrom and Haley Kopmeyer are the backups in goal. Orlando started in the 10th minute with a Toni Pressley goal, via Carson Pickett. Portland tied it in the 28th minute with a Dagny Brynjarsdottir goal. Rachel Hill of the Pride took a yellow card for a 35th minute foul. The Thorns took the lead with an Andressinha goal in the 36th minute. Portland added on with a Caitlin Foord goal in the 57th minute. Celeste Boureille of the Thorns received a yellow card for her 61st minute foul. In the 74th minute, Orlando's Pickett picked up a yellow card for a foul. The game ended 3-1, with Andressihna as the woman of the match.

On Sunday, the Chicago Red Stars host the North Carolina Courage. Katelyn Rowland and Emily Boyd draw the starts in goal. Chicago opened in the 13th minute with a Sam Kerr goal, via Yuki Nagasato. North Carolina tied it on a Lynn Williams goal in the 33rd minute, courtesy of Merritt Mathias. The Red Stars reclaimed the lead on a Michele Vasconcelos goal in the 40th minute, passed from Kerr. Nikki Stanton of Chicago had a yellow card for a 72nd minute foul. The Courage's Leah Pruitt took a yellow card in the 80th minute for a foul. The Red Stars iced it with a Kerr goal in stoppage time, giving them a 3-1 win and giving Kerr woman of the match honors.

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