NWSL 2019 - Week 16

It's a new week of NWSL action with a pair of games each scheduled on Friday and Saturday. First up...

The Houston Dash host Reign FC. Casey Murphy and Jane Campbell are the young keepers. Reign led off in the 21st minute with a Rosie White goal on a rebound. Reign saw yellow cards for delay of game by Darian Jenkins in the 80th minute and the keeper Murphy in the 85th minute. In stoppage time, Houston's Christine Nairn took a yellow card for a foul. The final remained at 1-0, with White tagged as woman of the match.

Next up, the North Carolina Courage welcome the Washington Spirit. Originally scheduled for Friday, the game was postponed to Saturday due to weather. Aubrey Bledsoe and Stephanie Labbe are the talented keepers for the rescheduled match. Washington went down to ten women in the 24th minute when Paige Nielsen received a straight red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity. North Carolina got going in the 64th minute with a Debinha goal, set up by Julia Spetsmark and Jaelene Hinkle. In stoppage time, the Courage's Spetsmark received a yellow card for a foul. The final remained at 1-0, with Debinha as the woman of the match.

Westward to Chicago, as the Red Stars bring in the Utah Royals FC. Nicole Barnhart faces a lesser foe in Emily Boyd in goal. Chicago began in the 5th minute with a Sam Kerr goal on a rebound. In the 74th minute, Gunnhildur Jonsdottir received a yellow card for a foul for Utah. The Red Stars added on in the 85th minute with a Brooke Elby deflected goal on a rebound from Savannah McCaskill's shot. The final held at 2-0, with the woman of the match being Kerr.

Finally, the Portland Thorns FC host Sky Blue FC. Kailen Sheridan and Britt Eckerstrom patrol the penalty areas. Portland struck first in the 39th minute with a Christine Sinclair penalty kick goal. Sky Blue tied it in the 69th minute on an Imani Dorsey goal, passed from Elizabeth Eddy. Sky Blue's Amandine Pierre-Louis received a yellow card for a 73rd minute foul. In stoppage time, Sky Blue's Pierre-Louis received a second yellow card and ejection from the game for another foul. The final stood at 1-1, with Dorsey's equalizer making her woman of the match.

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