[WAS-NJ] 90+2' (of +3') 2-0 Washington counters up the right, Farquharson passes from 22m wide right to Pugh at arc top box right. Pugh tracks ball looking over right shoulder, touches down box right to 7m. Fast cross to 6-top center, Crosson outjumps 1 and blasts a header into back right high. .@MalPugh ➡️ @megggcrosson for the stoppage clincher #WASvNJ | #NWSL pic.twitter.com/Kvf4CRpP1L— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 14, 2019 FT 2-0.
[NC-CHI] 90+3' (of +3') 1-1 Naeher fk at circle back left, hoofed high toward box top wide left. Hamilton tries a heel-kick as ball deflects off her right hip, Vasconcelos plays the bounce better and follows ball to box top left. One-touch low cross to 3m 3-right, Kerr runs on and hop-volleys over Labbé's left hand -- off crossbar right, ball bounces straight down onto goalline. Erceg is caught on goalline still facing into own net, ball bounces up and glances off Erceg's chest as she limbos out of the way and twists to face left post -- (meanwhile, the AR is just now getting to the right corner flag, he did not have an endline view prior to this moment) -- ball deflects leftward and bounces on goalline again, Erceg clears. Not (ahem) fully over. Crossbar conundrum for @samkerr1#NCvCHI | #NWSL | 💻 @YahooSports: https://t.co/lApUrwqIjH pic.twitter.com/pgKVU7cBDS— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 14, 2019 FT 1-1. Well, I have to believe that it, indeed, was never fully over the line, because Erceg certainly didn't push it outward, and it still bounced on the line.
And first assist of the season already for Nagasato! It puzzles me why she isn't apparently considered by coach Takakura for WWC roster (at least judging from the last friendly matches).
[ORL-POR] The first starting XI of 2019 repping for O-Town. #ORLvPOR | #BiggerThanSoccer pic.twitter.com/1PeyxQt2Lx— Orlando Pride (@ORLPride) April 14, 2019 The first Starting XI of 2019.🥰#BAONPDX | #ORLvPOR pic.twitter.com/sxyQy8v1uv— Portland Thorns FC (@ThornsFC) April 14, 2019 Orlando: Q Camila / OUT Pressley Portland: Q Purce / OUT Menges, Bixby
04' 0-0 Horan pokes to Sinclair at arc top left. Sinclair shoots right instep frozen rope to crossbar center, Harris stretches and tips it over. Tip-top save for @ashlyn_harris.#ORLvPOR | @YahooSports | https://t.co/Odrr3iWols pic.twitter.com/u1Mbln04SY— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 14, 2019 27' 0-0 Horan receives at arc top right, shoots right instep to 1/5 left low, Harris dives horizontal and blocks it wide left and over.
29' 0-0 Heath crosses from box left foot to 4m 2-left, Crnogorčević cuts center-to-left and volleys(?) just wide left, into endboards. 30' 0-0 Horan turns away from Callahan, drives to 25m arc left, blasts right foot to left post 1/4 high, Harris dives and palms it wide left and over. And yells at her backline and midfield. Come for the @Lindseyhoran11 shot. Stay for the full-stretch @Ashlyn_Harris save. #ORLvPOR | @YahooSports | 💻 https://t.co/Odrr3iENtU pic.twitter.com/1dhQuJUtVF— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 14, 2019 31' 0-0 Portland left ck, cleared to box right. Carpenter crosses to 4m 1/5 right, Crnogorčević jumps in the scrum and heads juuust wide right. 32' 0-0 Sinclair enters through box top left unmarked, dribble-creeps to 12m mid-left, taps a ground cross to 14m 6-right. Crnogorčević shoots one-touch left instep, slices it way over bar. Orlando's backline are somehow getting shellacked, but Portland can't find the target.
38' 0-0 Pickett right ck, too tight to right post, headed back to her. 2nd cross floats way over 6-box, Marta chases it down at 5m mid-left and chips it back across mouth. Franch jumps at left post and misses, ball drops at 1m 1/6 right, Hill hops but underruns ball and heads it straight up and not goalward , lands in goal herself. Portland clear into near touch. 41' 0-0 Pickett passes to Ubogagu at circle top left, she turns away from Horan and backpasses. Orlando don't seem to have speed advantage in front, so they have no looks at long entry passes. 42' 0-0 Still, Orlando have short-passed and held the ball for a good 1'30", and that's a minute and a half that Portland's offense won't get back
45' 0-1 Sinclair turns inside to 24m box right, diagonal pass to spot hits Heath front-cutting Krieger -- meanwhile, Foord is unmarked at 15m 6-right. Heath touches to 8m right post, Foord trails, Harris kneels at 5m right post. Heath does a sole-drag flick back as Harris sits down. Foord collects at 8m, rounds Harris still down, shoots left instep between 2 and over Harris, into 1/5 right back 1/3 high. There's just so much ... space in Orlando's box. .@CaitlinFoord finds her first. A cheeky assist from @TobinHeath, too, and @ThornsFC are on the board just before halftime. 0-1 #ORLvPOR | @YahooSports | 💻 https://t.co/Odrr3iENtU pic.twitter.com/z1U6d6KxQd— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 14, 2019 45+1' (of +1'?) 0-1 Foord collects and counters 3-v-3 to arc top right post, has Crnogorčević through box top mid-right -- instead, shoots right foot on the run, sails it way over bar. HT 0-1.
Good showing by Portland so far. Harris's saves are keeping Orlando from being 2-0 or 3-0 down. Orlando really should have bolstered their roster in the offseason. They were subpar last year and didn't change any personnel except the coach.
[HOU-REI] -- I cannot resist, I shall use this all year Today's XI: Campbell; Comeau, Polkinghorne, Brooks, Chapman; Schmidt, Nairn, Huerta; Prince, Daly, Ohai ©#HOUvRFC #DashOn pic.twitter.com/AQk4AMN9Us— Houston Dash (@HoustonDash) April 14, 2019 Here it is! Your first official Reign FC Starting XI of the 2019 NWSL season against the @HoustonDash Watch live on @YahooSports at 3:00 PM PTViewers outside the U.S. can see the match on the @NWSL site#RFC253 #HOUvRFC pic.twitter.com/kcteA2Nyh3— Seattle Reign FC (@reignfc) April 14, 2019 Houston: Q K.Mewis / OUT Shim Simon Reign: Q nil / OUT Rapinoe Catley Yanez
[HOU-REI] 05' 0-0 Jenkins(!) faces up 1-v-1 on Comeau(?) at box top left, drives hard down mid-left to 6m, ground cross toward 8m center intercepted by traffic. 06' 0-0 Spencer cuts inside through 8m box right, her ground cross intercepted. Hey, this speedy wing attack looks fun
[ORL-POR] 48' 0-1 Klingenberg serves to 5m 1/3 left, Horan dive-heads into back left edge -- but way offside 49' 0-2 Sinclair fast diagonal pass to box top mid-right, Foord chases inside-out -- Orlando's defense seems schematically weak to this threat. Foord scuffs one-touch ground cross to 8m 1/4 left. Heath is already going down on left side, does a right instep backflick, slow roller is just wide enough to beat Harris's dive and trickle into back left low. Seems only fair that @CaitlinFoord repay the favor to @TobinHeath.0-2 #ORLvPOR | @YahooSports | 💻 https://t.co/Odrr3iENtU pic.twitter.com/EXVjJBa46x— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 14, 2019 53' 0-2 Horan steals(?) at arc top, touches to box top arc right, shoots right foot toward 1/3 left rising, Harris double-blocks away through box top mid-left.
Orlando looking poor. But is there any player in NWSL with more energy and positive body language than Dani Weatherholt? I would take her on my team any day.
[HOU-REI] 10' 1-0 Oyster collects at own arc top, turns and passes toward Nielsen at 11m 6-right. Nielsen runs inside-out with ball but never reaches out and touches it, doesn't acquire Prince coming head-on. Prince takes ball away, promptly snipes across mouth into back right low. .@nichelleprince7 with the steal and neat finish to put @HoustonDash up ahead early. #HOUvSEA | @YahooSports | 💻 https://t.co/YE3dOb142N pic.twitter.com/JRXHz3d0j2— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 14, 2019 14' 1-0 Daly chases through box top mid-left behind RB Nielsen, touches to 6-top left, shoots low across mouth. Betos on knees makes a left hand already there anticipation-block (not reflex, she didn't have time to move).
18' 1-0 Spencer comes back to circle back right to challenge, gets shaken by a spin-ccw, plants to chase and goes down hard, grabbing right knee. Stoppage, trainers. 20' 1-0 Stretcher Non-contact, planting-and-twisting on one leg at a time, and not moving thereafter. 2019, we hardly knew ye 22' 1-0 All resume. 26' 1-0 Reign FC subs in (1 of 3) #88 Elise Kellond-Knight for #22 Jasmyne Spencer.
[ORL-POR] 75' 0-2 Weatherholt swings a pass toward own 25m arc right. Heath jumps the route, pokes ball free, breaks away alone through box top arc left to 14m. Harris comes way up to 8m, Heath tries a soft left instep chip but gets not enough height, Harris jumps straight up and catches with both hands, twists and lands on all fours. More arc
[HOU-REI] 38' 1-0 Seattle slide-tackle try at circle top, ball pops leftward to Huerta. Oyster lunges into a 50-50, hooks her taped left foot on/under Huerta's sliding calves, comes up wincing. Ball is still live, Oyster steps forth and kicks it upfield -- then holds left hamstring? And sits down, with legs straight. Stoppage. 40' 1-0 Trainer helps Oyster limp to bench. 41' 1-0 Reign FC subs in (2 of 3) #19 Kristen McNabb for #4 Megan Oyster.
44' 1-0 Long collects in own 1/3, turns upfield and tries to dribble away from pressure -- but the pressure is faster, Huerta overtakes on the outside and pokes ball free. Houston promptly serve long down wide right for Daly outrunning Delgado(?), to 4m wide right. Quick cross sails too far, to 14m mid-left, Nielsen(?) can't settle it on the run. Prince darts in and touches to 12m left post, shot deflects off a body, wide left. +4', for two stoppages. HT 1-0.
[ORL-POR] 90+2' (of +3') 0-2 Krieger serves to 7m center, Morgan hurdles Franch coming out, volleys into Franch's chest -- and tumbles down behind her. Ball bounces out and sits at 9m 1/4 left, Edmonds trails and shoots one touch left instep -- but shanks it way over bar. FT 0-2. Frustrating day, bad mood all week.
[HOU-REI] 49' 1-0 Groom right throw-in at 25m, toward Kellond-Knight, but she gets swarmed 1-v-2 and loses it. Schmidt passes ahead to Daly just behind circle left, Barnes and McNabb are that high up to press against her back. Daly does a right-instep sweep-behind-spin-ccw and eludes them both, breaks away and pulls ahead, 4m ahead to box top mid-left. Betos comes out to 11m 6-left, Daly shoots left instep on the run, Betos blocks with right hand. .@MichelleBetos comes up big to deny Rachel Daly on a breakaway. #HOUvSEA | #NWSL | 💻 @YahooSports: https://t.co/YE3dOb142N pic.twitter.com/VeBfKLvPNp— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 14, 2019 52' 1-0 Groom collects at circle back right, veers around 1, fires a long ground pass upfield. J.Taylor has split 2 through 25m arc right, micro-touches ball as it rolls past her, but doesn't slow it down enough, and it runs ahead of her to Campbell in box. Almost on, but not quite. It's weird to have Groom for the Reign and Nairn against
58' 1-1 Houston pings ball to Daly at arc top, quick turn-and-shot blocked by a defender's turned back (Barnes?). Long dribbles to circle right, passes to Taylor above circle top, she passes to Jenkins at arc top box left. Jenkins cuts inside to 15m mid-left, shoots right instep across mouth -- huge deflection off Comeau's extended leg, wrong-foots Campbell and bounces just inside left post low. How big was that save? Minutes later Darian Jenkins nets the equalizer for @ReignFC! #HOUvSEA | #NWSL | 💻 @YahooSports: https://t.co/YE3dOb142N pic.twitter.com/tsqm0mpOYE— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 14, 2019 65' 1-1 Long draws three pairs of eyes at ~30m center, J.Taylor starts her breakaway sprint from them, Long passes diagonally into Taylor's stride, through arc right. Taylor shoots right instep across mouth, too wide with the wrong spin, wide left low. 66' 1-1 Ohai, facing away 1-v-3 and looking up at a high ball, does a very good foot-trap with almost zero bounce. Ohai cuts inside RB Nielsen to arc top left, shoots a low rocket just wide left low, Betos dives but lets it go.
I'd like some clarification on an issue. If, in the last game of the regular season, a player were to receive a booking that would result in a suspension, does it carry over into the following season, or does it get wiped away?