The Houston Dash continued their winning ways on Sunday, beating NJ/NY Gotham FC 4-2 at Red Bull Arena. Shea Groom, Sophie Schmidt, and Ebony Salmon got the goals for Houston, along with a Gotham own goal. The Dash now sit in third place in the NWSL standings as they continue their push for the first playoff appearance in club history.
MATCH SUMMARY
NJ/NY Gotham FC 2 – 4 Houston Dash
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Adorae Monroy
Assistants: Zeno Cho, Tom Felice
Fourth Official: Emma Richards
Attendance: not available
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy skies
SCORING SUMMARY
NJ/NY: Paige Monaghan (Taylor Smith) 4’
HOU: Mandy Freeman (own goal) 18’
HOU: Shea Groom (Maria Sanchez) 36’
HOU: Sophie Schmidt (Marisa Viggiano) 70’
HOU: Ebony Salmon (penalty) 73’
NJ/NY: Midge Purce (Ellie Jean) 82’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
NJ/NY: Paige Monaghan (caution; dissent) 45+3’
LINEUPS & STATS
NJ/NY Gotham FC: Ashlyn Harris, Imani Dorsey, Ali Krieger, Mandy Freeman, Caprice Dydasco (Ellie Jean 68’), McCall Zerboni, Kristie Mewis, Midge Purce, Delanie Sheehan (Nahomi Kawasumi 56’), Paige Monaghan, Taylor Smith (Cameron Tucker 89’)
Unused Substitutes: Michelle Betos, Jennifer Cudjoe, Taryn Torres, Kumi Yokoyama, Estelle Johnson, Kelly Ann Livingstone
Total shots: 7 (Midge Purce 3)
Shots on goal: 2 (Paige Monaghan and Midge Purce tied with 1)
Fouls: 11 (Paige Monaghan 5)
Offside: 5 (Midge Purce 4)
Corner kicks: 3
Saves: 0
Houston Dash: Jane Campbell; Allysha Chapman, Ally Prisock, Katie Naughton; Natalie Jacobs (Haley Hanson 68’), Marisa Viggiano (Ryan Gareis 80’), Shea Groom (Emily Ogle 80’), Sophie Schmidt, Nichelle Prince; María Sánchez (Bri Visalli 90+1’), Ebony Salmon (Michaela Abam 80’)
Unused substitutes: Elizabeth Eddy, Lindsey Harris, Michelle Alozie, Cali Farquharson
Total shots: 16 (Shea Groom and Ebony Salmon tied with 3)
Shots on goal: 3 (Shea Groom, Sophie Schmidt, and Ebony Salmon tied with 1)
Fouls: 11 (Ally Prisock, Shea Groom, and Sophie Schmidt tied with 2)
Offside: 2 (Allysha Chapman and Nichelle Prince tied with 1)
Corner kicks: 11
Saves: 0
HOUSTON DASH INTERM HEAD COACH JUAN CARLOS AMORÓS
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On the performance of the team:
“I’m extremely happy, because we had a game plan, and we knew what we wanted to do and how we wanted to play, trying to impose our football principles.