National Women's Soccer League

Utah Royals

4th · 14-4-9 · 46 pts · +9
YES!
Utah Royals beat Portland Thorns FC
Portland Thorns FC8-4-6 1 – 5 Utah Royals10-3-5
FT · Sun, Aug 2

Match Details

America First Field (Sandy, Utah) · 6,243 fans · NWSL+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals).
  • 90'+5'Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4'Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Carolyn Calzada.
  • 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sophia Wilson.
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 89'Goal! Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross following a corner.
  • 89'Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Reyna Reyes.
  • 89'Attempt blocked. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuria Rábano.
  • 86'Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Nuria Rábano.

Line Score

12T
POR 10 1
UTA 14 5

Match Leaders

Portland Thorns FC
Utah Royals

League Table · 2026 NWSL
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Gotham 27 16 7 4 +14 55
2 San Diego 27 16 3 8 +12 51
3 Washington 27 15 4 8 +13 49
4 Utah 27 14 4 9 +9 46
5 Kansas City 27 13 5 9 +10 44
6 Angel City 27 12 7 8 +16 43
7 Portland 27 12 7 8 +6 43
8 North Carolina 27 13 3 11 +11 42
9 Seattle 27 12 4 11 +1 40
10 Denver 27 10 8 9 +8 38
11 Orlando 27 10 3 14 -7 33
12 Houston 27 8 6 13 -5 30
13 Boston 27 8 5 14 -10 29
14 Bay 27 7 5 15 -14 26
15 Louisville 27 7 3 17 -16 24
16 Chicago 27 5 2 20 -48 17
NWSL Shield; Qualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs

Key Events

89'Goal! Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross following a corner.
85'Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Kiana Palacios.
83'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Maddie Padelski replaces Pietra Tordin.
79'Goal! Utah Royals 4, Portland Thorns 1. Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya with a cross.
75'Substitution, Utah Royals. Lara Prasnikar replaces Cece Delzer.
70'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Cassandra Bogere replaces Nina Nijstad.
70'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Isabella Obaze replaces Sam Hiatt.
69'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Renee Lyles.
68'Goal! Utah Royals 3, Portland Thorns 1. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
65'Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Paige Cronin.
64'Substitution, Utah Royals. Tatumn Milazzo replaces Kaleigh Riehl.
64'Substitution, Utah Royals. Ana Tejada replaces Mina Tanaka.
59'Substitution, Portland Thorns. M.A. Vignola replaces Marie Müller.
47'Goal! Utah Royals 2, Portland Thorns 1. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross.
35'Goal! Utah Royals 1, Portland Thorns 1. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiana Palacios.
1'Goal! Utah Royals 0, Portland Thorns 1. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pietra Tordin with a through ball.

Team Stats

Portland Thorns FCUtah Royals
General
42.8 Possession % 57.2
11 Shots 13
5 On Target 7
0 Offsides 2
2 Corners 5
5 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
234 Passes Completed 333
3 Crosses Won 7
4 Tackles Won 10
6 Interceptions 6
19 Clearances 8
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 4

Recent Form

Utah Royals L L W W L
Portland Thorns FC D W L L D

Starting Lineups

Portland Thorns FC4-2-3-1
18 Arnold
2 Reyes 4 Calzada 16 Hiatt 23 Müller
20 Nijstad 21 Fleming
41 Lyles 13 Moultrie 19 Tordin A
9 Wilson 1'
24 Lacasse A3 21 Palacios 79'A 4 Cronin
11 Tanaka 10 Miura 5 Delzer 35'47'
14 Rábano 18 Riehl 8 Del Fava 89' 22 Moriya A
1 McGlynn
Utah Royals4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Utah Royals

  1. #1 Mandy McGlynnG
  2. #18 Kaleigh RiehlCD-L
  3. #8 Kate Del FavaCD-R89'
  4. #14 Nuria RábanoLB
  5. #22 Miyabi MoriyaRB
  6. #10 Narumi MiuraCM
  7. #11 Mina TanakaLM
  8. #5 Cece DelzerRM35'47'
  9. KP #21 Kiana PalaciosF79'
  10. #24 Cloé LacasseLF
  11. #4 Paige CroninRF
Substitutes · 5 used

Portland Thorns FC

  1. #18 Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. #16 Sam HiattCD-L
  3. #4 Carolyn CalzadaCD-R
  4. #23 Marie MüllerLB
  5. #2 Reyna ReyesRB
  6. #13 Olivia MoultrieAM
  7. #21 Jessie FlemingLM
  8. NN #20 Nina NijstadRM
  9. #9 Sophia WilsonF1'
  10. #19 Pietra TordinAM-L
  11. RL #41 Renee LylesAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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News

NWSL: DeMelo returns, Debinha hits hat trick, USWNT's Wilson sees red
Brecken Mozingo scored late in stoppage time to pull the Utah Royals into a 1-1 draw with Racing Louisville on Saturday in a match that saw the return of Savannah DeMelo, who collapsed during a game last season.

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Recent Results
D 1–1 at Racing Louisville FC W 2–1 vs North Carolina Courage L 0–3 vs Angel City FC W 1–0 at Houston Dash L 1–2 vs Boston Legacy FC W 2–1 at Orlando Pride L 2–4 at San Diego Wave FC W 3–2 vs Bay FC L 1–2 at Denver Summit FC W 5–1 vs Portland Thorns FC