National Women's Soccer League

Utah Royals

4th · 14-4-9 · 46 pts · +9
Ugh, no.
Utah Royals lost to San Diego Wave FC
Utah Royals11-3-7 2 – 4 San Diego Wave FC11-3-7
FT · Fri, Aug 21

Match Details

Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, California) · Prime Video

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, San Diego Wave 4, Utah Royals 2.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, San Diego Wave 4, Utah Royals 2.
  • 90'+6'Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Brooklyn Courtnall.
  • 90'+6'Attempt blocked. Madison Hammond (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cece Delzer.
  • 90'+5'Handball by Kristen McNabb (San Diego Wave).
  • 90'+5'Attempt missed. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nuria Rábano with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4'Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Ludmila.
  • 90'+1'Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cloé Lacasse.
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Gabi Portilho (San Diego Wave) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lia Godfrey.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Miyabi Moriya (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Foul by Brooklyn Courtnall (San Diego Wave).

Line Score

12T
UTA 11 2
SD 22 4

Match Leaders

Utah Royals
San Diego Wave FC

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

90'+1'Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cloé Lacasse.
88'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Gabi Portilho replaces Melanie Barcenas.
74'Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Hammond replaces Ana Tejada.
74'Substitution, Utah Royals. Tatumn Milazzo replaces Kaleigh Riehl.
72'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Adriana Leon replaces Trinity Byars.
72'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Brooklyn Courtnall replaces Perle Morroni.
70'Goal! San Diego Wave 4, Utah Royals 2. Ludmila (San Diego Wave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trinity Byars.
64'Substitution, Utah Royals. Kiana Palacios replaces Paige Cronin.
63'Goal! San Diego Wave 3, Utah Royals 2. Trinity Byars (San Diego Wave) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Fusco with a through ball following a fast break.
62'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Jordan Fusco replaces Laila Harbert.
47'Goal! San Diego Wave 2, Utah Royals 2. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse.
40'Goal! San Diego Wave 2, Utah Royals 1. Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trinity Byars.
29'Goal! San Diego Wave 1, Utah Royals 1. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cece Delzer.
4'Goal! San Diego Wave 1, Utah Royals 0. Trinity Byars (San Diego Wave) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Melanie Barcenas with a through ball.

Team Stats

Utah RoyalsSan Diego Wave FC
General
53.9 Possession % 46.1
12 Shots 13
2 On Target 5
2 Offsides 1
5 Corners 2
10 Fouls 19
Passing & Defense
300 Passes Completed 258
6 Crosses Won 3
15 Tackles Won 13
14 Interceptions 5
12 Clearances 23
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 1

Recent Form

San Diego Wave FC L W L D W
Utah Royals L W L W L

Starting Lineups

San Diego Wave FC4-3-3
12 Paños
16 Van Zanten 2 Wesley 14 McNabb 75 Morroni
4 Harbert 18 Fazer 22 Godfrey
7 Barcenas 40'A 17 Ludmila 70' 15 Byars 4'63'A2
24 Lacasse A 5 Delzer A 4 Cronin
10 Miura 11 Tanaka 29'47' 17 Tejada
14 Rábano 18 Riehl 8 Del Fava 22 Moriya
1 McGlynn
Utah Royals4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

San Diego Wave FC

  1. SP #12 Sandra PañosG
  2. #14 Kristen McNabbCD-L
  3. #2 Kennedy WesleyCD-R
  4. #75 Perle MorroniLB
  5. MV #16 Mimi Van ZantenRB
  6. #18 Laurina FazerCM
  7. #22 Lia GodfreyLM
  8. LH #4 Laila HarbertRM
  9. #17 LudmilaF70'
  10. #15 Trinity ByarsLF4'63'
  11. #7 Melanie BarcenasRF40'
Substitutes · 4 used

Utah Royals

  1. #1 Mandy McGlynnG
  2. #18 Kaleigh RiehlCD-L
  3. #8 Kate Del FavaCD-R
  4. #14 Nuria RábanoLB
  5. #22 Miyabi MoriyaRB
  6. #11 Mina TanakaCM29'47'
  7. #10 Narumi MiuraLM
  8. #17 Ana TejadaRM
  9. #5 Cece DelzerF
  10. #24 Cloé LacasseLF
  11. #4 Paige CroninRF
Substitutes · 4 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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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