Houston Dash vs NJ/NY Gotham FC: Highlights, stats, and quotes
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The Houston Dash suffered their fourth loss of the season, falling 1-0 to NJ/NY Gotham FC on Wednesday at Shell Energy Stadium. Lynn Williams scored early for the away side and Houston couldn’t find an equalizer.
MATCH SUMMARY
Houston Dash 0-1 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, Texas
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
Assistants: Matthew Rodman, Ricardo Ocampo
Fourth Official: William Hale
VAR: Greg Dopka
Attendance: 4,438
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
NJNY: Lynn Williams (unassisted) 8’
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
NJNY: Jenna Nighswonger (caution; time wasting) 18’
HOU: Michelle Alozie (caution; foul) 44’
HOU: Barbara Olivieri (caution; foul) 86’
NJNY: Maitane Lopez (caution; foul) 90+5’
LINEUPS & STATS
Houston Dash: Jane Campbell (C); Courtney Petersen, Sophie Hirst (Avery Patterson 46’), Paige Nielsen; Bárbara Olivieri, Elin Rubensson (Belle Briede 38’), Sophie Schmidt (Jyllissa Harris 84’), Andressa Alves (Natalie Jacobs 46’), Ramona Bachmann (Amanda West 68’); Diana Ordóñez, Michelle Alozie
Unused Substitutes: Yuki Nagasoto, Sarah Puntigam, Heather Hinz, Madison Ayson
Total shots: 3 (three players tied with 3)
Shots on goal: 2 (Sophie Schmidt and Diana Ordóñez tied with 1)
Fouls: 13 (Barbara Olivieri 5)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 0
Saves: 4 (Jane Campbell 4)
NJ/NY Gotham FC: Ann-Katrin Berger; Emily Sonnett, Sam Hiatt, Maycee Bell; Nealy Martin, Delanie Sheehan, Crystal Dunn (Maitane Lopez 89’); Jenna Nighswonger (Bruninha 76’), Esther Gonzalez (Mandy Freeman 90+5’), Lynn Williams (C) (Yazmeen Ryan 76’), Ella Stevens (Rose Lavelle 76’)
Unused substitutes: Michelle Betos, Taryn Torres, Kristen Edmonds, Cassie Miller
Total shots: 19 (Esther Gonzalez 4)
Shots on goal: 5 (Lynn Williams 2)
Fouls: 8 (Ella Stevens 2)
Offside: 0
Corner kicks: 8
Saves: 2 (Ann-Katrin Berger 2)
HOUSTON DASH HEAD COACH FRAN ALONSO
On the match:
“I don't think we were overplayed. I don't think we were out of the game. We were in the game until the end. We were pushing to try to score at least the equalizer but yeah, it's disappointing because we really wanted to win this match. The last two previous games were a draw, but you know, it was two positive results in terms of steps in the right direction and I thought today, I really thought that we would play our game and get these three points. So, that is disappointing.”
On what is next for him and his staff as they prepare for Angel City:
“The players are off tomorrow, but the technical staff are not, we are analyzing the game so that the following day when they come for training we show them what we did well in this game. We've got some positives but also what we need to work on. We train on Friday and then traveling and flying. So the schedule is, as you know, very tough. But it's tough for everyone. If I look at the team, you know there's so many tired players and you know a lot of tired legs, a few injuries so we will have to see where we are. We need to be stronger, we need to rotate the squad like we normally do and hopefully learn from our mistakes and hopefully get a good performance in the next game. It's not easy because the players worked hard. You know, we gave a lot. We really, really want to please our fans. The good thing is we were given three days to prepare for our next opportunity to make up for it.”
Sobre el partido de hoy:
“El segundo tiempo hemos estado mejor, en temas de duelos hemos luchado mejor, hemos estado más juntos. Pero bueno no hemos creado suficiente durante el partido. Hay que dar crédito al contrario, ha defendido muy bien han presionado bien pero bueno por mi punto de vista hay que crear más es cierto que estamos en el partido hasta última hora y pudiéramos sacar algo del partido. Pero bueno es un dia poco decepcionante y creo que el gol que hemos concedido es un gol muy soft. A levantarse ya seguir trabajando a mejorar para el siguiente partido, creo que no hemos tenido una buena actuación hoy”.
HOUSTON DASH DEFENDER NATALIE JACOBS
On the game:
“We want to get the win every time we play. So, we’re always going to be disappointed when we don’t get any points. There were moments that will give us motivation moving forward, some combination plays, but we need to create a little more and finish them to get some points in these games. We believe in the process, and it will take some time, but I believe we’re going to get there.”
On conceding the goal:
“Obviously, we want to start off strong and lead (the game) as quickly as we can. We have to push a little bit more after that (conceding) happens, we want to start strong, so we don’t find ourselves in a position where we need to come back every game.”
On the quick turnaround to Sunday’s match:
“The cool thing about this group is we trust everyone in the squad. Rotations are happening, everyone is playing a part and doing their job. It's a lot of games and it's a quick turnaround but everyone is playing their part.”
