NJ/NY Gotham V/S Portland Thorns

back this is when it really hits home kickoff time welcome everyone on a perfect night for football with the flood lights beaming down I'm Derek Ray your match commentator and a lot oh a golden opportunity for her superb chance an early goal it is the ideal opening [Applause] well just watch this again a change of pace a change of Direction and a decent finish that's a very good goal so the ball rolling again with the score line standing at one nil Hyatt y mean Ryan on she goes in possession can she pick the right option well they get themselves level here oh fine stop and an a stute piece of Defending Sophia [Applause] Smith now with Martin brunia a foul but Advantage played this could Square the game and that's exactly what has transpired now that could be a massive turning point and momentum is with them Morgan [Applause] Weaver and showing fine vision [Applause] [Applause] oh she's made a crucial tackle there just straying offside OAS super tackle and they've won possession M with it attacking with Vigor well it came to nothing in the end Ryan now with haatt bronia now with Sonet The Defenders know you can't really allow space like that can they Forge ahead oh no not even close to hitting the Target that time Reyes Fleming well they couldn't keep it and a chance for them to nudge in front and a goal to reestablish their advantage just look at the [Applause] celebrations well here it is head down hit through the ball and Get It On Target that's a top class finish there was no stopping that so there we have it 21 shean now high quality defending this might be the perfect counterattacking opportunity Delan Shen must be frantic action from one end to the other they weren't ahead for long and this match is level again well here you can see it again good run great strength and a composed finish Under Pressure that's a top class goal well another equalizer what a topsy tury game this has been throw in given brunia well she's certainly not alone well nothing comes of it it looked promising [Applause] well space for them here to give them the advantage Sophia Smith and she's done it she's made it a hattick she's tearing this defense apart what an individual performance [Applause] well here you can see it again good run great strength and a composed finish Under Pressure that's a top class goal you can't really say defenses are on top 32 [Applause] Martin now maybe room here for the [Applause] Counterattack brunia real chance oh keeper dealt with it well the crowd are doing their bit can they find The Equalizer here well the fans are certainly having their say just listen to them they thought that was a penalty Smith strong but fair tackle now just trying to drive her team forward here and the flag has gone up offside and danger revers it well read oh good play this well the fans want her to take on the shot off the post and back and play and it goes the leveler thrilling stuff here well as you can see what a good bit of play this is the buildup is excellent one and two touch passing clever movement and a fairly simple finish great team goal and it's level again here both sets of fans being put through something of an emotional mangle now this could be productive Weaver no Panic just passing oh the referee has given it penalty it is now to restore their lead here and she's done it convered from the sports utterly confident [Applause] well here we see it again the keeper tries to read the penalty but in the end she just makes no effort whatsoever well how about this 43 so two minutes of stoppage time here and that is [Applause] offside now does she mean business they've only gone and grabbed another one two goals in quick succession now they have the lead no wonder they're celebrating well let's take another look and you have to say the defending is so poor that's far too easy the keeper had no chance [Applause] there and there it is the halim [Applause] whistle well they've got things going again here and I wonder what kind of second half we have in store for us sloppy in [Applause] possession Sophia Smith and is she going to score from here oh that's a fine save [Applause] short corner it is and making the move to the inside and it might be really good diving stop to make sure the threat came to nothing behind for another Corner can they cash in going short really important tackle Sophia Smith and a goal well it looks easy when you can put them away like [Applause] that well I have to say the Keeper's done really well on the first shot as you can see but it's gone straight to an opponent and nothing she can do about the second strike and very nicely positioned to win it back well good looking play with the ball at her feat is this the moment and she finds the back of the net right place right time and delivering for her team well here we see it again and you have to say the buildup play was brilliant quick OneTouch passing clever movement and a simple finish that was a really good team [Applause] goal and if you enjoy high-scoring contest this has been the game for this is looking stressing looking to cut inside it was on its way in they will now make use of their substitutes bench well they weren't able to capitalize that's very effective good high pressing can she find the right pass opportunity oh she's got to score and there it is an almost intuitive piece of finishing [Applause] well as you can see the first save is a good one but they can't react quickly enough to the second ball the keepers a bit unlucky [Applause] really well there's a living breathing example of positional sense well it B an important challenge but they must remain [Music] organized genuine chance oh not to be stopping a certain goal well the counter chance looks very real Becky could be and rattling the [Applause] post well they're going for the short one well good eff of pressure just 20 minutes remaining now real chance and this di it's in fabulous goal and just look at the celebrations well we can take another look now it's great interplay between the two of them to start the move off and when through on goal she makes no mistake she just hits it so cleanly and with power that's a great [Applause] finish so a throw in here [Applause] Lynn Williams Esther Gonzalez well they stopped them in their tracks 15 minutes left for play flag Rays for offside Williams bad [Applause] pass Esther Gonzalez and the flag raised offside it [Applause] is Jesse Fleming now with Becky opportun here and denied by The Keeper impressive go favoring the short one looking for someone to play it to chance here great opportunity and a goal to put the final stamp on it that will do it [Applause] well look at this again because this is a really wellwork goal the passing is incisive the movement off the ball is bright and it leads to a fairly simple finish in the end it's a great goal it's a massive lead and it's very hard to imagine them losing it now went in strongly decisively Olivia maltry lovely Tempo to this passing sequence is it going to be really good diving save [Applause] that's a short [Applause] Corner Spot on with that [Applause] tackle it is to be a throw in Smith must be and she finds the back of the net right place right time and delivering for her [Applause] team deserves credit for winning the ball [Applause] back well the action is going to continue for a while yet we will have four minutes of stoppage time Emily on it well maybe a good position from which to [Applause] counter oh she's made a crucial tackle there Gonzalez Williams real chance and the keeper there to deal with it delivering it [Applause] the final whistle and not to be here for Gotham FC the wrong result from their point of view