Reign vs. Royals: Highlights, stats, quotes
It was a pretty terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad Seattle home opener for the Reign, who fell 3-0 to the Utah Royals at Lumen Field on Sunday evening. The Reign conceded two goals in the opening seven minutes of the match, dominated for the rest of the half but couldn't score, then allowed a third goal just before halftime.
Things went from bad to worse in the second half, as Jess Fishlock was taken to the hospital after badly rolling her ankle as she accidentally blocked Maddie Mercado's shot and landed awkwardly on her left leg.
The Reign (3-2-1) finished the weekend in fourth place and will head on the road to face the Houston Dash (3-2-0) in their next match. That game kicks off Friday, May 1, at 5 p.m. PT and will air on Victory+.
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Highlights
Stats
SCORING SUMMARY
1' - Paige Cronin (Assisted by Mina Tanaka) - UTAH
7' - Narumi Muira (Assisted by Kaleigh Riehl - UTAH
45+1' - Clo Lacasse (Assisted by Ana Tejada) - UTAH
LINEUPS
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55' - Maddie Dahlien for Brittany Ratcliffe
68' - Emeri Adames for Jess Fishlock
78' - Angharad James-Turner for Sally Menti; Mia Fishel for Nerilia Mondesir; Ryanne Brown for Sofia Huerta
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60’ - Alexa Spaanstra for Paige Cronin
78' - Miyabi Moriya for Ana Tejada**;** Aria Nagai for Nuria Rábano
82' - Mandy McGlynn for Mia Justus
POSSESSION
Reign: 46.9%
Royals: 53.1%
EXPECTED GOALS
Reign: 1.03
Royals: 1.10
TOTAL SHOTS
Reign: 9
Royals: 14
SHOTS ON TARGET
Reign: 4
Royals: 5
SHOTS OFF TARGET
Reign: 2
Royals: 4
SHOTS BLOCKED
Reign: 3
Royals: 5
SHOTS FROM INSIDE THE BOX
Reign: 7
Royals: 8
TOUCHES INSIDE THE OPP. BOX
Reign: 27
Royals: 19
PASSES
Reign: 350
Royals: 413
PASSING ACCURACY
Reign: 70.6%
Royals: 70.2%
PASSES IN FINAL THIRD
Reign: 104
Royals: 122
PASS ACCURACY IN FINAL THIRD
Reign: 63.5%
Royals: 57.4%
CROSSES (EXCLUDING CORNERS)
Reign: 18
Royals: 6
CORNERS TAKEN
Reign: 5
Royals: 6
OFFSIDES
Reign: 2
Royals: 1
FOULS
Reign: 12
Royals: 13
YELLOW CARDS
Reign: 1
Royals: 2
RED CARDS
Reign: 0
Royals: 0
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