Utah Royals vs Boston Legacy FC

NWSL

Utah

12-3-8

1-2

Final

Boston

6-5-12

America First Field

Match pulse

UTAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTBOS

48%Possession52%

9Shots14

3On target7

5Corners3

5Saves2

10Fouls10

75'Annie KarichBOS88'Paige CroninUTA

Team	1H	2H	T
UTA	1	0	1
BOS	1	1	2

Who won: Boston 2-1

Boston Legacy FC beat Utah Royals 2-1 on Friday, September 4, 2026 at America First Field. Goals for Utah: Kiana Palacios (17'). Goals for Boston: Aïssata Traoré (10') and Aleigh Gambone (86').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

UTABOS

10Fouls10

1Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

1Offsides1

5Corner Kicks3

5Saves2

48.3Possession51.7

9SHOTS14

3ON GOAL7

0.3On Target %0.5

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

236Accurate Passes278

332Passes358

0.7Pass Completion %0.8

2Accurate Crosses2

11Crosses11

0.2Cross %0.2

75Long Balls47

26Accurate Long Balls23

0.3Long Balls %0.5

2Blocked Shots1

14Effective Tackles10

24Tackles15

0.6Tackle %0.7

7Interceptions4

17Effective Clearances28

17Clearances28

Player of the game

Aïssata Traoré

BOS · 1 G

7.3

Deserved to win

26%

UTA · 0.92 xG

30%

Draw

44%

BOS · 1.21 xG

Boston created better chances: they win this game 44% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Utah Royals 1, Boston Legacy 2.
Second Half ends, Utah Royals 1, Boston Legacy 2.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Josefine Hasbo (Boston Legacy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
90'+1'
Handball
Handball by Amanda Allen (Boston Legacy).
90'
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
89'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Palacios
Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Kiana Palacios.
B. Mozingo
89'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Delzer
Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cece Delzer.
A. Spaanstra
88'
Yellow card
Paige Cronin (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
P. Cronin
88'UTA
Free kick won
Barbara Olivieri (Boston Legacy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88'
Foul
Foul by Paige Cronin (Utah Royals).
GOAL86'
Goal! Header
A. Gambone · ast N. Hernández
Goal! Utah Royals 1, Boston Legacy 2. Aleigh Gambone (Boston Legacy) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolette Hernández with a cross.
UTA 1 - 2 BOS
86'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals). Assisted by Josefine Hasbo.
86'
Free kick won
Alba Caño (Boston Legacy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86'
Foul
Foul by Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals).
84'
Free kick won
Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Tatumn Milazzo (Utah Royals).
84'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Karich
Substitution, Boston Legacy. Josefine Hasbo replaces Annie Karich.
J. Hasbo
84'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Traoré
Substitution, Boston Legacy. Amanda Gutierres replaces Aïssata Traoré.
A. Gutierres
83'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Nuria Rábano with a cross following a corner.
82'UTA
Corner awarded
Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Deja Davis.
82'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Madison Hammond.
C. Delzer
78'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Alba Caño (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleigh Gambone.
A. Caño
78'
Sub
Subbed on for N. Miura
Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Narumi Miura.
C. Brown
75'
Yellow card
Annie Karich (Boston Legacy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Karich