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Utah Royals vs Portland Thorns FC

NWSL
Utah
10-3-5
5-1
Final
America First Field

Match pulse

UTAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTPOR
57%Possession43%
13Shots11
7On target5
5Corners2
4Saves2
10Fouls5
Team1H2HT
UTA145
POR101

Who won: Utah 5-1

Utah Royals beat Portland Thorns FC 5-1 on Sunday, August 2, 2026 at America First Field. Goals for Utah: Cece Delzer (35', 47'), Brecken Mozingo (68'), Kiana Palacios (79') and Kate Del Fava (89'). Goals for Portland: Sophia Wilson (1').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.5Cece DelzerRM
  2. 28.2Cloé LacasseLF
  3. 38.0Kiana PalaciosF
  4. 47.5Sophia WilsonF
  5. 57.3Kate Del FavaCD-R
  6. 67.1Mandy McGlynnG
  7. 76.8Miyabi MoriyaRB
  8. 86.6Pietra TordinAM-L
  9. 96.5Brecken MozingoSUB
  10. 106.4Kaleigh RiehlCD-L
  11. 116.3Narumi MiuraCM
  12. 126.3Mina TanakaLM

Team stats

UTAPOR
10Fouls5
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Offsides0
5Corner Kicks2
4Saves2
57.2Possession42.8
13SHOTS11
7ON GOAL5
0.5On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
333Accurate Passes234
408Passes310
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
7Accurate Crosses3
20Crosses6
0.4Cross %0.5
41Long Balls46
18Accurate Long Balls20
0.4Long Balls %0.4
2Blocked Shots3
10Effective Tackles4
15Tackles8
0.7Tackle %0.5
6Interceptions6
8Effective Clearances19
8Clearances19

Player of the game

Cece Delzer

UTA · 2 G

8.5

Deserved to win

66%
UTA · 2.22 xG
20%
Draw
14%
POR · 1.06 xG

Utah created better chances: they win this game 66% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1.
  3. 90'+5'Brecken Mozingo

    Foul

    Foul by Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals).

  4. 90'+5'Olivia Moultrie

    Free kick won

    Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+4'UTA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Carolyn Calzada.

  6. 90'+2'Olivia Moultrie

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sophia Wilson.

    O. Moultrie

  7. 90'+1'Sophia Wilson

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.

    S. Wilson

  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  9. GOAL89'
    Kate Del Fava

    Goal! Header

    K. Del Fava · ast C. Lacasse

    Goal! Utah Royals 5, Portland Thorns 1. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Cloé Lacasse with a cross following a corner.

    UTA 5 - 1 POR
  10. 89'UTA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Reyna Reyes.

  11. 89'Cloé Lacasse

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuria Rábano.

  12. 86'POR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Nuria Rábano.

  13. 86'Maddie Padelski

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Maddie Padelski (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.

    M. Padelski

  14. 85'Courtney Brown

    Foul

    Foul by Courtney Brown (Utah Royals).

  15. 85'

    Free kick won

    Isabella Obaze (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 85'Courtney Brown
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Palacios

    Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Kiana Palacios.

    C. Brown

  17. 84'Sophia Wilson

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals).

    S. Wilson

  18. 83'Maddie Padelski
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Tordin

    Substitution, Portland Thorns. Maddie Padelski replaces Pietra Tordin.

    M. Padelski

  19. 81'Nuria Rábano

    Foul

    Foul by Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals).

  20. 81'Morgan Weaver

    Free kick won

    Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  21. GOAL79'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    K. Palacios · ast M. Moriya

    Goal! Utah Royals 4, Portland Thorns 1. Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya with a cross.

    UTA 4 - 1 POR
  22. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Delzer

    Substitution, Utah Royals. Lara Prasnikar replaces Cece Delzer.

    L. Prasnikar

  23. 70'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Nijstad

    Substitution, Portland Thorns. Cassandra Bogere replaces Nina Nijstad.

    C. Bogere

  24. 70'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Hiatt

    Substitution, Portland Thorns. Isabella Obaze replaces Sam Hiatt.

    I. Obaze

  25. 69'Morgan Weaver
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Lyles

    Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Renee Lyles.

    M. Weaver

Leaders

UTAPOR
Total Shots
Cece Delzer
4
Sophia Wilson
5
Accurate Passes
Kate Del Fava
57
Carolyn Calzada
33
Defensive Interventions
Miyabi Moriya
9
Carolyn Calzada
9
Saves
Mandy McGlynn
4
Mackenzie Arnold
2