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Houston Dash Edges Out Seattle Reign in Tight Contest
Seattle, Washington – In a closely fought match at Lumen Field, the Houston Dash defeated the Seattle Reign FC by a score of 1-0 in the sixth game of the NWSL regular season. The match, officiated by A. Nichols, saw a fairly even possession split, with the Dash holding 51% and the Reign 49%. However, it was efficiency in front of goal that proved to be the difference.
The lone goal of the game came in the 57th minute, courtesy of Michelle Graham, assisted by Rachel Gareis. The Seattle Reign, despite managing 5 shots (1 on target), were unable to breach the Dash’s resolute defense. The home team received a yellow card in the 16th minute (M. G. Dahlien), while the Dash committed 12 fouls without receiving any cautions. Despite numerous late substitutions by Seattle in search of an equalizer, the score remained unchanged. The Houston Dash controlled the tempo and secured all three points in a match that lacked prolific scoring, but was a testament to their efficiency.
Substitutions houston dash w: at minute 46 B. Olivieri came in and M. Bright went out., at minute 64 P. K. Nielsen came in and C. Westphal went out., at minute 78 M. Alozie came in and R. Gareis went out., at minute 83 S. Puntigam came in and D. Sheehan went out.
Substitutions seattle reign fc: at minute 57 M. Curry came in and Ji So-Yun went out., at minute 71 E. Adames came in and M. G. Dahlien went out., at minute 71 A. McCammon came in and A. James went out., at minute 71 S. Holmes came in and A. Crnogorcevic went out., at minute 86 M. Mercado came in and J. Bugg went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Seattle Reign FC
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