Utah Royals v Boston Legacy FC

NWSL

Full time

Utah Royals

1–2

Boston Legacy FC

Match events

Utah RoyalsBoston Legacy FC

1st half

10'0–1
GoalGoal! Utah Royals 0, Boston Legacy 1. Aïssata Traoré (Boston Legacy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
GoalGoal! Utah Royals 1, Boston Legacy 1. Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mandy McGlynn.
17'1–1
Half-time1–1

2nd half

45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Boston Legacy. Amanda Allen replaces Sammy Smith.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Utah Royals. Paige Cronin replaces Miyabi Moriya.
56'
70'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Boston Legacy. Aleigh Gambone replaces Sarah Schupansky.
75'
Yellow cardAnnie Karich (Boston Legacy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Narumi Miura.
78'
84'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Boston Legacy. Amanda Gutierres replaces Aïssata Traoré.
84'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Boston Legacy. Josefine Hasbo replaces Annie Karich.
86'1–2
GoalGoal! 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.
Yellow cardPaige Cronin (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cece Delzer.
89'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Kiana Palacios.
89'
Full-time1–2

Highlights

1:15Utah Royals vs. Boston Legacy FC - Game HighlightsESPN0:56Aïssata Traoré gets on the scoresheet for Boston Legacy FCESPN0:53Kiana Palacios finds the back of the net for Utah RoyalsESPN0:54Aleigh Gambone scores goal for Boston Legacy FCESPN

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Match report

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Match details

Date: Saturday 5 September 2026
Started: 11:30 am AEDT
Venue: America First Field, Sandy, Utah
Competition: NWSL
Officials: Corbyn May (Referee)
Crowd: 8,112

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