Boston Legacy FC 1–2 Utah Royals FC, NWSL Matchday 3

Boston Legacy FC v Utah Royals FC

Boston Legacy FC16th 0 pts

A. Traoré 72′

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1–2

Full time

Sat 28 Mar

Expected goals: Boston Legacy FC 1.03, Utah Royals FC 1.35

Utah Royals FC9th 4 pts

T. Milazzo 33′
L. Prašnikar 50′ pen

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Sat 28 Mar, 12:00 pm EDT Gillette Stadium NWSL 2026, Matchday 3

Key moments

33′Goal T. Milazzo (Utah Royals FC)0–1
50′Penalty goal L. Prašnikar (Utah Royals FC)0–2
72′Goal A. Traoré (Boston Legacy FC)1–2

Top performers

Boston Legacy

A. TraoréFBOSshirt 141G4SH
A. KarichMBOSshirt 60G2SH
Amanda GutierresBOSshirt 9, came off the bench0G1SH

Utah Royals

L. PrašnikarFUTAshirt 91G1SH
T. MilazzoDUTAshirt 21G1SH
A. SpaanstraDUTAshirt 300G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Boston Legacy FC

16thNo change

Outside the playoff places, 4 points behind North Carolina Courage in the last playoff place, with 27 to play.

Utah Royals FC

9th▲6 from 15th

Outside the playoff places, level on points with North Carolina Courage in the last playoff place, with 26 to play.

Season series

Matchday 3 Sat 28 Mar

Boston Legacy FC1

Utah Royals FC2

Matchday 20 Fri 4 Sep

Utah Royals FC1

Boston Legacy FC2

Boston Legacy FC won one, Utah Royals FC won one; level at 3–3 on aggregate.

Team stats

BOS UTA

Expected goals: Boston Legacy FC: 1.03; Utah Royals FC: 1.35
Possession: Boston Legacy FC: 61%; Utah Royals FC: 39%
Shots: Boston Legacy FC: 11; Utah Royals FC: 7
Corners: Boston Legacy FC: 4; Utah Royals FC: 3

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Angel City FC	3	+7	9
2	Houston Dash	3	+3	6
3	San Diego Wave FC	3	+2	6
3	Seattle Reign FC	3	+2	6
5	Portland Thorns FC	3	+1	6
6	Orlando Pride	3	+2	4
7	Denver Summit FC	3	+1	4
8	North Carolina Courage	2	+1	4
9	Utah Royals FC	4	−1	4
⋯
16	Boston Legacy FC	3	−5	0

After this result

By the numbers

Utah Royals FC have 5 points from last 5 and are out of form. 1.0 a match, against 1.6 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Utah Royals FC have gone 4 without a win. Last win: 2–1 v North Carolina Courage, 27 September.

The match on the pitch

Boston Legacy FC: 61% possession; 108 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 22% reached the box; 4.7 actions each
Utah Royals FC: 39% possession; 102 possessions; 5% ended in a shot; 15% reached the box; 3.4 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Boston Legacy FC

Utah Royals FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Boston Legacy FC started 7% of their possessions in the final third, Utah Royals FC 9%.

Where the shots came from

Boston Legacy FCUtah Royals FC

Boston Legacy FC attack right, Utah Royals FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Boston Legacy FC

Utah Royals FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Boston Legacy FCUtah Royals FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Boston Legacy FCUtah Royals FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Boston Legacy FCUtah Royals FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,584 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Boston Legacy FC attack right, Utah Royals FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

65 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:02	A. Spaanstra	Utah Royals FC
2:44	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
4:39	M. Tanaka	Utah Royals FC
4:48	B. St-Georges	Boston Legacy FC
6:46	E. Stevens	Boston Legacy FC
6:57	M. Justus	Utah Royals FC
8:58	D. Pierre-Louis	Utah Royals FC
9:33	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
9:49	S. Smith	Boston Legacy FC
12:51	M. Justus	Utah Royals FC
13:19	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
13:23	M. Justus	Utah Royals FC
23:20	A. Spaanstra	Utah Royals FC
24:15	M. Moriya	Utah Royals FC
27:44	C. Delzer	Utah Royals FC
31:02	T. Milazzo	Utah Royals FC
32:51	C. Lacasse	Utah Royals FC
32:55	T. Milazzo	Utah Royals FC
35:20	A. Traoré	Boston Legacy FC
35:23	M. Justus	Utah Royals FC

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Lineups

Boston Legacy FCFormation 4-1-4-1

Boston Legacy FC, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Murphy. Line 1: 53 B. St-Georges, 34 L. Ansbrow, 16 J. Carabalí, 8 S. Smith. Line 2: 6 A. Karich. Line 3: 13 F. Najjemba, 26 A. Caño, 10 E. Stevens, 21 B. Olivieri. Line 4: 14 Aïssata.

Boston Legacy FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Murphy	90	0
53	B. St-Georges	90	0
8	S. Smith	90	0
6	A. Karich	90	0
34	L. Ansbrow	90	0
16	J. Carabalí	90	0
13	F. Najjemba, off at 69′	69	0
26	A. Caño, off at 70′	70	0
14	Aïssata	90	1
10	E. Stevens, off at 54′	54	0
21	B. Olivieri, off at 70′	70	0
Substitutes
5	J. Hasbo, on at 70′	20	0
15	A. Gambone, on at 70′	20	0
12	N. Prince, on at 69′	21	0
9	A. Gutierres, on at 54′	36	0
Team			1

Unused: L. Ivory, S. Lowenberg, E. Elgin, C. Ricketts, A. Allen

All player stats

Boston Legacy FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
53	B. St-Georges	90	0	0	0	68%	2	6
8	S. Smith	90	0	1	1	72%	0	3
6	A. Karich	90	0	2	1	88%	2	0
34	L. Ansbrow	90	0	0	0	93%	0	0
16	J. Carabalí	90	0	0	0	79%	1	0
13	F. Najjemba, off at 69′	69	0	0	0	58%	1	0
26	A. Caño, off at 70′	70	0	0	2	78%	0	0
14	Aïssata	90	1	4	1	69%	1	0
10	E. Stevens, off at 54′	54	0	1	0	67%	0	0
21	B. Olivieri, off at 70′	70	0	1	1	83%	3	0
Substitutes
18	L. Ivory	–
25	S. Lowenberg	–
4	E. Elgin	–
11	C. Ricketts	–
5	J. Hasbo, on at 70′	20	0	1	0	81%	0	0
15	A. Gambone, on at 70′	20	0	0	2	80%	1	0
7	A. Allen	–
12	N. Prince, on at 69′	21	0	0	0	73%	0	1
9	A. Gutierres, on at 54′	36	0	1	1	91%	0	0
Team			1	11	9	78%	11	10

Boston Legacy FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	C. Murphy	90	1	3	33%	2	0

Utah Royals FCFormation 4-2-3-1

Utah Royals FC, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 M. Justus. Line 1: 30 A. Spaanstra, 2 T. Milazzo, 8 K. Del Fava, 22 M. Moriya. Line 2: 15 D. Pierre-Louis, 17 A. Tejada. Line 3: 5 C. Delzer, 11 M. Tanaka, 24 C. Lacasse. Line 4: 9 L. Prašnikar.

Utah Royals FC lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	M. Justus	90	0
30	A. Spaanstra, off at 73′	73	0
22	M. Moriya	90	0
17	A. Tejada	90	0
2	T. Milazzo	90	1
8	K. Del Fava	90	0
5	C. Delzer, off at 62′	62	0
15	D. Pierre-Louis, off at 62′	62	0
9	L. Prašnikar, off at 83′	83	1
11	M. Tanaka	90	0
24	C. Lacasse, off at 63′	63	0
Substitutes
6	K. Simmonds, on at 83′	7	0
7	J. Thomsen, on at 62′	28	0
16	C. Brown, on at 62′	28	0
21	K. Palacios, on at 63′	27	0
99	M. Hammond, on at 73′	17	0
Team			2

Unused: K. Riehl, A. Nagai, D. Jackson

All player stats

Utah Royals FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
30	A. Spaanstra, off at 73′	73	0	1	0	67%	2	0
22	M. Moriya	90	0	1	0	53%	4	1
17	A. Tejada	90	0	0	0	77%	0	3
2	T. Milazzo	90	1	1	0	85%	2	3
8	K. Del Fava	90	0	0	0	84%	1	1
5	C. Delzer, off at 62′	62	0	1	0	63%	0	0
15	D. Pierre-Louis, off at 62′	62	0	1	1	71%	1	0
9	L. Prašnikar, off at 83′	83	1	1	2	74%	1	1
11	M. Tanaka	90	0	0	0	58%	1	0
24	C. Lacasse, off at 63′	63	0	1	2	76%	0	0
Substitutes
6	K. Simmonds, on at 83′	7	0	0	0	0%	0	1
7	J. Thomsen, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	42%	1	2
16	C. Brown, on at 62′	28	0	0	0	40%	0	0
18	K. Riehl	–
20	A. Nagai	–
21	K. Palacios, on at 63′	27	0	0	0	67%	1	0
77	D. Jackson	–
99	M. Hammond, on at 73′	17	0	0	0	50%	0	0
Team			2	7	5	68%	14	12