Reign FC 2-1 over Urawa Red Diamonds in Seattle

Seattle Reign FC 2
Urawa Red Diamonds 1
July 20, 2025
Lumen Field – Seattle, WA
Club International Friendly

Seattle Reign FC emerged from their international break with a club international friendly against Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan on Sunday afternoon in Seattle.

The match with Urawa is the first of two friendlies for the Reign before resuming NWSL play August 1 against Angel City FC.

Recent signing Mia Fishel made her Reign debut after her big move from Chelsea. Returning from loan with Lyon and joining Fishel in the starting eleven was Sofia Huerta.

Urawa plays in the Japanese WE League and come in as the reigning Empress’s Cup champions. The men’s side played in Seattle at Lumen recently during the FIFA Club World Cup.

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The club international friendly was a good chance for the Reign to shake off some international break rust and work players into the line up.

With the early stages of the match seeing a lot of end to end movement but little in the ways of chances, it would be a returning player to open the scoring. Sofia Huerta would get on the end of a Urawa clearance and volley low from outside the box to the near post in the 27th minute.

Seattle has done well in 2025 with squad rotation and was playing without some internationals. After a frustrating 2024, the Reign have got to the midseason break above the playoff line.

Urawa would answer the Huerta goal with a leveller in the 35th. A Red Diamonds corner would would find an open Takatsuka Ena for a soft touch to the lower far post.

The Seattle depth was on display as Reign coach Laura Harvey pread out minutes in the friendly. Newly capped Sam Meza made an immediate impact. Emeri Adames was all over the Urawa back line, coming on for Fishel.

Reign forward Jordyn Huitema was fouled in the box in the 53rd minute and Huerta would grab her brace, converting the penalty.

Seattle’s defense would hold serve in the second half.

The match would finish 2-1 to the home side.

The Reign travel down I5 for a Cascadia friendly with rivals Portland Thorns FC on Saturday July 26 for their second friendly prior to the resumption of league play.

Urawa also will play the Thorns in their US tour on Wednesday in Portland.

BOX

SCORING SUMMARY

SEA – Sofia Huerta 27’
URA – Takatsuka Ena 36’
SEA – Sofia Huerta (PK) 53’

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

SEA – Nérilia Mondesir (caution) 84’

LINEUPS & STATS

Seattle Reign FC – Maddie Prohaska; Sofia Huerta (Maddie Mercado 61’), Emily Mason (Phoebe McClernon 46’), Jordyn Bugg (Hanna Glas 46’), Madison Curry, Shae Holmes ©; Ainsley McCammon, Sally Menti (Sam Meza 46’); Jordyn Huitema (Maddie Dahlien 61’), Mia Fishel (Emeri Adames 32’), Nérilia Mondesir
Substitutes not used: Claudia Dickey, Neeku Purcell

Urawa Red Diamonds – Ikeda Sakiko; Goto Wakaba, Takahashi Hana, Nagashima Reina (Akimoto Kanon 74’), Sakurai Madoka (Okamura Raika 63’); Ito Miki, Tsunoda Fuka (Shibata Hanae 73’), Takatsuka Ena (Kato Chika 63’), Tanno Ririka (Fujisaki Satoko, 63’), Sakakibara Kotono (Ando Kozue 73’); Shimada Mei (Sugasawa Yuika 74’)
Substitutes not used: Ino Maya, Easther Mayi Kith

Attendance: 6,495

Weather: 64 degrees and cloudy