NWSL

Gotham FC vs North Carolina Courage, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Gotham FC
FT
0 - 0
North Carolina Courage

About

Gotham FC are hosting North Carolina Courage at Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC).
  • 1': Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC).
  • 2': Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Natalia Staude.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Foul by Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC).
  • 4': Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Katie Lampson.
  • 9': Offside, Gotham FC. Esther González is caught offside.
  • 12': Handball by Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
  • 17': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage).
  • 18': Katie Lampson (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Feli Rauch.
  • 20': Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC).
  • 22': Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Kayla Duran (Gotham FC).
  • 24': Foul by Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage).
  • 24': Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage).
  • 28': Jess Carter (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC).
  • 31': Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Savannah McCaskill with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC).
  • 41': Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 42': Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kayla Duran.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Feli Rauch with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Natalie Jacobs with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Gotham FC 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Gotham FC 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kailen Sheridan (North Carolina Courage). Assisted by Katie Lampson with a cross.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Natalie Jacobs with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Carly Wickenheiser (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC). Assisted by Riley Jackson.
  • 59': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Sydney Schmidt replaces Feli Rauch.
  • 59': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Evelyn Ijeh replaces Hannah Betfort.
  • 61': Substitution, Gotham FC. Andrea Kitahata replaces Kayla Duran.
  • 61': Substitution, Gotham FC. Tierna Davidson replaces Jordynn Dudley.
  • 62': Handball by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Katie Lampson (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaelin Howell.
  • 67': Foul by Lilly Reale (Gotham FC).
  • 67': Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sydney Schmidt.
  • 69': Foul by Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage).
  • 69': Katie Lampson (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Sydney Schmidt (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 76': Substitution, Gotham FC. Khyah Harper replaces Savannah McCaskill.
  • 76': Substitution, Gotham FC. Sofia Cook replaces Esther González.
  • 79': Foul by Khyah Harper (Gotham FC).
  • 79': Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Khyah Harper (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 83': Sofia Cook (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Uno Shiragaki replaces Natalie Jacobs because of an injury.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Uno Shiragaki (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Gotham FC. Talia Sommer replaces Rose Lavelle.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+4': Talia Sommer (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Katie Lampson (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Talia Sommer.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Maycee Bell.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Katie Lampson (Gotham FC).
  • 90'+6': Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Carly Wickenheiser (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+7': Sofia Cook (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Sofia Cook (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Talia Sommer following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Gotham FC 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Gotham FC 0, North Carolina Courage 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 2
40.9 Possession 59.1
14 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 1
0.1 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
294 Accurate Passes 462
378 Passes 552
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 55
19 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 16
19 Effective Clearances 21
19 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 10,796

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego Wave FC 6 +6 15
2 Portland Thorns FC 6 +4 13
3 Utah Royals 6 +3 10
4 Seattle Reign FC 6 0 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

GFC Gotham FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
27 Jess Carter
6 Emily Sonnett
4 Lilly Reale
19 Kayla Duran
7 Jaelin Howell
13 Savannah McCaskill
28 Katie Lampson
16 Rose Lavelle
2 Jordynn Dudley
9 Esther González
Gotham FC Substitutes:
Talia Sommer, Andrea Kitahata, Tierna Davidson, Sarah Schupansky, Khyah Harper, Shelby Hogan, Teagan Wy, Sofia Cook, Ryan Campbell.

NC North Carolina Courage (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Kailen Sheridan (GK)
12 Natalia Staude
25 Maycee Bell
4 Natalie Jacobs
11 Feli Rauch
13 Ryan Williams
16 Riley Jackson Yellow Card
2 Ashley Sanchez
14 Carly Wickenheiser
33 Hannah Betfort
20 Shinomi Koyama
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Cortnee Vine, Lauryn Thompson, Uno Shiragaki, Payton Linnehan, Ivy Garner, Dani Weatherholt, Sydney Schmidt, Evelyn Ijeh, Madison White.

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