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Portland Thorns FC LWWLW 2
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North Carolina Courage WWWDL 2
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POR202
NC202
WakeMed Soccer Park · 7,018 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
4
40
Possession
60
16
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
249
Accurate Passes
422
324
Passes
500
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
45
21
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
7
Interceptions
8
23
Effective Clearances
23
23
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:14 North Carolina Courage vs. Portland Thorns FC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:03 Reilyn Turner gets on the scoresheet for Portland Thorns FC Watch on ESPN 01:09 Manaka Matsukubo slots in the goal for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 00:58 Olivia Moultrie slots in the goal for Portland Thorns FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 25Maycee BellCD
  3. 17Dani WeatherholtCD-L
  4. 18Uno ShiragakiCD-R
  5. 14Carly WickenheiserCM-L
  6. 16Riley JacksonCM-R
  7. 2Ashley SanchezLM
  8. 13Ryan WilliamsRM
  9. 33Hannah BetfortF
  10. 34Manaka MatsukuboCF-L
  11. 20Shinomi KoyamaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Lauryn ThompsonSUB
  2. 10Evelyn IjehSUB
  3. 3Sydney SchmidtSUB
  4. 99Madison WhiteSUB
  5. 5Cameron BrooksSUB
  6. 12Natalia StaudeSUB
  7. 35Ally SchlegelSUB
  8. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  9. 15Payton LinnehanSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 24Jayden PerryCD-L
  3. 16Sam HiattCD-R
  4. 25M.A. VignolaLB
  5. 2Reyna ReyesRB
  6. 13Olivia MoultrieAM
  7. 6Cassandra BogereLM
  8. 21Jessie FlemingRM
  9. 9Sophia WilsonF
  10. 19Pietra TordinAM-L
  11. 66Reilyn TurnerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 88Valerin LoboaSUB
  2. 11Maddie PadelskiSUB
  3. 23Marie MüllerSUB
  4. 15Shae HarveySUB
  5. 26Mimi AlidouSUB
  6. 35Morgan MessnerSUB
  7. 5Isabella ObazeSUB
  8. 29Mallie McKenzieSUB
  9. 10Deyna CastellanosSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Portland Thorns 1. Reilyn Turner (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayden Perry with a cross.
  2. 25' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Mimi Alidou replaces Reilyn Turner because of an injury.
  3. 28' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 1. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carly Wickenheiser.
  4. 33' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 2. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  5. 37' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns 2. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
  6. 45' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Marie Müller replaces M.A. Vignola.
  7. 69' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Maddie Padelski replaces Pietra Tordin.
  8. 69' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Deyna Castellanos replaces Cassandra Bogere.
  9. 69' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Payton Linnehan replaces Carly Wickenheiser.
  10. 80' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Evelyn Ijeh replaces Hannah Betfort.
  11. 80' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ally Schlegel replaces Dani Weatherholt.
  12. 80' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Natalia Staude replaces Shinomi Koyama.
  13. 80' Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 84' Deyna Castellanos (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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