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North Carolina Courage WDLDW 1
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Houston Dash WWLWL 0
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NC101
HOU000
Shell Energy Stadium · 6,811 att.

Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
7
48.3
Possession
51.7
16
SHOTS
16
8
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
345
Accurate Passes
370
427
Passes
442
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
9
14
Crosses
33
0.1
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
61
21
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
23
Effective Tackles
9
32
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
7
38
Effective Clearances
14
38
Clearances
14

Highlights

01:14 Houston Dash vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:19 Jane Campbell makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:20 Jane Campbell makes an amazing save Watch on ESPN 01:02 Ashley Sanchez slots in the goal for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 3-2

Lineups

HOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 4Leah KlenkeCD-L
  3. 14Paige NielsenCD-R
  4. 27Lisa BoattinLB
  5. 15Avery PattersonRB
  6. 24Danielle ColapricoCM-L
  7. 19Maggie GrahamCM-R
  8. 22Kat RaderLM
  9. 30Linda UllmarkRM
  10. 12Kiki Van ZantenCF-L
  11. 23Kate FaasseCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Mary HardinSUB
  2. 6Messiah BrightSUB
  3. 7Evelina DuljanSUB
  4. 2Allysha ChapmanSUB
  5. 13Sophie SchmidtSUB
  6. 40Caroline DeLisleSUB
  7. 17Sarah PuntigamSUB
  8. 9Clarissa Laris­eySUB
  9. 10Malia BerkelySUB

NC · 3-4-3

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 25Maycee BellCD
  3. 17Dani WeatherholtCD-L
  4. 18Uno ShiragakiCD-R
  5. 20Shinomi KoyamaCM-L
  6. 16Riley JacksonCM-R
  7. 2Ashley SanchezLM
  8. 13Ryan WilliamsRM
  9. 10Evelyn IjehF
  10. 34Manaka MatsukuboCF-L
  11. 15Payton LinnehanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Sydney SchmidtSUB
  2. 99Madison WhiteSUB
  3. 12Natalia StaudeSUB
  4. 11Feli RauchSUB
  5. 33Hannah BetfortSUB
  6. 35Ally SchlegelSUB
  7. 8Chioma OkaforSUB
  8. 14Carly WickenheiserSUB
  9. 7Lauryn ThompsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Uno Shiragaki (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 42' Goal! Houston Dash 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo following a fast break.
  3. 57' Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Substitution, Houston Dash. Clarissa Laris­ey replaces Kate Faasse.
  5. 58' Substitution, Houston Dash. Malia Berkely replaces Lisa Boattin.
  6. 62' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  7. 64' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ally Schlegel replaces Payton Linnehan.
  8. 64' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
  9. 77' Ally Schlegel (North Carolina Courage) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  10. 80' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carly Wickenheiser replaces Chioma Okafor.
  11. 85' Substitution, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright replaces Kiki Van Zanten because of an injury.
  12. 90'+2' Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+8' Substitution, Houston Dash. Cate Hardin replaces Kat Rader because of an injury.

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