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Kansas City Current LLLWL 2
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North Carolina Courage DLDWD 1
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NC011
WakeMed Soccer Park · 10,031 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
0
42.4
Possession
57.6
10
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
406
378
Passes
495
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
31
0.3
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
28
26
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
9
26
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
5
42
Effective Clearances
16
42
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:17 North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:42 Croix Bethune gets on the scoresheet for Kansas City Current Watch on ESPN 00:38 Michelle Cooper gives Kansas City Current a 2-0 lead Watch on ESPN 01:01 Manaka Matsukubo gets on the scoresheet for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

KC leads series 3-2

Lineups

NC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 12Natalia StaudeCD-L
  3. 18Uno ShiragakiCD-R
  4. 20Shinomi KoyamaDM
  5. 17Dani WeatherholtLB
  6. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  7. 34Manaka MatsukuboCM-L
  8. 16Riley JacksonCM-R
  9. 2Ashley SanchezLM
  10. 8Chioma OkaforRM
  11. 33Hannah BetfortF

Substitutes

  1. 7Lauryn ThompsonSUB
  2. 11Feli RauchSUB
  3. 6Ivy YounceSUB
  4. 5Cameron BrooksSUB
  5. 3Sydney SchmidtSUB
  6. 10Evelyn IjehSUB
  7. 99Madison WhiteSUB
  8. 14Carly WickenheiserSUB
  9. 35Ally SchlegelSUB

KC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23LorenaG
  2. 27Kayla SharplesCD-L
  3. 7Elizabeth BallCD-R
  4. 18Izzy RodriguezLB
  5. 2Laney RouseRB
  6. 8Croix BethuneAM
  7. 11Rocky RodríguezLM
  8. 10Lo'eau LaBontaRM
  9. 21Ally SentnorF
  10. 6Temwa ChawingaAM-L
  11. 17Michelle CooperAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 55Penelope HockingSUB
  2. 66Kyra CarusaSUB
  3. 3Amelia WhiteSUB
  4. 31Katie ScottSUB
  5. 1Marisa JordanSUB
  6. 24Gabrielle RobinsonSUB
  7. 13Haley HopkinsSUB
  8. 22Bayley FeistSUB
  9. 5Ellie Bravo-YoungSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Kansas City Current 1. Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  2. 23' Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Kansas City Current 2. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Croix Bethune.
  3. 40' Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Evelyn Ijeh replaces Hannah Betfort.
  5. 55' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lauryn Thompson replaces Chioma Okafor.
  6. 63' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Haley Hopkins replaces Temwa Chawinga.
  7. 79' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Bayley Feist replaces Rocky Rodríguez.
  8. 79' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Kyra Carusa replaces Croix Bethune.
  9. 81' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Feli Rauch replaces Dani Weatherholt.
  10. 85' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Kansas City Current 2. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  11. 86' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Ellie Bravo-Young replaces Michelle Cooper.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ally Schlegel replaces Riley Jackson.
  13. 90'+7' Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

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