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Chicago Stars FC LWLLL 0
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North Carolina Courage DWDLL 4
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WakeMed Soccer Park · 10,023 att.

Team Stats

4
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
3
48.3
Possession
51.7
13
SHOTS
18
3
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
300
Accurate Passes
321
375
Passes
391
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
10
15
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.5
53
Long Balls
54
23
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
5
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
10
22
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
7
13
Effective Clearances
14
13
Clearances
14

Highlights

01:18 North Carolina Courage vs. Chicago Stars - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:25 Halle Mackiewicz makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:56 Evelyn Ijeh slots in the goal for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 00:39 Kailen Sheridan makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 12Natalia StaudeCD-L
  3. 18Uno ShiragakiCD-R
  4. 17Dani WeatherholtLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 20Shinomi KoyamaCM
  7. 34Manaka MatsukuboLM
  8. 16Riley JacksonRM
  9. 10Evelyn IjehF
  10. 2Ashley SanchezLF
  11. 8Chioma OkaforRF

Substitutes

  1. 80Oli PeñaSUB
  2. 5Cameron BrooksSUB
  3. 35Ally SchlegelSUB
  4. 9Olivia WingateSUB
  5. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  6. 6Ivy YounceSUB
  7. 99Molly PritchardSUB
  8. 3Sydney SchmidtSUB
  9. 14Carly WickenheiserSUB

CHI · 3-5-2

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 3Sam StaabCD
  3. 11Nádia GomesCD-L
  4. 6Kathrin HendrichCD-R
  5. 16Manaka HayashiCM-L
  6. 25Aaliyah FarmerCM-R
  7. 7Julia GrossoAM
  8. 24Ryan GareisLM
  9. 4Jenna BikeRM
  10. 10Brianna PintoCF-L
  11. 99Jordyn HuitemaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Jameese JosephSUB
  2. 9Mallory SwansonSUB
  3. 13Leilanni NesbethSUB
  4. 15Elise EvansSUB
  5. 18Ivonne ChacónSUB
  6. 22Halle MackiewiczSUB
  7. 23Micayla JohnsonSUB
  8. 77MaitaneSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Jordyn Huitema (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Halle Mackiewicz replaces Alyssa Naeher because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ally Schlegel replaces Chioma Okafor.
  4. 45' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Micayla Johnson replaces Jenna Bike.
  5. 47' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Chicago Stars 0. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a cross.
  6. 54' Manaka Hayashi (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Chicago Stars 0. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evelyn Ijeh.
  8. 65' Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Chicago Stars 0. Ally Schlegel (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
  9. 70' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Leilanni Nesbeth replaces Aaliyah Farmer because of an injury.
  10. 73' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carly Wickenheiser replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
  11. 76' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Mallory Swanson replaces Ryan Gareis.
  12. 76' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Jameese Joseph replaces Julia Grosso.
  13. 79' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ivy Younce replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  14. 86' Goal! North Carolina Courage 4, Chicago Stars 0. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama following a corner.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Sydney Schmidt replaces Dani Weatherholt.

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