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North Carolina Courage LLLWW 4
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Washington Spirit LWWWL 3
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WAS033
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Team Stats

17
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
41.9
Possession
58.1
9
SHOTS
20
5
ON GOAL
8
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
269
Accurate Passes
395
354
Passes
480
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
7
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
49
20
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
13
24
Effective Clearances
16
24
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:19 Washington Spirit vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:45 Ashley Sanchez finds the back of the net for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 00:30 Evelyn Ijeh gets on the scoresheet for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 00:51 Evelyn Ijeh with a Spectacular Goal vs. Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Sandy MacIverG
  2. 24Esme MorganCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 6Kate WiesnerLB
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleRB
  6. 10Leicy SantosAM
  7. 12Andi SullivanLM
  8. 17Hal HershfeltRM
  9. 11Claudia MartínezF
  10. 2Trinity RodmanAM-L
  11. 26Paige MetayerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Rebeca BernalSUB
  2. 29Emma Gaines-RamosSUB
  3. 28Sara WojdelkoSUB
  4. 33Ashley HatchSUB
  5. 35Madison HaugenSUB
  6. 5Élisabeth TséSUB
  7. 27Sofia CantoreSUB
  8. 16Tamara BoltSUB
  9. 31Kaylie CollinsSUB

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 25Maycee BellCD-L
  3. 4Natalie JacobsCD-R
  4. 11Feli RauchLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 19Erica ParkinsonAM
  7. 20Shinomi KoyamaLM
  8. 16Riley JacksonRM
  9. 10Evelyn IjehF
  10. 2Ashley SanchezAM-L
  11. 35Ally SchlegelAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Chioma OkaforSUB
  2. 14Carly WickenheiserSUB
  3. 99Madison WhiteSUB
  4. 18Uno ShiragakiSUB
  5. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  6. 7Lauryn ThompsonSUB
  7. 33Hannah BetfortSUB
  8. 12Natalia StaudeSUB
  9. 26Vilde Bøe RisaSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama.
  2. 9' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 2. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ally Schlegel.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 10'
  4. 11'
  5. 15' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 3. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  6. 30' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  7. 30'
  8. 31' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 31'
  10. 35' Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 37' Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 45'+3' Delay in match (Washington Spirit).
  13. 45'+3' Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  14. 45'+3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 45'+3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  17. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rebeca Bernal replaces Andi Sullivan.
  18. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Paige Metayer.
  19. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore replaces Claudia Martínez.
  20. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Élisabeth Tsé replaces Esme Morgan.
  21. 47' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, North Carolina Courage 3. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kate Wiesner.
  22. 50' Goal! Washington Spirit 2, North Carolina Courage 3. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  23. 60' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Vilde Bøe Risa replaces Riley Jackson.
  24. 60' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carly Wickenheiser replaces Erica Parkinson.
  25. 60' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lauryn Thompson replaces Ally Schlegel.
  26. 62' Delay in match because of an injury Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage).
  27. 62'
  28. 64' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  29. 64'
  30. 75' Vilde Bøe Risa (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  31. 76' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  32. 76'
  33. 78' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  34. 78'
  35. 79' Delay in match because of an injury Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit).
  36. 79'
  37. 80' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  38. 80'
  39. 80' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Madison Haugen replaces Gabrielle Carle.
  40. 82' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
  41. 85' Delay in match (Washington Spirit).
  42. 85'
  43. 85' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  44. 85'
  45. 90' Goal! Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 3. Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  46. 90'+5' Goal! Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 4. Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Feli Rauch following a fast break.
  47. 90'+8' Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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