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North Carolina Courage WWLWW 2
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Kansas City Current WDDLD 3
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NC112
KC303
CPKC Stadium · 11,500 att.

Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
4
7
Saves
6
57.7
Possession
42.3
18
SHOTS
13
8
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
396
Accurate Passes
262
482
Passes
351
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
10
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
15
0.5
Cross %
0.1
40
Long Balls
59
15
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
15
26
Effective Clearances
18
26
Clearances
18

Highlights

01:18 Kansas City Current vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:48 Croix Bethune slots in the goal for Kansas City Current Watch on ESPN 00:59 Michelle Cooper scores in the 41' Watch on ESPN 00:45 Evelyn Ijeh gets on the scoresheet for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

KC leads series 3-2

Lineups

KC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23LorenaG
  2. 27Kayla SharplesCD-L
  3. 24Gabrielle RobinsonCD-R
  4. 18Izzy RodriguezLB
  5. 7Elizabeth BallRB
  6. 8Croix BethuneAM
  7. 16Vanessa DiBernardoLM
  8. 10Lo'eau LaBontaRM
  9. 99DebinhaF
  10. 13Haley HopkinsAM-L
  11. 17Michelle CooperAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Bayley FeistSUB
  2. 6Temwa ChawingaSUB
  3. 12Gianna PaulSUB
  4. 1Marisa JordanSUB
  5. 2Laney RouseSUB
  6. 11Rocky RodríguezSUB
  7. 31Katie ScottSUB
  8. 3Amelia WhiteSUB
  9. 55Penelope HockingSUB

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 12Natalia StaudeCD-L
  3. 18Uno ShiragakiCD-R
  4. 11Feli RauchLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 19Erica ParkinsonAM
  7. 14Carly WickenheiserLM
  8. 20Shinomi KoyamaRM
  9. 10Evelyn IjehF
  10. 2Ashley SanchezAM-L
  11. 26Vilde Bøe RisaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 99Madison WhiteSUB
  2. 33Hannah BetfortSUB
  3. 6Ivy YounceSUB
  4. 7Lauryn ThompsonSUB
  5. 9Olivia WingateSUB
  6. 16Riley JacksonSUB
  7. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  8. 8Chioma OkaforSUB
  9. 5Cameron BrooksSUB

Timeline

  2. 12' Own Goal by Natalia Staude, North Carolina Courage. Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
  3. 15' Delay in match because of an injury Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current).
  4. 15'
  5. 17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 17'
  7. 22' Delay in match because of an injury Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current).
  8. 22'
  9. 24' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Katie Scott replaces Gabrielle Robinson because of an injury.
  10. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 25'
  12. 31' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  13. 31'
  14. 35' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 35'
  16. 35' Goal! Kansas City Current 2, North Carolina Courage 0. Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Haley Hopkins.
  17. 41' Goal! Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 0. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Haley Hopkins following a fast break.
  18. 45'+3' Goal! Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 1. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez following a fast break.
  19. 45'+5' Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 45'+5' Delay in match because of an injury Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
  21. 45'+5'
  22. 45'+6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  23. 45'+6'
  24. 45'+6' Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
  25. 45'+6'
  26. 45'+6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 45'+6'
  28. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Vilde Bøe Risa.
  29. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Carly Wickenheiser.
  30. 54'
  31. 55'
  32. 55' Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  33. 59' Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  34. 62' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Temwa Chawinga replaces Michelle Cooper.
  35. 67' Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
  36. 67'
  37. 67' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  38. 67'
  39. 68' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Feli Rauch.
  40. 74' Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  41. 77' Goal! Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 2. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  42. 78' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  43. 78'
  44. 79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  45. 79'
  46. 81' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Laney Rouse replaces Debinha.
  47. 81' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
  48. 82' Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  49. 87' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lauryn Thompson replaces Uno Shiragaki.
  50. 90' Haley Hopkins (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  51. 90'+2' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Natalia Staude.
  52. 90'+6' Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  53. 90'+7' Delay in match because of an injury Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current).
  54. 90'+7'
  55. 90'+8' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  56. 90'+8'

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