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North Carolina Courage WLWWL 6
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Chicago Stars FC DLLWL 0
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Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium

Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
3
59.9
Possession
40.1
24
SHOTS
6
9
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
489
Accurate Passes
296
558
Passes
375
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
0
19
Crosses
3
0.3
Cross %
0.0
32
Long Balls
53
14
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
10
11
Effective Clearances
23
11
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:19 Chicago Stars vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:56 Ashley Sanchez scores in the 11' Watch on ESPN 00:34 Shinomi Koyama finds the back of the net for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 00:51 Ryan Williams scores in the 63' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 3Sam StaabCD-L
  3. 25Aaliyah FarmerCD-R
  4. 29Leila OuahabiLB
  5. 14Taylor WoodRB
  6. 7Julia GrossoCM
  7. 34Tessa DellaroseLM
  8. 10Brianna PintoRM
  9. 5Michelle AlozieF
  10. 4Jenna BikeLF
  11. 11Nádia GomesRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Simone CharleySUB
  2. 28Emma EgiziiSUB
  3. 15Elise EvansSUB
  4. 31Anna GasperSUB
  5. 16Manaka HayashiSUB
  6. 27Katie AtkinsonSUB
  7. 22Halle MackiewiczSUB
  8. 20Bea FranklinSUB
  9. 6Oihane ValdezateSUB

NC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 12Natalia StaudeCD-L
  3. 18Uno ShiragakiCD-R
  4. 11Feli RauchLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 20Shinomi KoyamaCM
  7. 26Vilde Bøe RisaLM
  8. 19Erica ParkinsonRM
  9. 10Evelyn IjehF
  10. 2Ashley SanchezLF
  11. 8Chioma OkaforRF

Substitutes

  1. 80Oli PeñaSUB
  2. 9Olivia WingateSUB
  3. 21BiaSUB
  4. 33Hannah BetfortSUB
  5. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  6. 5Cameron BrooksSUB
  7. 14Carly WickenheiserSUB
  8. 6Ivy YounceSUB
  9. 99Madison WhiteSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Erica Parkinson.
  2. 17' Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 2. Chioma Okafor (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Evelyn Ijeh.
  3. 45'+2' Jenna Bike (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 3. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Chioma Okafor.
  5. 63' Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 4. Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  6. 65'
  7. 67'
  8. 69' Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 5. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  9. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bia Gomes replaces Chioma Okafor.
  10. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
  11. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carly Wickenheiser replaces Vilde Bøe Risa.
  12. 71' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Simone Charley replaces Michelle Alozie.
  13. 71' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Emma Egizii replaces Jenna Bike.
  14. 71' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Bea Franklin replaces Aaliyah Farmer.
  15. 71' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Anna Gasper replaces Julia Grosso.
  16. 76' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Feli Rauch.
  17. 78' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Manaka Hayashi replaces Brianna Pinto.
  18. 80' Uno Shiragaki (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 81' Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 6. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
  20. 84' Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 85' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ivy Younce replaces Ashley Sanchez.

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