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North Carolina Courage WLWLL 1
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Utah Royals LWLWL 2
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NC101
UTA112
America First Field · 5,572 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
5
50.8
Possession
49.2
11
SHOTS
7
6
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
326
Accurate Passes
296
412
Passes
395
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
35
Long Balls
60
19
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
19
19
Tackles
25
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
16
8
Effective Clearances
15
8
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:16 Utah Royals vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:02 Cloé Lacasse scores goal for Utah Royals Watch on ESPN 00:39 Ashley Sanchez scores Penalty Goals vs. Utah Royals Watch on ESPN 01:01 Cece Kizer scores in the 65' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

UTA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mandy McGlynnG
  2. 18Kaleigh RiehlCD-L
  3. 8Kate Del FavaCD-R
  4. 14Nuria RábanoLB
  5. 22Miyabi MoriyaRB
  6. 11Mina TanakaAM
  7. 10Narumi MiuraLM
  8. 99Madison HammondRM
  9. 21Kiana PalaciosF
  10. 24Cloé LacasseAM-L
  11. 5Cece DelzerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 71Ali SwensenSUB
  2. 30Alexa SpaanstraSUB
  3. 23Mia JustusSUB
  4. 13Brecken MozingoSUB
  5. 2Tatumn MilazzoSUB
  6. 6Kameron SimmondsSUB
  7. 3Jameese JosephSUB
  8. 16Courtney BrownSUB
  9. 15Dayana Pierre-LouisSUB

NC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 18Uno ShiragakiCD-L
  3. 12Natalia StaudeCD-R
  4. 11Feli RauchLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 20Shinomi KoyamaCM
  7. 19Erica ParkinsonLM
  8. 16Riley JacksonRM
  9. 10Evelyn IjehF
  10. 2Ashley SanchezLF
  11. 23Gianna PaulRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  2. 6Ivy YounceSUB
  3. 99Madison WhiteSUB
  4. 14Carly WickenheiserSUB
  5. 33Hannah BetfortSUB
  6. 21BiaSUB
  7. 5Cameron BrooksSUB
  8. 8Chioma OkaforSUB
  9. 26Vilde Bøe RisaSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Utah Royals 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya with a cross.
  2. 37' Goal! Utah Royals 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 44' Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Delay in match because of an injury Madison Hammond (Utah Royals).
  6. 60'
  7. 61' Substitution, Utah Royals. Jameese Joseph replaces Kiana Palacios.
  8. 61' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Vilde Bøe Risa replaces Riley Jackson.
  9. 62' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 62'
  11. 65' Goal! Utah Royals 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mina Tanaka with a through ball.
  12. 68' Narumi Miura (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carly Wickenheiser replaces Erica Parkinson.
  14. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bia Gomes replaces Gianna Paul.
  15. 78' Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Cloé Lacasse.
  16. 82' Delay in match because of an injury Madison Hammond (Utah Royals).
  17. 82'
  18. 84' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  19. 84'
  20. 84' Substitution, Utah Royals. Dayana Pierre-Louis replaces Madison Hammond because of an injury.
  21. 85' Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) Substitution at 85'
  22. 85' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
  23. 87' Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  24. 88' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Natalia Staude.
  25. 90'+1' Bia Gomes (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 90'+1' Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cece Delzer.

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