NWSL

Utah Royals vs North Carolina Courage, 2019 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

· NWSL
Utah Royals
    FT
    0 - 3
    North Carolina Courage
    • 30': Sam Mewis (P)
    • 65': Jaelene Daniels
    • 70': Debinha

    About

    Utah Royals are hosting North Carolina Courage at America First Field, Sandy, Utah, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by McCall Zerboni (North Carolina Courage).
    • 4': Gunnhildur Jonsdottir (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Rachel Corsie.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Christen Press (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Katie Bowen with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Samantha Mewis (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Heather O'Reilly.
    • 15': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Jaelene Hinkle.
    • 16': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Katie Bowen (Utah Royals).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Kristen Hamilton (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samantha Mewis.
    • 23': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Kristen Hamilton tries a through ball, but Jaelene Hinkle is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Christen Press (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Samantha Mewis (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 26': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Kristen Hamilton (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abby Erceg with a headed pass.
    • 29': Penalty North Carolina Courage. Kristen Hamilton draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 29': Penalty conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn (Utah Royals) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 30': Goal! Utah Royals 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Samantha Mewis (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 35': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 35': Gunnhildur Jonsdottir (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Desiree Scott (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Amy Rodriguez (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mallory Weber.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Katie Stengel (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Kristen Hamilton (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Utah Royals 0, North Carolina Courage 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Utah Royals 0, North Carolina Courage 1.
    • 51': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Abby Dahlkemper.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Becky Sauerbrunn (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christen Press with a cross.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Becky Sauerbrunn (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 52': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
    • 54': Substitution, Utah Royals. Vero Boquete replaces Katie Stengel.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jessica McDonald.
    • 59': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Crystal Dunn replaces McCall Zerboni.
    • 63': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Heather O'Reilly with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Foul by Mallory Weber (Utah Royals).
    • 64': Samantha Mewis (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lynn Williams replaces Kristen Hamilton.
    • 65': Goal! Utah Royals 0, North Carolina Courage 2. Jaelene Hinkle (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from long range on the left to the high centre of the goal.
    • 67': Offside, Utah Royals. Amy Rodriguez tries a through ball, but Christen Press is caught offside.
    • 70': Goal! Utah Royals 0, North Carolina Courage 3. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Crystal Dunn.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Christen Press (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vero Boquete.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Lo'eau LaBonta (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Katie Bowen.
    • 75': Foul by Crystal Dunn (North Carolina Courage).
    • 75': Lo'eau LaBonta (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Vero Boquete (Utah Royals).
    • 76': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Mallory Weber.
    • 77': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Amy Rodriguez.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jaelene Hinkle.
    • 78': Substitution, Utah Royals. Erika Tymrak replaces Lo'eau LaBonta.
    • 79': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cari Roccaro replaces Debinha.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Crystal Dunn (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jessica McDonald.
    • 88': Substitution, Utah Royals. Raisa Strom-Okimoto replaces Christen Press.
    • 90': Foul by Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90': Katie Bowen (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Amy Rodriguez (Utah Royals) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vero Boquete.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Stephanie Labbé.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Desiree Scott (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Samantha Mewis.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Becky Sauerbrunn (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Utah Royals 0, North Carolina Courage 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Utah Royals 0, North Carolina Courage 3.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: America First Field
    Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
    Attendance: 9,946

    Line-Ups

    UTA Utah Royals

    No. Name
    18 Nicole Barnhart (GK)
    20 Mallory Weber
    6 Katie Bowen
    2 Rachel Corsie
    4 Becky Sauerbrunn
    11 Desiree Scott
    24 Katie Stengel
    9 Lo'eau LaBonta
    66 Gunnhildur Yrsa Jonsdottir
    23 Christen Press
    8 Amy Rodriguez
    Utah Royals Substitutes:
    Raisa Strom-Okimoto, Gaby Vincent, Erika Tymrak, Maddie Nolf, Abby Smith, Verónica Boquete, Michelle Maemone.

    NC North Carolina Courage

    No. Name
    1 Stephanie Labbe (GK)
    6 Abby Erceg
    13 Abby Dahlkemper
    15 Jaelene Daniels
    17 Heather O'Reilly
    8 Denise O'Sullivan Yellow Card
    10 Debinha
    5 Sam Mewis
    7 McCall Zerboni
    14 Jessica McDonald
    23 Kristen Hamilton
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Meredith Speck, Katelyn Rowland, Julia Spetsmark, McKenzie Meehan, Lynn Biyendolo, Cari Roccaro, Crystal Dunn.

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