NWSL Challenge Cup

Gotham FC vs North Carolina Courage, 2021 United States NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Gotham FC
  • 18': Midge Purce
  • 26': Midge Purce
  • 32': Carli Lloyd
  • 90'+2': Evelyne Viens
FT
4 - 3
North Carolina Courage
  • 22': Debinha
  • 24': Debinha
  • 50': Jessica McDonald

About

Gotham FC are hosting North Carolina Courage at MSU Soccer Park, Montclair, New Jersey, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL Challenge Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Gotham FC. Nahomi Kawasumi tries a through ball, but Margaret Purce is caught offside.
  • 5': Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee So-Dam.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Nahomi Kawasumi (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee So-Dam.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jessica McDonald.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Hailie Mace (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
  • 13': Foul by Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage).
  • 13': Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee So-Dam.
  • 18': Goal! Gotham FC 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jennifer Cudjoe following a fast break.
  • 19': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 19': Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Lynn Williams.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imani Dorsey with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Goal! Gotham FC 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hailie Mace.
  • 24': Goal! Gotham FC 1, North Carolina Courage 2. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jessica McDonald.
  • 25': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 25': Lee So-Dam (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Goal! Gotham FC 2, North Carolina Courage 2. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paige Monaghan.
  • 28': Hand ball by Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage).
  • 31': Attempt missed. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 32': Goal! Gotham FC 3, North Carolina Courage 2. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imani Dorsey with a through ball.
  • 34': Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage).
  • 35': Attempt saved. Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 36': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 36': Lee So-Dam (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC).
  • 38': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 42': Offside, Gotham FC. Margaret Purce tries a through ball, but Paige Monaghan is caught offside.
  • 42': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Caprice Dydasco.
  • 43': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Paige Monaghan.
  • 44': Foul by Margaret Purce (Gotham FC).
  • 44': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Gotham FC 3, North Carolina Courage 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Gotham FC 3, North Carolina Courage 2.
  • 45': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Diane Caldwell replaces Schuyler DeBree.
  • 45': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kaleigh Kurtz replaces Cari Roccaro.
  • 45': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kristen Hamilton replaces Hailie Mace.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Carson Pickett.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 50': Goal! Gotham FC 3, North Carolina Courage 3. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Meredith Speck.
  • 53': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 53': Lee So-Dam (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Offside, Gotham FC. Dijana Haracic tries a through ball, but Carli Lloyd is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Gina Lewandowski.
  • 54': Hand ball by Diane Caldwell (North Carolina Courage).
  • 55': Substitution, Gotham FC. Estelle Johnson replaces Mandy Freeman.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 58': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Caprice Dydasco.
  • 59': Offside, Gotham FC. Paige Monaghan tries a through ball, but Margaret Purce is caught offside.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paige Monaghan.
  • 62': Foul by Gina Lewandowski (Gotham FC).
  • 62': Kristen Hamilton (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Offside, Gotham FC. Nahomi Kawasumi tries a through ball, but Margaret Purce is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
  • 67': Substitution, Gotham FC. Elizabeth Eddy replaces Nahomi Kawasumi.
  • 68': Substitution, Gotham FC. Evelyne Viens replaces Paige Monaghan.
  • 69': Foul by Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC).
  • 69': Kristen Hamilton (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 71': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Meredith Speck.
  • 71': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 72': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
  • 72': Foul by Evelyne Viens (Gotham FC).
  • 72': Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Elizabeth Eddy (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Margaret Purce.
  • 77': Foul by Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage).
  • 77': Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Substitution, Gotham FC. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Caprice Dydasco.
  • 77': Substitution, Gotham FC. Dominique Richardson replaces Lee So-Dam.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 80': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Estelle Johnson (Gotham FC).
  • 82': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lindsay Agnew replaces Carson Pickett.
  • 82': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams replaces Merritt Mathias.
  • 83': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Jennifer Cudjoe.
  • 84': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Margaret Purce.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Lindsay Agnew (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 86': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC).
  • 86': Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristen Hamilton.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Gina Lewandowski.
  • 89': Elizabeth Eddy (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Lindsay Agnew (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90': Offside, Gotham FC. Carli Lloyd tries a through ball, but Ifeoma Onumonu is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Gotham FC 4, North Carolina Courage 3. Evelyne Viens (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ifeoma Onumonu.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Debinha (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+4': Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Gotham FC 4, North Carolina Courage 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Gotham FC 4, North Carolina Courage 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 6
7 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
50.2 Possession 49.8
15 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
337 Accurate Passes 344
432 Passes 438
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
22 Crosses 16
0.0 Cross % 0.1
65 Long Balls 54
42 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 7
13 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
14 Interceptions 16
8 Effective Clearances 22
8 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

Venue: MSU Soccer Park
Location: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 650

NWSL Challenge Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 North Carolina Courage 5 +12 11
2 Gotham FC 4 +1 7
3 Washington Spirit 5 -4 6
4 Orlando Pride 4 -9 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

GFC Gotham FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 DiDi Haracic (GK)
22 Mandy Freeman
12 Gina Lewandowski
28 Imani Dorsey
3 Caprice Dydasco
6 Jennifer Cudjoe Yellow Card
9 Nahomi Kawasumi
11 Lee Sodam
10 Carli Lloyd
23 Midge Purce
4 Paige Monaghan
Gotham FC Substitutes:
Ifeoma Onumonu, Estelle Johnson, Nicole Baxter, Dominique Richardson, Sabrina Flores, Erica Skroski, Mandy McGlynn, Elizabeth Eddy, Evelyne Viens.

NC North Carolina Courage (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
1 Casey Murphy (GK)
21 Cari Roccaro
15 Schuyler Debree
4 Carson Pickett
11 Merritt Mathias
25 Meredith Speck
8 Denise O'Sullivan
14 Jessica McDonald
9 Lynn Biyendolo
16 Hailie Mace
10 Debinha
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Lindsay Agnew, Abby Erceg, Katelyn Rowland, Taylor Smith, Kaleigh Kurtz, Rylee Baisden, Ryan Williams, Diane Caldwell, Kristen Hamilton.

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