NWSL Challenge Cup

FT Tuesday, April 20, 2021
North Carolina Courage WDLDW 3
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Gotham FC WLLWW 4
1st2ndT
NC213
GFC314
MSU Soccer Park · 650 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

GFC · 4-3-3

  1. 13DiDi HaracicG
  2. 22Mandy FreemanCD-L
  3. 12Gina LewandowskiCD-R
  4. 28Imani DorseyLB
  5. 3Caprice DydascoRB
  6. 6Jennifer CudjoeCM
  7. 9Nahomi KawasumiLM
  8. 11Lee SodamRM
  9. 10Carli LloydF
  10. 23Midge PurceLF
  11. 4Paige CroninRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Ifeoma OnumonuSUB
  2. 24Estelle JohnsonSUB
  3. 5Nicole BaxterSUB
  4. 17Dominique RichardsonSUB
  5. 15Sabrina FloresSUB
  6. 8Erica SkroskiSUB
  7. 21Mandy McGlynnSUB
  8. 19Elizabeth EddySUB
  9. 20Evelyne ViensSUB

NC · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 21Cari RoccaroCD-L
  3. 15Schuyler DebreeCD-R
  4. 4Carson PickettLB
  5. 11Merritt MathiasRB
  6. 25Meredith SpeckCM-L
  7. 8Denise O'SullivanCM-R
  8. 14Jessica McDonaldCF-L
  9. 9Lynn BiyendoloCF-R
  10. 16Hailie MaceAM-L
  11. 10DebinhaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Lindsay AgnewSUB
  2. 6Abby ErcegSUB
  3. 99Katelyn RowlandSUB
  4. 2Taylor SmithSUB
  5. 3Kaleigh KurtzSUB
  6. 29Rylee BaisdenSUB
  7. 13Ryan WilliamsSUB
  8. 7Diane CaldwellSUB
  9. 23Kristen HamiltonSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kaleigh Kurtz replaces Cari Roccaro.
  7. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Diane Caldwell replaces Schuyler DeBree.
  8. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kristen Hamilton replaces Hailie Mace.
  9. 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.
  10. 55' Substitution, Gotham FC. Estelle Johnson replaces Mandy Freeman.
  11. 67' Substitution, Gotham FC. Elizabeth Eddy replaces Nahomi Kawasumi.
  12. 68' Substitution, Gotham FC. Evelyne Viens replaces Paige Monaghan.
  13. 77' Substitution, Gotham FC. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Caprice Dydasco.
  14. 77' Substitution, Gotham FC. Dominique Richardson replaces Lee So-Dam.
  15. 82' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lindsay Agnew replaces Carson Pickett.
  16. 82' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams replaces Merritt Mathias.
  17. 86' Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 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.

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