Portland Thorns FC vs North Carolina Courage, 2021 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

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Portland Thorns FC are hosting North Carolina Courage at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, 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.
1': Foul by Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage).
1': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
2': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
3': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross following a set piece situation.
3': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Kaleigh Kurtz tries a through ball, but Debinha is caught offside.
4': Attempt missed. Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
5': Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
6': Offside, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg tries a through ball, but Morgan Weaver is caught offside.
8': Attempt saved. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
9': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Emily Menges.
10': Attempt missed. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
13': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
14': Attempt blocked. Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angela Salem with a cross.
15': Attempt blocked. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Meghan Klingenberg.
16': Attempt blocked. Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
16': Attempt blocked. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
16': Abby Erceg (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
17': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carson Pickett following a set piece situation.
18': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
18': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
21': Attempt missed. Abby Erceg (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jessica McDonald with a cross.
22': Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns).
23': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a through ball.
23': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
23': Attempt blocked. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angela Salem with a cross.
23': Attempt missed. Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
26': Attempt blocked. Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
26': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
29': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
30': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
31': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
32': Attempt blocked. Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Foul by Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage).
35': Abby Erceg (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns).
36': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns).
37': Attempt blocked. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cari Roccaro.
39': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Debinha tries a through ball, but Jessica McDonald is caught offside.
39': Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns).
40': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
41': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
43': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
44': Foul by Meghan Klingenberg (Portland Thorns).
44': Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
45'+1': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
47': Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Lindsey Horan (Portland Thorns).
49': Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
50': Attempt missed. Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
51': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
55': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lindsey Horan.
58': Attempt blocked. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amy Rodriguez.
58': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Merritt Mathias with a cross following a corner.
59': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Meghan Klingenberg.
60': Attempt missed. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
61': Angela Salem (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Debinha (North Carolina Courage).
63': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
64': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Natalia Kuikka replaces Lindsey Horan.
64': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Madison Pogarch replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
65': Attempt missed. Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
65': Attempt saved. Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
66': Attempt saved. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
66': Attempt missed. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
67': Abby Erceg (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
70': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
74': Attempt missed. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
76': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns).
78': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
79': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Simone Charley replaces Morgan Weaver.
79': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Olivia Moultrie replaces Angela Salem.
79': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
80': Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns).
81': Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
83': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
85': Foul by Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage).
85': Madison Pogarch (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross.
88': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Yazmeen Ryan.
88': Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross.
89': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Foul by Simone Charley (Portland Thorns).
90'+1': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Olivia Moultrie.
90'+2': Bella Bixby (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage).
90'+4': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Tyler Lussi replaces Sophia Smith.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 0.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 17,584

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Portland Thorns FC	1	+1	3
2	Angel City FC	0	0	0
3	Bay FC	0	0	0
4	Boston Legacy FC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Portland Thorns FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Bella Bixby (GK)
4	Becky Sauerbrunn
5	Emily Menges
25	Meghan Klingenberg
20	Kelli Hubly
12	Christine Sinclair
36	Angela Salem
23	Yazmeen Ryan
22	Morgan Weaver
10	Lindsey Heaps
9	Sophia Wilson

Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:

Natalia Kuikka, Simone Charley, Olivia Moultrie, Madison Pogarch, Marissa Everett, Tyler Lussi, Meaghan Nally, Celeste Boureille, Abby Smith.

North Carolina Courage (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Casey Murphy (GK)
6	Abby Erceg
3	Kaleigh Kurtz
4	Carson Pickett
11	Merritt Mathias
8	Denise O'Sullivan
21	Cari Roccaro
12	Amy Rodriguez
10	Debinha
14	Jessica McDonald
9	Lynn Biyendolo

North Carolina Courage Substitutes:

Rylee Baisden, Angharad James-Turner, Meredith Speck, Kendall Fletcher, Lindsay Agnew, Samantha Leshnak, Diane Caldwell, Brittany Ratcliffe, Taylor Smith.

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