NWSL

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

· NWSL
North Carolina Courage
    FT
    0 - 3
    Gotham FC
    • 54': Midge Purce
    • 64': Midge Purce
    • 67': Carli Lloyd

    About

    North Carolina Courage are hosting Gotham FC at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, 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.
    • 2': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Allie Long (Gotham FC).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 7': Attempt missed. McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Gina Lewandowski (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi.
    • 8': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 11': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck tries a through ball, but Debinha is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 13': Foul by Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage).
    • 13': Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Offside, Gotham FC. Nahomi Kawasumi tries a through ball, but Carli Lloyd is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lynn Williams with a headed pass.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Meredith Speck.
    • 18': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 18': McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imani Dorsey with a cross.
    • 21': Foul by McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC).
    • 21': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 25': Foul by Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage).
    • 25': Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Allie Long (Gotham FC).
    • 29': Attempt saved. Caprice Dydasco (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Merritt Mathias with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imani Dorsey.
    • 35': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
    • 35': Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Hand ball by Debinha (North Carolina Courage).
    • 37': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 41': Attempt saved. McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Margaret Purce.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Debinha with a cross.
    • 43': Foul by Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC).
    • 43': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Nahomi Kawasumi (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carli Lloyd.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage).
    • 45'+2': Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 0.
    • 46': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Nahomi Kawasumi.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha with a cross.
    • 46': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Carli Lloyd.
    • 47': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ifeoma Onumonu.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 53': Offside, Gotham FC. Nahomi Kawasumi tries a through ball, but Ifeoma Onumonu is caught offside.
    • 54': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 1. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caprice Dydasco.
    • 57': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 58': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Caprice Dydasco with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahomi Kawasumi.
    • 61': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
    • 63': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Amy Rodriguez replaces Meredith Speck.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carli Lloyd.
    • 64': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 2. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
    • 66': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
    • 67': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 3. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Estelle Johnson.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Merritt Mathias.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 72': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Angharad James replaces Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 72': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Taylor Smith replaces Jessica McDonald.
    • 73': Substitution, Gotham FC. Paige Monaghan replaces Margaret Purce.
    • 75': Offside, Gotham FC. Carli Lloyd tries a through ball, but Ifeoma Onumonu is caught offside.
    • 77': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Carson Pickett.
    • 78': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Carson Pickett.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Taylor Smith (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha with a through ball.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Angharad James (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carson Pickett.
    • 82': Substitution, Gotham FC. Elizabeth Eddy replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
    • 82': Substitution, Gotham FC. Gaëtane Thiney replaces Nahomi Kawasumi.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elizabeth Eddy.
    • 83': Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Gaëtane Thiney (Gotham FC).
    • 83': Gaëtane Thiney (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC).
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Caprice Dydasco.
    • 89': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams replaces Carson Pickett.
    • 89': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Debinha.
    • 89': Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Estelle Johnson.
    • 89': Substitution, Gotham FC. Évelyne Viens replaces Carli Lloyd.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Gotham FC. Elizabeth Eddy tries a through ball, but Évelyne Viens is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Évelyne Viens (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elizabeth Eddy.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 3.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 3.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 7,064

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Kansas City Current 1 +1 3
    2 North Carolina Courage 1 +1 3
    3 Bay FC 1 +1 3
    4 Houston Dash 1 +1 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Casey Murphy (GK)
    6 Abby Erceg
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz
    4 Carson Pickett
    11 Merritt Mathias Yellow Card
    8 Denise O'Sullivan
    21 Cari Roccaro
    9 Lynn Biyendolo
    14 Jessica McDonald
    25 Meredith Speck
    10 Debinha
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Brittany Ratcliffe, Ryan Williams, Taylor Smith, Rylee Baisden, Diane Caldwell, Angharad James-Turner, Amy Rodriguez, Lindsay Agnew, Samantha Leshnak.

    GFC Gotham FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Kailen Sheridan (GK)
    24 Estelle Johnson
    12 Gina Lewandowski
    28 Imani Dorsey
    3 Caprice Dydasco
    7 McCall Zerboni
    9 Nahomi Kawasumi
    16 Allie Long
    10 Carli Lloyd
    25 Ifeoma Onumonu
    23 Midge Purce
    Gotham FC Substitutes:
    Erica Skroski, Elizabeth Eddy, Lee Sodam, Mandy Freeman, Evelyne Viens, Gaëtane Thiney, DiDi Haracic, Dominique Richardson, Paige Monaghan.

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