NWSL

FT Sunday, October 10, 2021
North Carolina Courage DDLLW 1
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Houston Dash LDDWW 4
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NC101
HOU314
Shell Energy Stadium · 4,155 att.

Head to Head

NC leads series 3-2

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 25Katie NaughtonCD-L
  3. 11Megan MontefuscoCD-R
  4. 2Allysha ChapmanLB
  5. 9Haley McCutcheonRB
  6. 19Kristie MewisAM
  7. 13Sophie SchmidtLM
  8. 6Shea GroomRM
  9. 3Rachel DalyF
  10. 14Brianna VisalliAM-L
  11. 8Nichelle PrinceAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Maka Gomera-StevensSUB
  2. 35Michelle AlozieSUB
  3. 20Lindsey HarrisSUB
  4. 5Gabby SeilerSUB
  5. 22Jasmyne SpencerSUB
  6. 12Veronica LatskoSUB
  7. 34Michaela AbamSUB
  8. 27Annika SchmidtSUB
  9. 29Andrea Rán HauksdóttirSUB

NC · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 6Abby ErcegCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 4Carson PickettLB
  5. 11Merritt MathiasRB
  6. 8Denise O'SullivanCM-L
  7. 34Angharad James-TurnerCM-R
  8. 9Lynn BiyendoloCF-L
  9. 14Jessica McDonaldCF-R
  10. 10DebinhaAM-L
  11. 12Amy RodriguezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Rylee BaisdenSUB
  2. 21Cari RoccaroSUB
  3. 13Ryan WilliamsSUB
  4. 7Diane CaldwellSUB
  5. 19Havana SolaunSUB
  6. 42Samantha LeshnakSUB
  7. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  8. 27Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  9. 2Taylor SmithSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Houston Dash 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  2. 6' Goal! Houston Dash 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Brianna Visalli (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 19' Megan Oyster (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 24' Goal! Houston Dash 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Rachel Daly (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nichelle Prince with a cross.
  5. 26' Goal! Houston Dash 3, North Carolina Courage 1. Shea Groom (Houston Dash) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristie Mewis.
  6. 56' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Amy Rodriguez.
  7. 57' Goal! Houston Dash 4, North Carolina Courage 1. Rachel Daly (Houston Dash) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brianna Visalli.
  8. 66' Abby Erceg (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Havana Solaun replaces Denise O'Sullivan.
  10. 68' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams replaces Merritt Mathias.
  11. 72' Substitution, Houston Dash. Gabby Seiler replaces Shea Groom.
  12. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cari Roccaro replaces Debinha.
  13. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Taylor Smith replaces Lynn Williams.
  14. 78' Substitution, Houston Dash. Veronica Latsko replaces Brianna Visalli.
  15. 79' Substitution, Houston Dash. Jasmyne Spencer replaces Haley Hanson.
  16. 85' Substitution, Houston Dash. Makamae Gomera-Stevens replaces Kristie Mewis.
  17. 85' Substitution, Houston Dash. Michaela Abam replaces Nichelle Prince.

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