NWSL

FT Saturday, September 25, 2021
North Carolina Courage WWDDL 1
–
Gotham FC DLLLD 3
1st2ndT
NC101
GFC213
Sports Illustrated Stadium · 2,887 att.

Head to Head

NC leads series 4-1

Lineups

GFC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 24Estelle JohnsonCD
  3. 28Imani DorseyCD-L
  4. 12Gina LewandowskiCD-R
  5. 16Allie LongCM-L
  6. 7McCall ZerboniCM-R
  7. 9Nahomi KawasumiLM
  8. 3Caprice DydascoRM
  9. 25Ifeoma OnumonuF
  10. 10Carli LloydCF-L
  11. 23Midge PurceCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Nicole BaxterSUB
  2. 8Erica SkroskiSUB
  3. 27Gaëtane ThineySUB
  4. 11Lee SodamSUB
  5. 19Elizabeth EddySUB
  6. 13DiDi HaracicSUB
  7. 20Evelyne ViensSUB
  8. 17Dominique RichardsonSUB
  9. 4Paige CroninSUB

NC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 7Diane CaldwellCD
  3. 6Abby ErcegCD-L
  4. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  5. 8Denise O'SullivanCM-L
  6. 34Angharad James-TurnerCM-R
  7. 4Carson PickettLM
  8. 13Ryan WilliamsRM
  9. 9Lynn BiyendoloF
  10. 25Meredith SpeckCF-L
  11. 12Amy RodriguezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  2. 29Rylee BaisdenSUB
  3. 30Kendall FletcherSUB
  4. 2Taylor SmithSUB
  5. 14Jessica McDonaldSUB
  6. 20Lindsay AgnewSUB
  7. 42Samantha LeshnakSUB
  8. 21Cari RoccaroSUB
  9. 19Havana SolaunSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 20' Goal! Gotham FC 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Angharad James (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 28' Goal! Gotham FC 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Carli Lloyd (Gotham FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 36' Goal! Gotham FC 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Margaret Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ifeoma Onumonu.
  6. 40' Diane Caldwell (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 46' Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Angharad James (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Havana Solaun replaces Amy Rodriguez.
  10. 63' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jessica McDonald replaces Diane Caldwell.
  11. 73' Substitution, Gotham FC. Paige Monaghan replaces Margaret Purce.
  12. 76' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Taylor Smith replaces Ryan Williams.
  13. 76' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cari Roccaro replaces Angharad James.
  14. 77' Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 80' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Rylee Baisden replaces Denise O'Sullivan.
  16. 81' Substitution, Gotham FC. Dominique Richardson replaces Nahomi Kawasumi.
  17. 81' Substitution, Gotham FC. Évelyne Viens replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
  18. 82' Goal! Gotham FC 3, North Carolina Courage 1. Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Évelyne Viens following a fast break.
  19. 85' Kailen Sheridan (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90' Substitution, Gotham FC. Erica Skroski replaces Estelle Johnson.
  21. 90' Substitution, Gotham FC. Elizabeth Eddy replaces Imani Dorsey.

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