Kansas City Current vs North Carolina Courage, 2021 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season
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Kansas City Current are hosting North Carolina Courage
at Legends Field, Kansas City, Kansas, 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': Attempt missed. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Debinha.
- 5': Attempt saved. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mariana Larroquette.
- 7': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Havana Solaun.
- 10': Attempt saved. Mariana Larroquette (Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victoria Pickett.
- 10': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
- 10': Attempt saved. Rachel Corsie (Kansas City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victoria Pickett with a cross.
- 12': Attempt saved. Mariana Larroquette (Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hailie Mace.
- 13': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Desiree Scott.
- 15': Foul by Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City).
- 15': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Debinha.
- 17': Foul by Jéssica Silva (Kansas City).
- 17': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Cari Roccaro.
- 20': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City).
- 20': Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Hailie Mace (Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 26': Foul by Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage).
- 26': Victoria Pickett (Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Attempt missed. Hailie Mace (Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kristen Edmonds.
- 28': Attempt missed. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hailie Mace.
- 30': Foul by Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage).
- 30': Victoria Pickett (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Casey Murphy.
- 35': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Carson Pickett.
- 36': Attempt missed. Rachel Corsie (Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victoria Pickett with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Attempt saved. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rachel Corsie.
- 36': Foul by Rachel Corsie (Kansas City).
- 36': Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage).
- 40': Kiara Pickett (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Jéssica Silva (Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mariana Larroquette.
- 41': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
- 44': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jessica McDonald.
- 45'+1': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Amy Rodriguez.
- 45'+2': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Jessica McDonald.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Kansas City 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Kansas City 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
- 47': Foul by Havana Solaun (North Carolina Courage).
- 47': Mariana Larroquette (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Jéssica Silva (Kansas City).
- 48': Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kiara Pickett.
- 50': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross.
- 51': Attempt missed. Mariana Larroquette (Kansas City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristen Edmonds with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
- 52': Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Jéssica Silva (Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiara Pickett.
- 56': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Debinha tries a through ball, but Jessica McDonald is caught offside.
- 57': Substitution, Kansas City. Chloe Logarzo replaces Jéssica Silva.
- 59': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams replaces Amy Rodriguez.
- 59': Foul by Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City).
- 59': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage).
- 65': Attempt missed. Hailie Mace (Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 66': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Rachel Corsie.
- 67': Attempt saved. Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross.
- 70': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
- 70': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Rachel Corsie (Kansas City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Logarzo with a cross.
- 71': Corner, Kansas City. Conceded by Lynn Williams.
- 73': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kristen Edmonds.
- 75': Attempt missed. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 75': Substitution, Kansas City. Lo'eau LaBonta replaces Kristen Edmonds.
- 75': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Debinha.
- 76': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
- 76': Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Hailie Mace (Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta.
- 80': Foul by Chloe Logarzo (Kansas City).
- 80': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lindsay Agnew replaces Jessica McDonald.
- 85': Substitution, Kansas City. Darian Jenkins replaces Mariana Larroquette.
- 90': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Darian Jenkins (Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
- 90'+2': Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Kansas City 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
- 0': Match ends, Kansas City 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: Legends Field
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 4,583
Venue: Legends Field
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 4,583
NWSL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Spirit | 16 | +13 | 33 |
| 2 | Gotham FC | 16 | +9 | 31 |
| 3 | Utah Royals | 16 | +9 | 30 |
| 4 | San Diego Wave FC | 17 | +4 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Kansas City Current (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adrianna Franch (GK) |
| 2 | Rachel Corsie |
| 7 | Elizabeth Ball |
| 4 | Hailie Mace  |
| 23 | Kiki Pickett |
| 11 | Desiree Scott |
| 99 | Victoria Pickett |
| 3 | Kristen Edmonds |
| 77 | Jéssica Silva |
| 21 | Mariana Larroquette |
| 25 | Kristen Hamilton |
North Carolina Courage (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Murphy (GK) |
| 3 | Kaleigh Kurtz |
| 4 | Carson Pickett |
| 11 | Merritt Mathias |
| 19 | Havana Solaun |
| 21 | Cari Roccaro |
| 10 | Debinha |
| 25 | Meredith Speck |
| 12 | Amy Rodriguez |
| 9 | Lynn Biyendolo |
| 14 | Jessica McDonald |
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