Washington Spirit vs North Carolina Courage, 2021 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

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Washington Spirit are hosting North Carolina Courage at Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia, 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': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Foul by Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
2': Hand ball by Paige Nielsen (Washington Spirit).
3': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andi Sullivan.
5': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Diane Caldwell.
6': Attempt missed. Emily Sonnett (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dorian Bailey with a cross following a corner.
6': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
7': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dorian Bailey.
9': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
9': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).
14': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Debinha tries a through ball, but Lynn Williams is caught offside.
16': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Emily Sonnett.
17': Attempt missed. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
17': Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
20': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
20': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara.
34': Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Tori Huster (Washington Spirit).
35': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
37': Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
39': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Kaleigh Kurtz tries a through ball, but Amy Rodriguez is caught offside.
40': Attempt blocked. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
42': Attempt missed. Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara.
43': Foul by Paige Nielsen (Washington Spirit).
43': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
45'+3': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
46': Attempt saved. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cari Roccaro.
48': Attempt blocked. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
48': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Diane Caldwell.
48': Attempt missed. Sam Staab (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andi Sullivan following a corner.
49': Attempt saved. Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lynn Williams with a through ball.
49': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Debinha tries a through ball, but Lynn Williams is caught offside.
50': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
52': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage).
55': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Attempt missed. Kelley O'Hara (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andi Sullivan.
57': Hand ball by Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
59': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
59': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
59': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
60': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Julia Roddar replaces Paige Nielsen.
61': Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Andi Sullivan with a cross.
62': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Emily Sonnett.
63': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jessica McDonald replaces Amy Rodriguez.
65': Offside, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch tries a through ball, but Trinity Rodman is caught offside.
67': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
69': Attempt blocked. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
70': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
71': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz with a through ball.
72': Foul by Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage).
72': Sam Staab (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage).
74': Attempt blocked. Julia Roddar (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
75': Attempt blocked. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara.
75': Attempt missed. Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emily Sonnett.
76': 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 with a through ball.
77': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
77': Tori Huster (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara.
79': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams replaces Meredith Speck.
80': Foul by Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).
80': Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kelley O'Hara.
81': Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
84': Attempt saved. Julia Roddar (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dorian Bailey.
84': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
87': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carson Pickett.
87': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
87': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Diane Caldwell.
88': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kendall Fletcher replaces Merritt Mathias.
89': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Angharad James replaces Debinha.
89': Attempt blocked. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julia Roddar with a cross.
90'+3': Foul by Julia Roddar (Washington Spirit).
90'+3': Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Julia Roddar (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 0.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 4,554

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angel City FC	1	+4	3
2	Kansas City Current	1	+1	3
3	North Carolina Courage	1	+1	3
4	Bay FC	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Washington Spirit (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
3	Sam Staab
6	Emily Sonnett
5	Kelley O'Hara
14	Paige Nielsen
19	Dorian Bailey
12	Andi Sullivan
23	Victoria Huster
33	Ashley Hatch
10	Ashley Sanchez
2	Trinity Rodman

Washington Spirit Substitutes:

Saori Takarada, Tegan McGrady, Kumi Yokoyama, Tara Rudd, Camryn Biegalski, Anna Heilferty, Julia Roddar, Taylor Aylmer, Devon Kerr.

North Carolina Courage (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Casey Murphy (GK)
7	Diane Caldwell
4	Carson Pickett
3	Kaleigh Kurtz
8	Denise O'Sullivan
21	Cari Roccaro
10	Debinha
25	Meredith Speck
11	Merritt Mathias
9	Lynn Biyendolo
12	Amy Rodriguez

North Carolina Courage Substitutes:

Angharad James-Turner, Brittany Ratcliffe, Rylee Baisden, Taylor Smith, Ryan Williams, Samantha Leshnak, Lindsay Agnew, Jessica McDonald, Kendall Fletcher.

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