NWSL

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

· NWSL
North Carolina Courage
  • 39': Amy Rodriguez (P)
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1 - 0
Chicago Stars FC

    About

    North Carolina Courage are hosting Chicago Stars 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.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Kealia Watt (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danielle Colaprico.
    • 4': Foul by Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 4': Havana Solaun (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Foul by Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage).
    • 5': Tatumn Milazzo (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 7': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Katlyn Johnson tries a through ball, but Mallory Pugh is caught offside.
    • 10': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Katlyn Johnson (Chicago Red Stars) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mallory Pugh with a cross following a corner.
    • 11': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Arin Wright tries a through ball, but Kealia Watt is caught offside.
    • 11': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 12': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 12': Katlyn Johnson (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Kealia Watt (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arin Wright.
    • 14': Foul by Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 14': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Katlyn Johnson (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Emily Boyd tries a through ball, but Kealia Watt is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Kealia Watt (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mallory Pugh.
    • 17': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Sarah Woldmoe (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Merritt Mathias with a cross.
    • 23': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Alyssa Mautz tries a through ball, but Mallory Pugh is caught offside.
    • 23': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Tatumn Milazzo (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 24': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Arin Wright.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Havana Solaun following a corner.
    • 25': Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
    • 27': Foul by Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 27': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jessica McDonald with a cross.
    • 32': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Tatumn Milazzo.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Havana Solaun.
    • 36': Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Debinha (North Carolina Courage).
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sarah Woldmoe.
    • 37': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
    • 38': Penalty conceded by Kayla Sharples (Chicago Red Stars) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 39': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Chicago Red Stars 0. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessica McDonald.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross.
    • 41': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kayla Sharples.
    • 43': Foul by Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage).
    • 43': Sarah Gorden (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Danielle Colaprico (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Debinha (North Carolina Courage).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Carson Pickett.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Sarah Woldmoe (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Chicago Red Stars 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 1, Chicago Red Stars 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Sarah Woldmoe (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alyssa Mautz.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 48': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Emily Boyd.
    • 48': Foul by Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage).
    • 48': Kayla Sharples (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Danielle Colaprico tries a through ball, but Kealia Watt is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jessica McDonald.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Kealia Watt (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Katlyn Johnson.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Mautz (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Katlyn Johnson.
    • 58': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 60': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Rachel Hill replaces Tatumn Milazzo.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kayla Sharples.
    • 63': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 63': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Angharad James replaces Meredith Speck because of an injury.
    • 65': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Sarah Woldmoe (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 67': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Arin Wright.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Carson Pickett following a corner.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danielle Colaprico.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 75': Foul by Havana Solaun (North Carolina Courage).
    • 75': Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Kayla Sharples (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arin Wright.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rachel Hill.
    • 78': Foul by Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 78': Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Mallory Pugh (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kealia Watt.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a through ball.
    • 79': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Arin Wright.
    • 80': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cari Roccaro replaces Amy Rodriguez.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Abby Erceg (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Angharad James (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Sarah Woldmoe (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 82': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Makenzy Doniak replaces Danielle Colaprico.
    • 83': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Zoe Morse replaces Alyssa Mautz.
    • 83': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Nikki Stanton replaces Arin Wright.
    • 83': Foul by Sarah Woldmoe (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 83': Jessica McDonald (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Nikki Stanton.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Kealia Watt (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Makenzy Doniak with a through ball.
    • 85': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Sarah Woldmoe (Chicago Red Stars) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikki Stanton with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Sarah Woldmoe (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Carson Pickett.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Kayla Sharples (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 86': Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Kealia Watt (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 87': Kealia Watt (Chicago Red Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Foul by Havana Solaun (North Carolina Courage).
    • 87': Rachel Hill (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 90': Foul by Zoe Morse (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 90': Havana Solaun (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams replaces Debinha.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Rachel Hill tries a through ball, but Kealia Watt is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Angharad James (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Nikki Stanton (Chicago Red Stars).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Chicago Red Stars 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Chicago Red Stars 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 5,002

    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

    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
    8 Denise O'Sullivan
    19 Havana Solaun
    12 Amy Rodriguez
    14 Jessica McDonald
    25 Meredith Speck
    10 Debinha
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Angharad James-Turner, Diane Caldwell, Ryan Williams, Rylee Baisden, Schuyler Debree, Taylor Smith, Brittany Ratcliffe, Samantha Leshnak, Cari Roccaro.

    CHI Chicago Stars FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Emily Boyd (GK)
    11 Sarah Gorden
    28 Kayla Sharples
    3 Arin Wright
    23 Tatumn Milazzo
    33 Katie Johnson
    16 Sarah Woldmoe
    24 Danielle Colaprico
    2 Kealia Watt Yellow Card
    9 Mallory Swanson
    4 Alyssa Mautz
    Chicago Stars FC Substitutes:
    Ella Stevens, Zoey Goralski, Zoe Morse, Cassie Miller, Bianca St-Georges, Nikki Stanton, Makenzy Robbe, Rachel Hill.

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