NWSL

FT Saturday, August 7, 2021
North Carolina Courage WLLDD 1
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Gotham FC DDWWD 0
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Sports Illustrated Stadium · 2,179 att.

Head to Head

NC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

GFC · 4-3-3

  1. 13DiDi HaracicG
  2. 24Estelle JohnsonCD-L
  3. 12Gina LewandowskiCD-R
  4. 3Caprice DydascoLB
  5. 8Erica SkroskiRB
  6. 16Allie LongCM
  7. 27Gaëtane ThineyLM
  8. 7McCall ZerboniRM
  9. 25Ifeoma OnumonuF
  10. 9Nahomi KawasumiLF
  11. 18Delanie SheehanRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Lee SodamSUB
  2. 19Elizabeth EddySUB
  3. 17Dominique RichardsonSUB
  4. 21Mandy McGlynnSUB
  5. 15Sabrina FloresSUB
  6. 2Brianna PintoSUB
  7. 5Nicole BaxterSUB
  8. 14Kenie WrightSUB
  9. 6Jennifer CudjoeSUB

NC · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 6Abby ErcegCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 4Carson PickettLB
  5. 11Merritt MathiasRB
  6. 34Angharad James-TurnerCM-L
  7. 8Denise O'SullivanCM-R
  8. 14Jessica McDonaldCF-L
  9. 12Amy RodriguezCF-R
  10. 19Havana SolaunAM-L
  11. 25Meredith SpeckAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Taylor SmithSUB
  2. 42Samantha LeshnakSUB
  3. 30Kendall FletcherSUB
  4. 29Rylee BaisdenSUB
  5. 7Diane CaldwellSUB
  6. 20Lindsay AgnewSUB
  7. 13Ryan WilliamsSUB
  8. 21Cari RoccaroSUB
  9. 27Brittany RatcliffeSUB

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal! Gotham FC 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
  2. 58' McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 62' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cari Roccaro replaces Angharad James.
  4. 69' Substitution, Gotham FC. Brianna Pinto replaces Gaëtane Thiney.
  5. 77' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Jessica McDonald.
  6. 80' Substitution, Gotham FC. Elizabeth Eddy replaces Erica Skroski.
  7. 87' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Taylor Smith replaces Meredith Speck.
  8. 87' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams replaces Merritt Mathias because of an injury.

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