NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Orlando Pride, 2021 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

· NWSL
North Carolina Courage
  • 52': Brittany Ratcliffe
FT
1 - 1
Orlando Pride
  • 50': Sydney Leroux

About

North Carolina Courage are hosting Orlando Pride 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.
  • 5': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Taylor Kornieck.
  • 6': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
  • 9': Offside, Orlando Pride. Marisa Viggiano tries a through ball, but Sydney Leroux is caught offside.
  • 11': Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Phoebe McClernon (Orlando Pride).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Courtney Petersen (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydney Leroux.
  • 14': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Phoebe McClernon (Orlando Pride).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Foul by Havana Solaun (North Carolina Courage).
  • 16': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Ali Krieger (Orlando Pride).
  • 16': Ali Krieger (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Carson Pickett tries a through ball, but Brittany Ratcliffe is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Havana Solaun with a through ball.
  • 21': Hand ball by Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride).
  • 27': Abby Erceg (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Jodie Taylor (Orlando Pride).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jodie Taylor.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Merritt Mathias.
  • 33': Offside, Orlando Pride. Sydney Leroux tries a through ball, but Jodie Taylor is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir (Orlando Pride).
  • 34': Havana Solaun (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Ali Krieger (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage).
  • 39': Cari Roccaro (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Taylor Kornieck (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sydney Leroux.
  • 42': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ali Krieger.
  • 43': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brittany Ratcliffe.
  • 44': Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride).
  • 45': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Hand ball by Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Orlando Pride 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 0, Orlando Pride 0.
  • 45': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Cari Roccaro.
  • 48': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Courtney Petersen.
  • 50': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Orlando Pride 1. Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ali Krieger with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 51': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 51': Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Orlando Pride 1. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Meredith Speck.
  • 54': Foul by Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
  • 54': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Kornieck.
  • 57': Foul by Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride).
  • 57': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Angharad James (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Meredith Speck.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Meredith Speck following a fast break.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amy Rodriguez.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Taylor Kornieck (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir.
  • 66': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Erika Tymrak replaces Jodie Taylor.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Havana Solaun.
  • 68': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Amy Turner.
  • 71': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Meggie Dougherty Howard replaces Taylor Kornieck.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Havana Solaun.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Erika Tymrak (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
  • 76': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Taylor Smith replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
  • 76': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Havana Solaun (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Meredith Speck.
  • 80': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ali Krieger.
  • 82': Offside, Orlando Pride. Sydney Leroux tries a through ball, but Marisa Viggiano is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Havana Solaun.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylie Strom.
  • 86': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Taylor Smith (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Havana Solaun.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Courtney Petersen (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Meggie Dougherty Howard.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Erika Tymrak.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Marisa Viggiano (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Amy Rodriguez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carson Pickett following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Orlando Pride 1.
  • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Orlando Pride 1.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 5,523

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 (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Casey Murphy (GK)
6 Abby Erceg
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
4 Carson Pickett
11 Merritt Mathias
12 Amy Rodriguez
8 Denise O'Sullivan
21 Cari Roccaro Yellow Card
19 Havana Solaun
34 Angharad James-Turner
27 Brittany Ratcliffe
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Caeley Lordemann, Kendall Fletcher, Schuyler Debree, Meredith Speck, Diane Caldwell, Rylee Baisden, Taylor Smith, Lindsay Agnew, Samantha Leshnak.

ORL Orlando Pride (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
24 Ashlyn Harris (GK)
4 Amy James-Turner
21 Phoebe McClernon
11 Ali Krieger Yellow Card
14 Marisa DiGrande
8 Gunnhildur Yrsa Jonsdottir
22 Taylor Flint
17 Courtney Petersen
23 Kylie Nadaner Yellow Card
2 Sydney Leroux
9 Jodie Taylor
Orlando Pride Substitutes:
Ally Haran, Abigail Kim, Chelsee Washington, Toni Pressley, Brittany Isenhour, Crystal Thomas, Erika Tymrak, Meggie Dougherty Howard, Konya Plummer.

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