NWSL

FT Saturday, June 26, 2021
Portland Thorns FC LLWWW 0
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North Carolina Courage LWLWW 2
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NC022
WakeMed Soccer Park · 5,674 att.

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NC · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 6Abby ErcegCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 4Carson PickettLB
  5. 11Merritt MathiasRB
  6. 8Denise O'SullivanCM-L
  7. 19Havana SolaunCM-R
  8. 9Lynn BiyendoloCF-L
  9. 14Jessica McDonaldCF-R
  10. 10DebinhaAM-L
  11. 5Sam MewisAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  2. 21Cari RoccaroSUB
  3. 13Ryan WilliamsSUB
  4. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  5. 23Kristen HamiltonSUB
  6. 16Hailie MaceSUB
  7. 34Angharad James-TurnerSUB
  8. 7Diane CaldwellSUB
  9. 99Katelyn RowlandSUB

POR · 4-3-1-2

  1. 24Adrianna FranchG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 5Emily MengesCD-R
  4. 25Meghan KlingenbergLB
  5. 14Natalia KuikkaRB
  6. 12Christine SinclairM
  7. 36Angela SalemCM
  8. 19Crystal DunnAM
  9. 22Morgan WeaverLM
  10. 11Rocky RodríguezRM
  11. 7Simone CharleyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Kelli Hubly
  2. 23Yazmeen Ryan
  3. 15Madison Pogarch
  4. 43Shelby Hogan
  5. 31Bella Bixby
  6. 30Celeste Boureille
  7. 39Meaghan Nally
  8. 40Marissa Everett

Timeline

  1. 57' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 0. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  2. 61' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Madison Pogarch replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
  3. 66' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns 0. Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross.
  4. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kristen Hamilton replaces Samantha Mewis.
  5. 70' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Yazmeen Ryan replaces Morgan Weaver.
  6. 78' Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 79' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Angharad James replaces Denise O'Sullivan.
  8. 79' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Marissa Everett replaces Simone Charley.
  9. 79' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hailie Mace replaces Jessica McDonald.
  10. 79' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Celeste Boureille replaces Angela Salem.
  11. 88' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Debinha.
  12. 88' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams replaces Merritt Mathias.

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