NWSL Challenge Cup

FT Saturday, March 19, 2022
Gotham FC WDDDL 0
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North Carolina Courage LLLDL 2
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GFC000
NC112
WakeMed Soccer Park · 2,537 att.

Head to Head

GFC leads series 3-2

Lineups

NC · 4-3-3

  1. 99Katelyn RowlandG
  2. 6Abby ErcegCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 4Carson PickettLB
  5. 11Merritt MathiasRB
  6. 8Denise O'SullivanCM
  7. 5Brianna PintoLM
  8. 7Malia BerkelyRM
  9. 10DebinhaF
  10. 15Jaelene DanielsLF
  11. 2Taylor SmithRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  2. 12Diana OrdóñezSUB
  3. 14Katie BowenSUB
  4. 13Ryan WilliamsSUB
  5. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  6. 23Kiki PickettSUB
  7. 28Tess BoadeSUB
  8. 33Jorian BaucomSUB

GFC · 4-3-1-2

  1. 18Ashlyn HarrisG
  2. 22Mandy FreemanCD-L
  3. 11Ali KriegerCD-R
  4. 28Imani DorseyLB
  5. 3Caprice DydascoRB
  6. 23Midge PurceM
  7. 7McCall ZerboniCM
  8. 9Nahomi KawasumiAM
  9. 4Paige CroninLM
  10. 6Jennifer CudjoeRM
  11. 2Cameron TuckerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Kumi Yokoyama
  2. 21Ellie Jean
  3. 24Estelle Johnson
  4. 1Michelle Betos
  5. 8Taryn Torres
  6. 12Gina Lewandowski
  7. 5Nicole Baxter

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Gotham FC 0. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross.
  2. 46' Jennifer Cudjoe (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Gotham FC 0. Abby Erceg (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  4. 55' Substitution, Gotham FC. Taryn Torres replaces Jennifer Cudjoe.
  5. 59' Substitution, Gotham FC. Nicole Baxter replaces Nahomi Kawasumi.
  6. 59' Substitution, Gotham FC. Ellie Jean replaces Cameron Tucker.
  7. 62' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tess Boade replaces Jaelene Daniels.
  8. 62' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Brianna Pinto.
  9. 79' Substitution, Gotham FC. Kumi Yokoyama replaces Caprice Dydasco.
  10. 79' Substitution, Gotham FC. Estelle Johnson replaces Mandy Freeman.
  11. 87' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kiki Pickett replaces Merritt Mathias.
  12. 87' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Diana Ordoñez replaces Taylor Smith.

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