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San Diego Wave FC vs North Carolina Courage, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

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San Diego Wave FC are hosting North Carolina Courage at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California, 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.
  • 3': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 3': Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Naomi Girma tries a through ball, but Madison Pogarch is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Tess Boade with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Kelsey Turnbow (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 13': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Emily van Egmond (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Kristen McNabb (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 15': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Kristen McNabb (San Diego Wave FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Christen Westphal tries a through ball, but Sofia Jakobsson is caught offside.
  • 17': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Christen Westphal tries a through ball, but Sofia Jakobsson is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
  • 18': Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage).
  • 19': Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Kelsey Turnbow (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 21': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 21': Kelsey Turnbow (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tess Boade tries a through ball, but Kerolin is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams tries a through ball, but Tess Boade is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 32': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Fuka Nagano tries a through ball, but Debinha is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
  • 34': Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Naomi Girma.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Debinha.
  • 44': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Isabella Briede.
  • 44': 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 corner.
  • 44': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sofia Jakobsson.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fuka Nagano with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Foul by Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45': Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Naomi Girma.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, San Diego Wave FC 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins San Diego Wave FC 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Jodie Taylor replaces Emily van Egmond.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Carson Pickett.
  • 47': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
  • 50': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fuka Nagano.
  • 53': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Makenzy Doniak tries a through ball, but Jodie Taylor is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelsey Turnbow with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Tess Boade.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave FC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kelsey Turnbow with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 57': Kelsey Turnbow (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Diana Ordóñez replaces Tess Boade.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carson Pickett.
  • 59': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Madison Pogarch.
  • 61': Hand ball by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 72': Attempt missed. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kerolin.
  • 73': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Sofia Jakobsson.
  • 73': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Marleen Schimmer replaces Kelsey Turnbow.
  • 77': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Isabella Briede.
  • 77': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Rikke Madsen replaces Fuka Nagano.
  • 81': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Merritt Mathias replaces Brianna Pinto.
  • 84': Foul by Marleen Schimmer (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 84': Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jodie Taylor (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 90'+1': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Jackie Altschuld replaces Madison Pogarch.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+5': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Christen Westphal.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, San Diego Wave FC 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 0': Match ends, San Diego Wave FC 0, North Carolina Courage 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
7 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
58.3 Possession 41.7
14 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
364 Accurate Passes 218
486 Passes 354
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
8 Accurate Crosses 2
28 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 78
31 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.2
4 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 9
11 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 10
7 Effective Clearances 32
7 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 18,000

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

SD San Diego Wave FC (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Kailen Sheridan (GK)
4 Naomi Girma
14 Kristen McNabb Yellow Card
18 Kaleigh Riehl
23 Belle Briede
15 Makenzy Robbe
5 Emily van Egmond
16 Madison Pogarch
20 Christen Westphal
6 Kelsey Turnbow
10 Sofia Jakobsson

NC North Carolina Courage (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Casey Murphy (GK)
6 Abby Erceg
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
4 Carson Pickett
13 Ryan Williams
18 Fuka Nagano
8 Denise O'Sullivan
5 Brianna Pinto
28 Tess Boade
10 Debinha
9 Kerolin

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