NWSL

Kansas City Current vs North Carolina Courage, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

· NWSL
Kansas City Current
  • 5': Lo'eau LaBonta (P)
  • 56': Cece Delzer
  • 59': Kristen Hamilton
FT
3 - 2
North Carolina Courage
  • 28': Kerolin
  • 48': Kerolin

About

Kansas City Current are hosting North Carolina Courage at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas, 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 Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
  • 3': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Penalty conceded by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 5': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 7': Diana Ordóñez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Alexis Loera (Kansas City Current).
  • 8': Foul by Abby Erceg (North Carolina Courage).
  • 8': Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
  • 9': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diana Ordóñez.
  • 13': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kerolin.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta with a cross.
  • 14': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 14': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristen Hamilton with a cross.
  • 18': Foul by Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
  • 18': Kristen Edmonds (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Diana Ordóñez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carson Pickett.
  • 21': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Alexis Loera.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Diana Ordóñez (North Carolina Courage) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Merritt Mathias with a cross.
  • 25': Foul by Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
  • 25': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current).
  • 28': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Merritt Mathias with a through ball.
  • 30': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Merritt Mathias.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cecelia Kizer.
  • 36': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kerolin.
  • 38': Foul by Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current).
  • 38': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current).
  • 41': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kerolin.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Kansas City Current. Lo'eau LaBonta tries a through ball, but Hailie Mace is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 1.
  • 47': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Brianna Pinto.
  • 47': Foul by Desiree Scott (Kansas City Current).
  • 47': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 2. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 49': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Carson Pickett.
  • 51': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Diana Ordóñez tries a through ball, but Debinha is caught offside.
  • 51': Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 53': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck tries a through ball, but Fuka Nagano is caught offside.
  • 54': Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Abby Erceg (North Carolina Courage).
  • 55': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 56': Goal! Kansas City Current 2, North Carolina Courage 2. Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Loera with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Meredith Speck with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Goal! Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 2. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kate Del Fava.
  • 61': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kristen Hamilton.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claire Lavogez.
  • 65': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 65': Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Offside, Kansas City Current. Elizabeth Ball tries a through ball, but Claire Lavogez is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jaelene Daniels replaces Fuka Nagano.
  • 70': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Diana Ordóñez.
  • 70': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Merritt Mathias tries a through ball, but Kerolin is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Desiree Scott.
  • 73': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Addisyn Merrick replaces Kristen Edmonds.
  • 73': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Elyse Bennett replaces Claire Lavogez.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cecelia Kizer with a through ball.
  • 74': Cecelia Kizer (Kansas City Current) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
  • 74': Foul by Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current).
  • 74': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Chardonnay Curran replaces Cecelia Kizer.
  • 77': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams replaces Merritt Mathias.
  • 80': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 82': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
  • 82': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Isabel Rodriguez replaces Lo'eau LaBonta.
  • 83': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Taylor Leach replaces Alexis Loera.
  • 87': Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Jaelene Daniels (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
  • 89': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Taylor Leach.
  • 90': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck tries a through ball, but Jaelene Daniels is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Malia Berkely replaces Brianna Pinto.
  • 90'+3': Desiree Scott (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jaelene Daniels (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Elyse Bennett (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hailie Mace.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 1
51.3 Possession 48.7
9 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
282 Accurate Passes 253
362 Passes 355
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.4
58 Long Balls 60
22 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
5 Interceptions 5
26 Effective Clearances 22
26 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 7,395

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 1 +1 3
2 North Carolina Courage 1 +1 3
3 Bay FC 1 +1 3
4 Portland Thorns FC 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

KC Kansas City Current (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
21 Adrianna Franch (GK)
7 Elizabeth Ball Yellow Card
3 Kristen Edmonds
22 Alex Loera
11 Desiree Scott
10 Lo'eau LaBonta
5 Cece Delzer
4 Hailie Mace
8 Kate Del Fava
94 Claire Lavogez
25 Kristen Hamilton
Kansas City Current Substitutes:
Cassie Miller, Taylor Leach, Chardonnay Curran, Izzy Rodriguez, Elyse Bennett, Maddie Nolf, Addie McCain, Addisyn Merrick, Jenna Winebrenner.

NC North Carolina Courage (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Casey Murphy (GK)
6 Abby Erceg
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
4 Carson Pickett
11 Merritt Mathias
18 Fuka Nagano
25 Meredith Speck Yellow Card
10 Debinha
5 Brianna Pinto
9 Kerolin
12 Diana Ordóñez
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Emily Gray, Rylee Baisden, Ryan Williams, Jaelene Daniels, Kiki Pickett, Katelyn Rowland, Malia Berkely, Brittany Ratcliffe, Katie Bowen.

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