NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Orlando Pride, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

· NWSL
North Carolina Courage
  • 86': Brianna Pinto
FT
1 - 2
Orlando Pride
  • 4': Sydney Leroux
  • 44': Mikayla Cluff

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.
  • 2': Foul by Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride).
  • 2': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Celia Jiménez (Orlando Pride).
  • 4': Taylor Smith (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 4': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Orlando Pride 1. Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 5': Foul by Diana Ordoñez (North Carolina Courage).
  • 5': Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride).
  • 7': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Abi Kim (Orlando Pride).
  • 8': Jaelene Daniels (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Rylee Baisden (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diana Ordoñez.
  • 12': Foul by Abi Kim (Orlando Pride).
  • 12': Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
  • 18': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kylie Strom.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 21': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
  • 23': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Megan Montefusco.
  • 25': Foul by Rylee Baisden (North Carolina Courage).
  • 25': Jordyn Listro (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Abi Kim with a cross.
  • 28': Foul by Taylor Smith (North Carolina Courage).
  • 28': Megan Montefusco (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Jaelene Daniels tries a through ball, but Taylor Smith is caught offside.
  • 30': Offside, Orlando Pride. Julie Doyle tries a through ball, but Mikayla Cluff is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordyn Listro.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Rylee Baisden (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diana Ordoñez.
  • 33': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Celia Jiménez.
  • 38': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 38': Viviana Villacorta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Diana Ordoñez (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Debinha with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Foul by Debinha (North Carolina Courage).
  • 43': Viviana Villacorta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Orlando Pride 2. Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+1': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Kerry Abello replaces Julie Doyle because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride).
  • 45'+1': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Celia Jiménez (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikayla Cluff.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Orlando Pride 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 0, Orlando Pride 2.
  • 45': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carson Pickett replaces Taylor Smith.
  • 45': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Havana Solaun replaces Jorian Baucom.
  • 45': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Angharad James replaces Viviana Villacorta.
  • 45': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Darian Jenkins replaces Abi Kim.
  • 48': Debinha (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Celia Jiménez (Orlando Pride).
  • 49': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 49': Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Rylee Baisden (North Carolina Courage).
  • 53': Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Carson Pickett.
  • 54': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Denise O'Sullivan replaces Rylee Baisden.
  • 59': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Jordyn Listro (Orlando Pride).
  • 60': Erin McLeod (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 61': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Leah Pruitt replaces Mikayla Cluff.
  • 65': Foul by Angharad James (Orlando Pride).
  • 65': Jaelene Daniels (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 68': Leah Pruitt (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Celia Jiménez (Orlando Pride).
  • 69': Havana Solaun (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Meredith Speck.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Sydney Leroux (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 73': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Darian Jenkins (Orlando Pride).
  • 73': Darian Jenkins (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Malia Berkely tries a through ball, but Jaelene Daniels is caught offside.
  • 74': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Jordyn Listro (Orlando Pride).
  • 75': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Havana Solaun because of an injury.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 78': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Leah Pruitt (Orlando Pride).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Jaelene Daniels (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carson Pickett.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Diana Ordoñez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Foul by Diana Ordoñez (North Carolina Courage).
  • 85': Megan Montefusco (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaelene Daniels.
  • 86': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Orlando Pride 2. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
  • 88': Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Darian Jenkins (Orlando Pride).
  • 88': Offside, Orlando Pride. Angharad James tries a through ball, but Sydney Leroux is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Courtney Petersen replaces Kerry Abello.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
  • 90'+3': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Malia Berkely tries a through ball, but Diana Ordoñez is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Carson Pickett tries a through ball, but Brittany Ratcliffe is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto tries a through ball, but Jaelene Daniels is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Orlando Pride 2.
  • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Orlando Pride 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 2
45.9 Possession 54.1
8 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
289 Accurate Passes 358
398 Passes 460
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 41
20 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 5
22 Effective Tackles 7
35 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
23 Interceptions 9
21 Effective Clearances 8
21 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 3,084

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angel City FC 0 0 0
2 Bay FC 0 0 0
3 Boston Legacy FC 0 0 0
4 Chicago Stars FC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Casey Murphy (GK)
7 Malia Berkely
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
15 Jaelene Daniels
13 Ryan Williams
29 Rylee Baisden
25 Meredith Speck
33 Jorian Baucom
2 Taylor Smith
10 Debinha
12 Diana Ordóñez
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Frankie Tagliaferri, Brianna Pinto, Carson Pickett, Denise O'Sullivan, Marisa Jordan, Havana Solaun, Brittany Ratcliffe, Haleigh Stackpole.

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

No. Name
1 Erin McLeod (GK)
5 Megan Montefusco
12 Carrie Lawrence
23 Kylie Nadaner
13 Celia Jiménez
16 Mikayla Cluff
34 Jordyn Listro
14 Viviana Villacorta
2 Sydney Leroux
20 Julie Doyle
19 Abigail Kim
Orlando Pride Substitutes:
Erika Tymrak, Darian Jenkins, Toni Pressley, Leah Pruitt, Anna Moorhouse, Kerry Abello, Angharad James-Turner, Courtney Petersen, Gunnhildur Yrsa Jonsdottir.

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