North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns FC, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

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North Carolina Courage

24': Diana Ordóñez
50': Debinha
83': Meredith Speck

FT
3 - 1

Portland Thorns FC

63': Rocky Rodríguez

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North Carolina Courage are hosting Portland Thorns FC 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.
6': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
6': Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Diana Ordóñez (North Carolina Courage).
8': Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
13': Attempt blocked. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
13': Attempt saved. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
17': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
22': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meaghan Nally.
24': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 0. Diana Ordóñez (North Carolina Courage) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross.
26': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Taylor Porter (Portland Thorns).
33': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Diana Ordóñez because of an injury.
34': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
36': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
36': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns).
37': Offside, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg tries a through ball, but Yazmeen Ryan is caught offside.
41': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Debinha tries a through ball, but Brittany Ratcliffe is caught offside.
43': Attempt missed. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fuka Nagano.
45'+2': Foul by Meaghan Nally (Portland Thorns).
45'+2': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 0.
45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 0.
45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Natalia Kuikka replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
45': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Raquel Rodríguez replaces Janine Beckie.
46': Foul by Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
46': Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
46': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
47': Offside, Portland Thorns. Taylor Porter tries a through ball, but Becky Sauerbrunn is caught offside.
49': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
49': Fuka Nagano (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns 0. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
51': Attempt blocked. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
51': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
57': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
57': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Yazmeen Ryan.
62': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
63': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
63': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns 1. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross following a corner.
64': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Emily Menges replaces Becky Sauerbrunn.
64': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Hannah Betfort replaces Sophia Smith.
65': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Fuka Nagano.
65': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Malia Berkely replaces Brianna Pinto.
67': Attempt saved. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meaghan Nally.
69': Attempt saved. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brittany Ratcliffe.
70': Attempt missed. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Taylor Porter.
74': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Merritt Mathias replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
74': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jaelene Daniels replaces Kerolin.
76': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
76': Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Hina Sugita.
79': Attempt missed. Jaelene Daniels (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Debinha.
80': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
81': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Taylor Porter.
82': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Emily Menges.
83': Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
83': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Abby Smith.
83': Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Portland Thorns 1. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaelene Daniels with a headed pass following a corner.
87': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
87': Attempt missed. Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+2': Foul by Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage).
90'+2': Hannah Betfort (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Raquel Rodríguez.
90'+4': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Carson Pickett.
90'+4': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 3, Portland Thorns 1.
0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 3, Portland Thorns 1.

Statistics

POR		NC
6	Fouls	5
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	4
51.2	Possession	48.8
11	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
345	Accurate Passes	334
445	Passes	416
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	1
12	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.1
61	Long Balls	48
24	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
8	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	12
23	Effective Clearances	14
23	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 3,114

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	Houston Dash	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

North Carolina Courage (4-4-2)

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
10	Debinha
5	Brianna Pinto
9	Kerolin
12	Diana Ordóñez

North Carolina Courage Substitutes:

Malia Berkely, Kiki Pickett, Rylee Baisden, Meredith Speck, Katelyn Rowland, Jaelene Daniels, Katie Bowen, Brittany Ratcliffe, Merritt Mathias.

Portland Thorns FC (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
35	Abby Smith (GK)
4	Becky Sauerbrunn
20	Kelli Hubly
25	Meghan Klingenberg
39	Meaghan Nally
46	Taylor Porter
8	Hina Sugita
13	Olivia Moultrie
9	Sophia Wilson
23	Yazmeen Ryan
16	Janine Sonis

Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:

Christine Sinclair, Tegan McGrady, Emily Menges, Shelby Hogan, Morgan Weaver, Rocky Rodríguez, Natalia Kuikka, Hannah Betfort, Sam Coffey.

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