NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Kansas City Current, 2023 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
North Carolina Courage
  • 23': Mille Gejl
FT
1 - 0
Kansas City Current

    About

    North Carolina Courage are hosting Kansas City Current 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.
    • 3': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 3': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Mimmi Larsson (Kansas City Current).
    • 5': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kerolin.
    • 6': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Adrianna Franch.
    • 6': Alex Loera (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
    • 7': Attempt missed. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexa Spaanstra.
    • 7': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emily Fox.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiki Pickett.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 13': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
    • 13': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
    • 16': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Mimmi Larsson (Kansas City Current).
    • 17': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 17': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
    • 22': Foul by Alex Loera (Kansas City Current).
    • 22': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Alex Loera (Kansas City Current).
    • 23': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Kansas City Current 0. Mille Gejl Jensen (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
    • 24': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
    • 26': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Loera with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 30': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
    • 30': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Lussi.
    • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kiki Pickett.
    • 41': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
    • 41': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Alexa Spaanstra (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Narumi Miura with a through ball.
    • 45': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Emily Fox.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabrielle Robinson with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emily Fox with a headed pass.
    • 45'+2': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Adrianna Franch.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mille Gejl Jensen following a corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 1, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 46': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Alex Loera (Kansas City Current).
    • 47': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 47': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 49': Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Mimmi Larsson (Kansas City Current).
    • 49': Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current).
    • 50': Mille Gejl Jensen (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Narumi Miura tries a through ball, but Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 53': Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
    • 59': Attempt saved. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta.
    • 60': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Loera.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Mille Gejl Jensen (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Cece Kizer (Kansas City Current).
    • 65': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Mille Gejl Jensen.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Foul by Alex Loera (Kansas City Current).
    • 67': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Hand ball by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Mimmi Larsson (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 70': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 71': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 72': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
    • 73': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Denise O'Sullivan tries a through ball, but Olivia Wingate is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Addisyn Merrick replaces Gabrielle Robinson.
    • 75': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Izzy Rodriguez replaces Mimmi Larsson.
    • 75': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Chardonnay Curran replaces Alexa Spaanstra.
    • 77': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Rikke Madsen replaces Tyler Lussi.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hailie Mace.
    • 80': Foul by Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
    • 80': Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
    • 83': Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Elizabeth Ball.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Jenna Winebrenner replaces Elizabeth Ball because of an injury.
    • 90': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate tries a through ball, but Rikke Madsen is caught offside.
    • 90': Foul by Rikke Madsen (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Rikke Madsen (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90'+5': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Loera with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 90'+6': Offside, Kansas City Current. Cece Kizer tries a through ball, but Michelle Cooper is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+8': Rikke Madsen (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Kansas City Current 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Kansas City Current 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 4,948

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    Line-Ups

    NC North Carolina Courage (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Casey Murphy (GK)
    13 Ryan Williams
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz Yellow Card
    23 Kiki Pickett Yellow Card
    12 Emily Fox
    6 Narumi Miura
    25 Meredith Speck
    10 Denise O'Sullivan
    9 Kerolin
    22 Mille Gejl
    14 Tyler Lussi
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Brianna Pinto, Brittany Ratcliffe, Sydney Collins, Haley Hopkins, Katelyn Rowland, Estelle Johnson, Olivia Wingate, Frankie Tagliaferri, Rikke Marie Madsen.

    KC Kansas City Current (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    21 Adrianna Franch (GK)
    24 Gabrielle Robinson
    7 Elizabeth Ball
    4 Hailie Mace
    8 Kate Del Fava Yellow Card
    22 Alex Loera
    10 Lo'eau LaBonta
    5 Cece Delzer
    17 Michelle Cooper
    77 Alexa Spaanstra
    9 Mimmi Larsson
    Kansas City Current Substitutes:
    Izzy Rodriguez, Chardonnay Curran, Addisyn Merrick, Cassie Miller, Ryan Childers, Jenna Winebrenner, Jordan Silkowitz.

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