NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Seattle Reign FC, 2023 NWSL, Regular Season

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North Carolina Courage
  • 34': Tyler Lussi
FT
1 - 0
Seattle Reign FC

    About

    North Carolina Courage are hosting Seattle Reign FC at First Horizon Stadium 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.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe.
    • 1': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
    • 3': Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign).
    • 6': Attempt missed. Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rikke Madsen.
    • 8': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 8': Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kerolin following a fast break.
    • 13': Foul by Bethany Balcer (OL Reign).
    • 13': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emily Fox.
    • 13': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
    • 14': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 15': VAR Decision: No Goal North Carolina Courage 0-0 OL Reign.
    • 15': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Kerolin tries a through ball, but Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Foul by Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign).
    • 16': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 20': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sofia Huerta.
    • 23': Hand ball by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 25': Foul by Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).
    • 25': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Veronica Latsko (OL Reign).
    • 27': Foul by Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).
    • 27': Rikke Madsen (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Delay in match (OL Reign).
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 34': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, OL Reign 0. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rikke Madsen with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 36': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Veronica Latsko.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
    • 39': Foul by Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign).
    • 39': Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Lauren Barnes.
    • 41': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
    • 41': Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Sofia Huerta (OL Reign).
    • 42': Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Bethany Balcer (OL Reign) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emily Sonnett.
    • 45'+4': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sam Hiatt.
    • 45'+5': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Narumi Miura tries a through ball, but Kerolin is caught offside.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, OL Reign 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 1, OL Reign 0.
    • 47': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Lauren Barnes.
    • 52': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
    • 52': Sofia Huerta (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Rikke Madsen (North Carolina Courage).
    • 53': Lauren Barnes (OL Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Substitution, OL Reign. Quinn replaces Bethany Balcer.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 62': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 63': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Casey Murphy tries a through ball, but Rikke Madsen is caught offside.
    • 65': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Jordyn Huitema (OL Reign) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofia Huerta.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerolin.
    • 67': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sofia Huerta.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Rikke Madsen (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 68': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Rikke Madsen.
    • 71': Corner, OL Reign. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Jess Fishlock (OL Reign) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
    • 74': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Meredith Speck.
    • 74': Substitution, OL Reign. Tziarra King replaces Veronica Latsko.
    • 74': Substitution, OL Reign. Elyse Bennett replaces Jordyn Huitema.
    • 75': Foul by Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign).
    • 75': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign).
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Foul by Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign).
    • 80': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Elyse Bennett (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 82': Foul by Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).
    • 82': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Mille Gejl Jensen replaces Tyler Lussi.
    • 83': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
    • 83': Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, OL Reign. Ryanne Brown replaces Lauren Barnes.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 85': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sofia Huerta.
    • 87': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Elyse Bennett (OL Reign).
    • 88': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, OL Reign 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, OL Reign 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
    Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 4,059

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Kansas City Current 9 +13 21
    2 San Diego Wave FC 9 +6 17
    3 Orlando Pride 9 +8 16
    4 Portland Thorns FC 10 +5 16
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Casey Murphy (GK)
    7 Malia Berkely
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz
    10 Denise O'Sullivan
    12 Emily Fox
    13 Ryan Williams Yellow Card
    25 Meredith Speck
    6 Narumi Miura
    9 Kerolin
    14 Tyler Lussi
    17 Rikke Madsen
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Brianna Pinto, Katelyn Rowland, Mille Gejl, Frankie Tagliaferri, Victoria Pickett, Brittany Ratcliffe, Olivia Wingate, Kiki Pickett, Clara Schilke.

    SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    91 Phallon Tullis-Joyce (GK)
    17 Sam Hiatt
    4 Alana Cook
    3 Lauren Barnes
    11 Sofia Huerta Yellow Card
    8 Bethany Balcer
    10 Jess Fishlock
    2 Emily Sonnett
    9 Jordyn Huitema
    15 Megan Rapinoe Yellow Card
    24 Veronica Latsko
    Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
    Marley Canales, Ryanne Brown, Nikki Stanton, Quinn , Claudia Dickey, Olivia Athens, Elyse Bennett, Shae Holmes, Tziarra King.

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