NWSL

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

· NWSL
Kansas City Current
  • 8': Kristen Hamilton
FT
1 - 0
North Carolina Courage

    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.
    • 2': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current).
    • 4': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current).
    • 4': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 15': Debinha (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 17': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
    • 17': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Croix Soto.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Cece Kizer (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Cece Kizer (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Cassie Miller (Kansas City Current).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
    • 32': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 35': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 38': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Kristen Hamilton (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cece Kizer.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristen Hamilton.
    • 45'+1': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
    • 45'+1': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
    • 45'+1': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Michelle Cooper replaces Kristen Hamilton.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cece Kizer with a headed pass.
    • 47': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
    • 47': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 54': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Addisyn Merrick (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michelle Cooper.
    • 57': Cece Kizer (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage).
    • 58': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Denise O'Sullivan tries a through ball, but Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 60': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
    • 60': Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Tyler Lussi.
    • 65': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tess Boade replaces Rikke Madsen.
    • 66': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
    • 66': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michelle Cooper.
    • 67': Foul by Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current).
    • 67': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Addisyn Merrick (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Addisyn Merrick (Kansas City Current).
    • 68': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Jenna Winebrenner replaces Addisyn Merrick because of an injury.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michelle Cooper.
    • 74': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
    • 74': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Olivia Wingate (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 77': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Meredith Speck.
    • 77': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Narumi Miura.
    • 78': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current).
    • 78': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 80': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett tries a through ball, but Olivia Wingate is caught offside.
    • 81': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Izzy Rodriguez replaces Cece Kizer.
    • 82': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
    • 82': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
    • 82': Kate Del Fava (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Mille Gejl Jensen replaces Malia Berkely.
    • 83': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Victoria Pickett.
    • 84': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
    • 85': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Jenna Winebrenner.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brianna Pinto with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
    • 88': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Mimmi Larsson replaces Debinha.
    • 90': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
    • 90'+1': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+1': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mille Gejl Jensen (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brianna Pinto with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Mimmi Larsson (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+3': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Jenna Winebrenner.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+9': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Mimmi Larsson (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Children's Mercy Park
    Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
    Attendance: 10,294

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Kansas City Current 26 +36 65
    2 Washington Spirit 26 +9 44
    3 Portland Thorns FC 26 +7 40
    4 Orlando Pride 26 +6 40
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    38 Cassie Miller (GK)
    23 Croix Soto
    24 Gabrielle Robinson
    26 Addisyn Merrick
    10 Lo'eau LaBonta
    16 Vanessa DiBernardo
    4 Hailie Mace Yellow Card
    8 Kate Del Fava
    25 Kristen Hamilton
    99 Debinha
    5 Cece Kizer
    Kansas City Current Substitutes:
    Adrianna Franch, Izzy Rodriguez, Mimmi Larsson, Alexa Spaanstra, Jenna Winebrenner, Michelle Cooper, Ryan Childers, Chardonnay Curran, Morgan Gautrat.

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

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

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