NWSL

FT Sunday, August 20, 2023
North Carolina Courage LWWLL 1
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Portland Thorns FC LWLDW 2
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NC101
POR112
Providence Park · 22,107 att.

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

POR · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Bella BixbyG
  2. 5Emily MengesCD-L
  3. 20Kelli HublyCD-R
  4. 25Meghan KlingenbergLB
  5. 14Natalia KuikkaRB
  6. 11Rocky RodríguezCM-L
  7. 17Sam CoffeyCM-R
  8. 22Morgan WeaverCF-L
  9. 33Hannah BetfortCF-R
  10. 12Christine SinclairAM-L
  11. 13Olivia MoultrieAM-R

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 7Malia BerkelyCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 23Kiki PickettLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 99Victoria PickettAM
  7. 10Denise O'SullivanLM
  8. 6Narumi MiuraRM
  9. 28Tess BoadeF
  10. 11Brittany RatcliffeAM-L
  11. 14Tyler LussiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) is shown the red card.
  2. 19' Goal! Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 22' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Meaghan Nally replaces Christine Sinclair.
  4. 41' Goal! Portland Thorns 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Hannah Betfort (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie.
  5. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Tess Boade.
  6. 60' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Victoria Pickett.
  7. 68' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Sophia Smith replaces Hannah Betfort.
  8. 68' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Taylor Porter replaces Rocky Rodríguez.
  9. 69' Goal! Portland Thorns 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Weaver.
  10. 69' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Tyler Lussi.
  11. 83' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Frankie Tagliaferri replaces Denise O'Sullivan.
  12. 85' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Izzy D'Aquila replaces Morgan Weaver.
  13. 85' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Reyna Reyes replaces Natalia Kuikka.

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