NWSL

FT Saturday, September 2, 2023
Gotham FC LWDLD 3
–
North Carolina Courage WWLLD 3
1st2ndT
GFC033
NC213
WakeMed Soccer Park · 6,389 att.

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 7Malia BerkelyCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 18Sydney CollinsLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 10Denise O'SullivanCM
  7. 6Narumi MiuraLM
  8. 34Manaka MatsukuboRM
  9. 28Tess BoadeF
  10. 5Haley HopkinsLF
  11. 9KerolinRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Brianna PintoSUB
  2. 11Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  3. 20Olivia WingateSUB
  4. 19Frankie TagliaferriSUB
  5. 99Katelyn RowlandSUB
  6. 24Estelle JohnsonSUB
  7. 23Kiki PickettSUB
  8. 14Tyler LussiSUB

GFC · 4-3-3

  1. 24Mandy McGlynnG
  2. 11Ali KriegerCD-L
  3. 77MaitaneCD-R
  4. 32Jenna NighswongerLB
  5. 3BruninhaRB
  6. 14Nealy MartinCM
  7. 33Sinead FarrellyLM
  8. 17Delanie SheehanRM
  9. 28Katie LampsonF
  10. 10Lynn BiyendoloLF
  11. 25Ifeoma OnumonuRF

Substitutes

  1. 23Midge PurceSUB
  2. 22Mandy FreemanSUB
  3. 1Michelle BetosSUB
  4. 9Esther GonzálezSUB
  5. 5Kelley O'HaraSUB
  6. 13Meleana ShimSUB
  7. 15Sabrina FloresSUB
  8. 12Kristen EdmondsSUB
  9. 21Ellie JeanSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Gotham FC 0. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerolin.
  2. 40' Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Gotham FC 0. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Haley Hopkins with a through ball.
  4. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Kristen Edmonds replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
  5. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Ellie Jean replaces Nealy Martin.
  6. 64' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Gotham FC 1. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 65' Substitution, Gotham FC. Esther González replaces Sinead Farrelly.
  8. 65' Substitution, Gotham FC. Midge Purce replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
  9. 68' Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Gotham FC 1. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kerolin.
  10. 73' Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Gotham FC 2. Maitane López (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  11. 74' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi replaces Tess Boade.
  12. 75' Midge Purce (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 82' Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Gotham FC 3. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
  14. 83' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  15. 85' Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Kristen Edmonds because of an injury.

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