NWSL

Orlando Pride vs North Carolina Courage, 2023 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Orlando Pride
  • 1': Ally Watt
  • 32': Adriana
FT
2 - 1
North Carolina Courage
  • 52': Manaka Matsukubo
  • Red Card 78': Malia Berkely

About

Orlando Pride are hosting North Carolina Courage at Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, Florida, 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': Goal! Orlando Pride 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adriana with a through ball.
  • 8': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Haley McCutcheon.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malia Berkely with a cross.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kerolin.
  • 16': Foul by Rafaelle Souza (Orlando Pride).
  • 16': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Rafaelle Souza (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Carly Nelson (Orlando Pride).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Foul by Adriana (Orlando Pride).
  • 20': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Adriana (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ally Watt.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 25': Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride).
  • 28': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Narumi Miura following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Goal! Orlando Pride 2, North Carolina Courage 0. Adriana (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julie Doyle.
  • 35': Foul by Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride).
  • 35': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Adriana (Orlando Pride).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 42': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Emily Madril (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45'+2': Foul by Adriana (Orlando Pride).
  • 45'+2': Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45'+2': Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45'+5': Jordyn Listro (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Orlando Pride 2, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Orlando Pride 2, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 47': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Haley McCutcheon.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 50': Foul by Jordyn Listro (Orlando Pride).
  • 50': Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta.
  • 52': Goal! Orlando Pride 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emily Fox with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kerolin with a cross.
  • 55': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 55': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Messiah Bright replaces Ally Watt.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haley Hopkins.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 62': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 63': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 64': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Rikke Madsen replaces Haley Hopkins.
  • 64': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi replaces Tess Boade.
  • 64': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Kerry Abello replaces Julie Doyle.
  • 65': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Viviana Villacorta replaces Mikayla Cluff.
  • 66': Hand ball by Adriana (Orlando Pride).
  • 68': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Marta (Orlando Pride).
  • 69': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
  • 69': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Kerolin tries a through ball, but Rikke Madsen is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by Viviana Villacorta (Orlando Pride).
  • 74': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Mille Gejl replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 75': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Narumi Miura.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mille Gejl.
  • 77': Foul by Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride).
  • 77': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Adriana (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage).
  • 78': Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) is shown the red card.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Marta (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerry Abello.
  • 81': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Rafaelle Souza (Orlando Pride) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Adriana with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride).
  • 83': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride).
  • 83': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Rikke Madsen (North Carolina Courage) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brianna Pinto with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 88': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 88': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Viviana Villacorta (Orlando Pride) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriana with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Jordyn Listro (Orlando Pride).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Brianna Martínez replaces Jordyn Listro.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Celia Jiménez replaces Adriana.
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+7': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Messiah Bright (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viviana Villacorta.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Celia Jiménez (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Orlando Pride 2, North Carolina Courage 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 2, North Carolina Courage 1.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 5,907

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

ORL Orlando Pride (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Carly Nelson (GK)
4 Rafaelle Yellow Card
6 Emily Sams
3 Kylie Nadaner
2 Haley McCutcheon
10 Marta
8 Mikayla Cluff
19 Jordyn Listro
9 Adriana
20 Julie Doyle
11 Ally Watt
Orlando Pride Substitutes:
Erika Tymrak, McKinley Crone, Brianna Martinez, Kerry Abello, Mariana Larroquette, Viviana Villacorta, Megan Montefusco, Celia Jiménez, Messiah Bright.

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

No. Name
1 Casey Murphy (GK)
7 Malia Berkely Red Card
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
12 Emily Fox
13 Ryan Williams Yellow Card
34 Manaka Matsukubo
6 Narumi Miura
10 Denise O'Sullivan
28 Tess Boade
5 Haley Hopkins
9 Kerolin
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Brianna Pinto, Olivia Wingate, Mille Gejl, Sydney Collins, Frankie Tagliaferri, Tyler Lussi, Kiki Pickett, Katelyn Rowland, Rikke Marie Madsen.

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