NWSL Challenge Cup

Washington Spirit vs North Carolina Courage, 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
Washington Spirit
  • 54': Tara Rudd
FT
1 - 2
North Carolina Courage
  • 62': Brittany Ratcliffe
  • 90'+2': Olivia Wingate

About

Washington Spirit are hosting North Carolina Courage at Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL Challenge Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Lena Silano (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 4': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 4': Nicole Douglas (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Nicole Douglas (Washington Spirit).
  • 6': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sam Staab.
  • 8': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Riley Tanner.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Lena Silano (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Nicole Douglas (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lena Silano.
  • 9': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Civana Kuhlmann (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Staab with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Tyler Lussi.
  • 12': Offside, Washington Spirit. Camryn Biegalski tries a through ball, but Civana Kuhlmann is caught offside.
  • 14': Camryn Biegalski (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Marissa Sheva (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Camryn Biegalski (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Chloe Ricketts.
  • 22': Chloe Ricketts (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 25': Foul by Inès Jaurena (Washington Spirit).
  • 25': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Civana Kuhlmann (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Riley Tanner (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Ricketts.
  • 31': Civana Kuhlmann (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 33': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Riley Tanner.
  • 34': Chloe Ricketts (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 36': Foul by Sam Staab (Washington Spirit).
  • 36': Rikke Madsen (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Camryn Biegalski.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 37': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Nicole Barnhart.
  • 38': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 38': Lena Silano (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Chloe Ricketts (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Rikke Madsen (North Carolina Courage).
  • 40': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Brianna Pinto.
  • 41': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Marissa Sheva (Washington Spirit).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 43': Foul by Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage).
  • 43': Riley Tanner (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Dorian Bailey replaces Chloe Ricketts.
  • 45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tara McKeown replaces Sam Staab.
  • 46': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 50': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Tyler Lussi.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Lena Silano with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brianna Pinto.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Nicole Douglas (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dorian Bailey.
  • 54': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 54': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lena Silano with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Offside, Washington Spirit. Amber Brooks tries a through ball, but Nicole Douglas is caught offside.
  • 57': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Narumi Miura replaces Brianna Pinto.
  • 57': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Sydney Collins replaces Kiki Pickett.
  • 57': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Meredith Speck.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Malia Berkely with a through ball.
  • 62': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Inès Jaurena.
  • 62': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frankie Tagliaferri with a through ball.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Lena Silano (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amber Brooks.
  • 68': Foul by Lena Silano (Washington Spirit).
  • 68': Sydney Collins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brittany Ratcliffe.
  • 70': Foul by Camryn Biegalski (Washington Spirit).
  • 70': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Camryn Biegalski (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Amber Brooks (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Nicole Douglas (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dorian Bailey.
  • 73': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Frankie Tagliaferri (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rikke Madsen.
  • 75': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Sanchez replaces Nicole Douglas.
  • 76': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Malia Berkely.
  • 76': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kerolin replaces Rikke Madsen.
  • 79': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Camryn Biegalski (Washington Spirit).
  • 82': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gabrielle Carle replaces Riley Tanner.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Civana Kuhlmann (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dorian Bailey with a cross.
  • 86': Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage).
  • 86': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Frankie Tagliaferri.
  • 90': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Brittany Ratcliffe.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Civana Kuhlmann.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, North Carolina Courage 2. Olivia Wingate (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haley Hopkins following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Amber Brooks.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 1, North Carolina Courage 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 1, North Carolina Courage 2.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 5,778

NWSL Challenge Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 North Carolina Courage 5 +12 11
2 Gotham FC 4 +1 7
3 Washington Spirit 5 -4 6
4 Orlando Pride 4 -9 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAS Washington Spirit (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
28 Nicole Barnhart (GK)
3 Sam Staab
22 Amber Brooks
7 Ines Jaurena
27 Riley Tanner
30 Camryn Biegalski Yellow Card
17 Nicole Douglas
25 Marissa Sheva
39 Chloe Ricketts
20 Civana Kuhlmann
24 Lena Silano
Washington Spirit Substitutes:
Dorian Bailey, Aubrey Kingsbury, Paige Metayer, Gabrielle Carle, Ashley Hatch, Tara Rudd, Ashley Sanchez, Lyza Jessee.

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

No. Name
99 Katelyn Rowland (GK)
7 Malia Berkely
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
23 Kiki Pickett
13 Ryan Williams
19 Frankie Tagliaferri
25 Meredith Speck
8 Brianna Pinto
17 Rikke Marie Madsen
11 Brittany Ratcliffe
14 Tyler Lussi
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Sydney Collins, Kerolin , Tess Boade, Narumi Miura, Olivia Wingate, Millie Farrow, Haley Hopkins, Marisa Jordan, Denise O'Sullivan.

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