NWSL Challenge Cup

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

· NWSL Challenge Cup
North Carolina Courage
  • 61': Brittany Ratcliffe
  • 65': Frankie Tagliaferri
  • 70': Olivia Wingate
  • 72': Tess Boade
  • 80': Brianna Pinto
  • 83': Narumi Miura
FT
6 - 0
Washington Spirit

    About

    North Carolina Courage are hosting Washington Spirit at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, 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.
    • 2': Foul by Lena Silano (Washington Spirit).
    • 2': Frankie Tagliaferri (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Amber Brooks (Washington Spirit).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Frankie Tagliaferri (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
    • 12': Camryn Biegalski (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Foul by Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
    • 13': Offside, Washington Spirit. Sam Staab tries a through ball, but Paige Metayer is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Camryn Biegalski.
    • 15': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
    • 15': Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Foul by Amber Brooks (Washington Spirit).
    • 17': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sam Staab.
    • 18': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Kiki Pickett tries a through ball, but Brianna Pinto is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Frankie Tagliaferri (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 21': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sam Staab.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tess Boade.
    • 25': Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 26': Foul by Lena Silano (Washington Spirit).
    • 26': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Inès Jaurena (Washington Spirit).
    • 26': Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Inès Jaurena (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage).
    • 31': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kiki Pickett.
    • 32': Foul by Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
    • 32': Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kiki Pickett.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sam Staab with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 39': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
    • 39': Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Washington Spirit 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 0, Washington Spirit 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
    • 48': Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 49': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Tyler Lussi.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Sam Staab (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Inès Jaurena (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Lena Silano (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Camryn Biegalski with a cross.
    • 51': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Chloe Ricketts (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
    • 52': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
    • 52': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Amber Brooks (Washington Spirit).
    • 53': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amber Brooks.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Lena Silano (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 61': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Washington Spirit 0. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Lussi with a cross.
    • 62': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Nicole Douglas replaces Chloe Ricketts.
    • 63': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Mariana Speckmaier replaces Lena Silano.
    • 63': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Maddie Elwell replaces Camryn Biegalski.
    • 63': Foul by Sam Staab (Washington Spirit).
    • 63': Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Sam Staab (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 65': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Washington Spirit 0. Frankie Tagliaferri (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Maddie Elwell (Washington Spirit) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amber Brooks with a cross.
    • 68': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
    • 68': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Frankie Tagliaferri.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Amber Brooks (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paige Metayer.
    • 69': Foul by Inès Jaurena (Washington Spirit).
    • 69': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Washington Spirit 0. Olivia Wingate (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tess Boade with a through ball.
    • 72': Goal! North Carolina Courage 4, Washington Spirit 0. Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Lussi.
    • 74': Foul by Mariana Speckmaier (Washington Spirit).
    • 74': Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Sydney Collins replaces Kiki Pickett.
    • 75': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Tyler Lussi.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Nicole Douglas (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mariana Speckmaier.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sydney Collins with a cross.
    • 78': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Nicole Douglas (Washington Spirit).
    • 79': Attempt saved. Olivia Wingate (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sydney Collins with a headed pass.
    • 79': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Nicole Barnhart.
    • 80': Goal! North Carolina Courage 5, Washington Spirit 0. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Haley Hopkins following a corner.
    • 81': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Millie Farrow replaces Tess Boade.
    • 82': Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage).
    • 82': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Millie Farrow (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victoria Pickett.
    • 83': Goal! North Carolina Courage 6, Washington Spirit 0. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
    • 84': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Jordan Thompson replaces Amber Brooks.
    • 87': Foul by Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit).
    • 87': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Nicole Douglas (Washington Spirit).
    • 90': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Sydney Collins (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90'+1': Mariana Speckmaier (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 6, Washington Spirit 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 6, Washington Spirit 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

    Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 4,063

    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

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

    No. Name
    98 Katelyn Rowland (GK)
    7 Malia Berkely
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz
    23 Kiki Pickett
    13 Ryan Williams
    19 Frankie Tagliaferri
    8 Brianna Pinto
    6 Narumi Miura
    28 Tess Boade
    11 Brittany Ratcliffe
    14 Tyler Lussi
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Sarah Clark, Olivia Wingate, Marisa Jordan, Victoria Pickett, Sydney Collins, Haley Hopkins, Nikia Smith, Millie Farrow, Estelle Johnson.

    WAS Washington Spirit (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    28 Nicole Barnhart (GK)
    3 Sam Staab Yellow Card
    9 Tara Rudd
    19 Dorian Bailey
    22 Amber Brooks
    39 Chloe Ricketts
    7 Ines Jaurena Yellow Card
    26 Paige Metayer Yellow Card
    33 Ashley Hatch
    24 Lena Silano
    30 Camryn Biegalski
    Washington Spirit Substitutes:
    Jordan Thompson, Madison Elwell, Lyza Jessee, Nicole Douglas, Victoria Huster, Mariana Speckmaier, Bayley Feist.

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