NWSL Challenge Cup

FT Saturday, July 22, 2023
Washington Spirit LWLLD 0
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North Carolina Courage WWWWL 6
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WAS000
NC066
WakeMed Soccer Park · 4,063 att.

Head to Head

NC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 98Katelyn RowlandG
  2. 7Malia BerkelyCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 23Kiki PickettLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 19Frankie TagliaferriAM
  7. 8Brianna PintoLM
  8. 6Narumi MiuraRM
  9. 28Tess BoadeF
  10. 11Brittany RatcliffeAM-L
  11. 14Tyler LussiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Sarah ClarkSUB
  2. 20Olivia WingateSUB
  3. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  4. 99Victoria PickettSUB
  5. 18Sydney CollinsSUB
  6. 5Haley HopkinsSUB
  7. 21Nikia SmithSUB
  8. 29Millie FarrowSUB
  9. 24Estelle JohnsonSUB

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Nicole BarnhartG
  2. 3Sam StaabCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 19Dorian BaileyLB
  5. 22Amber BrooksRB
  6. 39Chloe RickettsAM
  7. 7Ines JaurenaLM
  8. 26Paige MetayerRM
  9. 33Ashley HatchF
  10. 24Lena SilanoAM-L
  11. 30Camryn BiegalskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Jordan ThompsonSUB
  2. 16Madison ElwellSUB
  3. 18Lyza JesseeSUB
  4. 17Nicole DouglasSUB
  5. 23Victoria HusterSUB
  6. 36Mariana SpeckmaierSUB
  7. 13Bayley FeistSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Inès Jaurena (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 62' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Nicole Douglas replaces Chloe Ricketts.
  4. 63' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Mariana Speckmaier replaces Lena Silano.
  5. 63' Sam Staab (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Maddie Elwell replaces Camryn Biegalski.
  7. 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.
  8. 68' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
  9. 68' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Frankie Tagliaferri.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Sydney Collins replaces Kiki Pickett.
  13. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Tyler Lussi.
  14. 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.
  15. 81' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Millie Farrow replaces Tess Boade.
  16. 82' Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 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.
  18. 84' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Jordan Thompson replaces Amber Brooks.
  19. 87' Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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