NWSL Challenge Cup

North Carolina Courage vs Orlando Pride, 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup, Group Stage

· NWSL Challenge Cup
North Carolina Courage
  • 17': Brittany Ratcliffe
  • 38': Malia Berkely (P)
  • 48': Frankie Tagliaferri
  • 78': Haley Hopkins
  • 89': Haley Hopkins
FT
5 - 0
Orlando Pride

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 7': Foul by Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride).
    • 7': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Erika Tymrak (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Frankie Tagliaferri (North Carolina Courage).
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haley McCutcheon with a cross.
    • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Frankie Tagliaferri tries a through ball, but Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 13': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 16': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Brianna Pinto.
    • 17': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Orlando Pride 0. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiki Pickett with a through ball.
    • 22': Foul by Viviana Villacorta (Orlando Pride).
    • 22': Frankie Tagliaferri (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Frankie Tagliaferri (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brittany Ratcliffe.
    • 23': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Kaleigh Kurtz tries a through ball, but Tess Boade is caught offside.
    • 24': Hand ball by Erika Tymrak (Orlando Pride).
    • 27': Hand ball by Viviana Villacorta (Orlando Pride).
    • 30': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Jordyn Listro.
    • 35': Foul by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
    • 35': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Penalty North Carolina Courage. Brittany Ratcliffe draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 37': Penalty conceded by Jordyn Listro (Orlando Pride) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 38': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Orlando Pride 0. Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 40': Foul by Megan Montefusco (Orlando Pride).
    • 40': Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordyn Listro.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Jordyn Listro (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Viviana Villacorta.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Messiah Bright (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordyn Listro.
    • 45'+6': Foul by Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage).
    • 45'+6': Kylie Strom (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+6': Foul by Emily Madril (Orlando Pride).
    • 45'+6': Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Orlando Pride 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 2, Orlando Pride 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brittany Ratcliffe with a cross.
    • 47': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Emily Madril.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Orlando Pride 0. Frankie Tagliaferri (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 51': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tess Boade tries a through ball, but Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Mikayla Cluff replaces Julie Doyle.
    • 57': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Ally Watt replaces Messiah Bright.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tess Boade.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frankie Tagliaferri.
    • 62': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Emily Madril.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Narumi Miura with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Summer Yates replaces Viviana Villacorta.
    • 63': Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
    • 64': Foul by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
    • 64': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
    • 65': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Ally Watt (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylie Strom.
    • 67': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
    • 67': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Narumi Miura.
    • 68': Foul by Summer Yates (Orlando Pride).
    • 68': Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Summer Yates (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Erika Tymrak (Orlando Pride).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 71': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Tyler Lussi.
    • 72': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Frankie Tagliaferri.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Jordyn Listro (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikayla Cluff.
    • 74': Foul by Ally Watt (Orlando Pride).
    • 74': Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
    • 76': Foul by Jordyn Listro (Orlando Pride).
    • 76': Olivia Wingate (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Thais Reiss replaces Erika Tymrak.
    • 78': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Amanda Allen replaces Kylie Strom.
    • 78': Goal! North Carolina Courage 4, Orlando Pride 0. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivia Wingate.
    • 79': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Sarah Clark replaces Brianna Pinto.
    • 79': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Sydney Collins replaces Kiki Pickett.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haley Hopkins with a cross.
    • 87': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
    • 89': Goal! North Carolina Courage 5, Orlando Pride 0. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sarah Clark.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Thais Reiss (Orlando Pride).
    • 90'+5': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Emily Madril (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Sarah Clark (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90'+7': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 5, Orlando Pride 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 5, Orlando Pride 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 5, Orlando Pride 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL Challenge Cup

    Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 3,543

    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 Yellow Card
    6 Narumi Miura
    28 Tess Boade
    11 Brittany Ratcliffe
    14 Tyler Lussi
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Nikia Smith, Olivia Wingate, Victoria Pickett, Sarah Clark, Sydney Collins, Haley Hopkins, Marisa Jordan, Estelle Johnson, Haleigh Stackpole.

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

    No. Name
    21 Anna Moorhouse (GK)
    6 Emily Sams
    5 Megan Montefusco
    3 Kylie Nadaner
    2 Haley McCutcheon
    25 Kerry Abello
    14 Viviana Villacorta
    19 Jordyn Listro
    23 Messiah Bright
    20 Julie Doyle
    15 Erika Tymrak
    Orlando Pride Substitutes:
    Amanda Allen, Reiss, Celia Jiménez, Tori Hansen, Mikayla Cluff, Summer Yates, Caitlin Cosme, Carly Nelson, Ally Watt.

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