NWSL Challenge Cup

FT Saturday, August 5, 2023
North Carolina Courage WWLWW 0
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Gotham FC WDWWL 2
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NC000
GFC112
Sports Illustrated Stadium · 3,004 att.

Head to Head

NC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

GFC · 4-4-1-1

  1. 4Abby SmithG
  2. 11Ali KriegerCD-L
  3. 21Ellie JeanCD-R
  4. 32Jenna NighswongerLB
  5. 22Mandy FreemanRB
  6. 7McCall ZerboniCM-L
  7. 14Nealy MartinCM-R
  8. 18Yazmeen RyanLM
  9. 23Midge PurceRM
  10. 28Katie LampsonF
  11. 17Delanie SheehanRCF

Substitutes

  1. 27Annika SchmidtSUB
  2. 24Mandy McGlynnSUB
  3. 13Meleana ShimSUB
  4. 15Sabrina FloresSUB
  5. 1Michelle BetosSUB
  6. 20Taylor SmithSUB
  7. 77MaitaneSUB
  8. 6Allie LongSUB
  9. 12Kristen EdmondsSUB

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. 5Haley HopkinsSUB
  2. 18Sydney CollinsSUB
  3. 99Victoria PickettSUB
  4. 2Sarah ClarkSUB
  5. 24Estelle JohnsonSUB
  6. 15H StackpoleSUB
  7. 20Olivia WingateSUB
  8. 21Nikia SmithSUB
  9. 44Marisa JordanSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Gotham FC 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Katie Stengel (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Midge Purce.
  2. 36' Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 43' Substitution, Gotham FC. Kristen Edmonds replaces Ali Krieger because of an injury.
  4. 49' Kiki Pickett (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Goal! Gotham FC 2, North Carolina Courage 0. McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan.
  6. 60' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Frankie Tagliaferri.
  7. 60' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Tyler Lussi.
  8. 65' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
  9. 73' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Sydney Collins replaces Kiki Pickett.
  10. 73' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Sarah Clark replaces Brianna Pinto.
  11. 75' Substitution, Gotham FC. Allie Long replaces Katie Stengel.
  12. 75' Substitution, Gotham FC. Taylor Smith replaces Mandy Freeman.
  13. 80' McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 89' Substitution, Gotham FC. Maitane López replaces McCall Zerboni.
  15. 89' Substitution, Gotham FC. Sabrina Flores replaces Midge Purce.

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