NWSL Challenge Cup

FT Saturday, September 9, 2023
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North Carolina Courage LLDDW 2
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Match Report

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North Carolina Courage wins second-straight NWSL Challenge Cup

Kerolin and Manaka Matsukubo each scored and the North Carolina Courage beat Racing Louisville 2-0 on Saturday to win the NWSL Challenge Cup for the second consecutive year.

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Head to Head

NC leads series 5-0

Lineups

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 7Malia BerkelyCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 12Emily FoxLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 34Manaka MatsukuboAM
  7. 6Narumi MiuraLM
  8. 10Denise O'SullivanRM
  9. 28Tess BoadeF
  10. 5Haley HopkinsAM-L
  11. 9KerolinAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Mille GejlSUB
  2. 14Tyler LussiSUB
  3. 8Brianna PintoSUB
  4. 11Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  5. 19Frankie TagliaferriSUB
  6. 20Olivia WingateSUB
  7. 99Katelyn RowlandSUB
  8. 17Rikke Marie MadsenSUB
  9. 23Kiki PickettSUB

LOU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Katie AtkinsonG
  2. 20Abby ErcegCD-L
  3. 15Julia LesterCD-R
  4. 25Rebecca HollowayLB
  5. 2Lauren MillietRB
  6. 4Elli PikkujämsäCM
  7. 7Savannah DeMeloLM
  8. 8Ary BorgesRM
  9. 22Kirsten WrightF
  10. 5Paige CroninLF
  11. 11Thembi KgatlanaRF

Substitutes

  1. 3Zaneta WyneSUB
  2. 10Nadia NadimSUB
  3. 17Maddie PokornySUB
  4. 26Taylor AylmerSUB
  5. 21Parker GoinsSUB
  6. 18Hillary BeallSUB
  7. 13Emina EkicSUB
  8. 29Uchenna KanuSUB
  9. 9Kayla FischerSUB

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Racing Louisville FC 0. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
  2. 33' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Madalyn Pokorny replaces Rebecca Holloway because of an injury.
  3. 45' Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Nadia Nadim replaces Paige Monaghan.
  5. 54' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Racing Louisville FC 0. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  6. 67' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Tess Boade.
  7. 71' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  8. 73' Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Kayla Fischer replaces Julia Lester.
  10. 79' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Uchenna Kanu replaces Kirsten Davis.
  11. 84' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Mille Gejl replaces Haley Hopkins.
  12. 84' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Frankie Tagliaferri replaces Denise O'Sullivan.
  13. 84' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi replaces Kerolin.

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