NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Houston Dash, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

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North Carolina Courage
  • 19': Malia Berkely (P)
  • 54': Haley Hopkins
  • 77': Bianca St-Georges
  • 86': Bianca St-Georges
  • 90'+9': Dani Weatherholt
FT
5 - 1
Houston Dash
  • 65': Kaleigh Kurtz (OG)

St-Georges scores twice in Courage's 5-1 rout of Dash

The North Carolina Courage started the season with a 5-1 win at home over the Houston Dash.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 7': María Sánchez (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage).
  • 10': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Lussi with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 16': Penalty conceded by Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 18': Delay in match (Houston Dash). VAR checking.
  • 18': VAR Decision: Penalty North Carolina Courage.
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Houston Dash 0. Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 20': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by María Sánchez with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Andressa Alves (Houston Dash).
  • 21': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Belle Briede (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 26': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haley Hopkins.
  • 27': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
  • 27': Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 33': María Sánchez (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Offside, Houston Dash. Avery Patterson is caught offside.
  • 36': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 37': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash).
  • 37': Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams is caught offside.
  • 41': Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 43': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Jyllissa Harris.
  • 45'+4': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Andressa Alves (Houston Dash).
  • 45'+4': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sarah Puntigam.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+4': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Denise O'Sullivan is caught offside.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+6': Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Jyllissa Harris (Houston Dash).
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Houston Dash 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 1, Houston Dash 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 48': Offside, Houston Dash. Avery Patterson is caught offside.
  • 49': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Haley Hopkins.
  • 50': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sophie Schmidt.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malia Berkely.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Belle Briede (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 52': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
  • 54': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Houston Dash 0. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Jane Campbell (Houston Dash).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Manaka Matsukubo replaces Brianna Pinto.
  • 63': Substitution, Houston Dash. Kiki van Zanten replaces Andressa Alves.
  • 63': Substitution, Houston Dash. Bárbara Olivieri replaces Belle Briede.
  • 63': Substitution, Houston Dash. Croix Soto replaces Sarah Puntigam.
  • 64': Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
  • 65': Attempt missed. Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by María Sánchez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Own Goal by Kaleigh Kurtz, North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage 2, Houston Dash 1.
  • 71': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Croix Soto.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Narumi Miura following a corner.
  • 73': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie replaces Cece Kizer.
  • 74': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Narumi Miura.
  • 74': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Tyler Lussi.
  • 75': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
  • 77': Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Houston Dash 1. Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo with a cross.
  • 80': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 81': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Haley Hopkins.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Jyllissa Harris (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by María Sánchez with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 84': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sophie Schmidt.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 86': Goal! North Carolina Courage 4, Houston Dash 1. Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  • 90': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Haley Hopkins.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+2': María Sánchez (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 90'+9': Goal! North Carolina Courage 5, Houston Dash 1. Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victoria Pickett.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 5, Houston Dash 1.
  • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 5, Houston Dash 1.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 5,878

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 12 +18 30
2 Orlando Pride 12 +12 25
3 San Diego Wave FC 12 +9 23
4 Washington Spirit 11 +4 22
Full Table

Line-Ups

NC North Carolina Courage (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Casey Murphy (GK)
7 Malia Berkely
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
11 Feli Rauch
13 Ryan Williams
10 Denise O'Sullivan Yellow Card
6 Narumi Miura
2 Ashley Sanchez
8 Brianna Pinto
5 Haley Hopkins
14 Tyler Lussi
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Jenna Winebrenner, Bianca St-Georges, Dani Weatherholt, Maya McCutcheon, Manaka Matsukubo, Landy Mertz, Riley Jackson, Marisa Bova, Victoria Pickett.

HOU Houston Dash (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jane Campbell (GK)
33 Jyllissa Harris
17 Sarah Puntigam
8 Courtney Petersen
13 Sophie Schmidt Yellow Card
19 Belle Briede
10 Andressa
7 María Sánchez
30 Avery Patterson
9 Diana Ordóñez
5 Cece Kizer
Houston Dash Substitutes:
Sophie Hirst, Michelle Alozie, Yuki Nagasato, Bárbara Olivieri, Croix Soto, Kiki Van Zanten, Havana Solaun, Emily Alvarado.

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