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FT Saturday, April 13, 2024
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North Carolina Courage WLWLW 2
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Match Report

North Carolina Courage defeat Portland Thorns 2-0

Tyler Lussi scored a goal five minutes in and assisted on another to lead the North Carolina Courage to a 2-0 victory over the Portland Thorns on Saturday at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 7Malia BerkelyCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 11Feli RauchLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 2Ashley SanchezAM
  7. 6Narumi MiuraLM
  8. 10Denise O'SullivanRM
  9. 34Manaka MatsukuboF
  10. 5Haley HopkinsAM-L
  11. 14Tyler LussiAM-R

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 18Shelby HoganG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 5Isabella ObazeCD-R
  4. 2Reyna ReyesLB
  5. 23Marie MüllerRB
  6. 17Sam CoffeyCM
  7. 13Olivia MoultrieLM
  8. 8Hina SugitaRM
  9. 9Sophia WilsonF
  10. 22Morgan WeaverLF
  11. 16Janine SonisRF

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 0. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a cross following a corner.
  2. 35' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns 0. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Lussi.
  3. 59' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Jessie Fleming replaces Janine Beckie.
  4. 59' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Kelli Hubly replaces Isabella Obaze.
  5. 71' Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 72' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Christine Sinclair replaces Olivia Moultrie.
  7. 78' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Haley Hopkins.
  8. 81' Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 87' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  10. 87' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Narumi Miura.
  11. 87' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Ana Dias replaces Hina Sugita.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Manaka Matsukubo.

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