Kansas City Current vs North Carolina Courage, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

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Kansas City Current

52': Debinha

FT
1 - 0

North Carolina Courage

Kansas City Curent edge North Carolina Courage 1-0

Debinha's tally for Kansas City is game's lone goal

The Kansas City Current secured a 1-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Sunday at CPKC Stadium.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Stine Ballisager (Kansas City Current).
1': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
4': Offside, Kansas City Current. Temwa Chawinga is caught offside.
7': Attempt saved. Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
8': Attempt blocked. Alexa Spaanstra (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
9': Debinha (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
11': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
11': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Adrianna Franch.
14': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta.
18': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Dani Weatherholt.
20': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
20': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current).
21': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current).
25': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
30': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
35': Attempt missed. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Claire Hutton following a fast break.
36': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
36': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
40': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
40': Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Dani Weatherholt.
42': Attempt blocked. Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Izzy Rodriguez with a cross.
44': Foul by Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage).
44': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
45'+2': First Half ends, Kansas City Current 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
45': Second Half begins Kansas City Current 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
47': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
47': Attempt missed. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Debinha.
51': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Hailie Mace.
51': Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claire Hutton.
52': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
54': Foul by Stine Ballisager (Kansas City Current).
54': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a cross following a set piece situation.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
58': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Denise O'Sullivan because of an injury.
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stine Ballisager.
60': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Nichelle Prince replaces Alexa Spaanstra.
60': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Michelle Cooper replaces Debinha.
61': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Claire Lavogez replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
62': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Dani Weatherholt.
63': Attempt saved. Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Izzy Rodriguez.
63': Attempt saved. Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
64': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
64': Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Brianna Pinto.
65': Attempt blocked. Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Izzy Rodriguez with a cross.
65': Foul by Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current).
65': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt missed. Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Claire Lavogez.
67': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
72': Attempt blocked. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claire Lavogez with a headed pass.
74': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Elizabeth Ball replaces Izzy Rodriguez.
76': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Tyler Lussi.
78': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Attempt blocked. Claire Lavogez (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michelle Cooper.
79': Offside, Kansas City Current. Nichelle Prince is caught offside.
80': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Brianna Pinto.
84': Attempt missed. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
87': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
87': Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta.
90': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
90': Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Foul by Elizabeth Ball (Kansas City Current).
90'+2': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Elizabeth Ball.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
90'+3': Foul by Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage).
90'+3': Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90'+5': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
90'+7': Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
90'+8': Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: CPKC Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 11,500

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kansas City Current	13	+19	33
2	Orlando Pride	13	+10	25
3	San Diego Wave FC	13	+9	24
4	Washington Spirit	13	+2	23

Full Table

Line-Ups

Kansas City Current (4-4-2)

No.	Name
21	Adrianna Franch (GK)
24	Gabrielle Robinson
12	Stine Ballisager Pedersen
18	Izzy Rodriguez
4	Hailie Mace
14	Claire Hutton
10	Lo'eau LaBonta
77	Alexa Spaanstra
99	Debinha
16	Vanessa DiBernardo
6	Temwa Chawinga

Kansas City Current Substitutes:

Desiree Scott, Ellie Wheeler, Nichelle Prince, Michelle Cooper, Elizabeth Ball, Claire Lavogez, Jordan Silkowitz, Alex Pfeiffer, Bayley Feist.

North Carolina Courage (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Casey Murphy (GK)
17	Dani Weatherholt
3	Kaleigh Kurtz
11	Feli Rauch
13	Ryan Williams
2	Ashley Sanchez
6	Narumi Miura
10	Denise O'Sullivan
34	Manaka Matsukubo
5	Haley Hopkins
14	Tyler Lussi

North Carolina Courage Substitutes:

Meredith Speck, Victoria Pickett, Jenna Winebrenner, Bianca St-Georges, Brianna Pinto, Riley Jackson, Marisa Bova, Maya McCutcheon.

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