NWSL

FT Friday, May 17, 2024
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North Carolina Courage WLLLW 1
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Match Report

North Carolina Courage outlast Utah Royals 1-0

In a match that saw both teams struggle to find clear scoring opportunities, Kaleigh Kurtz scored the decisive goal in the second half as the North Carolina Courage beat the Utah Royals 1-0 on Friday at WakeMed Soccer Park.

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Highlights

01:00 Kaleigh Kurtz opens scoring for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NC · 3-5-2

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 7Malia BerkelyCD
  3. 11Feli RauchCD-L
  4. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  5. 6Narumi MiuraCM-L
  6. 2Ashley SanchezCM-R
  7. 8Brianna PintoAM
  8. 14Tyler LussiLM
  9. 13Ryan WilliamsRM
  10. 34Manaka MatsukuboCF-L
  11. 5Haley HopkinsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Bianca St-GeorgesSUB
  2. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  3. 16Riley JacksonSUB
  4. 15Jenna WinebrennerSUB
  5. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  6. 19Landy MertzSUB
  7. 21Maya McCutcheonSUB
  8. 94Victoria PickettSUB

UTA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Mandy McGlynnG
  2. 5Lauren FlynnCD-L
  3. 8Kate Del FavaCD-R
  4. 6Agnes NybergDM
  5. 16Madison PogarchLB
  6. 12Zoe BurnsRB
  7. 22Dana FoedererCM-L
  8. 10Amandine HenryCM-R
  9. 9Ally SentnorLM
  10. 4Paige CroninRM
  11. 20Cameron TuckerF

Substitutes

  1. 24Emily GraySUB
  2. 19Frankie TagliaferriSUB
  3. 7Michele VasconcelosSUB
  4. 15Brecken MozingoSUB
  5. 33Hannah BetfortSUB
  6. 13Addisyn MerrickSUB
  7. 32Cristina RoqueSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Agnes Nyberg (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 68' Substitution, Utah Royals. Frankie Tagliaferri replaces Madison Pogarch.
  3. 69' Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Agnes Nyberg.
  4. 73' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  5. 76' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Utah Royals 0. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brianna Pinto.
  6. 77' Substitution, Utah Royals. Hannah Betfort replaces Cameron Tucker.
  7. 81' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Brianna Pinto.
  8. 81' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Tyler Lussi.
  9. 86' Amandine Henry (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 89' Substitution, Utah Royals. Emily Gray replaces Dana Foederer.
  11. 90'+4' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Ashley Sanchez.

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