NWSL

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

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Houston Dash
  • 44': Ramona Bachmann
  • 68': Bárbara Olivieri
  • 78': Diana Ordóñez
FT
3 - 0
North Carolina Courage

    Houston Dash dominate North Carolina Courage with 3-0 win

    The Houston Dash secured a commanding 3-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Friday at Shell Energy Stadium.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 7': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sophie Schmidt.
    • 9': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 9': Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Tarciane (Houston Dash).
    • 14': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 19': Hand ball by Avery Patterson (Houston Dash).
    • 23': Attempt saved. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramona Bachmann.
    • 26': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash).
    • 28': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Felicitas Rauch.
    • 30': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash).
    • 30': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
    • 36': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
    • 36': Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Avery Patterson with a cross.
    • 39': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
    • 40': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
    • 41': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage).
    • 42': Tarciane (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Tarciane (Houston Dash).
    • 43': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Goal! Houston Dash 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Ramona Bachmann (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Avery Patterson.
    • 45'+3': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch.
    • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Houston Dash 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Houston Dash 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 46': Offside, Houston Dash. Ramona Bachmann is caught offside.
    • 47': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Avery Patterson.
    • 47': Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
    • 50': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
    • 54': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Amanda West.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Ramona Bachmann (Houston Dash).
    • 57': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Ramona Bachmann (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
    • 58': Ramona Bachmann (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 62': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 64': Foul by Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash).
    • 64': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Brianna Pinto.
    • 65': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Tyler Lussi.
    • 65': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
    • 66': Substitution, Houston Dash. Courtney Petersen replaces Amanda West.
    • 66': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage).
    • 66': Tarciane (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Goal! Houston Dash 2, North Carolina Courage 0. Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Michelle Alozie.
    • 68': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
    • 70': Substitution, Houston Dash. Diana Ordóñez replaces Ramona Bachmann.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Natalie Jacobs.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bárbara Olivieri with a cross.
    • 75': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
    • 77': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
    • 77': Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Houston Dash. Andressa Alves replaces Bárbara Olivieri.
    • 77': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Narumi Miura.
    • 77': Substitution, Houston Dash. Sophie Hirst replaces Sarah Puntigam.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diana Ordóñez.
    • 78': Goal! Houston Dash 3, North Carolina Courage 0. Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 79': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Natalie Jacobs.
    • 80': Foul by Andressa Alves (Houston Dash).
    • 80': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a cross.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Courtney Petersen (Houston Dash).
    • 84': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Landy Mertz replaces Felicitas Rauch.
    • 84': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Ashley Sanchez.
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
    • 87': Attempt saved. Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michelle Alozie.
    • 87': Foul by Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash).
    • 87': Landy Mertz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Natalie Jacobs.
    • 90'+3': Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Andressa Alves (Houston Dash).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90'+5': Tarciane (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Houston Dash 3, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Houston Dash 3, North Carolina Courage 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
    Location: Houston, Texas, USA
    Attendance: 4,732

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Angel City FC 2 +6 6
    2 Houston Dash 2 +4 6
    3 San Diego Wave FC 3 +2 6
    4 Seattle Reign FC 3 +2 6
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    HOU Houston Dash (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jane Campbell (GK)
    4 Natalie Jacobs
    7 Paige Nielsen
    3 Tarciane
    17 Sarah Puntigam
    15 Bárbara Olivieri
    13 Sophie Schmidt
    16 Amanda West
    30 Avery Patterson
    11 Michelle Alozie
    28 Ramona Bachmann
    Houston Dash Substitutes:
    Jyllissa Harris, Courtney Petersen, Andressa , Diana Ordóñez, Sophie Hirst, Belle Briede, Madison Ayson, Heather Hinz, Yuki Nagasato.

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

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

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