NWSL

FT Saturday, June 29, 2024
North Carolina Courage WLLDW 1
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Washington Spirit WWWDW 0
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Audi Field · 15,717 att. · ION

Match Report

Ashley Sanchez's early goal lifts Courage over Spirit

The North Carolina Courage secured a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit at Audi Field on Saturday, thanks to an early strike from Ashley Sanchez.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
4
51.9
Possession
48.1
8
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
411
Accurate Passes
346
481
Passes
438
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
19
0.4
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
31
25
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
8
15
Effective Tackles
14
24
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
19
Interceptions
9
19
Effective Clearances
10
19
Clearances
10

Highlights

00:54 Ashley Sanchez scores the opening goal for the Courage Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 5Annaïg ButelCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 3Casey KruegerLB
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleRB
  6. 7Croix BethuneAM
  7. 17Hal HershfeltLM
  8. 26Paige MetayerRM
  9. 11Ouleymata SarrF
  10. 16Courtney BrownAM-L
  11. 2Trinity RodmanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Lena SilanoSUB
  2. 28Nicole BarnhartSUB
  3. 33Ashley HatchSUB
  4. 8Makenna MorrisSUB
  5. 39Chloe RickettsSUB
  6. 12Andi SullivanSUB
  7. 6Kate WiesnerSUB
  8. 13Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  9. 22Heather StainbrookSUB

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. 10Denise O'SullivanLM
  8. 6Narumi MiuraRM
  9. 8Brianna PintoF
  10. 14Tyler LussiAM-L
  11. 23Bianca St-GeorgesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Riley JacksonSUB
  2. 19Landy MertzSUB
  3. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  4. 34Manaka MatsukuboSUB
  5. 5Haley HopkinsSUB
  6. 15Jenna WinebrennerSUB
  7. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  8. 94Victoria PickettSUB
  9. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the top left corner.
  2. 44' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Bianca St-Georges because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kate Wiesner replaces Courtney Brown.
  4. 63' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Makenna Morris replaces Gabrielle Carle.
  5. 63' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Heather Stainbrook replaces Paige Metayer.
  6. 64' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Brianna Pinto.
  7. 64' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Tyler Lussi.
  8. 74' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Croix Bethune.
  9. 74' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Ouleymata Sarr.
  10. 75' Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 89' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Ashley Sanchez.

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