NWSL

FT Sunday, September 8, 2024
North Carolina Courage WLLWW 4
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San Diego Wave FC LWLDL 1
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NC314
SD101
Snapdragon Stadium · 26,516 att. · ESPN2

Match Report

North Carolina Courage dominate San Diego Wave FC 4-1

The North Carolina Courage, led by a stellar performance from Malia Berkely, defeated the San Diego Wave FC 4-1 at Snapdragon Stadium on Sunday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
2
51.1
Possession
48.9
15
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
389
Accurate Passes
352
455
Passes
433
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
38
Long Balls
32
18
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
13
15
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
10
10
Effective Clearances
12
10
Clearances
12

Highlights

01:50 Alex Morgan gets standing ovation after subbing out for final time Watch on ESPN 00:28 Haley Hopkins scores goal for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 00:33 Kennedy Wesley scores in the 13' Watch on ESPN 01:22 Feli Rauch slots in the goal for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

SD leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

SD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kailen SheridanG
  2. 4Naomi GirmaCD-L
  3. 12Kennedy WesleyCD-R
  4. 14Kristen McNabbLB
  5. 20Christen WestphalRB
  6. 77María SánchezAM
  7. 15Makenzy RobbeLM
  8. 5Emily van EgmondRM
  9. 13Alex MorganF
  10. 69Delphine CascarinoAM-L
  11. 25Melanie BarcenasAM-R

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. 17Dani WeatherholtLM
  8. 10Denise O'SullivanRM
  9. 5Haley HopkinsF
  10. 14Tyler LussiAM-L
  11. 23Bianca St-GeorgesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! San Diego Wave FC 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malia Berkely with a cross following a corner.
  2. 8' Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  3. 10' Penalty saved. Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot saved in the top left corner.
  4. 13' Goal! San Diego Wave FC 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by María Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
  5. 15' Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Amirah Ali replaces Alex Morgan.
  6. 20' Goal! San Diego Wave FC 1, North Carolina Courage 2. Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Malia Berkely with a cross following a corner.
  7. 45' Goal! San Diego Wave FC 1, North Carolina Courage 3. Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Malia Berkely with a through ball.
  8. 45' Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Danielle Colaprico replaces Makenzy Doniak.
  9. 60' Kailen Sheridan (San Diego Wave FC) is shown the red card.
  10. 61' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Haley Hopkins.
  11. 63' Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Hillary Beall replaces Delphine Cascarino.
  12. 63' Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Hanna Lundkvist replaces Emily van Egmond.
  13. 73' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Bianca St-Georges.
  14. 73' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Tyler Lussi.
  15. 85' Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Mya Jones replaces María Sánchez.
  16. 88' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Maycee Bell replaces Felicitas Rauch.
  17. 88' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  18. 90'+4' Goal! San Diego Wave FC 1, North Carolina Courage 4. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivia Wingate.Goal awarded following VAR Review.

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