NWSL

FT Saturday, September 21, 2024
North Carolina Courage LLWWD 1
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Racing Louisville FC WWLLW 2
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NC101
LOU022
Lynn Family Stadium · 4,653 att. · ION

Match Report

Racing Louisville FC rallies to defeat North Carolina Courage 2-1

Racing Louisville FC, buoyed by the second-half efforts of Emma Sears and Bethany Balcer, beat the visiting North Carolina Courage 2-1 at Lynn Family Stadium on Saturday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
4
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
3
63.9
Possession
36.1
13
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
587
Accurate Passes
312
666
Passes
375
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.2
41
Long Balls
30
22
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
6
Interceptions
20
10
Effective Clearances
27
10
Clearances
27

Highlights

01:02 Brianna Pinto scores goal for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 00:35 Bethany Balcer's goal from the spot wins it for Louisville Watch on ESPN 00:22 Katie Lund makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:23 Emma Sears scores in the 79' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 5-0

Lineups

LOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Katie AtkinsonG
  2. 20Abby ErcegCD-L
  3. 3Arin WrightCD-R
  4. 11Courtney PetersenLB
  5. 2Lauren MillietRB
  6. 14Marisa DiGrandeAM
  7. 8Ary BorgesLM
  8. 26Taylor FlintRM
  9. 88Bethany BalcerF
  10. 16Janine SonisAM-L
  11. 7Savannah DeMeloAM-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. 6Narumi MiuraRM
  9. 8Brianna PintoF
  10. 5Haley HopkinsAM-L
  11. 77Aline GomesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 38' Courtney Petersen (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Goal! Racing Louisville FC 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  4. 59' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Emma Sears replaces Ary Borges.
  5. 68' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Maddie Pokorny replaces Janine Beckie.
  6. 73' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kerolin replaces Brianna Pinto.
  7. 73' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Haley Hopkins.
  8. 78' Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Goal! Racing Louisville FC 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  10. 84' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Aline Gomes.
  11. 84' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Maycee Bell replaces Felicitas Rauch.
  12. 89' Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+2' Goal! Racing Louisville FC 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Bethany Balcer (Racing Louisville FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Parker Goins replaces Bethany Balcer.
  15. 90'+4' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Dani Weatherholt.
  16. 90'+7' Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card.

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