North Carolina Courage vs Angel City FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season
· NWSLNorth Carolina Courage and Angel City FC draw 1-1 in dramatic finish
The North Carolina Courage, buoyed by a last-minute goal from Olivia Wingate, drew with Angel City FC 1-1 at WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
- 6': Gisele Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Attempt missed. Katie Zelem (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Messiah Bright.
- 8': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by M.A. Vignola.
- 13': Attempt missed. Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
- 15': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by M.A. Vignola.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury DiDi Haracic (Angel City).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Lussi.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury DiDi Haracic (Angel City).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Messiah Bright (Angel City).
- 29': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch.
- 32': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
- 33': Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Madison Curry (Angel City).
- 33': Madison Curry (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Megan Reid.
- 37': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
- 40': Attempt missed. Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
- 42': Foul by Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage).
- 42': Madison Curry (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Manaka Matsukubo is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Angel City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 0, Angel City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Angel City. Jasmyne Spencer replaces M.A. Vignola.
- 45': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Aline Gomes.
- 46': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
- 46': Messiah Bright (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City).
- 48': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Megan Reid.
- 51': Foul by Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
- 51': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
- 55': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
- 55': Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
- 59': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
- 59': Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
- 61': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kerolin replaces Tyler Lussi because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Angel City. Christen Press replaces Madison Curry.
- 66': Substitution, Angel City. Sydney Leroux replaces Messiah Bright.
- 70': Attempt saved. Christen Press (Angel City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
- 70': Sydney Leroux (Angel City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range.
- 70': Attempt saved. Sydney Leroux (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage).
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Angel City. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Claire Emslie.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Christen Press (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
- 81': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
- 81': Sarah Gorden (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Christen Press (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sydney Leroux.
- 86': Substitution, Angel City. Elizabeth Eddy replaces Meggie Dougherty Howard.
- 87': Foul by Katie Zelem (Angel City).
- 87': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Alyssa Thompson (Angel City).
- 88': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
- 89': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Ashley Sanchez.
- 89': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Narumi Miura.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alyssa Thompson (Angel City).
- 90'+1': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Sydney Leroux (Angel City).
- 90'+2': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Sydney Leroux (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
- 90'+5': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Katie Zelem (Angel City).
- 90'+5': Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Sydney Leroux (Angel City).
- 90'+7': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Angel City 1. Christen Press (Angel City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
- 90'+9': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+10': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Angel City 1. Olivia Wingate (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan with a through ball.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Angel City 1.
- 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Angel City 1.
Statistics
 LA |
NC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 328 | Accurate Passes | 457 |
| 426 | Passes | 527 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 29 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 27 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 7,037
Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 7,037
NWSL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Wave FC | 13 | +6 | 25 |
| 2 | Utah Royals | 12 | +8 | 24 |
| 3 | Portland Thorns FC | 13 | +6 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington Spirit | 11 | +9 | 21 |
Line-Ups
North Carolina Courage (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Murphy (GK) |
| 7 | Malia Berkely |
| 3 | Kaleigh Kurtz |
| 11 | Feli Rauch |
| 13 | Ryan Williams |
| 2 | Ashley Sanchez |
| 6 | Narumi Miura |
| 10 | Denise O'Sullivan |
| 34 | Manaka Matsukubo |
| 77 | Aline Gomes |
| 14 | Tyler Lussi |
Angel City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | DiDi Haracic (GK) |
| 6 | Megan Reid |
| 11 | Sarah Gorden |
| 16 | M.A. Vignola |
| 27 | Madison Curry  |
| 10 | Claire Emslie |
| 8 | Meggie Dougherty Howard |
| 4 | Katie Zelem |
| 24 | Messiah Bright |
| 21 | Alyssa Thompson |
| 20 | Gisele Thompson |
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