NWSL

FT Saturday, November 2, 2024
Washington Spirit LWLWW 1
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North Carolina Courage LWWDL 0
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WakeMed Soccer Park · 10,026 att. · ION

Match Report

Ashley Hatch's goal lifts Washington Spirit over North Carolina Courage

The Washington Spirit, buoyed by the efforts of Ashley Hatch, beat the host North Carolina Courage 1-0 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
3
40.2
Possession
59.8
13
SHOTS
5
4
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
286
Accurate Passes
452
363
Passes
538
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
12
0.0
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
42
14
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
1
18
Effective Tackles
13
27
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
13
21
Effective Clearances
19
21
Clearances
19

Highlights

00:35 Ashley Hatch bends in a beauty for the Spirit Watch on ESPN 00:35 Casey Murphy makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 4-1

Lineups

NC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 7Malia BerkelyCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 17Dani WeatherholtLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 6Narumi MiuraCM-L
  7. 16Riley JacksonCM-R
  8. 77Aline GomesLM
  9. 94Victoria PickettRM
  10. 5Haley HopkinsCF-L
  11. 14Tyler LussiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Charlotte McLeanSUB
  2. 34Manaka MatsukuboSUB
  3. 11Feli RauchSUB
  4. 20Olivia WingateSUB
  5. 23Bianca St-GeorgesSUB
  6. 51Hensley HancuffSUB
  7. 10Denise O'SullivanSUB
  8. 2Ashley SanchezSUB
  9. 25Meredith SpeckSUB

WAS · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 5Annaïg ButelCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 17Hal HershfeltDM
  5. 3Casey KruegerLB
  6. 14Gabrielle CarleRB
  7. 16Courtney BrownCM-L
  8. 22Heather StainbrookCM-R
  9. 2Trinity RodmanLM
  10. 8Makenna MorrisRM
  11. 33Ashley HatchF

Substitutes

  1. 24Esme MorganSUB
  2. 32Jenna ButlerSUB
  3. 28Nicole BarnhartSUB
  4. 6Kate WiesnerSUB
  5. 39Chloe RickettsSUB
  6. 4Lena SilanoSUB
  7. 26Paige MetayerSUB
  8. 10Leicy SantosSUB
  9. 13Brittany RatcliffeSUB

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Washington Spirit 1. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Makenna Morris.
  2. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Denise O'Sullivan replaces Riley Jackson.
  3. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ashley Sanchez replaces Victoria Pickett.
  4. 61' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Leicy Santos replaces Makenna Morris.
  5. 66' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Manaka Matsukubo replaces Haley Hopkins.
  6. 66' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Tyler Lussi.
  7. 73' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kate Wiesner replaces Trinity Rodman.
  8. 73' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Courtney Brown.
  9. 76' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Felicitas Rauch replaces Dani Weatherholt.
  10. 85' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Ashley Hatch.

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