NWSL

Racing Louisville FC vs North Carolina Courage, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Racing Louisville FC
  • 13': Emma Sears
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1 - 1
North Carolina Courage
  • 69': Riley Jackson

About

Racing Louisville FC are hosting North Carolina Courage at Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Courtney Petersen.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 5': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 5': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ellie Jean.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw with a cross.
  • 10': Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 11': Foul by Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 11': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Feli Rauch.
  • 13': Goal! Racing Louisville FC 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arin Wright following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Janine Sonis (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emma Sears with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Taylor Flint (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 17': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Milliet.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Lussi.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 28': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Janine Sonis with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 29': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
  • 30': Taylor Flint (Racing Louisville FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Savannah DeMelo.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Savannah DeMelo.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malia Berkely.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 39': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Arin Wright.
  • 42': Hand ball by Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Janine Sonis.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 45'+1': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ellie Jean.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45'+2': Katie Lund (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Racing Louisville FC 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Racing Louisville FC 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ary Borges.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 47': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 47': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Emma Sears is caught offside.
  • 53': Hand ball by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 54': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 54': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 56': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Marisa DiGrande replaces Ary Borges.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw.
  • 63': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
  • 63': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley Jackson.
  • 66': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Sarah Weber replaces Kayla Fischer.
  • 66': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 66': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Tyler Lussi.
  • 69': Goal! Racing Louisville FC 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 70': Foul by Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage).
  • 70': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Betfort with a headed pass.
  • 74': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ellie Jean.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Betfort.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Sarah Weber (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 76': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
  • 78': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
  • 79': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
  • 81': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  • 81': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Sarah Weber (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marisa DiGrande.
  • 85': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Katie O'Kane replaces Janine Sonis.
  • 88': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Lauren Milliet.
  • 89': Foul by Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
  • 89': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Courtney Petersen.
  • 90': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Shinomi Koyama replaces Riley Jackson.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Malia Berkely.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Racing Louisville FC 1, North Carolina Courage 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Racing Louisville FC 1, North Carolina Courage 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 4
68.1 Possession 31.9
15 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
483 Accurate Passes 171
576 Passes 263
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 7
22 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.4
62 Long Balls 52
28 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 14
7 Tackles 21
1.0 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 13
13 Effective Clearances 28
13 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Lynn Family Stadium
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Attendance: 2,847

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angel City FC 0 0 0
2 Bay FC 0 0 0
3 Boston Legacy FC 0 0 0
4 Chicago Stars FC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

LOU Racing Louisville FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Katie Lund (GK)
3 Arin Wright
5 Ellie Jean
11 Courtney Petersen
2 Lauren Milliet
26 Taylor Flint
7 Savannah DeMelo
8 Ary Borges
9 Kayla Fischer
16 Janine Sonis
13 Emma Sears
Racing Louisville FC Substitutes:
Sarah Weber, Maddie Pokorny, Katie O'Kane, Marisa DiGrande, Maddy Anderson, Allie George, Ella Hase, Jordyn Bloomer.

NC North Carolina Courage (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Casey Murphy (GK)
7 Malia Berkely
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
11 Feli Rauch
13 Ryan Williams
34 Manaka Matsukubo
16 Riley Jackson
10 Denise O'Sullivan
19 Jaedyn Shaw
14 Tyler Lussi Yellow Card
2 Ashley Sanchez
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Cortnee Vine, Maycee Bell, Shinomi Koyama, Marisa Jordan, Charlotte McLean, Meredith Speck, Brianna Pinto, Aline Gomes, Hannah Betfort.

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