NWSL

FT Sunday, April 13, 2025
North Carolina Courage LLDLD 1
–
Gotham FC WLDLD 3
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GFC213
Sports Illustrated Stadium · 7,115 att. · NWSL+

Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
3
49.3
Possession
50.7
9
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
347
Accurate Passes
359
435
Passes
449
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
20
0.0
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
50
11
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
13
40
Effective Clearances
26
40
Clearances
26

Highlights

01:59 NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:00 Esther González gets on the scoresheet for NJ/NY Gotham FC Watch on ESPN 00:54 Esther González slots in the goal for NJ/NY Gotham FC Watch on ESPN 00:33 Lilly Reale gets on the scoresheet for NJ/NY Gotham FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GFC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

GFC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 6Emily SonnettCD-L
  3. 27Jess CarterCD-R
  4. 14Nealy MartinDM
  5. 4Lilly RealeLB
  6. 22Mandy FreemanRB
  7. 7Jaelin HowellCM-L
  8. 9Esther GonzálezCM-R
  9. 18Gabi PortilhoLM
  10. 11Sarah SchupanskyRM
  11. 13Ella StevensF

Substitutes

  1. 23Midge PurceSUB
  2. 34Khyah HarperSUB
  3. 17Mak WhithamSUB
  4. 20Jéssica SilvaSUB
  5. 3BruninhaSUB
  6. 5Cece DelzerSUB
  7. 8Taryn TorresSUB
  8. 1Michelle BetosSUB
  9. 10GeyseSUB

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 27Maycee BellCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 11Feli RauchLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 34Manaka MatsukuboAM
  7. 20Shinomi KoyamaLM
  8. 10Denise O'SullivanRM
  9. 19Jaedyn ShawF
  10. 30Hannah BetfortAM-L
  11. 2Ashley SanchezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  2. 16Riley JacksonSUB
  3. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  4. 12Natalia StaudeSUB
  5. 24Brooklyn CourtnallSUB
  6. 77Aline GomesSUB
  7. 8Brianna PintoSUB
  8. 7Malia BerkelySUB
  9. 33Charlotte McLeanSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Ella Stevens (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 43' Goal! Gotham FC 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ella Stevens.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  3. 45'+4' Goal! Gotham FC 2, North Carolina Courage 0. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Ella Stevens.
  5. 46' Goal! Gotham FC 3, North Carolina Courage 0. Lilly Reale (Gotham FC) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruninha following a corner.
  6. 56' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
  7. 66' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  8. 66' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  9. 66' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brooklyn Courtnall replaces Feli Rauch.
  10. 66' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Shinomi Koyama.
  11. 73' Substitution, Gotham FC. Midge Purce replaces Sarah Schupansky.
  12. 73' Substitution, Gotham FC. Geyse replaces Gabi Portilho.
  13. 78' Substitution, Gotham FC. Jéssica Silva replaces Jess Carter because of an injury.
  14. 79' Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 81' Substitution, Gotham FC. Cece Kizer replaces Esther González.
  16. 90'+4' Goal! Gotham FC 3, North Carolina Courage 1. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Meredith Speck.

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