NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Bay FC, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
North Carolina Courage
    FT
    0 - 1
    Bay FC
    • 33': Kiki Pickett

    About

    North Carolina Courage are hosting Bay FC at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, 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': Caroline Conti (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage).
    • 6': Abby Dahlkemper (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
    • 8': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck is caught offside.
    • 10': Foul by Kiki Pickett (Bay).
    • 10': Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Taylor Huff (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caroline Conti.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Dorian Bailey (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 11': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Karlie Lema (Bay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Taylor Huff with a cross.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Dorian Bailey (Bay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Caroline Conti.
    • 12': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Feli Rauch.
    • 12': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw.
    • 16': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Alyssa Malonson.
    • 18': Caprice Dydasco (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
    • 19': Kiki Pickett (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage).
    • 20': Dorian Bailey (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Taylor Huff (Bay).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Joelle Anderson.
    • 28': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort is caught offside.
    • 32': Hand ball by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
    • 33': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Bay 1. Kiki Pickett (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joelle Anderson.
    • 35': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
    • 35': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
    • 36': Karlie Lema (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Meredith Speck with a cross.
    • 43': Caprice Dydasco (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Bay 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 0, Bay 1.
    • 47': Foul by Karlie Lema (Bay).
    • 47': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 53': Caroline Conti (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
    • 53': Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Karlie Lema (Bay) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Caprice Dydasco.
    • 57': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
    • 57': Jordan Silkowitz (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto is caught offside.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiki Pickett.
    • 62': Substitution, Bay. Rachel Hill replaces Karlie Lema.
    • 63': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Meredith Speck.
    • 63': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Manaka Matsukubo replaces Brianna Pinto.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rachel Hill with a cross.
    • 65': Foul by Joelle Anderson (Bay).
    • 65': Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Jaedyn Shaw is caught offside.
    • 67': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ashley Sanchez replaces Hannah Betfort.
    • 67': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Shinomi Koyama replaces Riley Jackson.
    • 69': Foul by Rachel Hill (Bay).
    • 69': Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Caroline Conti.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Caroline Conti (Bay).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Offside, Bay. Racheal Kundananji is caught offside.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rachel Hill following a fast break.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Caroline Conti (Bay).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Foul by Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage).
    • 78': Kiki Pickett (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Bay. Maddie Moreau replaces Racheal Kundananji.
    • 78': Substitution, Bay. Asisat Oshoala replaces Caroline Conti because of an injury.
    • 81': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kiki Pickett.
    • 82': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Feli Rauch.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 85': Offside, Bay. Asisat Oshoala is caught offside.
    • 86': Caprice Dydasco (Bay) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Foul by Asisat Oshoala (Bay).
    • 87': Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Offside, Bay. Maddie Moreau is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90'+1': Kiki Pickett (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Bay. Jamie Shepherd replaces Dorian Bailey.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Dani Weatherholt.
    • 90'+3': Alyssa Malonson (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90'+4': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Bay 1.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Bay 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 3
    47.2 Possession 52.8
    11 SHOTS 5
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    319 Accurate Passes 363
    411 Passes 456
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    13 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 45
    17 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 9
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    20 Interceptions 5
    33 Effective Clearances 20
    33 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
    Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 7,049

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Kansas City Current 6 +10 15
    2 Orlando Pride 6 +10 15
    3 Washington Spirit 6 +1 12
    4 Gotham FC 7 +4 11
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Casey Murphy (GK)
    27 Maycee Bell
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz
    11 Feli Rauch Yellow Card
    13 Ryan Williams Yellow Card
    19 Jaedyn Shaw
    16 Riley Jackson
    10 Denise O'Sullivan
    8 Brianna Pinto
    25 Meredith Speck
    30 Hannah Betfort
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Charlotte McLean, Ashley Sanchez, Cortnee Vine, Natalia Staude, Manaka Matsukubo, Dani Weatherholt, Marisa Bova, Brooklyn Courtnall, Shinomi Koyama.

    BAY Bay FC (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    29 Jordan Silkowitz (GK)
    18 Joelle Anderson
    13 Abby Dahlkemper
    23 Kiki Pickett
    20 Alyssa Malonson
    3 Caprice Dydasco Yellow Card
    7 Taylor Huff
    19 Dorian Bailey
    9 Racheal Kundananji
    5 Karlie Lema
    15 Caroline Conti
    Bay FC Substitutes:
    Jordan Brewster, Kelli Hubly, Rachel Hill, Asisat Oshoala, Emmie Allen, Catherine Paulson, Maddie Moreau, Jamie Shepherd, Emily Menges.

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