NWSL

FT Saturday, April 26, 2025
Kansas City Current WWWWW 2
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North Carolina Courage DLDLL 3
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KC112
NC033
WakeMed Soccer Park · 6,235 att. · NWSL+

Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
10
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
2
47.9
Possession
52.1
15
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
306
Accurate Passes
341
401
Passes
446
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
1
25
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
53
Long Balls
54
19
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
10
31
Effective Clearances
33
31
Clearances
33

Highlights

00:30 Lorena makes a great save Watch on ESPN 01:06 Haley Hopkins slots in the goal for Kansas City Current Watch on ESPN 00:59 Ashley Sanchez's goal completes stunning comeback for Courage Watch on ESPN 00:45 Ryan Williams finds the back of the net for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

KC leads series 3-2

Lineups

NC · 3-4-3

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD
  3. 12Natalia StaudeCD-L
  4. 27Maycee BellCD-R
  5. 10Denise O'SullivanCM-L
  6. 16Riley JacksonCM-R
  7. 11Feli RauchLM
  8. 13Ryan WilliamsRM
  9. 34Manaka MatsukuboF
  10. 19Jaedyn ShawCF-L
  11. 2Ashley SanchezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  2. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  3. 30Hannah BetfortSUB
  4. 33Charlotte McLeanSUB
  5. 8Brianna PintoSUB
  6. 20Shinomi KoyamaSUB
  7. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  8. 14Tyler LussiSUB
  9. 44Marisa JordanSUB

KC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23LorenaG
  2. 27Kayla SharplesCD-L
  3. 7Elizabeth BallCD-R
  4. 18Izzy RodriguezLB
  5. 5Ellie Bravo-YoungRB
  6. 13Haley HopkinsAM
  7. 14Claire HuttonLM
  8. 10Lo'eau LaBontaRM
  9. 9Bia ZanerattoF
  10. 6Temwa ChawingaAM-L
  11. 16Vanessa DiBernardoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 99DebinhaSUB
  2. 19Mary LongSUB
  3. 81Laurel IvorySUB
  4. 22Bayley FeistSUB
  5. 31Katie ScottSUB
  6. 30Marta LachoSUB
  7. 15Alana CookSUB
  8. 11Rocky RodríguezSUB
  9. 4Hailie MaceSUB

Timeline

  1. 30' Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Kansas City Current 1. Haley Hopkins (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
  4. 45' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Debinha replaces Temwa Chawinga.
  5. 52' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Kansas City Current 1. Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo with a through ball.
  6. 57' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Kansas City Current 2. Bia Zaneratto (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Claire Hutton.
  7. 58' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Claire Hutton.
  8. 58' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Hailie Mace replaces Haley Hopkins.
  9. 64' Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Flora Marta Lacho replaces Bia Zaneratto.
  11. 74' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Shinomi Koyama replaces Riley Jackson.
  12. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi replaces Feli Rauch.
  13. 76' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
  14. 84' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Natalia Staude.
  15. 86' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Mary Long replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
  16. 90' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Kansas City Current 2. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  17. 90'+2' Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Kansas City Current 2. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams.

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