NWSL

FT Saturday, May 3, 2025
North Carolina Courage DLLWW 2
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Utah Royals LLWLL 0
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NC202
UTA000
America First Field · 7,371 att.

Team Stats

7
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
5
52.5
Possession
47.5
16
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
343
Accurate Passes
317
411
Passes
380
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
15
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
46
20
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
5
Interceptions
13
18
Effective Clearances
19
18
Clearances
19

Highlights

00:52 Ashley Sanchez opens the scoring for Courage Watch on ESPN 00:26 Mandy Haught makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:38 Kate Del Fava's own goal doubles Courage's lead Watch on ESPN 01:56 Utah Royals vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

UTA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Mandy McGlynnG
  2. 5Lauren FlynnCD-L
  3. 8Kate Del FavaCD-R
  4. 14Nuria RábanoLB
  5. 7Janni ThomsenRB
  6. 17Ana TejadaCM-L
  7. 22Dana FoedererCM-R
  8. 13Brecken MozingoLM
  9. 19Kherrington ReamRM
  10. 9Ally SentnorCF-L
  11. 25Cece DelzerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Macey FraserSUB
  2. 16Madison PogarchSUB
  3. 28Imani DorseySUB
  4. 21Mikayla ColohanSUB
  5. 30Aisha SolorzanoSUB
  6. 15Ana GuzmanSUB
  7. 33Aria NagaiSUB
  8. 23Mia JustusSUB
  9. 11Mina TanakaSUB

NC · 3-4-3

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD
  3. 12Natalia StaudeCD-L
  4. 27Maycee BellCD-R
  5. 16Riley JacksonCM-L
  6. 10Denise O'SullivanCM-R
  7. 11Feli RauchLM
  8. 13Ryan WilliamsRM
  9. 34Manaka MatsukuboF
  10. 20Shinomi KoyamaCF-L
  11. 2Ashley SanchezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  2. 77Aline GomesSUB
  3. 30Hannah BetfortSUB
  4. 8Brianna PintoSUB
  5. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  6. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  7. 14Tyler LussiSUB
  8. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  9. 19Jaedyn ShawSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Utah Royals 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 43' Own Goal by Kate Del Fava, Utah Royals. Utah Royals 0, North Carolina Courage 2.
  3. 45' Substitution, Utah Royals. Mina Tanaka replaces Cece Kizer.
  4. 45' Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Pogarch replaces Nuria Rábano.
  5. 54' Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Shinomi Koyama.
  7. 64' Substitution, Utah Royals. Mikayla Cluff replaces Dana Foederer.
  8. 65' Substitution, Utah Royals. Imani Dorsey replaces Kherrington Ream.
  9. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  10. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi replaces Feli Rauch.
  11. 78' Substitution, Utah Royals. Ana Guzmán replaces Brecken Mozingo.
  12. 87' Penalty missed. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right.
  13. 88' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Riley Jackson.
  14. 88' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  15. 90'+1' Mikayla Cluff (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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