NWSL

FT Saturday, May 17, 2025
Chicago Stars FC WLLDL 0
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North Carolina Courage LLWWD 2
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WakeMed Soccer Park · 8,592 att. · NWSL+ · Paramount+

Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
4
47
Possession
53
10
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
284
Accurate Passes
352
381
Passes
429
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
7
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
36
17
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
14
18
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
13
18
Effective Clearances
21
18
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:55 Manaka Matsukobo's brace leads the Courage to a win over the Fire Watch on ESPN 00:47 Manaka Matsukubo gets on the scoresheet for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 00:54 Manaka Matsukubo gets on the scoresheet for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

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. 14Tyler LussiLM
  8. 13Ryan WilliamsRM
  9. 34Manaka MatsukuboF
  10. 19Jaedyn ShawCF-L
  11. 2Ashley SanchezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Hannah BetfortSUB
  2. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  3. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  4. 24Brooklyn CourtnallSUB
  5. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  6. 20Shinomi KoyamaSUB
  7. 8Brianna PintoSUB
  8. 77Aline GomesSUB
  9. 44Marisa JordanSUB

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 3Sam StaabCD-L
  3. 4Cari RoccaroCD-R
  4. 32Taylor WoodLB
  5. 30Camryn BiegalskiRB
  6. 34Ally SchlegelAM
  7. 77MaitaneLM
  8. 20Bea FranklinRM
  9. 14LudmilaF
  10. 10Shea GroomAM-L
  11. 21Julia GrossoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 41Hannah AndersonSUB
  2. 13Leilanni NesbethSUB
  3. 26Nádia GomesSUB
  4. 23Micayla JohnsonSUB
  5. 16Manaka HayashiSUB
  6. 8Jameese JosephSUB
  7. 22Halle MackiewiczSUB
  8. 11Chardonnay CurranSUB
  9. 7Ava CookSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 51' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Chicago Stars 0. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan with a through ball.
  3. 60' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Shinomi Koyama replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  4. 67' Cari Roccaro (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 68' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
  6. 68' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Hannah Anderson replaces Camryn Biegalski.
  7. 68' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Jameese Joseph replaces Ally Schlegel.
  8. 77' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Chicago Stars 0. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama.
  9. 82' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Manaka Hayashi replaces Maitane López.
  10. 82' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Ava Cook replaces Shea Groom.
  11. 84' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Tyler Lussi.
  12. 84' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Riley Jackson.
  13. 84' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Natalia Staude.
  14. 86' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Micayla Johnson replaces Ludmila.
  15. 90'+2' Taylor Malham (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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