NWSL

San Diego Wave FC vs North Carolina Courage, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
San Diego Wave FC
  • 24': Perle Morroni
  • 40': Adriana Leon
  • 54': Kristen McNabb
  • 60': Adriana Leon
  • 90'+5': María Sánchez
FT
5 - 2
North Carolina Courage
  • 12': Feli Rauch
  • 51': Manaka Matsukubo

About

San Diego Wave FC are hosting North Carolina Courage at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
  • 2': Savannah McCaskill (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Delphine Cascarino (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
  • 12': Goal! San Diego Wave FC 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 13': Foul by Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage).
  • 13': Kimmi Ascanio (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Gia Corley (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 16': Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Adriana Leon (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 23': Kenza Dali (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Goal! San Diego Wave FC 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino.
  • 27': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 27': Gia Corley (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Foul by Savannah McCaskill (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 31': Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 32': Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner,San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Riley Jackson.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Goal! San Diego Wave FC 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Adriana Leon (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gia Corley.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kailen Sheridan (San Diego Wave FC). Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 44': Foul by Gia Corley (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 44': Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, San Diego Wave FC 2, North Carolina Courage 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins San Diego Wave FC 2, North Carolina Courage 1.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Feli Rauch with a cross.
  • 49': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Adriana Leon is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Goal! San Diego Wave FC 2, North Carolina Courage 2. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Gia Corley (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner,San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Natalia Staude.
  • 54': Goal! San Diego Wave FC 3, North Carolina Courage 2. Kristen McNabb (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trinity Armstrong with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 56': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Adriana Leon is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
  • 57': Hanna Lundkvist (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Goal! San Diego Wave FC 4, North Carolina Courage 2. Adriana Leon (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hanna Lundkvist.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Adriana Leon (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  • 68': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 68': Kenza Dali (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Kristen McNabb (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 69': Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Melanie Barcenas replaces Kimmi Ascanio.
  • 71': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Kyra Carusa replaces Adriana Leon.
  • 71': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 71': Gia Corley (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage).
  • 72': Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner,San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Maycee Bell.
  • 75': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi replaces Feli Rauch.
  • 75': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Shinomi Koyama replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
  • 75': Offside, San Diego Wave FC. Kyra Carusa is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 79': Corner,North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kristen McNabb.
  • 80': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 80': Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kailen Sheridan (San Diego Wave FC). Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 83': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. María Sánchez replaces Gia Corley.
  • 83': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Manaka Matsukubo because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Maycee Bell.
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 84': Hanna Lundkvist (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Perle Morroni with a cross.
  • 86': Foul by Hanna Lundkvist (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 86': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Hand ball by Savannah McCaskill (San Diego Wave FC).
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Lussi with a headed pass.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aline Gomes with a cross.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+2': Savannah McCaskill (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Kennedy Wesley replaces Perle Morroni.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage). Assisted by Kyra Carusa.
  • 90'+5': Goal! San Diego Wave FC 5, North Carolina Courage 2. María Sánchez (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melanie Barcenas.
  • 90'+7': Hand ball by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+9': Delay in match because of an injury Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, San Diego Wave FC 5, North Carolina Courage 2.
  • 0': Match ends, San Diego Wave FC 5, North Carolina Courage 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
47.2 Possession 52.8
12 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
406 Accurate Passes 459
472 Passes 534
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.3
26 Long Balls 39
10 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
16 Effective Tackles 15
24 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 11
15 Effective Clearances 13
15 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Attendance: 12,760

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 10 +15 24
2 San Diego Wave FC 10 +9 20
3 Orlando Pride 10 +10 19
4 Washington Spirit 10 +2 19
Full Table

Line-Ups

SD San Diego Wave FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kailen Sheridan (GK)
14 Kristen McNabb
3 Trinity Armstrong
75 Perle Morroni
6 Hanna Lundkvist
11 Gia Corley
10 Kenza Dali
21 Savannah McCaskill
9 Adriana Leon
17 Kimmi Ascanio
20 Delphine Cascarino
San Diego Wave FC Substitutes:
Daniela Arias, María Sánchez, Melanie Barcenas, Kyra Carusa, Makenzy Robbe, Jordan Fusco, Nya Harrison, Kennedy Wesley, DiDi Haracic.

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

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

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