NWSL

FT Sunday, June 8, 2025
North Carolina Courage WWDWL 1
–
Washington Spirit LLWDW 3
1st2ndT
NC101
WAS213
Audi Field · 17,625 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
7
54.2
Possession
45.8
15
SHOTS
11
9
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
375
Accurate Passes
312
453
Passes
391
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
38
19
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
13
19
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
37
12
Clearances
37

Highlights

00:56 Brittany Ratcliffe's looping header doubles Spirit's lead Watch on ESPN 01:58 Washington Spirit vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:11 Courtney Brown opens the scoring for Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN 00:51 Manaka Matsukubo gets a goal back for Courage Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 4-1

Lineups

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 24Esme MorganCD-L
  3. 4Rebeca BernalCD-R
  4. 3Casey KruegerLB
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleRB
  6. 7Croix BethuneAM
  7. 5Narumi MiuraLM
  8. 17Hal HershfeltRM
  9. 21Gift MondayF
  10. 16Courtney BrownAM-L
  11. 13Brittany RatcliffeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Heather StainbrookSUB
  2. 19Rosemonde KouassiSUB
  3. 28Sandy MacIverSUB
  4. 8Makenna MorrisSUB
  5. 34Kiley DulaneySUB
  6. 25Kysha SyllaSUB
  7. 35Meg BoadeSUB
  8. 9Tara RuddSUB

NC · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 7Malia BerkelyCD
  3. 12Natalia StaudeCD-L
  4. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  5. 16Riley JacksonCM-L
  6. 10Denise O'SullivanCM-R
  7. 34Manaka MatsukuboAM
  8. 11Feli RauchLM
  9. 13Ryan WilliamsRM
  10. 22Cortnee VineCF-L
  11. 2Ashley SanchezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Tyler LussiSUB
  2. 20Shinomi KoyamaSUB
  3. 77Aline GomesSUB
  4. 27Maycee BellSUB
  5. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  6. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  7. 8Brianna PintoSUB
  8. 19Jaedyn ShawSUB
  9. 30Hannah BetfortSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brittany Ratcliffe following a fast break.
  2. 27' Goal! Washington Spirit 2, North Carolina Courage 0. Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Casey Krueger with a cross.
  3. 32' Goal! Washington Spirit 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Feli Rauch with a through ball following a fast break.
  4. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tara McKeown replaces Esme Morgan.
  5. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Courtney Brown.
  6. 54' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Maycee Bell replaces Malia Berkely.
  7. 54' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Shinomi Koyama replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  8. 58' Goal! Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 1. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Narumi Miura following a corner.
  9. 60' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kysha Sylla replaces Rebeca Bernal.
  10. 60' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Makenna Morris replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
  11. 72' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Riley Jackson.
  12. 72' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Cortnee Vine.
  13. 74' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Heather Stainbrook replaces Gift Monday because of an injury.
  14. 83' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Feli Rauch.

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