NWSL

FT Saturday, August 16, 2025
Portland Thorns FC LWWLW 1
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North Carolina Courage LWWDL 1
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POR101
NC011
WakeMed Soccer Park · 7,122 att. · ION

Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
2
Corner Kicks
6
7
Saves
5
45.9
Possession
54.1
14
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
294
Accurate Passes
375
377
Passes
442
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
35
17
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
12
15
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
11
25
Effective Clearances
25
25
Clearances
25

Highlights

01:14 Courage, Thorns play to 1-1 draw Watch on ESPN 00:57 Olivia Moultrie finds the back of the net for Portland Thorns FC Watch on ESPN 00:57 Tyler Lussi scores in the 70' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 27Maycee BellCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 14Tyler LussiLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 10Denise O'SullivanCM
  7. 16Riley JacksonLM
  8. 34Manaka MatsukuboRM
  9. 8Brianna PintoF
  10. 2Ashley SanchezLF
  11. 77Aline GomesRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  2. 19Jaedyn ShawSUB
  3. 7Malia BerkelySUB
  4. 30Hannah BetfortSUB
  5. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  6. 12Natalia StaudeSUB
  7. 20Shinomi KoyamaSUB
  8. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  9. 25Meredith SpeckSUB

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 18Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 5Isabella ObazeCD-L
  3. 16Sam HiattCD-R
  4. 2Reyna ReyesLB
  5. 29Mallie McKenzieRB
  6. 17Sam CoffeyCM
  7. 8Hina SugitaLM
  8. 21Jessie FlemingRM
  9. 19Pietra TordinF
  10. 66Reilyn TurnerLF
  11. 13Olivia MoultrieRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Payton LinnehanSUB
  2. 26Mimi AlidouSUB
  3. 1Bella BixbySUB
  4. 33Naomi PowellSUB
  5. 28Carissa BoeckmanSUB
  6. 10Deyna CastellanosSUB
  7. 20Kaitlyn TorpeySUB
  8. 24Jayden PerrySUB
  9. 77Alexa SpaanstraSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 44' Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Portland Thorns 1. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  3. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Shinomi Koyama replaces Denise O'Sullivan.
  4. 64' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Kaitlyn Torpey replaces Mallie McKenzie.
  5. 68' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  6. 70' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 1. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  7. 73' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Deyna Castellanos replaces Hina Sugita.
  8. 73' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan replaces Reilyn Turner.
  9. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Aline Gomes.
  10. 75' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Tyler Lussi.
  11. 79' Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 85' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Jayden Perry replaces Pietra Tordin because of an injury.
  13. 85' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Manaka Matsukubo.

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