NWSL

Chicago Stars FC vs North Carolina Courage, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Chicago Stars FC
  • 76': Ludmila
  • 81': Ludmila
  • 86': Ludmila
FT
3 - 3
North Carolina Courage
  • 49': Manaka Matsukubo
  • 62': Tyler Lussi
  • 83': Jaedyn Shaw

About

Chicago Stars FC are hosting North Carolina Courage at SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois, 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.
  • 1': Handball by Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Stars).
  • 3': Attempt saved. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars). Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 4': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Kathrin Hendrich (Chicago Stars).
  • 6': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Foul by Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Stars).
  • 8': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Camryn Biegalski (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage).
  • 12': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Maycee Bell.
  • 13': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Maitane López (Chicago Stars).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama.
  • 17': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto is caught offside.
  • 18': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nádia Gomes.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) 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 Ally Schlegel.
  • 22': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
  • 22': Handball by Ally Schlegel (Chicago Stars).
  • 25': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Maitane López (Chicago Stars).
  • 25': Maitane López (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Shinomi Koyama.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Nádia Gomes (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 33': Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maitane López.
  • 38': Foul by Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage).
  • 38': Taylor Malham (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 39': Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Ally Schlegel (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 41': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Maitane López.
  • 43': Ally Schlegel (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 43': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Stars).
  • 44': Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama.
  • 45': Foul by Nádia Gomes (Chicago Stars).
  • 45': Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Julia Grosso replaces Leilanni Nesbeth.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Ludmila replaces Jameese Joseph.
  • 48': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars).
  • 49': Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a through ball.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Ally Schlegel (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage). Assisted by Taylor Malham.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Ally Schlegel (Chicago Stars).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Camryn Biegalski.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 54': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Camryn Biegalski.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 56': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Malia Berkely replaces Aline Gomes.
  • 57': Foul by Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars).
  • 57': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Taylor Malham.
  • 61': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Alyssa Naeher.
  • 62': Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 2. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 64': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Manaka Hayashi replaces Maitane López.
  • 64': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Micayla Johnson replaces Nádia Gomes.
  • 66': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Manaka Hayashi (Chicago Stars).
  • 66': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars).
  • 67': Foul by Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars).
  • 67': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Taylor Malham.
  • 71': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Brianna Pinto.
  • 71': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Tyler Lussi.
  • 76': Goal! Chicago Stars 1, North Carolina Courage 2. Ludmila (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Staab.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Kathrin Hendrich (Chicago Stars).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Goal! Chicago Stars 2, North Carolina Courage 2. Ludmila (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Staab.
  • 82': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Ava Cook replaces Kathrin Hendrich because of an injury.
  • 83': Goal! Chicago Stars 2, North Carolina Courage 3. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meredith Speck.
  • 85': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 86': Goal! Chicago Stars 3, North Carolina Courage 3. Ludmila (Chicago Stars) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manaka Hayashi with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Camryn Biegalski.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars). Assisted by Meredith Speck with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Taylor Malham (Chicago Stars).
  • 90'+5': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chicago Stars 3, North Carolina Courage 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Stars 3, North Carolina Courage 3.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
62.5 Possession 37.5
12 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
379 Accurate Passes 194
478 Passes 284
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 55
27 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 13
14 Tackles 20
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 12
20 Effective Clearances 25
20 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 2,473

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 19 +28 49
2 Washington Spirit 19 +6 35
3 San Diego Wave FC 19 +6 30
4 Portland Thorns FC 19 +6 29
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHI Chicago Stars FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
3 Sam Staab
6 Kathrin Hendrich
32 Taylor Malham
30 Camryn Biegalski
13 Leilanni Nesbeth Yellow Card
77 Maitane López Yellow Card
20 Bea Franklin Yellow Card
34 Ally Schlegel
8 Jameese Joseph
26 Nádia Gomes
Chicago Stars FC Substitutes:
Samantha Cary, Halle Mackiewicz, Ava Cook, Micayla Johnson, Manaka Hayashi, Mackenzie Wood, Julia Grosso, Hannah Anderson, Ludmila.

NC North Carolina Courage (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Casey Murphy (GK)
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
27 Maycee Bell
13 Ryan Williams
20 Shinomi Koyama
16 Riley Jackson
14 Tyler Lussi
77 Aline Gomes
8 Brianna Pinto
2 Ashley Sanchez
34 Manaka Matsukubo Yellow Card
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Jaedyn Shaw, Meredith Speck, Malia Berkely, Hannah Betfort, Marisa Bova, Cortnee Vine, Dani Weatherholt, Brooklyn Courtnall, Natalia Staude.

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