NWSL

FT Friday, August 22, 2025
North Carolina Courage WDLDD 3
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Chicago Stars FC LDDDD 3
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CHI033
SeatGeek Stadium · 2,473 att.

Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:13 Chicago Stars vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:33 Casey Murphy makes a great save Watch on ESPN 01:01 Manaka Matsukubo with a Spectacular Goal vs. Chicago Stars Watch on ESPN 00:41 Casey Murphy makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 3Sam StaabCD-L
  3. 6Kathrin HendrichCD-R
  4. 32Taylor WoodLB
  5. 30Camryn BiegalskiRB
  6. 13Leilanni NesbethAM
  7. 77MaitaneLM
  8. 20Bea FranklinRM
  9. 34Ally SchlegelF
  10. 8Jameese JosephAM-L
  11. 26Nádia GomesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Sam AngelSUB
  2. 22Halle MackiewiczSUB
  3. 7Ava CookSUB
  4. 23Micayla JohnsonSUB
  5. 16Manaka HayashiSUB
  6. 19Mackenzie WoodSUB
  7. 21Julia GrossoSUB
  8. 41Hannah AndersonSUB
  9. 14LudmilaSUB

NC · 3-4-3

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD
  3. 27Maycee BellCD-L
  4. 13Ryan WilliamsCD-R
  5. 20Shinomi KoyamaCM-L
  6. 16Riley JacksonCM-R
  7. 14Tyler LussiLM
  8. 77Aline GomesRM
  9. 8Brianna PintoF
  10. 2Ashley SanchezCF-L
  11. 34Manaka MatsukuboCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Jaedyn ShawSUB
  2. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  3. 7Malia BerkelySUB
  4. 30Hannah BetfortSUB
  5. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  6. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  7. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  8. 24Brooklyn CourtnallSUB
  9. 12Natalia StaudeSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Maitane López (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 43' Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Ludmila replaces Jameese Joseph.
  5. 45' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Julia Grosso replaces Leilanni Nesbeth.
  6. 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.
  7. 56' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Malia Berkely replaces Aline Gomes.
  8. 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.
  9. 64' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Manaka Hayashi replaces Maitane López.
  10. 64' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Micayla Johnson replaces Nádia Gomes.
  11. 67' Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 71' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Brianna Pinto.
  13. 71' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Tyler Lussi.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 82' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Ava Cook replaces Kathrin Hendrich because of an injury.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.

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