NWSL

FT Saturday, September 6, 2025
Utah Royals DLDDW 1
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North Carolina Courage DLDDL 1
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WakeMed Soccer Park · 6,358 att. · ION

Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
10
Corner Kicks
1
5
Saves
4
46.3
Possession
53.7
25
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
202
Accurate Passes
265
294
Passes
362
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
2
24
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
52
13
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
2
18
Effective Tackles
7
24
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
36
21
Clearances
36

Highlights

01:14 North Carolina Courage vs. Utah Royals - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:30 Shinomi Koyama hits the woodwork Watch on ESPN 00:23 Mandy McGlynn makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:31 Marisa Bova makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 4-1

Lineups

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 44Marisa JordanG
  2. 27Maycee BellCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 14Tyler LussiLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 34Manaka MatsukuboAM
  7. 19Jaedyn ShawLM
  8. 20Shinomi KoyamaRM
  9. 8Brianna PintoF
  10. 2Ashley SanchezAM-L
  11. 22Cortnee VineAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Casey MurphySUB
  2. 12Natalia StaudeSUB
  3. 28Heather MacNabSUB
  4. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  5. 77Aline GomesSUB
  6. 15Payton LinnehanSUB
  7. 30Hannah BetfortSUB
  8. 7Malia BerkelySUB
  9. 25Meredith SpeckSUB

UTA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mandy McGlynnG
  2. 18Kaleigh RiehlCD-L
  3. 8Kate Del FavaCD-R
  4. 14Nuria RábanoLB
  5. 7Janni ThomsenRB
  6. 11Mina TanakaAM
  7. 10Claudia ZornozaLM
  8. 17Ana TejadaRM
  9. 30Aisha SolorzanoF
  10. 24Cloé LacasseAM-L
  11. 4Paige CroninAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Imani DorseySUB
  2. 53Bianca St-GeorgesSUB
  3. 5Lauren FlynnSUB
  4. 13Brecken MozingoSUB
  5. 19Kherrington ReamSUB
  6. 23Mia JustusSUB
  7. 16Madison PogarchSUB
  8. 33Aria NagaiSUB
  9. 22Dana FoedererSUB

Timeline

  1. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Natalia Staude replaces Tyler Lussi.
  4. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Malia Berkely replaces Maycee Bell.
  5. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Malia Berkely replaces Maycee Bell.
  6. 45' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Natalia Staude replaces Tyler Lussi.
  7. 64' Substitution, Utah Royals. Imani Dorsey replaces Janni Thomsen.
  8. 64' Substitution, Utah Royals. Imani Dorsey replaces Janni Thomsen.
  9. 64' Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Cloé Lacasse.
  10. 64' Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Cloé Lacasse.
  11. 66' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Payton Linnehan replaces Cortnee Vine.
  12. 66' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Payton Linnehan replaces Cortnee Vine.
  13. 78' Substitution, Utah Royals. Dana Foederer replaces Ana Tejada.
  14. 78' Dana Foederer (Utah Royals) Substitution at 78'
  15. 78' Substitution, Utah Royals. Dana Foederer replaces Ana Tejada.
  16. 78' Substitution, Utah Royals. Bianca St-Georges replaces Aisha Solórzano.
  17. 78' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Shinomi Koyama.
  18. 78' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Shinomi Koyama.
  19. 78' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Brianna Pinto.
  20. 79' Substitution, Utah Royals. Bianca St-Georges replaces Aisha Solórzano.
  21. 79' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Brianna Pinto.
  22. 84' Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Pogarch replaces Nuria Rábano.
  23. 84' Substitution, Utah Royals. Madison Pogarch replaces Nuria Rábano.
  24. 87' Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 87' Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 89' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Utah Royals 0. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  27. 89' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Utah Royals 0. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  28. 90'+4' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Utah Royals 1. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  29. 90'+4' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Utah Royals 1. Paige Monaghan (Utah Royals) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.

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