NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Angel City FC, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

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North Carolina Courage
  • 6': Manaka Matsukubo
  • 19': Brianna Pinto
FT
2 - 1
Angel City FC
  • 88': Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir

About

North Carolina Courage are hosting Angel City FC at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, 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': Foul by Macey Hodge (Angel City).
  • 1': Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Angel City 0. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Payton Linnehan.
  • 10': Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City).
  • 11': Foul by Madison Hammond (Angel City).
  • 11': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Evelyn Shores (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Payton Linnehan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 19': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 0. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 20': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
  • 20': Gisele Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Riley Tiernan (Angel City).
  • 21': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angelina Anderson (Angel City). Assisted by Tyler Lussi.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Angelina Anderson (Angel City).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Foul by Madison Hammond (Angel City).
  • 25': Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Dani Weatherholt.
  • 31': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 31': Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gisele Thompson.
  • 32': Foul by Gisele Thompson (Angel City).
  • 32': Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Attempt missed. M.A. Vignola (Angel City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sveindís Jónsdóttir with a cross.
  • 39': Foul by Macey Hodge (Angel City).
  • 39': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Dani Weatherholt.
  • 41': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
  • 43': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 43': Macey Hodge (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45': Sara Doorsoun (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Evelyn Shores (Angel City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kennedy Fuller with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Macey Hodge (Angel City).
  • 45'+2': Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45'+4': Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Angel City. Maiara Niehues replaces Madison Hammond.
  • 45': Substitution, Angel City. Miyabi Moriya replaces M.A. Vignola.
  • 45': Substitution, Angel City. Nealy Martin replaces Macey Hodge.
  • 46': Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Gisele Thompson (Angel City).
  • 48': Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Gisele Thompson (Angel City).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Angelina Anderson (Angel City). Assisted by Payton Linnehan with a cross.
  • 51': Foul by Nealy Martin (Angel City).
  • 51': Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 53': Sarah Gorden (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage).
  • 54': Gisele Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Kennedy Fuller (Angel City).
  • 54': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Payton Linnehan (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 60': Foul by Nealy Martin (Angel City).
  • 60': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Sarah Gorden (Angel City).
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Gisele Thompson (Angel City).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Payton Linnehan.
  • 65': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Brianna Pinto.
  • 65': Foul by Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage).
  • 65': Sarah Gorden (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Angel City. Jun Endo replaces Gisele Thompson.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Riley Tiernan (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marisa Jordan (North Carolina Courage). Assisted by Nealy Martin.
  • 68': Foul by Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City).
  • 68': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 69': Jun Endo (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tyler Lussi following a fast break.
  • 72': Handball by Nealy Martin (Angel City).
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Riley Tiernan (Angel City).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 76': Jun Endo (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maiara Niehues with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Angelina Anderson (Angel City).
  • 79': Substitution, Angel City. Christen Press replaces Kennedy Fuller.
  • 79': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sara Doorsoun.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tyler Lussi following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 80': Maiara Niehues (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Sarah Gorden (Angel City).
  • 82': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Tyler Lussi.
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Angelina Anderson (Angel City). Assisted by Meredith Speck.
  • 86': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Angelina Anderson.
  • 86': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 86': Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 1. Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya.
  • 89': Foul by Christen Press (Angel City).
  • 89': Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+1': Jun Endo (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City) header from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Marisa Jordan (North Carolina Courage). Assisted by Sara Doorsoun.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Heather MacNab replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angelina Anderson (Angel City). Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
  • 90'+7': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine is caught offside.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 2
5 Saves 2
47.8 Possession 52.2
7 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
280 Accurate Passes 328
367 Passes 409
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.3
55 Long Balls 37
24 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 0
11 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 5
7 Effective Clearances 38
7 Clearances 38

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 6,378

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 26 +36 65
2 Washington Spirit 26 +9 44
3 Portland Thorns FC 26 +7 40
4 Orlando Pride 26 +6 40
Full Table

Line-Ups

NC North Carolina Courage (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
44 Marisa Jordan (GK)
3 Kaleigh Kurtz
27 Maycee Bell
17 Dani Weatherholt
13 Ryan Williams
34 Manaka Matsukubo
20 Shinomi Koyama
16 Riley Jackson Yellow Card
8 Brianna Pinto
14 Tyler Lussi Yellow Card
15 Payton Linnehan
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Olivia Pena, Natalie Jacobs, Natalia Staude, Hannah Betfort, Casey Murphy, Meredith Speck, Cortnee Vine, Heather MacNab, Aline Gomes.

LA Angel City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
19 Angelina Anderson (GK)
30 Sara Doorsoun
11 Sarah Gorden
15 Evelyn Shores
20 Gisele Thompson
17 Kennedy Fuller
99 Madison Hammond
8 Macey Hodge
33 Riley Tiernan
16 M.A. Vignola
32 Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir
Angel City FC Substitutes:
Ali Riley, Hannah Seabert, Hannah Stambaugh, Maiara Niehues, Christen Press, Miyabi Moriya, Jun Endo, Nealy Martin.

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