NWSL

FT Saturday, September 13, 2025
Angel City FC DDWWL 1
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North Carolina Courage LDDLD 2
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LA011
NC202
WakeMed Soccer Park · 6,378 att. · CBS · Paramount+

Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:47 Manaka Matsukubo scores in the 6' Watch on ESPN 01:19 North Carolina Courage vs. Angel City FC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:59 Brianna Pinto gets on the scoresheet for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 00:32 Angelina Anderson makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 44Marisa JordanG
  2. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-L
  3. 27Maycee BellCD-R
  4. 17Dani WeatherholtLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 34Manaka MatsukuboAM
  7. 20Shinomi KoyamaLM
  8. 16Riley JacksonRM
  9. 8Brianna PintoF
  10. 14Tyler LussiAM-L
  11. 15Payton LinnehanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 80Oli PeñaSUB
  2. 4Natalie JacobsSUB
  3. 12Natalia StaudeSUB
  4. 30Hannah BetfortSUB
  5. 1Casey MurphySUB
  6. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  7. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  8. 28Heather MacNabSUB
  9. 77Aline GomesSUB

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Angelina AndersonG
  2. 30Sara DoorsounCD-L
  3. 11Sarah GordenCD-R
  4. 15Evelyn ShoresLB
  5. 20Gisele ThompsonRB
  6. 17Kennedy FullerAM
  7. 99Madison HammondLM
  8. 8Macey HodgeRM
  9. 33Riley TiernanF
  10. 16M.A. VignolaAM-L
  11. 32Sveindís JónsdóttirAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Ali RileySUB
  2. 13Hannah SeabertSUB
  3. 1Hannah StambaughSUB
  4. 12Maiara NiehuesSUB
  5. 23Christen PressSUB
  6. 29Miyabi MoriyaSUB
  7. 18Jun EndoSUB
  8. 14Nealy MartinSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 45'+4' Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Angel City. Miyabi Moriya replaces M.A. Vignola.
  5. 45' Substitution, Angel City. Maiara Niehues replaces Madison Hammond.
  6. 45' Substitution, Angel City. Nealy Martin replaces Macey Hodge.
  7. 65' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Payton Linnehan.
  8. 65' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Brianna Pinto.
  9. 67' Substitution, Angel City. Jun Endo replaces Gisele Thompson.
  10. 79' Substitution, Angel City. Christen Press replaces Kennedy Fuller.
  11. 82' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Tyler Lussi.
  12. 86' Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 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.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Heather MacNab replaces Manaka Matsukubo.

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