NWSL

Seattle Reign FC vs North Carolina Courage, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Seattle Reign FC
  • 71': Ryan Williams (OG)
  • 80': Maddie Dahlien
FT
2 - 1
North Carolina Courage
  • 57': Hannah Betfort

About

Seattle Reign FC are hosting North Carolina Courage at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington, 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.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign). Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 8': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
  • 9': Handball by Maddie Dahlien (Seattle Reign).
  • 13': Foul by Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign).
  • 13': Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Samantha Meza (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Foul by Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign).
  • 17': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyler Lussi.
  • 19': Foul by Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage).
  • 19': Nérilia Mondésir (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage).
  • 19': Samantha Meza (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Sally Menti (Seattle Reign).
  • 20': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Sally Menti (Seattle Reign) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Nérilia Mondésir (Seattle Reign).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Maycee Bell.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Foul by Nérilia Mondésir (Seattle Reign).
  • 28': Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
  • 30': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
  • 30': Nérilia Mondésir (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Nérilia Mondésir (Seattle Reign).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 34': Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 39': Foul by Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign).
  • 39': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign).
  • 43': Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45'+3': Maddie Dahlien (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Seattle Reign 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Reign 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 47': Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Madison Curry (Seattle Reign).
  • 49': Offside, Seattle Reign. Maddie Dahlien is caught offside.
  • 49': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Maddie Dahlien (Seattle Reign) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 51': VAR Decision: No Goal Seattle Reign 0-0 North Carolina Courage.
  • 52': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Payton Linnehan is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Nérilia Mondésir (Seattle Reign).
  • 55': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Goal! Seattle Reign 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
  • 63': Foul by Samantha Meza (Seattle Reign).
  • 63': Payton Linnehan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Samantha Meza (Seattle Reign).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley Jackson with a cross.
  • 66': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Emeri Adames replaces Nérilia Mondésir.
  • 66': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Ainsley McCammon replaces Jess Fishlock.
  • 67': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 67': Sofia Huerta (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Maddie Dahlien (Seattle Reign).
  • 68': Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Own Goal by Ryan Williams, North Carolina Courage. Seattle Reign 1, North Carolina Courage 1.
  • 73': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Hannah Betfort.
  • 73': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Natalia Staude replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 75': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Aline Gomes.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign). Assisted by Payton Linnehan.
  • 80': Goal! Seattle Reign 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Maddie Dahlien (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sally Menti.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Maddie Dahlien (Seattle Reign).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic replaces Maddie Dahlien because of an injury.
  • 84': Offside, Seattle Reign. Jordyn Huitema is caught offside.
  • 85': Foul by Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage).
  • 85': Sofia Huerta (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 87': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Natalie Jacobs replaces Dani Weatherholt.
  • 87': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Ryan Williams.
  • 89': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ainsley McCammon.
  • 90': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Lauren Barnes replaces Sally Menti.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Heather MacNab replaces Shinomi Koyama.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Meredith Speck following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign).
  • 90'+4': Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+7': Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Emeri Adames (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+9': Lauren Barnes (Seattle Reign) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+11': Attempt missed. Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Heather MacNab.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Seattle Reign 2, North Carolina Courage 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Seattle Reign 2, North Carolina Courage 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 2
65 Possession 35
10 SHOTS 3
3 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
498 Accurate Passes 226
578 Passes 311
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 1
21 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.1
71 Long Balls 58
43 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 11
17 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 8
15 Effective Clearances 27
15 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 8,563

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

SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Claudia Dickey (GK)
23 Jordyn Bugg
21 Phoebe McClernon
20 Sam Meza
11 Sofia Huerta
24 Madison Curry
10 Jess Fishlock
18 Sally Menti Yellow Card
5 Maddie Dahlien
30 Nérilia Mondésir
9 Jordyn Huitema
Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
Maddie Prohaska, Angharad James-Turner, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic, Shae Holmes, Emeri Adames, Lauren Barnes, Emily Mason, Mia Fishel, Ainsley McCammon.

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
30 Hannah Betfort
14 Tyler Lussi
15 Payton Linnehan
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Meredith Speck, Natalia Staude, Aline Gomes, Olivia Pena, Katie Cappelletti, Heather MacNab, Casey Murphy, Cortnee Vine, Natalie Jacobs.

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