NWSL

FT Saturday, October 4, 2025
Racing Louisville FC DLLLW 3
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North Carolina Courage LDWWL 1
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WakeMed Soccer Park · 7,218 att.

Team Stats

15
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
30.8
Possession
69.2
11
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
156
Accurate Passes
440
231
Passes
535
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
9
17
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.4
54
Long Balls
61
18
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
8
35
Effective Clearances
14
35
Clearances
14

Highlights

01:12 North Carolina Courage vs. Racing Louisville FC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:34 Jordyn Bloomer makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:26 Ryan Williams hits the woodwork Watch on ESPN 00:45 Emma Sears scores in the 49' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 44Marisa JordanG
  2. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-L
  3. 27Maycee BellCD-R
  4. 17Dani WeatherholtLB
  5. 4Natalie JacobsRB
  6. 34Manaka MatsukuboAM
  7. 20Shinomi KoyamaLM
  8. 16Riley JacksonRM
  9. 30Hannah BetfortF
  10. 14Tyler LussiAM-L
  11. 13Ryan WilliamsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Heather MacNabSUB
  2. 15Payton LinnehanSUB
  3. 77Aline GomesSUB
  4. 1Casey MurphySUB
  5. 2Ashley SanchezSUB
  6. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  7. 80Oli PeñaSUB
  8. 12Natalia StaudeSUB
  9. 22Cortnee VineSUB

LOU · 4-1-4-1

  1. 24Jordyn BloomerG
  2. 11Courtney PetersenCD-L
  3. 5Ellie JeanCD-R
  4. 26Taylor FlintDM
  5. 4Makenna MorrisLB
  6. 16Janine SonisRB
  7. 8Ary BorgesCM-L
  8. 20Katie O'KaneCM-R
  9. 6Ella HaseLM
  10. 13Emma SearsRM
  11. 9Kayla FischerF

Substitutes

  1. 77Madison WhiteSUB
  2. 33Cristina RoqueSUB
  3. 12Allie GeorgeSUB
  4. 88Bethany BalcerSUB
  5. 2Lauren MillietSUB
  6. 32Avery CiorbuSUB
  7. 14Marisa DiGrandeSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Taylor Flint (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 49' Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Racing Louisville FC 1. Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 55' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Racing Louisville FC 1. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riley Jackson with a through ball.
  4. 59' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Racing Louisville FC 2. Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Katie O'Kane.
  5. 60' Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Lauren Milliet replaces Ella Hase.
  7. 69' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ashley Sanchez replaces Dani Weatherholt.
  8. 77' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Marisa DiGrande replaces Katie O'Kane.
  9. 77' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Bethany Balcer replaces Kayla Fischer.
  10. 78' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Tyler Lussi.
  11. 78' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Payton Linnehan replaces Hannah Betfort.
  12. 79' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Racing Louisville FC 3. Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bethany Balcer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  13. 87' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Natalie Jacobs.

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