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FT Friday, October 17, 2025
North Carolina Courage WLLDW 4
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Bay FC DLLDL 1
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NC224
BAY101
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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
2
47.5
Possession
52.5
16
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
325
Accurate Passes
368
399
Passes
443
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
7
0.0
Cross %
0.4
33
Long Balls
46
14
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
8
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
5
Interceptions
17
27
Effective Clearances
25
27
Clearances
25

Highlights

00:58 Manaka Matsukubo gets on the scoresheet for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 01:16 Bay FC vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:51 Manaka Matsukubo gets on the scoresheet for North Carolina Courage Watch on ESPN 00:22 Casey Murphy makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAY leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

BAY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 29Jordan SilkowitzG
  2. 22Brooklyn CourtnallCD-L
  3. 16Sydney CollinsCD-R
  4. 20Alyssa MalonsonLB
  5. 3Caprice DydascoRB
  6. 12Tess BoadeAM
  7. 14Jamie ShepherdLM
  8. 23Kiki PickettRM
  9. 55Penelope HockingF
  10. 7Taylor HuffAM-L
  11. 17Catherine PaulsonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Racheal KundananjiSUB
  2. 5Karlie LemaSUB
  3. 32Emmie AllenSUB
  4. 18Joelle AndersonSUB
  5. 21Rachel HillSUB
  6. 41Hannah BebarSUB
  7. 24Maddie MoreauSUB
  8. 19Dorian BaileySUB
  9. 11Kelli HublySUB

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 4Natalie JacobsCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 17Dani WeatherholtLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 2Ashley SanchezAM
  7. 20Shinomi KoyamaLM
  8. 16Riley JacksonRM
  9. 34Manaka MatsukuboF
  10. 25Meredith SpeckAM-L
  11. 15Payton LinnehanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Brianna PintoSUB
  2. 14Tyler LussiSUB
  3. 12Natalia StaudeSUB
  4. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  5. 10Denise O'SullivanSUB
  6. 27Maycee BellSUB
  7. 30Hannah BetfortSUB
  8. 28Heather MacNabSUB
  9. 44Marisa JordanSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Bay 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  2. 8' Goal! Bay 0, North Carolina Courage 2. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Meredith Speck.
  3. 24' Jamie Shepherd (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Alyssa Malonson (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+3' Goal! Bay 1, North Carolina Courage 2. Penelope Hocking (Bay) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alyssa Malonson with a cross following a corner.
  6. 45' Substitution, Bay. Dorian Bailey replaces Jamie Shepherd.
  7. 45' Substitution, Bay. Hannah Bebar replaces Kiki Pickett.
  8. 45' Substitution, Bay. Racheal Kundananji replaces Catherine Paulson.
  9. 45' Substitution, Bay. Karlie Lema replaces Penelope Hocking.
  10. 50' Penalty saved. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Silkowitz (Bay).
  11. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi replaces Payton Linnehan because of an injury.
  12. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Maycee Bell replaces Dani Weatherholt.
  13. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Denise O'Sullivan replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  14. 74' Goal! Bay 1, North Carolina Courage 3. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Lussi with a headed pass.
  15. 75' Substitution, Bay. Joelle Anderson replaces Taylor Huff.
  16. 79' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Meredith Speck.
  17. 80' Goal! Bay 1, North Carolina Courage 4. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  18. 86' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Shinomi Koyama.

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