NWSL

FT Sunday, November 2, 2025
Gotham FC WDDLD 2
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North Carolina Courage WLLDW 3
1st2ndT
GFC022
NC213
WakeMed Soccer Park · 11,170 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
5
51.3
Possession
48.7
20
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
377
Accurate Passes
356
462
Passes
444
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
12
0.4
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
43
17
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
8
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
9
18
Effective Clearances
31
18
Clearances
31

Highlights

01:16 North Carolina Courage vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:43 Ann-Katrin Berger makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:32 Meredith Speck slots in the opening goal for the Courage Watch on ESPN 00:23 Manaka Matsukubo doubles Courage's lead from way out Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GFC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-L
  3. 27Maycee BellCD-R
  4. 4Natalie JacobsLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 20Shinomi KoyamaAM
  7. 16Riley JacksonLM
  8. 10Denise O'SullivanRM
  9. 34Manaka MatsukuboF
  10. 25Meredith SpeckAM-L
  11. 15Payton LinnehanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Ashley SanchezSUB
  2. 22Cortnee VineSUB
  3. 30Hannah BetfortSUB
  4. 8Brianna PintoSUB
  5. 44Marisa JordanSUB
  6. 14Tyler LussiSUB
  7. 17Dani WeatherholtSUB
  8. 12Natalia StaudeSUB
  9. 77Aline GomesSUB

GFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 27Jess CarterCD-L
  3. 6Emily SonnettCD-R
  4. 22Mandy FreemanLB
  5. 19Kayla DuranRB
  6. 16Rose LavelleAM
  7. 5Josefine HasboLM
  8. 7Jaelin HowellRM
  9. 28Katie LampsonF
  10. 2Jaedyn ShawAM-L
  11. 23Midge PurceAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Shelby HoganSUB
  2. 12Ryan CampbellSUB
  3. 3BruninhaSUB
  4. 21Sofia CookSUB
  5. 18Gabi PortilhoSUB
  6. 34Khyah HarperSUB
  7. 11Sarah SchupanskySUB
  8. 4Lilly RealeSUB
  9. 17Mak WhithamSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Gotham FC 0. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Payton Linnehan with a cross.
  2. 16' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Gotham FC 0. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 51' Own Goal by Jess Carter, Gotham FC. North Carolina Courage 3, Gotham FC 0.
  4. 61' Substitution, Gotham FC. Sofia Cook replaces Josefine Hasbo.
  5. 61' Substitution, Gotham FC. Lilly Reale replaces Kayla Duran.
  6. 62' Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Mandy Freeman.
  7. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Meredith Speck.
  8. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi replaces Payton Linnehan.
  9. 70' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ashley Sanchez replaces Shinomi Koyama.
  10. 76' Substitution, Gotham FC. Gabi Portilho replaces Jess Carter.
  11. 77' Katie Stengel (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 82' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Manaka Matsukubo because of an injury.
  13. 87' Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Gotham FC 1. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  14. 90'+5' Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Gotham FC 2. Gabi Portilho (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Katie Stengel following a corner.

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