North Carolina Courage vs Racing Louisville FC, 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup, Championship

North Carolina Courage wins second-straight NWSL Challenge Cup

Kerolin and Manaka Matsukubo each scored and the North Carolina Courage beat Racing Louisville 2-0 on Saturday to win the NWSL Challenge Cup for the second consecutive year.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 4': Foul by Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
• 4': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 4': Attempt saved. Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
• 6': Attempt saved. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo with a through ball.
• 7': Attempt blocked. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
• 9': Hand ball by Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage).
• 16': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
• 16': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 18': Attempt saved. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kerolin.
• 19': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Rebecca Holloway.
• 19': Attempt blocked. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 19': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Lauren Milliet.
• 20': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Paige Monaghan.
• 21': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
• 21': Attempt saved. Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 25': Foul by Elli Pikkujämsä (Racing Louisville FC).
• 25': Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 28': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Racing Louisville FC 0. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
• 29': Delay in match because of an injury Rebecca Holloway (Racing Louisville FC).
• 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 33': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Madalyn Pokorny replaces Rebecca Holloway because of an injury.
• 33': Foul by Kirsten Davis (Racing Louisville FC).
• 33': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 39': Attempt saved. Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a through ball.
• 40': Foul by Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
• 40': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 40': Attempt blocked. Madalyn Pokorny (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 43': Elli Pikkujämsä (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 43': Foul by Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage).
• 44': Delay in match because of an injury Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
• 45': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45'+3': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Madalyn Pokorny.
• 45'+5': Attempt saved. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
• 45'+5': Attempt missed. Paige Monaghan (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thembi Kgatlana.
• 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Paige Monaghan (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julia Lester.
• 45'+6': Attempt missed. Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
• 45'+7': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Racing Louisville FC 0.
• 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 1, Racing Louisville FC 0.
• 46': Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 46': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
• 48': Foul by Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
• 48': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Attempt saved. Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haley Hopkins.
• 52': Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 52': Foul by Kirsten Davis (Racing Louisville FC).
• 53': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Nadia Nadim replaces Paige Monaghan.
• 54': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Racing Louisville FC 0. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
• 56': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
• 57': Nadia Nadim (Racing Louisville FC) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Savannah DeMelo with a cross following a corner.
• 60': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Elli Pikkujämsä tries a through ball, but Nadia Nadim is caught offside.
• 61': Attempt blocked. Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadia Nadim.
• 62': Delay in match because of an injury Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
• 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 65': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 65': Foul by Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
• 66': Elli Pikkujämsä (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 66': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
• 67': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Tess Boade.
• 70': Attempt missed. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
• 71': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
• 72': Offside, Racing Louisville FC. Ary Borges tries a through ball, but Thembi Kgatlana is caught offside.
• 73': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Foul by Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC).
• 73': Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 74': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Emily Fox.
• 76': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Emily Fox.
• 77': Attempt saved. Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Savannah DeMelo with a cross.
• 77': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
• 79': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Kayla Fischer replaces Julia Lester.
• 79': Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Uchenna Kanu replaces Kirsten Davis.
• 79': Attempt saved. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
• 79': Attempt saved. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 81': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Olivia Wingate.
• 83': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
• 83': Attempt missed. Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Savannah DeMelo with a cross following a corner.
• 84': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Mille Gejl replaces Haley Hopkins.
• 84': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Frankie Tagliaferri replaces Denise O'Sullivan.
• 84': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi replaces Kerolin.
• 86': Foul by Frankie Tagliaferri (North Carolina Courage).
• 86': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 86': Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 86': Foul by Olivia Wingate (North Carolina Courage).
• 87': Foul by Nadia Nadim (Racing Louisville FC).
• 87': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Elli Pikkujämsä (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90'+1': Foul by Mille Gejl (North Carolina Courage).
• 90'+3': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
• 90'+3': Uchenna Kanu (Racing Louisville FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Thembi Kgatlana (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Uchenna Kanu.
• 90'+3': Corner, Racing Louisville FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
• 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Racing Louisville FC 0.
• 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Racing Louisville FC 0.