NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Gotham FC, 2023 NWSL, Playoffs -Quarterfinals

· NWSL
North Carolina Courage
    FT
    0 - 2
    Gotham FC
    • 45': Delanie Sheehan
    • 90'+1': Yazmeen Ryan

    About

    North Carolina Courage are hosting Gotham FC at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina, 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.
    • 4': Foul by Midge Purce (Gotham FC).
    • 4': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Foul by Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage).
    • 8': Midge Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by Maitane López (Gotham FC).
    • 14': Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Maitane López (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Bruninha (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan.
    • 19': Foul by Tess Boade (North Carolina Courage).
    • 19': Maitane López (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Midge Purce (Gotham FC).
    • 27': Foul by Ali Krieger (Gotham FC).
    • 27': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Bruninha.
    • 30': Offside, Gotham FC. Lynn Williams tries a through ball, but Midge Purce is caught offside.
    • 32': Offside, Gotham FC. Bruninha tries a through ball, but Lynn Williams is caught offside.
    • 34': Foul by Midge Purce (Gotham FC).
    • 34': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Nealy Martin (Gotham FC).
    • 35': Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 45': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 1. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruninha.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emily Fox with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 1.
    • 47': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
    • 47': Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tess Boade tries a through ball, but Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 51': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Kaleigh Kurtz tries a through ball, but Tess Boade is caught offside.
    • 53': Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
    • 56': Attempt saved. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Delanie Sheehan.
    • 56': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 57': Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Lynn Williams (Gotham FC).
    • 58': Attempt saved. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malia Berkely.
    • 58': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Amanda Haught.
    • 60': Foul by Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage).
    • 60': Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Foul by Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC).
    • 63': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emily Fox.
    • 63': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
    • 64': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
    • 67': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
    • 67': Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Esther González (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
    • 71': Foul by Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
    • 71': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Esther González (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
    • 74': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC).
    • 75': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 75': Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Allie Long (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Jenna Nighswonger.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Haley Hopkins with a headed pass.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Amanda Haught (Gotham FC).
    • 79': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Rikke Madsen replaces Tess Boade.
    • 79': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Mille Gejl replaces Narumi Miura.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
    • 81': Midge Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Substitution, Gotham FC. Sinead Farrelly replaces Esther González.
    • 83': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Emily Fox.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Midge Purce.
    • 86': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Midge Purce (Gotham FC).
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Lussi with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 2. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Gotham FC. Kelley O'Hara replaces Midge Purce.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emily Fox with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto tries a through ball, but Emily Fox is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Gotham FC. Ellie Jean replaces Maitane López.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Gotham FC. Kristen Edmonds replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Gotham FC. Allie Long replaces Nealy Martin.
    • 90'+7': Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 90'+8': Offside, Gotham FC. Kelley O'Hara tries a through ball, but Bruninha is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 2.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 2.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
    Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 4,612

    Line-Ups

    NC North Carolina Courage (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Casey Murphy (GK)
    7 Malia Berkely
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz
    12 Emily Fox
    13 Ryan Williams
    34 Manaka Matsukubo Yellow Card
    6 Narumi Miura
    10 Denise O'Sullivan
    28 Tess Boade
    11 Brittany Ratcliffe
    14 Tyler Lussi
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Sarah Clark, Haley Hopkins, Brianna Pinto, Kiki Pickett, Frankie Tagliaferri, Katelyn Rowland, Rikke Madsen, Sydney Collins, Mille Gejl.

    GFC Gotham FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    24 Mandy McGlynn (GK)
    11 Ali Krieger
    77 Maitane Yellow Card
    32 Jenna Nighswonger
    3 Bruninha
    14 Nealy Martin Yellow Card
    17 Delanie Sheehan
    18 Yazmeen Ryan
    9 Esther González
    10 Lynn Biyendolo
    23 Midge Purce
    Gotham FC Substitutes:
    Kelley O'Hara, Ifeoma Onumonu, Allie Long, Sinead Farrelly, Michelle Betos, Katie Stengel, Kristen Edmonds, Ellie Jean, Meleana Shim.

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