NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Seattle Reign FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

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North Carolina Courage
  • 37': Tyler Lussi
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1 - 0
Seattle Reign FC

    North Carolina Courage hold on to beat Seattle Reign FC 1-0

    The North Carolina Courage outlasted Seattle Reign FC for a 1-0 victory on Saturday at WakeMed Soccer Park.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Quinn (Seattle Reign).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Olivia Van der Jagt replaces Quinn because of an injury.
    • 6': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage).
    • 6': Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Foul by Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 18': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Lauren Barnes.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alana Cook.
    • 24': Offside, Seattle Reign. Angharad James is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
    • 25': Lauren Barnes (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Offside, Seattle Reign. Jess Fishlock is caught offside.
    • 30': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Tziarra King (Seattle Reign).
    • 32': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sofia Huerta.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
    • 34': Laurel Ivory (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
    • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Olivia Van der Jagt (Seattle Reign).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Seattle Reign 0. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a cross.
    • 39': Foul by Angharad James (Seattle Reign).
    • 39': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Offside, Seattle Reign. Veronica Latsko is caught offside.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jess Fishlock.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
    • 44': Hand ball by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
    • 45'+1': Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jess Fishlock.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 45'+2': Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign).
    • 45'+3': Foul by Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign).
    • 45'+3': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bianca St-Georges with a cross.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Seattle Reign 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 1, Seattle Reign 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Angharad James (Seattle Reign) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tziarra King with a cross.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 52': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
    • 52': Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage).
    • 54': Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Tyler Lussi.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Sofia Huerta (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Veronica Latsko (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jess Fishlock.
    • 57': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
    • 57': Sofia Huerta (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Veronica Latsko (Seattle Reign) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tziarra King with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Alana Cook (Seattle Reign) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivia Van der Jagt with a headed pass.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Veronica Latsko (Seattle Reign) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Alana Cook following a corner.
    • 62': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Bianca St-Georges.
    • 62': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Manaka Matsukubo replaces Brianna Pinto.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angharad James.
    • 67': Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Bethany Balcer replaces Angharad James.
    • 70': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Emeri Adames replaces Veronica Latsko.
    • 70': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Ryanne Brown replaces Phoebe McClernon.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victoria Pickett.
    • 78': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Tyler Lussi.
    • 78': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Ashley Sanchez.
    • 79': Foul by Sofia Huerta (Seattle Reign).
    • 79': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Substitution, Seattle Reign. McKenzie Weinert replaces Tziarra King.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Olivia Van der Jagt (Seattle Reign).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Haley Hopkins.
    • 88': Foul by Ryanne Brown (Seattle Reign).
    • 88': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Narumi Miura.
    • 90': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign).
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Bethany Balcer (Seattle Reign).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Felicitas Rauch.
    • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Olivia Van der Jagt (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryanne Brown.
    • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Bethany Balcer (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Bethany Balcer (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Bethany Balcer (Seattle Reign) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ji So-Yun with a cross.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Seattle Reign 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Seattle Reign 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Seattle Reign 0.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Seattle Reign 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 8,135

    NWSL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Orlando Pride 26 +26 60
    2 Washington Spirit 26 +23 56
    3 NJ/NY Gotham FC 26 +21 56
    4 Kansas City Current 26 +26 55
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Casey Murphy (GK) Yellow Card
    7 Malia Berkely
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz
    11 Feli Rauch
    13 Ryan Williams
    2 Ashley Sanchez
    6 Narumi Miura
    10 Denise O'Sullivan
    8 Brianna Pinto
    14 Tyler Lussi
    23 Bianca St-Georges
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Riley Jackson, Haley Hopkins, Jenna Winebrenner, Victoria Pickett, Maya McCutcheon, Manaka Matsukubo, Marisa Bova, Dani Weatherholt, Landy Mertz.

    SEA Seattle Reign FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    18 Laurel Ivory (GK)
    3 Lauren Barnes
    4 Alana Cook
    21 Phoebe McClernon
    11 Sofia Huerta
    10 Jess Fishlock
    5 Quinn
    6 Angharad James
    91 Ji So-Yun
    23 Tziarra King
    24 Veronica Latsko
    Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
    Bethany Balcer, Olivia Athens, Ryanne Brown, Olivia Van der Jagt, McKenzie Weinert, Shae Holmes, Emeri Adames, Maia Pérez, Lily Woodham.

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