Houston Dash vs North Carolina Courage, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season
· NWSL
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Houston Dash dominate North Carolina Courage with 3-0 win
The Houston Dash secured a commanding 3-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Friday at Shell Energy Stadium.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
- 7': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sophie Schmidt.
- 9': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
- 9': Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Tarciane (Houston Dash).
- 14': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 19': Hand ball by Avery Patterson (Houston Dash).
- 23': Attempt saved. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramona Bachmann.
- 26': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash).
- 28': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Felicitas Rauch.
- 30': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash).
- 30': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
- 36': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
- 36': Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Avery Patterson with a cross.
- 39': Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
- 40': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
- 41': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage).
- 42': Tarciane (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Tarciane (Houston Dash).
- 43': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Goal! Houston Dash 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Ramona Bachmann (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Avery Patterson.
- 45'+3': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Houston Dash 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Houston Dash 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
- 46': Offside, Houston Dash. Ramona Bachmann is caught offside.
- 47': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Avery Patterson.
- 47': Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
- 50': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
- 54': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Amanda West.
- 56': Attempt missed. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Ramona Bachmann (Houston Dash).
- 57': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Ramona Bachmann (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
- 58': Ramona Bachmann (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 61': Attempt missed. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 62': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
- 64': Foul by Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash).
- 64': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Brianna Pinto.
- 65': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Tyler Lussi.
- 65': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
- 66': Substitution, Houston Dash. Courtney Petersen replaces Amanda West.
- 66': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage).
- 66': Tarciane (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Goal! Houston Dash 2, North Carolina Courage 0. Bárbara Olivieri (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Michelle Alozie.
- 68': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Houston Dash. Diana Ordóñez replaces Ramona Bachmann.
- 71': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Natalie Jacobs.
- 73': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 74': Attempt missed. Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bárbara Olivieri with a cross.
- 75': Offside, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage).
- 77': Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Houston Dash. Andressa Alves replaces Bárbara Olivieri.
- 77': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Narumi Miura.
- 77': Substitution, Houston Dash. Sophie Hirst replaces Sarah Puntigam.
- 78': Attempt saved. Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diana Ordóñez.
- 78': Goal! Houston Dash 3, North Carolina Courage 0. Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 79': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Natalie Jacobs.
- 80': Foul by Andressa Alves (Houston Dash).
- 80': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Attempt saved. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a cross.
- 82': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Courtney Petersen (Houston Dash).
- 84': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Landy Mertz replaces Felicitas Rauch.
- 84': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Ashley Sanchez.
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
- 87': Attempt saved. Andressa Alves (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michelle Alozie.
- 87': Foul by Diana Ordóñez (Houston Dash).
- 87': Landy Mertz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Natalie Jacobs.
- 90'+3': Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Andressa Alves (Houston Dash).
- 90'+5': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
- 90'+5': Tarciane (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Houston Dash 3, North Carolina Courage 0.
- 0': Match ends, Houston Dash 3, North Carolina Courage 0.
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 4,732
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 4,732
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 |
Line-Ups
Houston Dash (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Campbell (GK) |
| 4 | Natalie Jacobs |
| 7 | Paige Nielsen |
| 3 | Tarciane |
| 17 | Sarah Puntigam |
| 15 | Bárbara Olivieri |
| 13 | Sophie Schmidt |
| 16 | Amanda West |
| 30 | Avery Patterson |
| 11 | Michelle Alozie |
| 28 | Ramona Bachmann |
North Carolina Courage (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Murphy (GK) |
| 7 | Malia Berkely |
| 11 | Feli Rauch |
| 3 | Kaleigh Kurtz |
| 8 | Brianna Pinto |
| 6 | Narumi Miura  |
| 2 | Ashley Sanchez |
| 14 | Tyler Lussi |
| 13 | Ryan Williams |
| 34 | Manaka Matsukubo |
| 5 | Haley Hopkins |
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