NWSL

Portland Thorns FC vs North Carolina Courage, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Portland Thorns FC
  • 79': Sophia Smith (P)
  • Red Card 90'+11': Sophia Smith
FT
1 - 0
North Carolina Courage
  • Red Card 78': Ryan Williams

Sophia Smith leads Portland Thorns past North Carolina Courage 1-0

Sophia Smith converted a penalty in the 79th minute as the Portland Thorns beat the North Carolina Courage 1-0 at Providence Park on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
  • 7': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges is caught offside.
  • 8': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Becky Sauerbrunn (Portland Thorns) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Coffey with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 9': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Payton Linnehan.
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 22': Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns).
  • 24': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
  • 26': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 26': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Payton Linnehan.
  • 29': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Becky Sauerbrunn.
  • 30': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 30': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 33': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Narumi Miura.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Coffey with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 36': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Janine Beckie replaces Sam Coffey because of an injury.
  • 37': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 37': Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns).
  • 38': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Nicole Payne (Portland Thorns).
  • 41': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bianca St-Georges.
  • 42': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Marie Müller (Portland Thorns).
  • 44': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 45'+3': Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Marie Müller (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns).
  • 45'+5': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 47': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 47': Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
  • 52': Foul by Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage).
  • 52': Nicole Payne (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Meredith Speck.
  • 54': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Nicole Payne.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Payton Linnehan (Portland Thorns).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 56': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Marie Müller.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Payton Linnehan following a fast break.
  • 58': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 58': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Kelli Hubly (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 59': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Payton Linnehan.
  • 62': Offside, Portland Thorns. Payton Linnehan is caught offside.
  • 64': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 65': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Meredith Speck.
  • 66': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 66': Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Reyna Reyes replaces Nicole Payne.
  • 67': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Christine Sinclair replaces Payton Linnehan.
  • 69': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 69': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
  • 71': Foul by Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage).
  • 71': Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sophia Smith.
  • 74': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Reyna Reyes.
  • 76': Penalty Portland Thorns. Hina Sugita draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 76': Penalty conceded by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 76': VAR Decision: Penalty Portland Thorns.
  • 78': Second yellow card to Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) for a bad foul.
  • 79': Goal! Portland Thorns 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Offside, Portland Thorns. Hina Sugita is caught offside.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christine Sinclair.
  • 81': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 82': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Felicitas Rauch replaces Tyler Lussi.
  • 82': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sophia Smith with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Offside, Portland Thorns. Sophia Smith is caught offside.
  • 89': Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Marie Müller.
  • 90': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch with a cross following a corner.
  • 90': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Marie Müller.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+6': Marie Müller (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Olivia Wade-Katoa replaces Jessie Fleming.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Izzy D'Aquila replaces Sophia Smith.
  • 90'+11': Second yellow card to Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
  • 90'+12': Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+12': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+12': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 1, North Carolina Courage 0.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 21,025

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

POR Portland Thorns FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Shelby Hogan (GK)
4 Becky Sauerbrunn
20 Kelli Hubly
23 Marie Müller
11 Nicole Payne
21 Jessie Fleming
17 Sam Coffey
8 Hina Sugita
9 Sophia Smith
13 Olivia Moultrie
15 Payton Linnehan
Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:
Reyna Reyes, Christine Sinclair, Meaghan Nally, Olivia Wade-Katoa, Emily Alvarado, Ana Dias, Marissa Sheva, Janine Beckie, Izzy D'Aquila.

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

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

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