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

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Portland Thorns FC

79': Sophia Wilson (P)
90'+11': Sophia Wilson

FT
1 - 0

North Carolina Courage

78': Ryan Williams

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

Sophia Smith dispatches penalty to open scoring for Portland

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	3	+9	9
2	Kansas City Current	3	+7	9
3	Washington Spirit	3	+1	6
4	Seattle Reign FC	2	+1	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

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 Wilson
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 Sonis, Izzy D'Aquila.

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

No.	Name
1	Casey Murphy (GK)
3	Kaleigh Kurtz
7	Malia Berkely
13	Ryan Williams
10	Denise O'Sullivan
6	Narumi Miura
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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