NWSL

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

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Seattle Reign FC
  • 90'+7': Casey Murphy (OG)
FT
1 - 0
North Carolina Courage

    Seattle Reign edge North Carolina Courage on late own goal

    The Seattle Reign secured a 1-0 victory over the North Carolina Courage at Lumen Field on Sunday, thanks to an own goal by goalkeeper Casey Murphy in stoppage time.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Dani Weatherholt.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams is caught offside.
    • 6': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Phoebe McClernon.
    • 14': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Sofia Huerta.
    • 17': Offside, Seattle Reign. Tziarra King is caught offside.
    • 21': Hand ball by Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign).
    • 22': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Narumi Miura.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross.
    • 23': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Sofia Huerta with a cross following a corner.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
    • 23': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Cortnee Vine.
    • 24': Foul by Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign).
    • 24': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
    • 25': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign).
    • 28': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Ryan Williams is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
    • 36': Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
    • 45': First Half ends, Seattle Reign 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Reign 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 47': Foul by Sofia Huerta (Seattle Reign).
    • 47': Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
    • 47': Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign).
    • 49': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Shae Holmes.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malia Berkely with a cross.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 52': Foul by Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage).
    • 52': Quinn (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Shae Holmes (Seattle Reign) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shae Holmes.
    • 55': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Shae Holmes.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Shae Holmes (Seattle Reign).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
    • 57': Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Tziarra King (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jess Fishlock.
    • 59': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 59': Phoebe McClernon (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ji So-Yun with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a through ball.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign).
    • 62': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Tyler Lussi.
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivia Wingate.
    • 66': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Veronica Latsko replaces Tziarra King.
    • 68': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
    • 68': Veronica Latsko (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Olivia Wingate (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 75': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Nérilia Mondésir replaces Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
    • 75': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Jaelin Howell replaces Jess Fishlock.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Jordyn Huitema (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Veronica Latsko (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 77': Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 77': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett replaces Ashley Sanchez.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordyn Huitema.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Jaelin Howell (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Quinn.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Ji So-Yun (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordyn Bugg.
    • 80': Foul by Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
    • 80': Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Quinn (Seattle Reign) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
    • 85': Corner, Seattle Reign. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 86': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Cortnee Vine.
    • 86': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
    • 89': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Emeri Adames replaces Jordyn Huitema.
    • 89': Substitution, Seattle Reign. Olivia Athens replaces Ji So-Yun.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+7': Emeri Adames (Seattle Reign) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Veronica Latsko with a cross.
    • 90'+7': Own Goal by Casey Murphy, North Carolina Courage. Seattle Reign 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Seattle Reign 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Seattle Reign 1, North Carolina Courage 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 5
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    6 Saves 3
    55.4 Possession 44.6
    4 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.8 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    508 Accurate Passes 381
    605 Passes 475
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 9
    10 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    53 Long Balls 56
    26 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 7
    8 Effective Tackles 22
    19 Tackles 30
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 13
    18 Effective Clearances 14
    18 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Lumen Field
    Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Attendance: 16,598

    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

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

    No. Name
    1 Claudia Dickey (GK)
    21 Phoebe McClernon
    32 Jordyn Bugg
    5 Quinn
    25 Shae Holmes
    11 Sofia Huerta
    10 Jess Fishlock
    91 Ji So-Yun
    23 Tziarra King
    34 Ana-Maria Crnogorevic
    9 Jordyn Huitema
    Seattle Reign FC Substitutes:
    Veronica Latsko, Angharad James, Laurel Ivory, Jaelin Howell, Julia Lester, Emeri Adames, Olivia Athens, Ainsley McCammon, Nerilia Mondesir.

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

    No. Name
    1 Casey Murphy (GK)
    7 Malia Berkely
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz
    17 Dani Weatherholt
    13 Ryan Williams
    2 Ashley Sanchez
    6 Narumi Miura
    10 Denise O'Sullivan
    34 Manaka Matsukubo
    14 Tyler Lussi
    22 Cortnee Vine
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Charlotte Mclean, Marisa Bova, Feli Rauch, Victoria Pickett, Haley Hopkins, Brianna Pinto, Olivia Wingate, Riley Jackson, Meredith Speck.

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