NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Kansas City Current, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

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North Carolina Courage
  • 67': Cortnee Vine
  • 90'+2': Brianna Pinto
FT
2 - 1
Kansas City Current
  • 62': Temwa Chawinga

North Carolina Courage edge Kansas City Current 2-1

The North Carolina Courage, behind goals from Cortnee Vine and Brianna Pinto, beat the Kansas City Current 2-1 at WakeMed Soccer Park on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ellis Wheeler.
  • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Offside, Kansas City Current. Nichelle Prince is caught offside.
  • 11': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
  • 13': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nichelle Prince with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Bayley Feist (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Haley Hopkins with a cross.
  • 19': Foul by Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current).
  • 19': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage).
  • 21': Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
  • 30': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
  • 39': Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Nichelle Prince (Kansas City Current).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 41': Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Stine Ballisager Pedersen (Kansas City Current).
  • 44': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Ellis Wheeler.
  • 45': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Alana Cook (Kansas City Current).
  • 45'+1': Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Debinha following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Kansas City Current 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 0, Kansas City Current 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nichelle Prince.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Debinha (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lo'eau LaBonta.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
  • 54': Foul by Bayley Feist (Kansas City Current).
  • 54': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Victoria Pickett.
  • 62': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Kansas City Current 1. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Kansas City Current 1. Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Haley Hopkins.
  • 67': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Desiree Scott replaces Bayley Feist.
  • 68': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Izzy Rodriguez replaces Nichelle Prince.
  • 71': Debinha (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Haley Hopkins (North Carolina Courage).
  • 73': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Mwanalima Jereko replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ellis Wheeler.
  • 74': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
  • 74': Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Hailie Mace (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Felicitas Rauch replaces Dani Weatherholt.
  • 80': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Aline Gomes replaces Haley Hopkins.
  • 80': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  • 82': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Alana Cook (Kansas City Current) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Izzy Rodriguez with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Mwanalima Jereko (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Debinha.
  • 87': Offside, Kansas City Current. Ellis Wheeler is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Kansas City Current 1. Brianna Pinto (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Hildah Magaia replaces Debinha.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mwanalima Jereko (Kansas City Current) with an attempt from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Kansas City Current 1.
  • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Kansas City Current 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
39 Possession 61
16 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
239 Accurate Passes 420
318 Passes 517
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
19 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 45
25 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
6 Blocked Shots 3
18 Effective Tackles 13
27 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 8
34 Effective Clearances 18
34 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 6,003

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)
7 Malia Berkely
3 Kaleigh Kurtz Yellow Card
17 Dani Weatherholt
13 Ryan Williams
2 Ashley Sanchez
6 Narumi Miura
10 Denise O'Sullivan
94 Victoria Pickett
22 Cortnee Vine
5 Haley Hopkins
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Bianca St-Georges, Charlotte Mclean, Aline Gomes, Hensley Hancuff, Brianna Pinto, Feli Rauch, Victoria Haugen, Tyler Lussi, Meredith Speck.

KC Kansas City Current (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Almuth Schult (GK)
12 Stine Ballisager Pedersen
15 Alana Cook
5 Ellie Wheeler
4 Hailie Mace
16 Vanessa DiBernardo
22 Bayley Feist
10 Lo'eau LaBonta
99 Debinha
6 Temwa Chawinga
8 Nichelle Prince
Kansas City Current Substitutes:
Desiree Scott, Kristen Hamilton, Hildah Magaia, Kayla Sharples, Mwanalima Jereko, Izzy Rodriguez, Adrianna Franch, Regan Steigleder, Elizabeth Ball.

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