North Carolina Courage vs San Diego Wave FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season
· NWSL
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
North Carolina Courage edge San Diego Wave FC 2-1
The North Carolina Courage, buoyed by the efforts of Aline Gomes and Manaka Matsukubo, beat San Diego Wave FC 2-1 at WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday to clinch a spot in the playoffs.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt saved. Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Makenzy Doniak.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Narumi Miura is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
- 19': Hanna Lundkvist (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Hanna Lundkvist (San Diego Wave FC).
- 22': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Manaka Matsukubo is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt saved. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, San Diego Wave FC 0. Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 37': Attempt missed. Makenzy Doniak (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Danielle Colaprico.
- 38': Foul by Amirah Ali (San Diego Wave FC).
- 38': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kerolin.
- 42': Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Hanna Lundkvist (San Diego Wave FC).
- 45': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
- 45': Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
- 45': María Sánchez (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC).
- 45'+1': Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Narumi Miura.
- 45'+4': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, San Diego Wave FC 0. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+6': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Narumi Miura.
- 45'+7': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Aline Gomes.
- 45'+7': Attempt missed. María Sánchez (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+7': Attempt saved. Amirah Ali (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Makenzy Doniak with a cross.
- 45'+7': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
- 45'+8': Attempt blocked. Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 45'+9': Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+9': Foul by Hanna Lundkvist (San Diego Wave FC).
- 45'+9': Hanna Lundkvist (San Diego Wave FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+10': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, San Diego Wave FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 2, San Diego Wave FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Jaedyn Shaw replaces Makenzy Doniak.
- 51': Foul by Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
- 51': Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt saved. Kristen McNabb (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt blocked. María Sánchez (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Amirah Ali.
- 52': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
- 56': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez following a fast break.
- 57': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
- 58': Attempt saved. María Sánchez (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw with a cross.
- 59': Foul by Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC).
- 59': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC).
- 62': Foul by Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC).
- 62': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Hanna Lundkvist.
- 65': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Amirah Ali.
- 69': Attempt missed. Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
- 70': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Kaitlyn Torpey replaces Danielle Colaprico.
- 70': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Mya Jones replaces Melanie Barcenas.
- 70': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Aline Gomes.
- 71': Attempt missed. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
- 73': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC).
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Attempt saved. Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mya Jones.
- 77': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Savannah McCaskill replaces Amirah Ali.
- 78': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Narumi Miura.
- 78': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Kerolin because of an injury.
- 79': Attempt saved. Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivia Wingate.
- 81': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
- 81': Kaitlyn Torpey (San Diego Wave FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
- 84': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
- 84': Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, San Diego Wave FC 1. Hanna Lundkvist (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 87': Attempt missed. Mya Jones (San Diego Wave FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Ashley Sanchez.
- 88': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Manaka Matsukubo.
- 90': Substitution, San Diego Wave FC. Delphine Cascarino replaces Hanna Lundkvist.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+5': Corner, San Diego Wave FC. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. María Sánchez (San Diego Wave FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Mya Jones (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave FC) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Naomi Girma.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. María Sánchez (San Diego Wave FC) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Emily van Egmond (San Diego Wave FC) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mya Jones.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, San Diego Wave FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 2, San Diego Wave FC 1.
Statistics
 SD |
NC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 48 | Possession | 52 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 392 | Accurate Passes | 451 |
| 473 | Passes | 525 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 21 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 17 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 19 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 8,496
Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 8,496
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
North Carolina Courage (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Murphy (GK) |
| 7 | Malia Berkely |
| 3 | Kaleigh Kurtz |
| 11 | Feli Rauch |
| 13 | Ryan Williams |
| 2 | Ashley Sanchez |
| 10 | Denise O'Sullivan |
| 6 | Narumi Miura |
| 34 | Manaka Matsukubo |
| 77 | Aline Gomes |
| 9 | Kerolin |
San Diego Wave FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kailen Sheridan (GK) |
| 14 | Kristen McNabb |
| 4 | Naomi Girma |
| 75 | Perle Morroni |
| 6 | Hanna Lundkvist  |
| 25 | Melanie Barcenas |
| 24 | Danielle Colaprico |
| 5 | Emily van Egmond |
| 7 | Amirah Ali |
| 77 | María Sánchez |
| 15 | Makenzy Doniak |
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