NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Angel City FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

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North Carolina Courage
  • 90'+10': Olivia Wingate
FT
1 - 1
Angel City FC
  • 90'+7': Christen Press

North Carolina Courage and Angel City FC draw 1-1 in dramatic finish

The North Carolina Courage, buoyed by a last-minute goal from Olivia Wingate, drew with Angel City FC 1-1 at WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Foul by Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage).
  • 6': Gisele Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Katie Zelem (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Messiah Bright.
  • 8': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by M.A. Vignola.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 15': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by M.A. Vignola.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury DiDi Haracic (Angel City).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Lussi.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury DiDi Haracic (Angel City).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Foul by Messiah Bright (Angel City).
  • 29': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
  • 33': Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Madison Curry (Angel City).
  • 33': Madison Curry (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Megan Reid.
  • 37': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kaleigh Kurtz.
  • 42': Foul by Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage).
  • 42': Madison Curry (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Manaka Matsukubo is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Angel City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 0, Angel City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Angel City. Jasmyne Spencer replaces M.A. Vignola.
  • 45': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Aline Gomes.
  • 46': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
  • 46': Messiah Bright (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City).
  • 48': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Megan Reid.
  • 51': Foul by Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
  • 51': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
  • 55': Foul by Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage).
  • 55': Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
  • 59': Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).
  • 59': Meggie Dougherty Howard (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
  • 61': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Delay in match (North Carolina Courage).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Kerolin replaces Tyler Lussi because of an injury.
  • 65': Substitution, Angel City. Christen Press replaces Madison Curry.
  • 66': Substitution, Angel City. Sydney Leroux replaces Messiah Bright.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Christen Press (Angel City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
  • 70': Sydney Leroux (Angel City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Sydney Leroux (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage).
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Angel City. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Claire Emslie.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Christen Press (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
  • 81': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
  • 81': Sarah Gorden (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Christen Press (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sydney Leroux.
  • 86': Substitution, Angel City. Elizabeth Eddy replaces Meggie Dougherty Howard.
  • 87': Foul by Katie Zelem (Angel City).
  • 87': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Alyssa Thompson (Angel City).
  • 88': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City).
  • 89': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  • 89': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Narumi Miura.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alyssa Thompson (Angel City).
  • 90'+1': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sydney Leroux (Angel City).
  • 90'+2': Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Sydney Leroux (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Cortnee Vine (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cortnee Vine.
  • 90'+5': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Katie Zelem (Angel City).
  • 90'+5': Felicitas Rauch (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Sydney Leroux (Angel City).
  • 90'+7': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Angel City 1. Christen Press (Angel City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90'+10': Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Angel City 1. Olivia Wingate (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan with a through ball.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Angel City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Angel City 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
44.3 Possession 55.7
7 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
328 Accurate Passes 457
426 Passes 527
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 2
8 Crosses 18
0.0 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 44
18 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 2
20 Effective Tackles 16
29 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
8 Interceptions 9
27 Effective Clearances 19
27 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 7,037

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 Angel City FC 3 +1 5
Full Table

Line-Ups

NC 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
6 Narumi Miura
10 Denise O'Sullivan
34 Manaka Matsukubo
77 Aline Gomes
14 Tyler Lussi
North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
Victoria Pickett, Hensley Hancuff, Dani Weatherholt, Kerolin, Olivia Wingate, Cortnee Vine, Meredith Speck, Bianca St-Georges, Riley Jackson.

LA Angel City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 DiDi Haracic (GK)
6 Megan Reid
11 Sarah Gorden
16 M.A. Vignola
27 Madison Curry Yellow Card
10 Claire Emslie
8 Meggie Dougherty Howard
4 Katie Zelem
24 Messiah Bright
21 Alyssa Thompson
20 Gisele Thompson
Angel City FC Substitutes:
Elizabeth Eddy, Rocky Rodríguez, Katie Johnson, Lily Nabet, Hannah Stambaugh, Christen Press, Sydney Leroux, Angelina Anderson, Jasmyne Spencer.

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