NWSL

North Carolina Courage vs Washington Spirit, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
North Carolina Courage
    FT
    0 - 1
    Washington Spirit
    • 37': Ashley Hatch

    Ashley Hatch's goal lifts Washington Spirit over North Carolina Courage

    The Washington Spirit, buoyed by the efforts of Ashley Hatch, beat the host North Carolina Courage 1-0 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Annaïg Butel.
    • 5': Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 5': Offside, Washington Spirit. Trinity Rodman is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
    • 9': Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heather Stainbrook.
    • 14': Foul by Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit).
    • 14': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
    • 15': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Courtney Brown.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Heather Stainbrook.
    • 20': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Gabrielle Carle.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Makenna Morris.
    • 27': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Aline Gomes.
    • 28': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Victoria Pickett is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Heather Stainbrook (Washington Spirit).
    • 32': Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Courtney Brown.
    • 32': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Annaïg Butel (Washington Spirit).
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Washington Spirit 1. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Makenna Morris.
    • 41': Hand ball by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
    • 43': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Narumi Miura.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Casey Krueger.
    • 44': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle.
    • 45': Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
    • 45': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Aline Gomes.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
    • 45'+4': Victoria Pickett (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Washington Spirit 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 0, Washington Spirit 1.
    • 45': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ashley Sanchez replaces Victoria Pickett.
    • 45': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Denise O'Sullivan replaces Riley Jackson.
    • 47': Foul by Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit).
    • 47': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 55': Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
    • 57': Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Foul by Tyler Lussi (North Carolina Courage).
    • 58': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Tyler Lussi is caught offside.
    • 61': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Leicy Santos replaces Makenna Morris.
    • 63': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
    • 63': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Manaka Matsukubo replaces Haley Hopkins.
    • 66': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Tyler Lussi.
    • 67': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Annaïg Butel (Washington Spirit).
    • 70': Offside, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch is caught offside.
    • 72': Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
    • 73': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trinity Rodman following a fast break.
    • 73': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kate Wiesner replaces Trinity Rodman.
    • 73': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Courtney Brown.
    • 76': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Felicitas Rauch replaces Dani Weatherholt.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aline Gomes.
    • 81': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Casey Krueger.
    • 82': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Hal Hershfelt.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Malia Berkely following a corner.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 85': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Ashley Hatch.
    • 86': Offside, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Olivia Wingate with a cross.
    • 88': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Heather Stainbrook (Washington Spirit).
    • 89': Attempt saved. Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Heather Stainbrook.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manaka Matsukubo.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit).
    • 90'+3': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Washington Spirit 1.
    • 0': Match ends, North Carolina Courage 0, Washington Spirit 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 2
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 3
    40.2 Possession 59.8
    13 SHOTS 5
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    286 Accurate Passes 452
    363 Passes 538
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 3
    8 Crosses 12
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    44 Long Balls 42
    14 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    18 Effective Tackles 13
    27 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 13
    21 Effective Clearances 19
    21 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: WakeMed Soccer Park
    Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
    Attendance: 10,026

    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 (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Casey Murphy (GK)
    7 Malia Berkely
    3 Kaleigh Kurtz
    17 Dani Weatherholt
    13 Ryan Williams
    6 Narumi Miura
    16 Riley Jackson
    77 Aline Gomes
    94 Victoria Pickett
    5 Haley Hopkins
    14 Tyler Lussi
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Charlotte Mclean, Manaka Matsukubo, Feli Rauch, Olivia Wingate, Bianca St-Georges, Hensley Hancuff, Denise O'Sullivan, Ashley Sanchez, Meredith Speck.

    WAS Washington Spirit (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
    5 Annaïg Butel
    9 Tara McKeown
    17 Hal Hershfelt
    3 Casey Krueger
    14 Gabrielle Carle
    16 Courtney Brown
    22 Heather Stainbrook
    2 Trinity Rodman
    8 Makenna Morris
    33 Ashley Hatch
    Washington Spirit Substitutes:
    Esme Morgan, Jenna Butler, Nicole Barnhart, Kate Wiesner, Chloe Ricketts, Lena Silano, Paige Metayer, Leicy Santos, Brittany Ratcliffe.

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