NWSL

Kansas City Current vs North Carolina Courage, 2024 NWSL, Playoffs - Quarterfinals

· NWSL
Kansas City Current
  • 8': Temwa Chawinga
FT
1 - 0
North Carolina Courage

    Kansas City Current edge North Carolina Courage 1-0

    The Kansas City Current, buoyed by Temwa Chawinga's goal in the eighth minute, beat the visiting North Carolina Courage 1-0 in an NWSL quarterfinal playoff game at CPKC Stadium on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Offside, Kansas City Current. Debinha is caught offside.
    • 4': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
    • 4': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerolin.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Debinha with a through ball.
    • 8': Debinha (Kansas City Current) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Michelle Cooper.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 8': Goal! Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Temwa Chawinga.
    • 14': Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Debinha with a through ball.
    • 18': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kerolin.
    • 26': Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage).
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current).
    • 28': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch with a cross.
    • 33': Almuth Schult (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 35': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kayla Sharples.
    • 36': Almuth Schult (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 36': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Debinha.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ellis Wheeler with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current).
    • 45'+1': Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Alana Cook.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 47': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
    • 47': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current).
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Corner, Kansas City Current. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
    • 56': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
    • 56': Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Alana Cook (Kansas City Current).
    • 57': Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Aline Gomes (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
    • 65': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Olivia Wingate replaces Ashley Sanchez.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Narumi Miura (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch.
    • 68': Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Foul by Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
    • 74': Attempt missed. Olivia Wingate (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Kerolin.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felicitas Rauch.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 75': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Nichelle Prince replaces Michelle Cooper.
    • 75': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bianca St-Georges replaces Kerolin.
    • 75': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Cortnee Vine replaces Felicitas Rauch.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Debinha (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vanessa DiBernardo.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
    • 82': Offside, Kansas City Current. Temwa Chawinga is caught offside.
    • 83': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Bayley Feist replaces Debinha.
    • 83': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Desiree Scott replaces Claire Hutton.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Malia Berkely (North Carolina Courage).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage).
    • 88': Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Haley Hopkins replaces Aline Gomes.
    • 88': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Narumi Miura.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nichelle Prince following a fast break.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Kansas City Current. Stine Ballisager Pedersen replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
    • 90'+5': Bayley Feist (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90'+6': Offside, Kansas City Current. Temwa Chawinga is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+8': Bianca St-Georges (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+8': Ellis Wheeler (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage).
    • 90'+9': Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+10': Delay in match because of an injury Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current).
    • 90'+11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+12': Offside, Kansas City Current. Temwa Chawinga is caught offside.
    • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 4
    64.4 Possession 35.6
    12 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    534 Accurate Passes 250
    630 Passes 345
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    12 Crosses 7
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    52 Long Balls 61
    17 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    16 Effective Tackles 19
    24 Tackles 23
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    17 Interceptions 17
    11 Effective Clearances 13
    11 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: CPKC Stadium
    Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    Attendance: 11,500

    Line-Ups

    KC Kansas City Current (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Almuth Schult (GK)
    27 Kayla Sharples
    15 Alana Cook
    5 Ellie Wheeler Yellow Card
    4 Hailie Mace
    16 Vanessa DiBernardo
    14 Claire Hutton
    10 Lo'eau LaBonta Yellow Card
    99 Debinha
    6 Temwa Chawinga
    17 Michelle Cooper
    Kansas City Current Substitutes:
    Izzy Rodriguez, Adrianna Franch, Jereko, Nichelle Prince, Bayley Feist, Elizabeth Ball, Kristen Hamilton, Stine Ballisager Pedersen, Desiree Scott.

    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 Yellow Card
    34 Manaka Matsukubo
    77 Aline Gomes
    9 Kerolin
    North Carolina Courage Substitutes:
    Meredith Speck, Haley Hopkins, Olivia Wingate, Bianca St-Georges, Tyler Lussi, Dani Weatherholt, Cortnee Vine, Hensley Hancuff, Riley Jackson.

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