Portland Thorns FC vs North Carolina Courage, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

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Portland Thorns FC are hosting North Carolina Courage at Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
2': Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns).
4': Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Foul by Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage).
5': Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Delay in match because of an injury Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Attempt missed. Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
11': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Denise O'Sullivan.
11': Attempt missed. Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie with a cross following a corner.
12': Attempt missed. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
13': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
13': Attempt missed. Sam Hiatt (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie with a cross following a corner.
15': Attempt missed. Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
17': Attempt blocked. Reilyn Turner (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
18': Attempt missed. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Reilyn Turner.
20': Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
21': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Meredith Speck.
21': Attempt blocked. Reilyn Turner (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie with a cross.
22': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Attempt missed. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama with a cross.
25': Attempt blocked. Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw.
26': Attempt saved. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Reilyn Turner (Portland Thorns).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt saved. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
31': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
32': Attempt missed. Kaleigh Kurtz (North Carolina Courage) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw with a cross following a corner.
32': Attempt missed. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
38': Delay in match because of an injury Caiya Hanks (Portland Thorns).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
44': Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Attempt saved. Deyna Castellanos (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Denise O'Sullivan.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Reilyn Turner (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Olivia Moultrie with a cross following a corner.
45'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage).
45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+7': Foul by Caiya Hanks (Portland Thorns).
45'+7': Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+8': First Half ends, Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
45': Second Half begins Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
46': Foul by Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns).
46': Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Attempt missed. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a cross.
51': Foul by Deyna Castellanos (Portland Thorns).
51': Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Deyna Castellanos (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Attempt blocked. Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama.
53': Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kaitlyn Torpey.
53': Attempt saved. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw.
56': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey with a cross.
56': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
58': Attempt saved. Deyna Castellanos (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage).
59': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Jessie Fleming replaces Deyna Castellanos.
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Reyna Reyes (Portland Thorns).
62': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Manaka Matsukubo replaces Meredith Speck.
64': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
65': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Malia Berkely.
66': Foul by Kaitlyn Torpey (Portland Thorns).
66': Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt saved. Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
69': Foul by Isabella Obaze (Portland Thorns).
69': Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Attempt missed. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
71': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Shinomi Koyama.
73': Penalty North Carolina Courage. Ashley Sanchez draws a foul in the penalty area.
73': Penalty conceded by Reyna Reyes (Portland Thorns) after a foul in the penalty area.
74': VAR Decision: Penalty North Carolina Courage.
76': Penalty saved. Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
76': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Caiya Hanks.
76': Substitution, Portland Thorns. Pietra Tordin replaces Reilyn Turner.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Attempt blocked. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessie Fleming.
79': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Riley Jackson.
82': Offside, Portland Thorns. Pietra Tordin is caught offside.
85': Attempt missed. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
87': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brooklyn Courtnall replaces Hannah Betfort.
87': Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brianna Pinto replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
88': Foul by Brooklyn Courtnall (North Carolina Courage).
88': Reyna Reyes (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt missed. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kaitlyn Torpey with a cross.
89': Attempt blocked. Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sam Coffey.
90'+1': Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
90'+4': Brooklyn Courtnall (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Reyna Reyes (Portland Thorns).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 0.
0': Match ends, Portland Thorns 0, North Carolina Courage 0.

Statistics

NC		POR
4	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	5
57.4	Possession	42.6
15	SHOTS	19
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
397	Accurate Passes	275
488	Passes	364
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	7
27	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.4
48	Long Balls	30
27	Accurate Long Balls	8
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	10
20	Effective Tackles	15
33	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	8
28	Effective Clearances	31
28	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 15,967

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kansas City Current	5	+11	15
2	Orlando Pride	5	+9	12
3	Washington Spirit	5	+4	12
4	Gotham FC	6	+1	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

Portland Thorns FC (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
18	Mackenzie Arnold (GK)
5	Isabella Obaze
16	Sam Hiatt
17	Sam Coffey
2	Reyna Reyes
20	Kaitlyn Torpey
10	Deyna Castellanos
8	Hina Sugita
13	Olivia Moultrie
7	Caiya Hanks
66	Reilyn Turner

Portland Thorns FC Substitutes:

Daiane , Sophie Hirst, Jessie Fleming, Alexa Spaanstra, Jayden Perry, Pietra Tordin, Mallie McKenzie, Payton Linnehan, Bella Bixby.

North Carolina Courage (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Casey Murphy (GK)
7	Malia Berkely
3	Kaleigh Kurtz
12	Natalia Staude
13	Ryan Williams
10	Denise O'Sullivan
20	Shinomi Koyama
19	Jaedyn Shaw
30	Hannah Betfort
25	Meredith Speck
2	Ashley Sanchez

North Carolina Courage Substitutes:

Brooklyn Courtnall, Aline Gomes, Feli Rauch, Heather Macnab, Brianna Pinto, Maycee Bell, Manaka Matsukubo, Riley Jackson, Marisa Bova.

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