North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns FC 3-1 · NWSL

NWSL

North Carolina Courage

DDDLW

3-1

Finished

Portland Thorns FC

WDWLL

Wednesday, August 24 at 11:00 PMWakeMed Soccer Park

Summary

First half

⚽Goal by Diana Ordóñez
24'
⇅Brittany Ratcliffe on, Diana Ordóñez off (injury)
33'
45'
⇅Natalia Kuikka on, Meghan Klingenberg off
45'
⇅Raquel Rodríguez on, Janine Beckie off

Second half

⚽Goal by Debinha
50'
63'
⚽Goal by Raquel Rodríguez
64'
⇅Emily Menges on, Becky Sauerbrunn off
64'
⇅Hannah Betfort on, Sophia Smith off
⇅Meredith Speck on, Fuka Nagano off
65'
⇅Malia Berkely on, Brianna Pinto off
65'
⇅Merritt Mathias on, Brittany Ratcliffe off
74'
⇅Jaelene Daniels on, Kerolin off
74'
78'
⇅Morgan Weaver on, Hina Sugita off
⚽Goal by Meredith Speck
83'
Yellow card for Merritt Mathias
90'+3'

Statistics

49%Possession51%

12Shots11

8Shots on target5

5Corners5

5Fouls6

1Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

1Offsides2

4Saves5

334Accurate passes345

416Total passes445

Commentary

Match ends, North Carolina Courage 3, Portland Thorns 1.Show full commentary

Match ends, North Carolina Courage 3, Portland Thorns 1.
90'+4'Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 3, Portland Thorns 1.
90'+4'Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Carson Pickett.
90'+4'Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Raquel Rodríguez.
90'+3'Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'Hannah Betfort (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2'Foul by Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage).
90'+2'Attempt missed. Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+2'Attempt saved. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
87'Attempt missed. Yazmeen Ryan (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
87'Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
83'Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Portland Thorns 1. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaelene Daniels with a headed pass following a corner.
83'Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Abby Smith.
83'Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
82'Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Emily Menges.
81'Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Taylor Porter.
80'Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
80'Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79'Attempt missed. Jaelene Daniels (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Debinha.
78'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Hina Sugita.
76'Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76'Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
74'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jaelene Daniels replaces Kerolin.
74'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Merritt Mathias replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
70'Attempt missed. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Taylor Porter.
69'Attempt saved. Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brittany Ratcliffe.
67'Attempt saved. Hina Sugita (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meaghan Nally.
65'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Malia Berkely replaces Brianna Pinto.
65'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Fuka Nagano.
64'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Hannah Betfort replaces Sophia Smith.
64'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Emily Menges replaces Becky Sauerbrunn.
63'Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns 1. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross following a corner.
63'Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Kaleigh Kurtz.
62'Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Casey Murphy.
57'Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Yazmeen Ryan.
57'Attempt saved. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denise O'Sullivan.
51'Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Kelli Hubly.
51'Attempt blocked. Brittany Ratcliffe (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Debinha.
50'Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns 0. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
49'Fuka Nagano (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49'Foul by Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns).
47'Offside, Portland Thorns. Taylor Porter tries a through ball, but Becky Sauerbrunn is caught offside.
46'Corner, Portland Thorns. Conceded by Abby Erceg.
46'Attempt blocked. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan.
46'Natalia Kuikka (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'Foul by Kerolin (North Carolina Courage).
45'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Raquel Rodríguez replaces Janine Beckie.
45'Substitution, Portland Thorns. Natalia Kuikka replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
45'Second Half begins North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 0.
45'+3'First Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 0.
45'+2'Kerolin (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2'Foul by Meaghan Nally (Portland Thorns).
43'Attempt missed. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fuka Nagano.
41'Offside, North Carolina Courage. Debinha tries a through ball, but Brittany Ratcliffe is caught offside.
37'Offside, Portland Thorns. Meghan Klingenberg tries a through ball, but Yazmeen Ryan is caught offside.
36'Foul by Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns).
36'Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'Attempt missed. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
34'Foul by Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns).
34'Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Diana Ordóñez because of an injury.
26'Foul by Taylor Porter (Portland Thorns).
26'Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 0. Diana Ordóñez (North Carolina Courage) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross.
22'Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meaghan Nally.
17'Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Meghan Klingenberg.
13'Attempt saved. Carson Pickett (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
13'Attempt blocked. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
11'Attempt saved. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hina Sugita.
8'Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8'Foul by Diana Ordóñez (North Carolina Courage).
6'Janine Beckie (Portland Thorns) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6'Foul by Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.