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0 — 6 Sep 07, 2026 · 01:30 AM IST

North Carolina Courage

NWSL · Round 0

Venue Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

Referee Danielle Chesky

Attendance 4,722

Player of the Match Ashley Sanchez 9.7 85' played

Match Events

11' Away ⚽ Ashley Sanchez — 0-1

17' Away ⚽ Chioma Okafor — 0-2

45 + 2' Home Jenna Bike

HT

61' Away ⚽ Shinomi Koyama — 0-3

63' Home ↔ Bea Franklin → Aaliyah Farmer

63' Home ↔ Simone Charley → Michelle Alozie

63' Away ⚽ Ryan Williams ↗ — 0-4

64' Home ↔ Emma Egizii → Jenna Bike

64' Home ↔ Anna Gasper → Julia Grosso ↗

69' Away ⚽ Ashley Sanchez — 0-5

70' Away ↔ Bia Gomes → Chioma Okafor

71' Away ↔ Hannah Betfort → Evelyn Ijeh

73' Away ↔ Carly Wickenheiser → Vilde Bøe Risa

76' Away ↔ Danielle Weatherholt → Felicitas Rauch

78' Home ↔ Manaka Hayashi → Brianna Pinto

80' Away Uno Shiragaki

81' Away ⚽ Ashley Sanchez — 0-6

84' Home Bea Franklin

85' Away ↔ Ivy Garner → Ashley Sanchez

FT

Match Stats

40 60

Ball possession

0.47 5.87

Expected goals (xG)

6 24

Total shots

2 9

Shots on target

12 47

Touches in opposition box

1 8

Big chances

1 2

Big chances missed

300 (79%) 494 (88%)

Accurate passes

2 1

Yellow cards

1 5

Corners

Lineups

Chicago Stars (4-3-3)

Coach: Martin Sjögren

Starting XI

1 Alyssa Naeher 5.5

14 Taylor Malham 3.6

25 Aaliyah Farmer 5.1

3 Samantha Staab 5

29 Leila Ouahabi 4.9

10 Brianna Pinto 5.5

7 Julia Grosso ↗ 5.8

34 Tessa Dellarose 6.2

11 Nádia Gomes 6.5

5 Michelle Alozie 5.3

4 Jenna Bike 5.8

Substitutes

20 Bea Franklin 6.3

18 Simone Charley 6.4

31 Anna Gasper 5.7

28 Emma Egizii 6.3

16 Manaka Hayashi 6.4

22 Halle Mackiewicz

27 Katie Atkinson

15 Elise Evans

6 Oihane Valdezate

North Carolina Courage (4-3-3)

Coach: Mak Lind

Starting XI

1 Kailen Sheridan 7.5

13 Ryan Williams ↗ 9

18 Uno Shiragaki 7.5

12 Natalia Staude 6.9

11 Felicitas Rauch 7.6

19 Erica Parkinson 8.7

20 Shinomi Koyama 8.5

26 Vilde Bøe Risa 6.7

8 Chioma Okafor 8.7

10 Evelyn Ijeh 7.3

2 Ashley Sanchez 9.7

Substitutes

21 Bia Gomes 5.9

33 Hannah Betfort 6.5

14 Carly Wickenheiser 6.7

17 Danielle Weatherholt 6.6

6 Ivy Garner

99 Madison White

5 Cameron Brooks

80 Oli Peña

9 Olivia Wingate