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North Carolina Courage

1 — 2 Sep 20, 2026 · 04:05 AM IST

Gotham FC

NWSL · Round 0

Venue First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina

Referee John Matto

Attendance 10,551

Player of the Match Jordynn Dudley 9.1 90' played

Match Events

8' Away ⚽ Jordynn Dudley — 0-1

HT

69' Home ⚽ Natalia Staude — 1-1

70' Home ↔ Carly Wickenheiser → Vilde Bøe Risa

71' Home ↔ Danielle Weatherholt → Felicitas Rauch

71' Away ↔ Taryn Torres → Guro Reiten

81' Away ↔ Bruninha → Midge Purce

81' Away ↔ Savannah McCaskill → Denise O'Sullivan

88' Home Danielle Weatherholt

90' Home ↔ Bia Gomes → Gianna Paul

90' Home ↔ Chioma Okafor → Evelyn Ijeh

90 + 1' Away ⚽ Jordynn Dudley — 1-2

90 + 5' Away Tierna Davidson

90 + 7' Away ↔ Talia Sommer → Jaedyn Shaw

FT

Match Stats

45 55

Ball possession

0.94 1.48

Expected goals (xG)

14 12

Total shots

3 3

Shots on target

19 22

Touches in opposition box

2 4

Big chances

1 2

Big chances missed

288 (79%) 386 (83%)

Accurate passes

1 1

Yellow cards

6 2

Corners

Lineups

North Carolina Courage (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Mak Lind

Starting XI

1 Kailen Sheridan 5.6

13 Ryan Williams ↗ 6.7

12 Natalia Staude 7.2

18 Uno Shiragaki 6.6

11 Felicitas Rauch 6.7

26 Vilde Bøe Risa 6.3

20 Shinomi Koyama 6.4

23 Gianna Paul 6.9

19 Erica Parkinson 7.4

2 Ashley Sanchez 7

10 Evelyn Ijeh 6.4

Substitutes

14 Carly Wickenheiser 5.9

17 Danielle Weatherholt 6.3

21 Bia Gomes

8 Chioma Okafor

99 Madison White

5 Cameron Brooks

6 Ivy Garner

33 Hannah Betfort

9 Olivia Wingate

Gotham FC (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Juan Carlos Amorós

Starting XI

30 Ann-Katrin Berger 7

23 Midge Purce 6.6

27 Jessica Carter 6.9

15 Tierna Davidson 7.4

18 Guro Reiten 6.8

7 Jaelin Howell 8.3

5 Denise O'Sullivan 7.3

2 Jordynn Dudley 9.1

16 Rose Lavelle 8

10 Jaedyn Shaw 6.7

20 Samantha Kerr 7.7

Substitutes

8 Taryn Torres 6.6

3 Bruninha

13 Savannah McCaskill

14 Talia Sommer

31 Teagan Wy

22 Mandy Freeman

28 Tess Boade

24 Andrea Kitahata

25 Meredith Speck