National Women's Soccer League

Gotham FC

1st · 16-7-4 · 55 pts · +14
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Gotham FC beat North Carolina Courage
Gotham FC15-6-4 2 – 1 North Carolina Courage12-3-10
FT · Sat, Sep 19

Match Details

WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, North Carolina) · ION

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Gotham FC 2.
  • 90'+9'Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 1, Gotham FC 2.
  • 90'+8'Foul by Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+8'Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7'Substitution, Gotham FC. Talia Sommer replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
  • 90'+7'Corner, North Carolina Courage. Conceded by Taryn Torres.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC).
  • 90'+6'Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Savannah McCaskill (Gotham FC).
  • 90'+6'Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5'Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.

Line Score

12T
GFC 11 2
NC 01 1

Match Leaders

Gotham FC
North Carolina Courage

League Table · 2026 NWSL
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Gotham 27 16 7 4 +14 55
2 San Diego 27 16 3 8 +12 51
3 Washington 27 15 4 8 +13 49
4 Utah 27 14 4 9 +9 46
5 Kansas City 27 13 5 9 +10 44
6 Angel City 27 12 7 8 +16 43
7 Portland 27 12 7 8 +6 43
8 North Carolina 27 13 3 11 +11 42
9 Seattle 27 12 4 11 +1 40
10 Denver 27 10 8 9 +8 38
11 Orlando 27 10 3 14 -7 33
12 Houston 27 8 6 13 -5 30
13 Boston 27 8 5 14 -10 29
14 Bay 27 7 5 15 -14 26
15 Louisville 27 7 3 17 -16 24
16 Chicago 27 5 2 20 -48 17
NWSL Shield; Qualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs

Key Events

90'+7'Substitution, Gotham FC. Talia Sommer replaces Jaedyn Shaw.
90'+5'Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1'Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Gotham FC 2. Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rose Lavelle.
90'+1'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
90'+1'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bia Gomes replaces Gianna Paul.
88'Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81'Substitution, Gotham FC. Savannah McCaskill replaces Denise O'Sullivan.
81'Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Midge Purce.
69'Substitution, Gotham FC. Taryn Torres replaces Guro Reiten.
69'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Feli Rauch.
69'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carly Wickenheiser replaces Vilde Bøe Risa.
69'Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Gotham FC 1. Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
8'Goal! North Carolina Courage 0, Gotham FC 1. Jordynn Dudley (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Kerr.

Team Stats

Gotham FCNorth Carolina Courage
General
55.4 Possession % 44.6
11 Shots 14
3 On Target 3
1 Offsides 4
2 Corners 6
11 Fouls 20
Passing & Defense
378 Passes Completed 285
6 Crosses Won 5
10 Tackles Won 17
15 Interceptions 5
16 Clearances 24
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 1

Recent Form

North Carolina Courage W W L W L
Gotham FC W D D L W

Starting Lineups

North Carolina Courage4-2-3-1
1 Sheridan
13 Williams 12 Staude 69' 18 Shiragaki 11 Rauch
26 Bøe Risa 20 Koyama
23 Paul 19 Parkinson 2 Sanchez
10 Ijeh
20 Kerr A
10 Shaw 16 Lavelle A 2 Dudley 8'90'+1'
5 O'Sullivan 7 Howell
18 Reiten 15 Davidson 27 Carter 23 Purce
30 Berger
Gotham FC4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

North Carolina Courage

  1. #1 Kailen SheridanG
  2. #18 Uno ShiragakiCD-L
  3. #12 Natalia StaudeCD-R69'
  4. #11 Feli RauchLB
  5. #13 Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. EP #19 Erica ParkinsonAM
  7. #20 Shinomi KoyamaLM
  8. VB #26 Vilde Bøe RisaRM
  9. #10 Evelyn IjehF
  10. #2 Ashley SanchezAM-L
  11. #23 Gianna PaulAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Gotham FC

  1. #30 Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. #15 Tierna DavidsonCD-L
  3. #27 Jess CarterCD-R
  4. GR #18 Guro ReitenLB
  5. #23 Midge PurceRB
  6. #16 Rose LavelleAM
  7. DO #5 Denise O'SullivanLM
  8. #7 Jaelin HowellRM
  9. SK #20 Sam KerrF
  10. #10 Jaedyn ShawAM-L
  11. #2 Jordynn DudleyAM-R8'90'+1'
Substitutes · 4 used

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