National Women's Soccer League

Angel City FC

6th · 12-7-8 · 43 pts · +16
Ugh, no.
Angel City FC lost to North Carolina Courage
Angel City FC7-5-8 0 – 2 North Carolina Courage11-3-7
FT · Wed, Aug 26

Match Details

WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, North Carolina) · CBS Sports Network

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 0.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 0.
  • 90'+7'Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6'Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Uno Shiragaki.
  • 90'+6'Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sophia Mattice.
  • 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley Tiernan.
  • 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sveindís Jónsdóttir with a cross.
  • 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Nealy Martin (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ally Sentnor with a cross.
  • 90'+2'Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Ryan Williams.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 89'Attempt missed. Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Sarah Gorden following a set piece situation.

Line Score

12T
LA 00 0
NC 11 2

Match Leaders

Angel City 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

85'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Feli Rauch.
85'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Vilde Bøe Risa replaces Carly Wickenheiser.
85'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
82'Substitution, Angel City. Nealy Martin replaces Carina Lageyre.
78'Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 0. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kailen Sheridan.
71'Substitution, Angel City. Sophia Mattice replaces Evelyn Shores.
61'Substitution, Angel City. Sveindís Jónsdóttir replaces Prisca Chilufya.
59'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Uno Shiragaki replaces Maycee Bell because of an injury.
52'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Chioma Okafor.
45'Substitution, Angel City. Riley Tiernan replaces Taylor Suarez.
45'Substitution, Angel City. Savy King replaces Claire Emslie.
41'Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Angel City 0. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evelyn Ijeh with a through ball.
21'Ary Borges (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Angel City FCNorth Carolina Courage
General
51.4 Possession % 48.6
17 Shots 12
3 On Target 5
1 Offsides 3
5 Corners 2
7 Fouls 5
Passing & Defense
383 Passes Completed 383
3 Crosses Won 0
11 Tackles Won 9
9 Interceptions 4
9 Clearances 30
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 3

Recent Form

North Carolina Courage W W L W W
Angel City FC D D D D L

Starting Lineups

North Carolina Courage4-2-3-1
1 Sheridan A
13 Williams 12 Staude 25 Bell 11 Rauch
20 Koyama 14 Wickenheiser
8 Okafor 19 Parkinson 2 Sanchez 41'78'
10 Ijeh A
24 Chilufya
99 Suarez 17 Sentnor 10 Emslie
16 Lageyre 8 Borges
15 Shores 11 Gorden 6 Sams 20 Thompson
19 Anderson
Angel City FC4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

North Carolina Courage

  1. #1 Kailen SheridanG
  2. #25 Maycee BellCD-L
  3. #12 Natalia StaudeCD-R
  4. #11 Feli RauchLB
  5. #13 Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. EP #19 Erica ParkinsonAM
  7. #14 Carly WickenheiserLM
  8. #20 Shinomi KoyamaRM
  9. #10 Evelyn IjehF
  10. #2 Ashley SanchezAM-L41'78'
  11. #8 Chioma OkaforAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Angel City FC

  1. #19 Angelina AndersonG
  2. #11 Sarah GordenCD-L
  3. #6 Emily SamsCD-R
  4. #15 Evelyn ShoresLB
  5. #20 Gisele ThompsonRB
  6. AS #17 Ally SentnorAM
  7. #16 Carina LageyreLM
  8. #8 Ary BorgesRM
  9. #24 Prisca ChilufyaF
  10. #99 Taylor SuarezAM-L
  11. #10 Claire EmslieAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Roster

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