North Carolina Courage

8th · 13-3-11 · 42 pts · +11

YES!

North Carolina Courage beat Washington Spirit

9-3-6 4 – 3

11-3-5

FT · Sat, Aug 8

Match Details

Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia) · ION

Highlights

1:19 Washington Spirit vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights

0:45 Ashley Sanchez finds the back of the net for North Carolina Courage

0:30 Evelyn Ijeh gets on the scoresheet for North Carolina Courage

0:51 Evelyn Ijeh with a Spectacular Goal vs. Washington Spirit

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 4.
90'+9'Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 4.
90'+9'Offside, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor is caught offside.
90'+8'Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8'Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+8'Foul by Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage).
90'+7'Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kailen Sheridan (North Carolina Courage). Assisted by Madison Haugen with a cross.
90'+6'Offside, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore is caught offside.
90'+5'Goal! Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 4. Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Feli Rauch following a fast break.
90'+4'Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
90'+2'Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Foul by Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage).

Line Score

	1	2	T
NC	3	1	4
WAS	0	3	3

Match Leaders

North Carolina Courage

EI Evelyn Ijeh · 2Goals
Evelyn Ijeh · 2Total Shots
Kailen Sheridan · 3Saves
Maycee Bell · 18Defensive Interventions
Maycee Bell · 46Accurate Passes

Washington Spirit

TR Trinity Rodman · 1Goals
Trinity Rodman · 5Total Shots
Sandy MacIver · 1Saves
Tara Rudd · 15Defensive Interventions
Tara Rudd · 64Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026 NWSL

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
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'+8'Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+5'Goal! Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 4. Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Feli Rauch following a fast break.

90'Goal! Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 3. Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.

82'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Evelyn Ijeh.

80'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Madison Haugen replaces Gabrielle Carle.

75'Vilde Bøe Risa (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

60'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lauryn Thompson replaces Ally Schlegel.

60'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carly Wickenheiser replaces Erica Parkinson.

60'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Vilde Bøe Risa replaces Riley Jackson.

50'Goal! Washington Spirit 2, North Carolina Courage 3. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.

47'Goal! Washington Spirit 1, North Carolina Courage 3. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kate Wiesner.

45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Élisabeth Tsé replaces Esme Morgan.

45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore replaces Claudia Martínez.

45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Paige Metayer.

45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rebeca Bernal replaces Andi Sullivan.

45'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Ashley Sanchez.

37'Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

35'Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

15'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 3. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.

9'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 2. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ally Schlegel.Goal awarded following VAR Review.

2'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama.