National Women's Soccer League

North Carolina Courage

8th · 13-3-11 · 42 pts · +11
Ugh, no.
North Carolina Courage lost to Kansas City Current
North Carolina Courage11-3-8 2 – 3 Kansas City Current10-4-8
FT · Sat, Aug 29

Match Details

CPKC Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri) · 11,500 fans · ION

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 2.
  • 90'+9'Second Half ends, Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 2.
  • 90'+8'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7'Delay in match because of an injury Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current).
  • 90'+6'Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+6'Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Natalia Staude.
  • 90'+2'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Chioma Okafor with a cross.
  • 90'Haley Hopkins (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Line Score

12T
NC 11 2
KC 30 3

Match Leaders

North Carolina Courage
Kansas City Current

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'+6'Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Natalia Staude.
90'Haley Hopkins (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lauryn Thompson replaces Uno Shiragaki.
82'Natalia Staude (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81'Substitution, Kansas City Current. Rocky Rodríguez replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
81'Substitution, Kansas City Current. Laney Rouse replaces Debinha.
77'Goal! Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 2. Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
74'Izzy Rodriguez (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Riley Jackson replaces Feli Rauch.
62'Substitution, Kansas City Current. Temwa Chawinga replaces Michelle Cooper.
59'Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55'Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Carly Wickenheiser.
45'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Vilde Bøe Risa.
45'+5'Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3'Goal! Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 1. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez following a fast break.
41'Goal! Kansas City Current 3, North Carolina Courage 0. Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Haley Hopkins following a fast break.
35'Goal! Kansas City Current 2, North Carolina Courage 0. Croix Bethune (Kansas City Current) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Haley Hopkins.
24'Substitution, Kansas City Current. Katie Scott replaces Gabrielle Robinson because of an injury.
12'Own Goal by Natalia Staude, North Carolina Courage. Kansas City Current 1, North Carolina Courage 0.

Team Stats

North Carolina CourageKansas City Current
General
57.7 Possession % 42.3
18 Shots 13
8 On Target 9
0 Offsides 2
4 Corners 4
6 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
396 Passes Completed 262
10 Crosses Won 2
9 Tackles Won 8
8 Interceptions 15
26 Clearances 18
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
7 Saves 6

Recent Form

Kansas City Current W D D L D
North Carolina Courage W W L W W

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Current4-2-3-1
23 Lorena
7 Ball 24 Robinson 27 Sharples 18 Rodriguez
10 LaBonta 16 DiBernardo
17 Cooper 41' 8 Bethune 35' 13 Hopkins A2
99 Debinha
10 Ijeh 45'+3'
2 Sanchez A 19 Parkinson 26 Bøe Risa
14 Wickenheiser 20 Koyama
11 Rauch 12 Staude 12' OG 18 Shiragaki 13 Williams
1 Sheridan
North Carolina Courage4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Kansas City Current

  1. #23 LorenaG
  2. #27 Kayla SharplesCD-L
  3. #24 Gabrielle RobinsonCD-R
  4. #18 Izzy RodriguezLB
  5. #7 Elizabeth BallRB
  6. #8 Croix BethuneAM35'
  7. #16 Vanessa DiBernardoLM
  8. #10 Lo'eau LaBontaRM
  9. D #99 DebinhaF
  10. #13 Haley HopkinsAM-L
  11. #17 Michelle CooperAM-R41'
Substitutes · 4 used

North Carolina Courage

  1. #1 Kailen SheridanG
  2. #12 Natalia StaudeCD-L12' OG
  3. #18 Uno ShiragakiCD-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 IjehF45'+3'
  10. #2 Ashley SanchezAM-L
  11. VB #26 Vilde Bøe RisaAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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Recent Results
W 1–0 at Seattle Reign FC L 1–2 at Utah Royals L 1–2 vs Gotham FC L 1–2 at San Diego Wave FC W 6–0 at Chicago Stars FC L 2–3 at Kansas City Current W 2–0 vs Angel City FC W 2–1 vs Boston Legacy FC L 2–3 vs Houston Dash W 4–3 at Washington Spirit