National Women's Soccer League

North Carolina Courage

8th · 13-3-11 · 42 pts · +11
YES!
North Carolina Courage beat Chicago Stars FC
North Carolina Courage12-3-8 6 – 0 Chicago Stars FC5-1-17
FT · Sun, Sep 6

Match Details

Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium (Evanston) · CBS Sports Network

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 6.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 6.
  • 90'+6'Attempt missed. Simone Charley (Chicago Stars) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bea Franklin.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Hannah Betfort (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars).
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 88'Foul by Ivy Younce (North Carolina Courage).
  • 88'Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Ivy Younce replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  • 84'Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84'Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84'Foul by Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars).
  • 81'Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 6. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.

Line Score

12T
NC 24 6
CHI 00 0

Match Leaders

North Carolina Courage
Chicago Stars FC

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. Ivy Younce replaces Ashley Sanchez.
84'Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81'Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 6. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
80'Uno Shiragaki (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Manaka Hayashi replaces Brianna Pinto.
76'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Feli Rauch.
71'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Anna Gasper replaces Julia Grosso.
71'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Bea Franklin replaces Aaliyah Farmer.
71'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Emma Egizii replaces Jenna Bike.
71'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Simone Charley replaces Michelle Alozie.
70'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carly Wickenheiser replaces Vilde Bøe Risa.
70'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
70'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bia Gomes replaces Chioma Okafor.
69'Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 5. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
63'Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 4. Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
61'Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 3. Shinomi Koyama (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Chioma Okafor.
45'+2'Jenna Bike (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17'Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 2. Chioma Okafor (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Evelyn Ijeh.
11'Goal! Chicago Stars 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Erica Parkinson.

Team Stats

North Carolina CourageChicago Stars FC
General
59.9 Possession % 40.1
24 Shots 6
9 On Target 2
3 Offsides 0
5 Corners 1
9 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
489 Passes Completed 296
6 Crosses Won 0
11 Tackles Won 11
12 Interceptions 10
11 Clearances 23
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 3

Recent Form

Chicago Stars FC D L L W L
North Carolina Courage W L W W L

Starting Lineups

Chicago Stars FC4-3-3
1 Naeher
14 Wood 25 Farmer 3 Staab 29 Ouahabi
10 Pinto 7 Grosso 34 Dellarose
11 Gomes 5 Alozie 4 Bike
2 Sanchez 11'69'81' 10 Ijeh A 8 Okafor 17'A
26 Bøe Risa 20 Koyama 61' 19 Parkinson A
11 Rauch 12 Staude 18 Shiragaki 13 Williams 63'A
1 Sheridan
North Carolina Courage4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Chicago Stars FC

  1. #1 Alyssa NaeherG
  2. #3 Sam StaabCD-L
  3. #25 Aaliyah FarmerCD-R
  4. LO #29 Leila OuahabiLB
  5. #14 Taylor WoodRB
  6. #7 Julia GrossoCM
  7. #34 Tessa DellaroseLM
  8. #10 Brianna PintoRM
  9. #5 Michelle AlozieF
  10. #4 Jenna BikeLF
  11. NG #11 Nádia GomesRF
Substitutes · 5 used

North Carolina Courage

  1. #1 Kailen SheridanG
  2. #12 Natalia StaudeCD-L
  3. #18 Uno ShiragakiCD-R
  4. #11 Feli RauchLB
  5. #13 Ryan WilliamsRB63'
  6. #20 Shinomi KoyamaCM61'
  7. VB #26 Vilde Bøe RisaLM
  8. EP #19 Erica ParkinsonRM
  9. #10 Evelyn IjehF
  10. #2 Ashley SanchezLF11'69'81'
  11. #8 Chioma OkaforRF17'
Substitutes · 5 used

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