North Carolina Courage

8th · 13-3-11 · 42 pts · +11

Ugh, no.

North Carolina Courage lost to Utah Royals

12-3-11 1 – 2

14-3-9

FT · Sun, Sep 27

Match Details

America First Field (Sandy, Utah) · 5,572 fans · Roku

Highlights

1:16 Utah Royals vs. North Carolina Courage - Game Highlights

1:02 Cloé Lacasse scores goal for Utah Royals

0:39 Ashley Sanchez scores Penalty Goals vs. Utah Royals

1:01 Cece Kizer scores in the 65'

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Utah Royals 2, North Carolina Courage 1.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Utah Royals 2, North Carolina Courage 1.
90'+5'Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5'Foul by Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage).
90'+3'Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals). Assisted by Vilde Bøe Risa.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1'Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
90'+1'Vilde Bøe Risa (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cece Delzer.
90'+1'Bia Gomes (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'Dayana Pierre-Louis (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Foul by Bia Gomes (North Carolina Courage).

Line Score

	1	2	T
NC	1	0	1
UTA	1	1	2

Match Leaders

North Carolina Courage

AS Ashley Sanchez · 1Goals
Ashley Sanchez · 5Total Shots
Uno Shiragaki · 9Defensive Interventions
Uno Shiragaki · 42Accurate Passes

Utah Royals

CL Cloé Lacasse · 1Goals
Miyabi Moriya · 2Total Shots
Mandy McGlynn · 5Saves
Nuria Rábano · 13Defensive Interventions
Kaleigh Riehl · 55Accurate 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'+1'Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cece Delzer.

90'+1'Bia Gomes (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

88'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Natalia Staude.

87'Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for handball.

85'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Evelyn Ijeh.

85'Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage) Substitution at 85'

84'Substitution, Utah Royals. Dayana Pierre-Louis replaces Madison Hammond because of an injury.

78'Substitution, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo replaces Cloé Lacasse.

75'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Bia Gomes replaces Gianna Paul.

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

68'Narumi Miura (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card.

65'Goal! Utah Royals 2, North Carolina Courage 1. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mina Tanaka with a through ball.

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

61'Substitution, Utah Royals. Jameese Joseph replaces Kiana Palacios.

45'+3'Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

44'Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

37'Goal! Utah Royals 1, North Carolina Courage 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

17'Goal! Utah Royals 1, North Carolina Courage 0. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya with a cross.