National Women's Soccer League

North Carolina Courage

8th · 13-3-11 · 42 pts · +11
YES!
North Carolina Courage beat Boston Legacy FC
Boston Legacy FC5-5-11 1 – 2 North Carolina Courage10-3-7
FT · Sat, Aug 22

Match Details

WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, North Carolina) · 8,050 fans · NWSL+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Boston Legacy 1.
  • 90'+19'Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Boston Legacy 1.
  • 90'+17'Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Boston Legacy 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 90'+13'VAR Decision: Penalty North Carolina Courage.
  • 90'+12'Penalty conceded by Bianca St-Georges (Boston Legacy) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+12'Penalty North Carolina Courage. Maycee Bell draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+11'Alba Caño (Boston Legacy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+11'Foul by Alba Caño (Boston Legacy).
  • 90'+11'Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+10'Attempt saved. Alba Caño (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kailen Sheridan (North Carolina Courage). Assisted by Annie Karich.
  • 90'+5'VAR Decision: Goal North Carolina Courage 1-1 Boston Legacy (Aïssata Traoré).
  • 90'+2'Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Boston Legacy 1. Aïssata Traoré (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.

Line Score

12T
BOS 01 1
NC 11 2

Match Leaders

Boston Legacy 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

90'+17'Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Boston Legacy 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
90'+11'Alba Caño (Boston Legacy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Boston Legacy 1. Aïssata Traoré (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
83'Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Nicolette Hernández replaces Lilly Reale.
73'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Ella Stevens replaces Sammy Smith.
68'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Vilde Bøe Risa replaces Carly Wickenheiser.
68'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Lauryn Thompson because of an injury.
63'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Aïssata Traoré replaces Amanda Gutierres.
45'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Josefine Hasbo replaces Barbara Olivieri.
45'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Jorelyn Carabalí replaces Emerson Elgin.
20'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lauryn Thompson replaces Ally Schlegel because of an injury.
10'Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Boston Legacy 0. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Feli Rauch.

Team Stats

Boston Legacy FCNorth Carolina Courage
General
51.1 Possession % 48.9
7 Shots 16
3 On Target 8
1 Offsides 1
2 Corners 8
10 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
396 Passes Completed 356
1 Crosses Won 5
10 Tackles Won 13
10 Interceptions 3
31 Clearances 22
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 2

Recent Form

North Carolina Courage L W W W L
Boston Legacy FC L W D L L

Starting Lineups

Boston Legacy FC5-3-2
1 Murphy
12 Prince 53 St-Georges 29 Davis 4 Elgin 2 Reale
6 Karich 26 Caño 21 Olivieri
8 Smith 9 Gutierres
2 Sanchez 10'90'+17' 10 Ijeh 35 Schlegel
19 Parkinson 20 Koyama 14 Wickenheiser
11 Rauch A 25 Bell 12 Staude 13 Williams
1 Sheridan
North Carolina Courage4-3-3
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. #20 Shinomi KoyamaCM
  7. EP #19 Erica ParkinsonLM
  8. #14 Carly WickenheiserRM
  9. #10 Evelyn IjehF
  10. #2 Ashley SanchezLF10'90'+17'
  11. #35 Ally SchlegelRF
Substitutes · 3 used

Boston Legacy FC

  1. #1 Casey MurphyG
  2. DD #29 Deja DavisCD
  3. #4 Emerson ElginCD-L
  4. #53 Bianca St-GeorgesCD-R
  5. LR #2 Lilly RealeLB
  6. #12 Nichelle PrinceRB
  7. #26 Alba CañoCM
  8. #21 Bárbara OlivieriCM-L
  9. #6 Annie KarichCM-R
  10. AG #9 Amanda GutierresCF-L
  11. #8 Sammy SmithCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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