National Women's Soccer League

Utah Royals

4th · 14-4-9 · 46 pts · +9
YES!
Utah Royals beat North Carolina Courage
North Carolina Courage12-3-11 1 – 2 Utah Royals14-3-9
FT · Sun, Sep 27

Match Details

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

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

12T
NC 10 1
UTA 11 2

Match Leaders

North Carolina Courage
Utah Royals

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'+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.

Team Stats

North Carolina CourageUtah Royals
General
50.8 Possession % 49.2
11 Shots 7
6 On Target 2
1 Offsides 1
4 Corners 2
13 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
326 Passes Completed 296
3 Crosses Won 4
8 Tackles Won 19
9 Interceptions 16
8 Clearances 15
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 5

Recent Form

Utah Royals L W L W L
North Carolina Courage W L W L L

Starting Lineups

North Carolina Courage4-3-3
1 Sheridan
13 Williams 12 Staude 18 Shiragaki 11 Rauch
16 Jackson 20 Koyama 19 Parkinson
23 Paul 10 Ijeh 2 Sanchez 37'
21 Palacios
24 Lacasse 17' 11 Tanaka A 5 Delzer 65'
10 Miura 99 Hammond
14 Rábano 18 Riehl 8 Del Fava 22 Moriya A
1 McGlynn
Utah Royals4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Utah Royals

  1. #1 Mandy McGlynnG
  2. #18 Kaleigh RiehlCD-L
  3. #8 Kate Del FavaCD-R
  4. #14 Nuria RábanoLB
  5. #22 Miyabi MoriyaRB
  6. #11 Mina TanakaAM
  7. #10 Narumi MiuraLM
  8. #99 Madison HammondRM
  9. KP #21 Kiana PalaciosF
  10. #24 Cloé LacasseAM-L17'
  11. #5 Cece DelzerAM-R65'
Substitutes · 4 used

North Carolina Courage

  1. #1 Kailen SheridanG
  2. #18 Uno ShiragakiCD-L
  3. #12 Natalia StaudeCD-R
  4. #11 Feli RauchLB
  5. #13 Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. #20 Shinomi KoyamaCM
  7. EP #19 Erica ParkinsonLM
  8. #16 Riley JacksonRM
  9. #10 Evelyn IjehF
  10. #2 Ashley SanchezLF37'
  11. #23 Gianna PaulRF
Substitutes · 6 used

Roster

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News

NWSL: DeMelo returns, Debinha hits hat trick, USWNT's Wilson sees red
Brecken Mozingo scored late in stoppage time to pull the Utah Royals into a 1-1 draw with Racing Louisville on Saturday in a match that saw the return of Savannah DeMelo, who collapsed during a game last season.

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Recent Results
D 1–1 at Racing Louisville FC W 2–1 vs North Carolina Courage L 0–3 vs Angel City FC W 1–0 at Houston Dash L 1–2 vs Boston Legacy FC W 2–1 at Orlando Pride L 2–4 at San Diego Wave FC W 3–2 vs Bay FC L 1–2 at Denver Summit FC W 5–1 vs Portland Thorns FC