North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns

NWSL - Regular season 6 May 2023, 23:00
North Carolina Courage
North Carolina Courage
3–3
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Portland Thorns
Portland Thorns
🏟 WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, North Carolina) 👤 A. Nichols Round 4

Match report

North Carolina Courage shared 6 goals in a thrilling draw with Portland Thorns in the NWSL - Regular season on 6 May 2023. It was 2-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Portland Thorns had 8 shots to North Carolina Courage's 2.

The match was played at WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, North Carolina), with A. Nichols in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 2 - 8 On target 1 - 5 Corners 1 - 1 Fouls 5 - 3 Yellow cards 2
7
Player of the match
Kerolin
North Carolina Courage · 1 goal
7 Crystal Dunn 1 goal
7 Casey Murphy 4 saves
7 Ryan Williams 1 assist
7 Malia Berkely captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–8 0–0
Shots On Goal 2–5 0–0
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 2–1 0–0
Match statistics
2 Shots Total 8
1 Shots On Goal 5
0 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 0
1 Shots Inside Box 5
1 Shots Outside Box 3
5 Fouls 3
1 Corners 1
50% Ball Possession 50%
4 Saves 0
232 Passes Total 229
183 Passes Accurate 175
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
North Carolina Courage · 4-1-4-1
1 C. Murphy
13 R. Williams 3 K. Kurtz 7 M. Berkely 12 E. Fox
10 D. O'Sullivan
14 T. Lussi 6 N. Miura 25 M. Speck 9 Kerolin
17 R. Madsen
Portland Thorns · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Bixby
14 N. Kuikka 20 K. Hubly 5 E. Menges 25 M. Klingenberg
19 C. Dunn 17 S. Coffey
8 H. Sugita 12 C. Sinclair 22 M. Weaver
9 S. Smith
North Carolina Courage
Coach
S. Nahas
Substitutes
  • 99 Katelyn Rowland
  • 23 Kiki Pickett
  • 19 Frankie Tagliaferri
  • 26 Clara Robbins
  • 22 Mille Gejl
  • 29 Millie Farrow
  • 20 Olivia Wingate
  • 5 Haley Hopkins
Portland Thorns
Coach
M. Norris
Substitutes
  • 18 Shelby Hogan
  • 39 Meaghan Nally
  • 2 Reyna Reyes
  • 15 Michele Vasconcelos
  • 46 Taylor Porter
  • 11 Raquel Rodríguez
  • 13 Olivia Moultrie
  • 24 Izzy D'Aquila
  • 21 Adriana Leon
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ O. Wingate ↓ R. Madsen North Carolina Courage
  • 56' ↑ V. Pickett ↓ M. Speck North Carolina Courage
  • 67' ↑ O. Moultrie ↓ C. Sinclair Portland Thorns
  • 76' ↑ A. Leon ↓ M. Weaver Portland Thorns
  • 76' ↑ M. Nally ↓ E. Menges Portland Thorns
  • 80' ↑ I. D'Aquila ↓ H. Sugita Portland Thorns
  • 88' ↑ M. Gejl Jensen ↓ T. Lussi North Carolina Courage
Cards
  • 54' N. Kuikka Portland Thorns
  • 89' S. Smith Portland Thorns
Head-to-head
North Carolina Courage 4 5 draws 3 Portland Thorns
2026-04-04 North Carolina Courage W vs Portland Thorns W 2 - 2
2025-03-30 Portland Thorns vs North Carolina Courage 0 - 0
2024-06-09 Portland Thorns vs North Carolina Courage 1 - 0
2024-04-13 North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns 2 - 0
2023-05-06 North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns 3 - 3
2022-08-24 North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns 3 - 1
Recent form
North Carolina Courage D D D L W
Portland Thorns D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns?
North Carolina Courage drew 3-3 against Portland Thorns on 6 May 2023.
Who won North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns?
Neither — the match finished 3-3.
Where was North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns played?
The match was played at WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, North Carolina).
Who had more possession in North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns?
North Carolina Courage had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.