North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns

NWSL - Regular season 13 Apr 2024, 23:00
North Carolina Courage
North Carolina Courage
2–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Portland Thorns
Portland Thorns
🏟 WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, North Carolina) 👤 M. Thompson Round 3

Match report

North Carolina Courage beat Portland Thorns 2-0 in the NWSL - Regular season on 13 April 2024.

North Carolina Courage dominated possession with 61% of the ball, while Portland Thorns had 8 shots to North Carolina Courage's 5.

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

Half-time 2-0 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 5 - 8 On target 3 - 2 Corners 1 - 1 Fouls 3 - 4 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Tyler Lussi
North Carolina Courage · 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Haley Hopkins 1 goal
7 Casey Murphy captained the side
7 Ryan Williams captained the side
7 Kaleigh Kurtz captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Attacks 44–48 53–46
Match statistics
4 Substitution 4
97 Attacks 94
57 Dangerous Attacks 41
3 On Target 5
2 Off Target 6
5 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 2
2 Shots Off Goal 4
0 Shots Blocked 2
2 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 3
3 Fouls 4
1 Corners 1
61% Ball Possession 39%
2 Saves 1
331 Passes Total 206
292 Passes Accurate 169
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
North Carolina Courage · 4-2-3-1
1 C. Murphy
13 R. Williams 3 K. Kurtz 7 M. Berkely 11 F. Rauch
10 D. O'Sullivan 6 N. Miura
14 T. Lussi 2 A. Sanchez 5 H. Hopkins
34 M. Matsukubo
Portland Thorns · 4-3-3
18 S. Hogan
23 M. Müller 5 I. Obaze 4 B. Sauerbrunn 2 R. Reyes
8 H. Sugita 17 S. Coffey 13 O. Moultrie
16 J. Beckie 9 S. Smith 22 M. Weaver
North Carolina Courage
Coach
S. Nahas
Substitutes
  • 44 Marisa Bova
  • 19 Landy Mertz
  • 8 Brianna Pinto
  • 94 Victoria Pickett
  • 16 Riley Jackson
  • 21 Maya McCutcheon
  • 17 Dani Weatherholt
  • 15 Jenna Winebrenner
  • 23 Bianca St Georges
Portland Thorns
Coach
M. Norris
Substitutes
  • 28 Lauren Kozal
  • 11 Nicole Payne
  • 25 Meghan Klingenberg
  • 20 Kelli Hubly
  • 21 Jessie Fleming
  • 12 Christine Sinclair
  • 54 Olivia Wade-Katoa
  • 24 Izzy D'Aquila
  • 19 Ana Dias
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ J. Fleming ↓ J. Beckie Portland Thorns
  • 59' ↑ K. Hubly ↓ I. Obaze Portland Thorns
  • 72' ↑ C. Sinclair ↓ O. Moultrie Portland Thorns
  • 78' ↑ B. St-Georges ↓ H. Hopkins North Carolina Courage
  • 87' ↑ B. Pinto ↓ A. Sanchez North Carolina Courage
  • 87' ↑ D. Weatherholt ↓ N. Miura North Carolina Courage
  • 87' ↑ Ana Dias ↓ H. Sugita Portland Thorns
  • 90+2' ↑ R. Jackson ↓ M. Matsukubo North Carolina Courage
Cards
  • 71' H. Sugita Portland Thorns
  • 81' K. Hubly 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 won 2-0 against Portland Thorns on 13 April 2024.
Who won North Carolina Courage vs Portland Thorns?
North Carolina Courage won the match 2-0.
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 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.