Courage Late Rally Falls Short On The Road Saturday Night
June 3, 2023 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
North Carolina Courage News Release
KANSAS CITY. Mo. - The North Carolina Courage fell to the Kansas City Current, 1-0, Saturday night at Children's Mercy Park. The loss snaps a run of five straight unbeaten for the Courage while the Current snap a four-match skid.
The lone goal on the night came within the first eight minutes. After the Courage held possession for basically the entire opening few minutes, a counter put the Current through against the run of play when Debinha got to the end line and centered a ball for Kristin Hamilton to finish.
A late push for North Carolina gave them some opportunities to earn a point. The Courage thought they had the late equalizer with under 10 minutes to play. After an initial shot was stopped, Olivia Wingate tapped in the rebound, but was ruled offside. The Courage did not have an official shot for the first 80 minutes of action but rattled off seven down the stretch for a puncher's chance.
Match Notes:
Kaleigh Kurtz set the all-time Courage record for consecutive regular season starts (50)
Ryan Williams, Emily Fox and Victoria Pickett all made their 50th career NWSL regular season appearance
Forward Tess Boade made her 2023 debut as a substitute, getting off a pair of shots
Next Match: The Courage look to bounce back when they visit SeatGeek Stadium and the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday, June 10, at 8:00 p.m. ET. The match will stream live on Paramount+.
Box Score:
NCC (4-3-3): Casey Murphy, Emily Fox, Malia Berkely (Mille Gejl - 83'), Kaleigh Kurtz, Ryan Williams, Narumi Miura (Brianna Pinto - 77'), Meredith Speck (Victoria Pickett - 77'), Kerolin, Denise O'Sullivan ©, Tyler Lussi (Olivia Wingate - 64'), Rikke Madsen (Tess Boade - 64')
Subs Not Used: Katelyn Rowland, Kiki Pickett, Frankie Tagliaferri, Brittany Ratcliffe
KCC (4-3-3): Cassie Miller, Gabrielle Robinson, Croix Soto, Addisyn Merrick (Jenna Winebrenner - 73'), Hailie Mace, Lo'eau LaBonta ©, Vanessa DiBernardo, Kate Del Fava, Cece Kizer (Izzy Rodriguez - 81'), Kristen Hamilton (Michelle Cooper - 46'), Debinha (Mimmi Larsson - 89')
Subs Not Used: Morgan Gautrat, Rylan Childers, Chardonnay Curran, AD Franch, Alexa Spaanstra
Score:
NCC: 0
KCC: 1
Goals:
NCC:
KCC: K. Hamilton - 8' (Debinha)
Cautions:
NCC: Kerolin Nicoli - 68'; M. Speck - 75'; B. Pinto - 88'
KCC: H. Mace - 90+1'
Ejections:
NCC: -
KCC: -
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