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Courage play with 10 for 70 minutes in 1-1 home draw with Chicago

August 27, 2023 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
North Carolina Courage News Release


The North Carolina Courage celebrate after Tess Boade (#28) scores in the first half
The North Carolina Courage celebrate after Tess Boade (#28) scores in the first half
(North Carolina Courage, Credit: Rob Kinnan / USA Today Sports)

CARY, N.C. - The North Carolina Courage played to a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Red Stars Sunday afternoon at WakeMed Soccer Park. The Courage, who played down a player for much of the match, are in second place in the NWSL table with 27 points (8W-6L-3D).

The Courage got off to a banner start, holding over 80% of possession in the first quarter-hour and taking an early lead. Kerolin Nicoli made an instant impact in her return to the club, lofting an assist to Tess Boade to chip Alyssa Naeher and put the home side in front in the 14'.

The mood was dampened just moments later, when Emily Fox committed a professional foul 40 yards from goal. She was initially shown a yellow card, but VAR intervened to upgrade the punishment to a straight red card for a professional foul as last defender. Forced out of their shape, the Courage still carried much of the possession throughout the first half, but Chicago grew into the game in the second and found the equalizer on a corner kick just past the hour mark. Tatumn Milazzo headed home the insert from Julia Bianchi to level the score for what would be a 1-1 final.

The Courage had chances to add to, and regain, the lead throughout the day. Tyler Lussi struck woodwork in the first half and a VAR-reviewed penalty gave an opportunity to regain the lead late in the second half, but the take missed just wide of the right post.

Match Notes

The match was delayed for 31 minutes due to heat at the 30:18 mark

North Carolina Courage have lost 10 points from winning positions in the NWSL this season, no team has lost more.

North Carolina Courage have scored in their last seven games, their longest run since 13 games from July 10, 2022, to September 25, 2022.

Next Match: The North Carolina Courage host Gotham FC on Saturday, September 2, at 7:30 p.m. ET as the backend of a doubleheader at WakeMed Soccer Park. The match will air regionally on Bally Sports South and the Bally App and stream on Paramount+ across the United States.

Box Score:

NCC (4-3-3): Casey Murphy, Emily Fox (red card - 22'), Kaleigh Kurtz, Malia Berkely, Ryan Williams, Narumi, Denise O'Sullivan ©, Manaka Matsukubo (Rikke Madsen - 75'), Kerolin Nicoli, Tyler Lussi (Olivia Wingate - 75'), Tess Boade (Kiki Pickett - 23')

Subs Not Used: Katelyn Rowland, Mille Gejl, Brittany Ratcliffe, Frankie Tagliaferri, Haley Hopkins, Brianna Pinto

CHI (3-4-3): Alyssa Naeher, Casey Krueger, Arin Wright, Kayla Sharples, Tatumn Milazzo, Julia Bianchi, Cari Roccaro (Sam Fisher - 73'), Penelope Hocking (Ava Cook - 87'), Yuki Nagasato (Sarah Griffith - 87'), Bianca St-Georges (Cheyna Matthews - 73'), Ella Stevens (Ally Schlegel - 73')

Subs Not Used: Emily Boyd, Jenna Bike, Taylor Malham, Jill Aguilera

Score:

NCC: 1

CHI: 1

Goals:

NCC: T. Boade - 14' (Kerolin)

CHI: T. Milazzo - 63' (Bianchi)

Cautions:

NCC: N. Thackeray - 23', D. O'Sullivan - 27'

CHI: C. Roccaro - 4'; Y. Nagasaki - 43'

Ejections:

NCC: E. Fox - 18'

CHI: -

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The North Carolina Courage celebrate after Tess Boade (#28) scores in the first half
The North Carolina Courage celebrate after Tess Boade (#28) scores in the first half
(Rob Kinnan / USA Today Sports)		   



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