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North Carolina Courage vs Angel City FC

NWSL
2-0
Final
WakeMed Soccer Park

Match pulse

NCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLA
49%Possession51%
12Shots17
5On target3
2Corners5
3Saves3
5Fouls7
21'Ary BorgesLA
Team1H2HT
NC112
LA000

Who won: North Carolina 2-0

North Carolina Courage beat Angel City FC 2-0 on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at WakeMed Soccer Park. Goals for North Carolina: Ashley Sanchez (41', 78').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.6Kailen SheridanG
  2. 28.4Ashley SanchezAM-L
  3. 37.0Evelyn IjehF
  4. 46.7Natalia StaudeCD-R
  5. 56.7Feli RauchLB
  6. 66.7Ryan WilliamsRB
  7. 76.6Erica ParkinsonAM
  8. 86.5Chioma OkaforAM-R
  9. 96.4Maycee BellCD-L
  10. 106.4Shinomi KoyamaRM
  11. 116.3Carly WickenheiserLM
  12. 126.3Ally SentnorAM

Team stats

NCLA
5Fouls7
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
3Offsides1
2Corner Kicks5
3Saves3
48.6Possession51.4
12SHOTS17
5ON GOAL3
0.4On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
383Accurate Passes383
457Passes461
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
5Crosses25
0.0Cross %0.1
43Long Balls57
25Accurate Long Balls26
0.6Long Balls %0.5
6Blocked Shots12
9Effective Tackles11
18Tackles20
0.5Tackle %0.6
4Interceptions9
30Effective Clearances9
30Clearances9

Player of the game

Kailen Sheridan

NC · 1 A, 3 saves, clean sheet

8.6

Deserved to win

23%
NC · 1.10 xG
26%
Draw
51%
LA · 1.69 xG

Angel City deserved better: 51% on chances, lost 0-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 0.
  2. Second Half ends, North Carolina Courage 2, Angel City 0.
  3. 90'+7'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  4. 90'+6'LA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Uno Shiragaki.

  5. 90'+6'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sophia Mattice.

  6. 90'+4'Sveindís Jónsdóttir

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley Tiernan.

  7. 90'+4'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    A. Sentnor

  8. 90'+4'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sveindís Jónsdóttir with a cross.

  9. 90'+3'Nealy Martin

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Nealy Martin (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ally Sentnor with a cross.

  10. 90'+2'LA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Ryan Williams.

  11. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  12. 89'Sveindís Jónsdóttir

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Sarah Gorden following a set piece situation.

    S. Jónsdóttir

  13. 89'

    Free kick won

    Ally Sentnor (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. 89'Ryan Williams

    Foul

    Foul by Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage).

  15. 88'Ashley Sanchez

    Foul

    Foul by Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage).

  16. 88'Nealy Martin

    Free kick won

    Nealy Martin (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 85'Dani Weatherholt
    Sub

    Subbed on for F. Rauch

    Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Feli Rauch.

    D. Weatherholt

  18. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Wickenheiser

    Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Vilde Bøe Risa replaces Carly Wickenheiser.

    V. Bøe Risa

  19. 85'Hannah Betfort
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Ijeh

    Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Evelyn Ijeh.

    H. Betfort

  20. 84'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angelina Anderson (Angel City). Assisted by Feli Rauch.

    E. Parkinson

  21. 83'Evelyn Ijeh

    Free kick won

    Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 83'Nealy Martin

    Foul

    Foul by Nealy Martin (Angel City).

  23. 82'Nealy Martin
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Lageyre

    Substitution, Angel City. Nealy Martin replaces Carina Lageyre.

    N. Martin

  24. 81'Savy King

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Savy King (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ary Borges.

    S. King

  25. 80'LA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Riley Jackson.

Leaders

NCLA
Total Shots
Ashley Sanchez
4
Ally Sentnor
6
Accurate Passes
Kailen Sheridan
68
Sarah Gorden
60
Defensive Interventions
Natalia Staude
17
Sarah Gorden
12
Saves
Kailen Sheridan
3
Angelina Anderson
3