Utah Royals vs North Carolina Courage

NWSL

Utah

14-3-9

2-1

Final

North Carolina

12-3-11

America First Field

Match pulse

UTAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTNC

49%Possession51%

7Shots11

2On target6

2Corners4

5Saves0

13Fouls13

44'Cloé LacasseUTA45'+3'Kate Del FavaUTA68'Narumi MiuraUTA87'Kaleigh RiehlUTA90'+1'BiaNC

Team	1H	2H	T
UTA	1	1	2
NC	1	0	1

Who won: Utah 2-1

Utah Royals beat North Carolina Courage 2-1 on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at America First Field. Goals for Utah: Cloé Lacasse (17') and Cece Delzer (65'). Goals for North Carolina: Ashley Sanchez (37' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

UTANC

13Fouls13

4Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

1Offsides1

2Corner Kicks4

5Saves0

49.2Possession50.8

7SHOTS11

2ON GOAL6

0.3On Target %0.5

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken1

296Accurate Passes326

395Passes412

0.7Pass Completion %0.8

4Accurate Crosses3

12Crosses12

0.3Cross %0.3

60Long Balls35

20Accurate Long Balls19

0.3Long Balls %0.5

2Blocked Shots1

19Effective Tackles8

25Tackles19

0.8Tackle %0.4

16Interceptions9

15Effective Clearances8

15Clearances8

Player of the game

Mandy McGlynn

UTA · 5 saves

7.4

Deserved to win

13%

UTA · 0.65 xG

26%

Draw

62%

NC · 1.43 xG

North Carolina deserved better: 62% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

Match ends, Utah Royals 2, North Carolina Courage 1.
Second Half ends, Utah Royals 2, North Carolina Courage 1.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Dani Weatherholt (North Carolina Courage).
90'+3'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals). Assisted by Vilde Bøe Risa.
A. Sanchez
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals).
90'+1'
Free kick won
Vilde Bøe Risa (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Delzer
Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Cece Delzer.
A. Spaanstra
90'+1'
Yellow card
Bia Gomes (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bia
90'
Free kick won
Dayana Pierre-Louis (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'NC
Foul
Foul by Bia Gomes (North Carolina Courage).
89'
Foul
Foul by Jameese Joseph (Utah Royals).
89'
Free kick won
Uno Shiragaki (North Carolina Courage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Vilde Bøe Risa (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
V. Bøe Risa
88'
Sub
Subbed on for N. Staude
Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Natalia Staude.
C. Okafor
87'
Yellow card
Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for handball.
K. Riehl
87'
Handball
Handball by Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
85'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Ijeh
Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
H. Betfort
85'
Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Dani Weatherholt replaces Feli Rauch.
84'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Hammond
Substitution, Utah Royals. Dayana Pierre-Louis replaces Madison Hammond because of an injury.
D. Pierre-Louis
81'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Brecken Mozingo with a cross.
C. Delzer
81'UTA
Corner awarded
Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Evelyn Ijeh.
80'UTA
Corner awarded
Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Feli Rauch.
79'
Free kick won
Nuria Rábano (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.