North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns · August 5, 2018
Final · NWSL regular seasonAugust 5, 2018
Lynn Biyendolo ⚽⚽
Lindsey Heaps ⚽
Recorded resultRelease 2026-09-02
What happened and why does it matter?
No coverage is placed here today. Explore the league record below.
Scoring summary
Match statistics
Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.
Finishing funnelNorth Carolina Courage · Portland Thorns
31
8
9
2
2
1
shots → on target → goals
Control
399 passes · 68.2%′376 · 66.2%′
18 interceptions18
18 clearances33
Who was on the pitch
North Carolina Courage
— off the bench
0′99′
Portland Thorns
— off the bench
0′99′
Player statistics
| Emily Sonnett |  Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrianna Franch | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emily Menges | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Heaps | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Celeste Anais Boureille | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Meghan Klingenberg | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hayley Raso | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midge Purce | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caitlin Foord | Portland Thorns | No | 57 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elizabeth Ball | Portland Thorns | No | 69 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andressinha | Portland Thorns | No | 72 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jess McDonald |  North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| Abby Erceg | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Abby Dahlkemper | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jaelene Daniels | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denise O'Sullivan | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Katelyn Rowland | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Merritt Mathias | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lynn Biyendolo | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| McCall Zerboni | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Debinha | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Mewis | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Crystal Dunn | North Carolina Courage | No | 77 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kristen Hamilton | North Carolina Courage | No | 84 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shot records
North Carolina Courage 2.71 xG°
| 4 | Abby Erceg | 0.07 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Merritt Mathias | 0.03 | Miss |
| 9 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 11 | Debinha | 0.03 | Miss |
| 12 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.07 | Miss |
| 16 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.16 | Miss |
| 20 | Jess McDonald | 0.07 | Miss |
| 24 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 28 | Jess McDonald | 0.35 | Miss |
| 36 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.72 | Goal |
| 38 | Jess McDonald | 0.05 | Miss |
| 40 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 40 | McCall Zerboni | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 41 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 43 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 44 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.54 | Goal |
| 46 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 49 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 50 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.10 | Miss |
| 53 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 57 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Miss |
| 58 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Miss |
| 60 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Miss |
| 64 | Sam Mewis | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 65 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.31 | Miss |
| 68 | Denise O'Sullivan | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 69 | Abby Erceg | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 71 | Jess McDonald | 0.21 | Miss |
| 72 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 88 | Crystal Dunn | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 90 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
Portland Thorns 1.03 xG°
| 3 | Christine Sinclair | 0.25 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Celeste Anais Boureille | 0.07 | Miss |
| 45 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.00 | Miss |
| 48 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.65 | Goal |
| 70 | Caitlin Foord | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 75 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 82 | Tobin Heath | 0.03 | Miss |
| 83 | Andressinha | 0.03 | Miss |
Goals and assists
- 2 GLynn Biyendoloscorer
- 1 GLindsey Heapsscorer
- 1 ATobin Heathassist
- 1 AJess McDonaldassist
The table
Full table →| # | Team | GP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 57 |
| 2 | Portland Thorns | 24 | 42 |
| 3 | Seattle Reign | 24 | 41 |
| 4 | Chicago Stars | 24 | 37 |
| 5 | Utah Royals | 24 | 35 |
View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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North Carolina Courage 2–1 Portland Thorns
NWSL regular season · Aug 5, 2018
- Venue
- First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
- Season
- 2018
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02