North Carolina Courage 2–0 Portland Thorns · June 26, 2021
Final · NWSL regular seasonJune 26, 2021
Lynn Biyendolo ⚽⚽
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
15
16
6
3
2
0
shots → on target → goals
Control
484 passes · 74.6%′496 · 75.6%′
20 interceptions16
20 clearances24
Who was on the pitch
North Carolina Courage
— off the bench
0′96′
Portland Thorns
— off the bench
0′96′
Player statistics
| Crystal Dunn |  Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrianna Franch | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emily Menges | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rocky Rodríguez | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natalia Kuikka | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Angela Salem | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simone Charley | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Morgan Weaver | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Meghan Klingenberg | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madison Pogarch | Portland Thorns | No | 60 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yazmeen Ryan | Portland Thorns | No | 69 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marissa Everett | Portland Thorns | No | 78 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Celeste Anais Boureille | Portland Thorns | No | 78 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kaleigh Kurtz |  North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Casey Murphy | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abby Erceg | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carson Pickett | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Havana Solaun | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Biyendolo | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| Debinha | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Merritt Mathias | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jess McDonald | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Denise O'Sullivan | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Mewis | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kristen Hamilton | North Carolina Courage | No | 69 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hailie Mace | North Carolina Courage | No | 78 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Angharad James-Turner | North Carolina Courage | No | 78 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Williams | North Carolina Courage | No | 87 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Meredith Speck | North Carolina Courage | No | 87 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shot records
North Carolina Courage 1.48 xG°
| 11 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.05 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Carson Pickett | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 19 | Jess McDonald | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 22 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 23 | Sam Mewis | 0.03 | Miss |
| 23 | Jess McDonald | 0.05 | Miss |
| 39 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 53 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 56 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.72 | Goal |
| 58 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 59 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 59 | Jess McDonald | 0.03 | Miss |
| 65 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.35 | Goal |
| 68 | Debinha | 0.03 | Miss |
| 72 | Jess McDonald | 0.05 | Miss |
Portland Thorns 1.33 xG°
| 2 | Natalia Kuikka | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natalia Kuikka | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 4 | Crystal Dunn | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 10 | Crystal Dunn | 0.07 | Miss |
| 21 | Morgan Weaver | 0.03 | Miss |
| 21 | Christine Sinclair | 0.07 | Miss |
| 25 | Morgan Weaver | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 36 | Crystal Dunn | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 41 | Simone Charley | 0.31 | Miss |
| 45 | Simone Charley | 0.07 | Miss |
| 49 | Simone Charley | 0.10 | Miss |
| 49 | Morgan Weaver | 0.03 | Attempt Saved |
| 51 | Christine Sinclair | 0.07 | Miss |
| 73 | Crystal Dunn | 0.10 | Attempt Saved |
| 75 | Simone Charley | 0.03 | Miss |
| 85 | Christine Sinclair | 0.35 | Miss |
Goals and assists
- 2 GLynn Biyendoloscorer
- 1 ACarson Pickettassist
- 96′Crystal Dunnmost minutes without a goal contribution
- 96′Adrianna Franchmost minutes without a goal contribution
The table
Full table →| # | Team | GP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Thorns | 23 | 41 |
| 2 | Seattle Reign | 23 | 39 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Chicago Stars | 24 | 38 |
| 5 | Gotham FC | 24 | 35 |
| 6 | North Carolina Courage | 24 | 33 |
| 7 | Houston Dash | 24 | 32 |
View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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}The record
North Carolina Courage 2–0 Portland Thorns
NWSL regular season · Jun 26, 2021
- Venue
- First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
- Season
- 2021
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02