North Carolina Courage 0–1 Portland Thorns · September 12, 2021
Final · NWSL regular seasonSeptember 12, 2021
Sophia Wilson ⚽
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
10
24
5
8
0
1
shots → on target → goals
Control
429 passes · 71.3%′464 · 74.8%′
28 interceptions18
23 clearances21
Who was on the pitch
North Carolina Courage
— off the bench
0′99′
Portland Thorns
— off the bench
0′99′
Player statistics
| Angela Salem |  Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Bixby | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Crystal Dunn | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kelli Hubly | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rocky Rodríguez | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Natalia Kuikka | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Emily Menges | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophia Wilson | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 83 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Lindsey Heaps | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Christen Westphal | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns | Yes | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Morgan Weaver | Portland Thorns | No | 62 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Meghan Klingenberg | Portland Thorns | No | 63 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Olivia Moultrie | Portland Thorns | No | 75 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyler Lussi | Portland Thorns | No | 83 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | Portland Thorns | No | 83 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kaleigh Kurtz |  North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Casey Murphy | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debinha | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Abby Erceg | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carson Pickett | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Biyendolo | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Denise O'Sullivan | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cari Roccaro | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merritt Mathias | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jess McDonald | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Havana Solaun | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amy Rodriguez | North Carolina Courage | No | 60 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Meredith Speck | North Carolina Courage | No | 60 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Williams | North Carolina Courage | No | 80 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taylor Smith | North Carolina Courage | No | 80 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Angharad James-Turner | North Carolina Courage | No | 87 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shot records
North Carolina Courage 0.31 xG°
| 8 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Kaleigh Kurtz | 0.07 | Miss |
| 29 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 37 | Merritt Mathias | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 65 | Debinha | 0.07 | Miss |
| 66 | Amy Rodriguez | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 66 | Kaleigh Kurtz | 0.07 | Miss |
| 90 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.03 | Miss |
| 91 | Amy Rodriguez | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 93 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
Portland Thorns 1.45 xG°
| 4 | Natalia Kuikka | 0.03 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Crystal Dunn | 0.00 | Miss |
| 10 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 10 | Christine Sinclair | 0.03 | Miss |
| 16 | Rocky Rodríguez | 0.07 | Miss |
| 18 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.07 | Miss |
| 21 | Sophia Wilson | 0.03 | Attempt Saved |
| 22 | Angela Salem | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 22 | Angela Salem | 0.00 | Miss |
| 25 | Christine Sinclair | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 27 | Sophia Wilson | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 33 | Christine Sinclair | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 34 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 38 | Sophia Wilson | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 47 | Lindsey Heaps | 0.07 | Miss |
| 48 | Sophia Wilson | 0.07 | Miss |
| 56 | Sophia Wilson | 0.72 | Goal |
| 63 | Sophia Wilson | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 72 | Morgan Weaver | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 76 | Sophia Wilson | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 78 | Sophia Wilson | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 82 | Rocky Rodríguez | 0.03 | Miss |
| 85 | Morgan Weaver | 0.07 | Miss |
| 92 | Tyler Lussi | 0.00 | Miss |
Goals and assists
- 1 GSophia Wilsonscorer
- 1 AChristine Sinclairassist
- 99′Angela Salemmost minutes without a goal contribution
- 99′Bella Bixbymost 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 0–1 Portland Thorns
NWSL regular season · Sep 12, 2021
- Venue
- First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
- Season
- 2021
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02