North Carolina Courage 0–3 Gotham FC · October 17, 2021
Final · NWSL regular seasonOctober 17, 2021
Midge Purce ⚽⚽ · Carli Lloyd ⚽
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
- 53′
- 63′
- 66′
Match statistics
Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.
Finishing funnelNorth Carolina Courage · Gotham FC
17
21
5
8
0
3
shots → on target → goals
Control
504 passes · 74%′497 · 73.8%′
23 interceptions28
21 clearances10
Who was on the pitch
North Carolina Courage
— off the bench
0′95′
Gotham FC
— off the bench
0′95′
Player statistics
| Kaleigh Kurtz |  North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Murphy | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abby Erceg | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cari Roccaro | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Merritt Mathias | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lynn Biyendolo | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Debinha | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Carson Pickett | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jess McDonald | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denise O'Sullivan | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meredith Speck | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amy Rodriguez | North Carolina Courage | No | 62 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Taylor Smith | North Carolina Courage | No | 71 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Angharad James-Turner | North Carolina Courage | No | 71 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ryan Williams | North Carolina Courage | No | 88 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brittany Ratcliffe | North Carolina Courage | No | 88 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Imani Dorsey |  Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kailen Sheridan | Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gina Loren Lewandowski | Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Caprice Dydasco | Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| McCall Zerboni | Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Allie Long | Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Estelle Johnson | Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carli Lloyd | Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 88 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Ifeoma Onumonu | Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nahomi Kawasumi | Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midge Purce | Gotham FC | Yes | 0 | 72 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Paige Cronin | Gotham FC | No | 72 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gaëtane Iza Laure Thiney | Gotham FC | No | 81 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elizabeth Eddy | Gotham FC | No | 81 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mandy Freeman | Gotham FC | No | 88 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Évelyne Viens | Gotham FC | No | 88 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Shot records
North Carolina Courage 1.26 xG°
| 11 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.25 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 17 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 22 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.42 | Miss |
| 23 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 31 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.42 | Miss |
| 41 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Miss |
| 45 | Jess McDonald | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 50 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.07 | Miss |
| 59 | Carson Pickett | 0.07 | Miss |
| 67 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 68 | Debinha | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 70 | Merritt Mathias | 0.03 | Miss |
| 80 | Taylor Smith | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 80 | Angharad James-Turner | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 86 | Lynn Biyendolo | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 86 | Amy Rodriguez | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
Gotham FC 1.1 xG°
| 5 | Ifeoma Onumonu | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | McCall Zerboni | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 6 | McCall Zerboni | 0.00 | Miss |
| 6 | Gina Loren Lewandowski | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 6 | Ifeoma Onumonu | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 7 | Carli Lloyd | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 19 | Midge Purce | 0.05 | Miss |
| 28 | Caprice Dydasco | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 33 | Carli Lloyd | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 40 | McCall Zerboni | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 45 | Nahomi Kawasumi | 0.05 | Miss |
| 53 | Midge Purce | 0.35 | Goal |
| 56 | Carli Lloyd | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 57 | Carli Lloyd | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 59 | Carli Lloyd | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 60 | Carli Lloyd | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 63 | Ifeoma Onumonu | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 63 | Midge Purce | 0.35 | Goal |
| 66 | Carli Lloyd | 0.05 | Goal |
| 82 | Carli Lloyd | 0.25 | Miss |
| 92 | Évelyne Viens | 0.00 | Miss |
Goals and assists
- 2 GMidge Purcescorer
- 1 GCarli Lloydscorer
- 1 AEstelle Johnsonassist
- 95′Kaleigh Kurtzmost minutes without a goal contribution
The table
Full table →| # | Team | GP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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North Carolina Courage 0–3 Gotham FC
NWSL regular season · Oct 17, 2021
- Venue
- First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
- Season
- 2021
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02