North Carolina Courage 2-1 Boston Legacy FC: Final score, stats and lineups
NWSL
North Carolina Courage
10-3-7
- Ashley Sanchez 10', 90'+17' (P)
2-1
FT
Boston Legacy FC
5-5-11
- Aïssata Traoré 90'+2'
Key events
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Ashley SanchezAssist: Feli Rauch10'
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Lauryn ThompsonOff: Ally Schlegel20'
- Halftime 45'+4'
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45'
Jorelyn CarabalíOff: Emerson Elgin
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45'
Josefine HasboOff: Bárbara Olivieri
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63'
Aïssata TraoréOff: Amanda Gutierres
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Chioma OkaforOff: Lauryn Thompson68'
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Vilde Bøe RisaOff: Carly Wickenheiser68'
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73'
Ella StevensOff: Sammy Smith
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74'
Nicki HernándezOff: Lilly Reale
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Erica ParkinsonFoul on Bianca St-Georges.83'
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90'+2'
Aïssata Traoré
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90'+11'
Alba CañoFoul on Erica Parkinson.
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Ashley Sanchez (pen)90'+17'
- End Regular Time 90'+19'
Team stats
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8Corner Kicks2
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48.9Possession51.1
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16SHOTS7
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8ON GOAL3
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5Blocked Shots1
Match info
- Competition
- NWSL
- Kickoff
- Saturday, August 22, 2026, 7:30 PM ET
- Venue
- WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina
- Where to watch
- NWSL+
- Attendance
- 8,050
Team stats
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10Fouls10
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1Yellow Cards1
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0Red Cards0
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1Offsides1
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8Corner Kicks2
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2Saves6
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48.9Possession51.1
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16SHOTS7
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8ON GOAL3
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0.5On Target %0.4
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0Penalty Goals0
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1Penalty Kicks Taken0
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356Accurate Passes396
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440Passes481
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0.8Pass Completion %0.8
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5Accurate Crosses1
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25Crosses10
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0.2Cross %0.1
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39Long Balls42
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17Accurate Long Balls22
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0.4Long Balls %0.5
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5Blocked Shots1
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13Effective Tackles10
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18Tackles16
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0.7Tackle %0.6
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3Interceptions10
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22Effective Clearances31
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22Clearances31
Lineups
North Carolina Courage4-3-3- 1Kailen SheridanG
- 13Ryan WilliamsRB
- 11Feli RauchLB
- 20Shinomi KoyamaCM
- 12Natalia StaudeCD-R
- 25Maycee BellCD-L
- 14Carly Wickenheiser↓RM
- 19Erica ParkinsonLM
- 10Evelyn IjehF
- 35Ally Schlegel↓RF
- 2Ashley SanchezLF
- 26Vilde Bøe Risa↑
- 33Hannah Betfort
- 99Madison White
- 18Uno Shiragaki
- 8Chioma Okafor↑
- 17Dani Weatherholt
- 9Olivia Wingate
- 7Lauryn Thompson↓↑
- 5Cameron Brooks
Boston Legacy FC5-3-2- 1Casey MurphyG
- 12Nichelle PrinceRB
- 2Lilly Reale↓LB
- 4Emerson Elgin↓CD-L
- 29Deja DavisCD
- 53Bianca St-GeorgesCD-R
- 6Annie KarichCM-R
- 26Alba CañoCM
- 9Amanda Gutierres↓CF-L
- 8Sammy Smith↓CF-R
- 21Bárbara Olivieri↓CM-L
- 14Aïssata Traoré↑
- 5Josefine Hasbo↑
- 20Nicki Hernández↑
- 34Laurel Ansbrow
- 18Laurel Ivory
- 10Ella Stevens↑
- 15Aleigh Gambone
- 7Amanda Allen
- 16Jorelyn Carabalí↑
NWSL Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gotham FC | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | +14 | 58 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | +13 | 55 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | +13 | 52 |
| 4 | Kansas City Current | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | +13 | 50 |
| 5 | Angel City FC | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | +19 | 49 |
| 6 | Utah Royals | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 47 |
| 7 | Portland Thorns FC | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | +7 | 47 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign FC | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | +4 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | +9 | 42 |
| 10 | Denver Summit FC | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | +12 | 41 |
| 11 | Orlando Pride | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Houston Dash | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Boston Legacy FC | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 33 |
| 14 | Bay FC | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Racing Louisville FC | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -22 | 24 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars FC | 29 | 5 | 2 | 22 | -52 | 17 |
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