North Carolina Courage 1–0 Denver Summit FC, NWSL Matchday 27

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Gotham FC	29	+14	58
2	San Diego Wave FC	29	+13	55
3	Washington Spirit	29	+13	52
4	Kansas City Current	29	+13	50
5	Angel City FC	29	+19	49
6	Portland Thorns FC	29	+7	47
7	Utah Royals FC	29	+7	47
8	North Carolina Courage	30	+10	45
⋯
10	Denver Summit FC	30	+11	41

After this result

By the numbers

North Carolina Courage have 6 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.2 a match, against 1.5 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

Denver Summit FC have 7 home wins from 15 at home, and 4 from 15 away. 1.7 points a match at home, 1.1 away.

The match on the pitch

North Carolina Courage: 100 possessions; 9% ended in a shot; 29% reached the box; 5.5 actions each
Denver Summit FC: 103 possessions; 11% ended in a shot; 23% reached the box; 5.5 actions each

Where each team won the ball

North Carolina Courage

Denver Summit FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. North Carolina Courage started 9% of their possessions in the final third, Denver Summit FC 6%.

Where the shots came from

North Carolina CourageDenver Summit FC

North Carolina Courage attack right, Denver Summit FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

North Carolina Courage

Denver Summit FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

North Carolina CourageDenver Summit FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

North Carolina CourageDenver Summit FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

North Carolina CourageDenver Summit FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,727 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

North Carolina Courage attack right, Denver Summit FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

73 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:00	J. Sonis	Denver Summit FC
1:42	L. Heaps	Denver Summit FC
5:28	Bia	North Carolina Courage
5:29	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
5:48	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
8:54	Bia	North Carolina Courage
10:09	N. Flint	Denver Summit FC
10:09	K. Sheridan	North Carolina Courage
11:07	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
11:35	Bia	North Carolina Courage
11:39	A. Smith	Denver Summit FC
12:45	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
13:24	M. Kössler	Denver Summit FC
15:26	M. Kössler	Denver Summit FC
15:29	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
18:46	N. Flint	Denver Summit FC
21:15	K. Sheridan	North Carolina Courage
22:06	J. Sonis	Denver Summit FC
22:14	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC
22:18	Y. Ryan	Denver Summit FC

Page 1 of 4

Lineups

North Carolina Courage

North Carolina Courage lineup: 11 starters, then 9 substitutes
Starters
K. Sheridan
R. Williams
D. Weatherholt
S. Koyama
N. Jacobs
U. Shiragaki
E. Parkinson
R. Jackson
A. Schlegel
Bia
A. Sanchez
Substitutes
M. White
I. Younce
L. Thompson
E. Ijeh
N. Staude
C. Wickenheiser
G. Paul
V. Bøe Risa
E. Hase

Denver Summit FC

Denver Summit FC lineup: 11 starters, then 9 substitutes
Starters
A. Smith
A. Oke
J. Sonis
D. Lynch
E. Gaetino
K. Kurtz
Y. Ryan
D. Sheehan
M. Kössler
L. Heaps
N. Flint
Substitutes
M. Reid
N. Means
E. Regan
Y. McCormack
A. Brazier
Y. Yamamoto
G. Bonner
O. Thomas
K. Asman