![]() ![]() North Carolina went back in front 10 minutes into the second half when Brianna Pinto sent a jaunty chip pass into the penalty area. Seeing that she had run out of space, she backheeled the ball back to LaBonta, who rifled a shot past Murphy, sending the teams into their locker rooms with the score knotted at 2-2. Mace ended up with the ball in the North Carolina box and took a touch to advance the ball. It started with another frustrating giveaway by the Courage at midfield and some great combination play between Cece Kizer, Hailie Mace, and LaBonta. ![]() LaBonta leveled the game just before the halftime whistle. Franch committed to covering Kerolin, leaving an open net for Debinha to give North Carolina the 2-1 lead. Kerolin drove through the defense into the six-yard box and tapped the ball to Debinha. ![]() The Courage retook the lead in the 36th minute when Ordoñez won the ball at midfield and broke Kerolin loose through the center of the park. North Carolina Courage v Kansas City Current (photo: NC Courage) The ball bounced to the foot of Lo’eau LaBonta, whose shot was redirected into the net by former Courage forward Kristen Hamilton. Elizabeth Ball kept the play alive with a bicycle attempt that Murphy couldn’t control. A corner kick led to a scramble in the North Carolina box, and Casey Murphy punched away the curving corner kick. And Deb is always going to be a playmaker for us, so linking up wht them does feel pretty natural.” So, I think our styles of play complement each other. I think when you do play a two-front, it’s not always good to have the same player up there. “They have a good connection together, which helps, but I feel like, because me and Kerolin do play pretty differently, we have different styles of play that they actually complement each other. “They’re obviously world-class players,” Ordoñez said of her Brazilian teammates. Ordoñez’s header caromed off the goalpost, but Debinha was there to nudge the ball back to her, and this time the rookie made the easy tap-in to put the Courage in the lead early. Kerolin lofted a cross to the far post, faithful that a teammate would run onto the ball. In the 17th minute, Debinha led Kerolin through the Current’s box with a well-weighted pass. North Carolina rookie Ordoñez opened the scoring in the game. And with a lineup that included Diana Ordoñez, Kerolin Nicoli, and Debinha on one side and Cece Kizer and Kristen Hamilton on the other, both defenses would be seriously tested. It was an end-to-end first half with each team poking at the other team’s defense. The Courage hoped to end the night on a more positive note. In the early game, North Carolina FC fell to Central Valley Fuego FC 1-0 in a USL League One match. ![]() North Carolina and Kansas City kicked off the second game of a doubleheader Saturday night at WakeMed Soccer Park. The Ugly: Giving up the lead three times against Kansas City and losing the game 4-3. The Bad: The Courage have conceded ten goals in their last three games. She played a perfect ball just ran through and you know just it was a shot cross.North Carolina Courage 3–4 Kansas City CurrentĬary, NC- The Good: The North Carolina Courage have scored nine goals in their last three games. So you kind of reset came out with more energy and everything Kiki was phenomenal. Obviously we needed to create more chances. “Honestly it was, ‘find a way to win,’” Lussi said. However, it was Tyler Lussi once again taking care of business, scoring her second game-winning-goal in the past three home games. Tagliaferri and Boade both have started a few matches before the World Cup attendees left for Australia and New Zealand. Saturday’s match was Rowland’s first match she’s played so far this season, and she posted a clean sheet - a fourth straight NWSL clean sheet for the Courage. And as Nahas hinted at previously, a few regular substitutions came in for the full time Saturday evening, including Frankie Tagliaferri, Tess Boade and goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland. Saturday’s contest was the first true test to mix-and-match the roster against an opponent. ![]()
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