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Matches2017

Final · NWSL regular seasonApril 22, 2017

10

Portland Thorns

2nd · 47 pts

Debinha ⚽

First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park · 94′ played · 2,153 attending

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
NORTH CAROLINA COURAGEPORTLAND THORNS0′HT94
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 80DebinhaNorth Carolina Courage
The story · match

North Carolina Courage edged it 1–0

North Carolina Courage stand 1st on 49 points in the table through September 1, 2026.

From the record · rel. 2026-09-02 · computed, not generated
The chances · xG°

0.70.1 xG° on 16 shots to 4

What each side’s shooting was worth, before the finishing.

TeamShSoTxG°
North Carolina Courage1630.65
Portland Thorns420.07
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceNorth Carolina Courage 0.65 · Portland Thorns 0.07
0.50′HT94′

Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.

Finishing funnelNorth Carolina Courage · Portland Thorns

16
4
3
2
1
0

shots → on target → goals

Control

448 passes · 69.6%′383 · 62.9%′

20 interceptions17

13 clearances25

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Emily SonnettPortland ThornsYes0940000
Amandine HenryPortland ThornsYes0940011
Adrianna FranchPortland ThornsYes0940000
Emily MengesPortland ThornsYes0940000
Nadia NadimPortland ThornsYes0940000
Celeste Anais BoureillePortland ThornsYes0940000
Christine SinclairPortland ThornsYes0940000
Allie LongPortland ThornsYes0940020
Lindsey HeapsPortland ThornsYes076760011
Mallory WeberPortland ThornsYes064640000
Meghan KlingenbergPortland ThornsYes045450000
Meghan CoxPortland ThornsNo45490000
Hayley RasoPortland ThornsNo64300000
Meleana ShimPortland ThornsNo76180000
Yuri KawamuraNorth Carolina CourageYes0940000
Sam MewisNorth Carolina CourageYes0940032
Abby ErcegNorth Carolina CourageYes0940000
Abby DahlkemperNorth Carolina CourageYes0940000
Jaelene DanielsNorth Carolina CourageYes0940000
Lynn BiyendoloNorth Carolina CourageYes0940030
McCall ZerboniNorth Carolina CourageYes0940020
Sabrina D'AngeloNorth Carolina CourageYes0940000
Jess McDonaldNorth Carolina CourageYes088880130
DebinhaNorth Carolina CourageYes084841041
Makenzy RobbeNorth Carolina CourageYes076760010
Taylor SmithNorth Carolina CourageNo76180000
RosanaNorth Carolina CourageNo84100000
Ashley HatchNorth Carolina CourageNo8860000
Who Was On

North Carolina Courage 0.65 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
1Jess McDonald0.00Miss
14McCall Zerboni0.00Miss
18Jess McDonald0.00Miss
22Debinha0.00Attempt Saved
22Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
29Makenzy Robbe0.00Miss
29Debinha0.00Miss
38Lynn Biyendolo0.00Miss
41Lynn Biyendolo0.00Miss
42Debinha0.00Miss
45Jess McDonald0.00Miss
54Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
55McCall Zerboni0.00Miss
58Lynn Biyendolo0.00Miss
74Sam Mewis0.00Attempt Saved
80Debinha0.65Goal

Portland Thorns 0.07 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
9Allie Long0.07Post
31Amandine Henry0.00Attempt Saved
50Lindsey Heaps0.00Attempt Saved
63Allie Long0.00Miss
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Each question preserves North Carolina Courage 1–0 Portland Thorns, April 22, 2017, the 2017 NWSL regular season scope, and a return to North Carolina Courage 1–0 Portland Thorns.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "slug": "2017-04-22-nc-vs-por",
  "date": "2017-04-22",
  "season": 2017,
  "competition": "NWSL regular season",
  "matchweek": null,
  "home": "North Carolina Courage",
  "away": "Portland Thorns",
  "home_score": 1,
  "away_score": 0,
  "venue": "First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
}