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Matches2023

Final · NWSL playoffsOctober 22, 2023

02

Gotham FC

6th · 31 pts

Delanie Sheehan ⚽ · Yazmeen Ryan ⚽

First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park · 99′ played · 4,612 attending

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
NORTH CAROLINA COURAGEGOTHAM FC0′HT99
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 44Delanie SheehanGotham FC
  2. 90Yazmeen RyanGotham FC
The story · match

Gotham FC edged it 0–2

North Carolina Courage lead the all-time series 11–5–6 across 22 meetings since 2017. Gotham FC stand 6th on 31 points in the table through September 1, 2026.

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

0.10.9 xG° on 6 shots to 13

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

TeamShSoTxG°
North Carolina Courage640.10
Gotham FC1360.86
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceNorth Carolina Courage 0.10 · Gotham FC 0.86
0.50′HT99′

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

Finishing funnelNorth Carolina Courage · Gotham FC

6
13
4
6
0
2

shots → on target → goals

Control

522 passes · 71.5%′499 · 69.9%′

26 interceptions19

17 clearances15

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Kaleigh KurtzNorth Carolina CourageYes0990000
Ryan WilliamsNorth Carolina CourageYes0990000
Casey MurphyNorth Carolina CourageYes0990000
Denise O'SullivanNorth Carolina CourageYes0990000
Tyler LussiNorth Carolina CourageYes0990031
Malia BerkelyNorth Carolina CourageYes0990000
Emily FoxNorth Carolina CourageYes0990000
Narumi MiuraNorth Carolina CourageYes078780000
Tess BoadeNorth Carolina CourageYes078780000
Brittany RatcliffeNorth Carolina CourageYes063630000
Manaka MatsukuboNorth Carolina CourageYes062620000
Brianna PintoNorth Carolina CourageNo62370022
Haley HopkinsNorth Carolina CourageNo63360011
Rikke MadsenNorth Carolina CourageNo78210000
Mille GejlNorth Carolina CourageNo78210000
Yazmeen RyanGotham FCYes0991032
Delanie SheehanGotham FCYes0991011
Ali KriegerGotham FCYes0990000
Lynn BiyendoloGotham FCYes0990110
BruninhaGotham FCYes0990110
Mandy McGlynnGotham FCYes0990000
Jenna NighswongerGotham FCYes095950030
Nealy MartinGotham FCYes095950000
Maitane LópezGotham FCYes095950000
Midge PurceGotham FCYes091910032
Esther GonzálezGotham FCYes082820011
Sinead FarrellyGotham FCNo82170000
Kelley O'HaraGotham FCNo9180000
Ellie JeanGotham FCNo9540000
Kristen EdmondsGotham FCNo9540000
Allie LongGotham FCNo9540000
Who Was On
Shots

North Carolina Courage 0.1 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
46Tyler Lussi0.07Miss
57Tyler Lussi0.00Attempt Saved
62Tyler Lussi0.03Miss
77Brianna Pinto0.00Attempt Saved
90Haley Hopkins0.00Attempt Saved
92Brianna Pinto0.00Attempt Saved

Gotham FC 0.86 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
17Bruninha0.00Miss
38Jenna Nighswonger0.03Miss
41Midge Purce0.03Attempt Saved
42Jenna Nighswonger0.05Miss
42Lynn Biyendolo0.25Miss
44Delanie Sheehan0.05Goal
55Midge Purce0.00Attempt Saved
64Jenna Nighswonger0.07Miss
69Esther González0.00Attempt Saved
83Midge Purce0.00Attempt Saved
85Yazmeen Ryan0.00Attempt Saved
86Yazmeen Ryan0.03Attempt Saved
90Yazmeen Ryan0.35Goal
Head to Head
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Each question preserves North Carolina Courage 0–2 Gotham FC, October 22, 2023, the 2023 NWSL playoffs scope, and a return to North Carolina Courage 0–2 Gotham FC.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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  "season": 2023,
  "competition": "NWSL playoffs",
  "matchweek": null,
  "home": "North Carolina Courage",
  "away": "Gotham FC",
  "home_score": 0,
  "away_score": 2,
  "venue": "First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park",
  "release": "2026-09-02"
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