North Carolina Courage 1–2 Kansas City Current · May 2, 2026
Final · Matchweek 6 · NWSL regular seasonMay 2, 2026
Manaka Matsukubo ⚽
Croix Bethune ⚽ · Michelle Cooper ⚽
Recorded resultRelease 2026-09-02
What happened and why does it matter?
No coverage is placed here today. Explore the league record below.
Scoring summary
Match statistics
Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.
Finishing funnelNorth Carolina Courage · Kansas City Current
17
10
4
2
1
2
shots → on target → goals
Control
558 passes · 78%′409 · 73.3%′
15 interceptions19
16 clearances41
Who was on the pitch
North Carolina Courage
— off the bench
0′103′
Kansas City Current
— off the bench
0′103′
Player statistics
| Laney Rouse |  Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Ball | Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lo'eau LaBonta | Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Izzy Rodriguez | Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ally Sentnor | Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Kayla Sharples | Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lorena | Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michelle Cooper | Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 85 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Croix Bethune | Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 78 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rocky Rodríguez | Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temwa Chawinga | Kansas City Current | Yes | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Haley Hopkins | Kansas City Current | No | 62 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyra Carusa | Kansas City Current | No | 78 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bayley Feist | Kansas City Current | No | 78 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ellie Bravo-Young | Kansas City Current | No | 85 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Williams |  North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kailen Sheridan | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Uno Shiragaki | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natalia Staude | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shinomi Koyama | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manaka Matsukubo | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Ashley Sanchez | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Riley Jackson | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dani Weatherholt | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannah Betfort | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chioma Okafor | North Carolina Courage | Yes | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evelyn Ijeh | North Carolina Courage | No | 54 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Lauryn Thompson | North Carolina Courage | No | 54 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Feli Rauch | North Carolina Courage | No | 80 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ally Schlegel | North Carolina Courage | No | 90 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shot records
North Carolina Courage 1.88 xG°
| 9 | Ashley Sanchez | 0.03 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chioma Okafor | 0.06 | Attempt Saved |
| 17 | Manaka Matsukubo | 0.10 | Miss |
| 19 | Manaka Matsukubo | 0.08 | Miss |
| 19 | Manaka Matsukubo | 0.03 | Miss |
| 35 | Riley Jackson | 0.03 | Miss |
| 54 | Ryan Williams | 0.03 | Miss |
| 71 | Lauryn Thompson | 0.00 | Miss |
| 74 | Manaka Matsukubo | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
| 75 | Riley Jackson | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 76 | Evelyn Ijeh | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 80 | Evelyn Ijeh | 0.24 | Miss |
| 84 | Evelyn Ijeh | 0.00 | Attempt Saved |
| 84 | Manaka Matsukubo | 0.90 | Goal |
| 86 | Manaka Matsukubo | 0.12 | Attempt Saved |
| 86 | Evelyn Ijeh | 0.07 | Miss |
| 89 | Ashley Sanchez | 0.12 | Miss |
Kansas City Current 3.22 xG°
| 2 | Croix Bethune | 0.66 | Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ally Sentnor | 0.12 | Miss |
| 7 | Croix Bethune | 0.09 | Goal |
| 7 | Lo'eau LaBonta | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 22 | Michelle Cooper | 0.60 | Goal |
| 27 | Izzy Rodriguez | 0.05 | Attempt Saved |
| 45 | Temwa Chawinga | 0.68 | Miss |
| 45 | Temwa Chawinga | 0.80 | Attempt Saved |
| 45 | Ally Sentnor | 0.10 | Miss |
| 59 | Ally Sentnor | 0.07 | Attempt Saved |
Goals and assists
- 1 G · 1 ACroix Bethunescored and assisted
- 1 GManaka Matsukuboscorer
- 1 GMichelle Cooperscorer
- 103′Laney Rousemost minutes without a goal contribution
The table
Full table →| # | Team | GP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | San Diego Wave | 22 | 39 |
| 5 | Portland Thorns | 22 | 38 |
| 6 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 36 |
| 7 | Kansas City Current | 22 | 34 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign | 21 | 31 |
View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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}The record
North Carolina Courage 1–2 Kansas City Current
NWSL regular season · Matchweek 6 · May 2, 2026
- Venue
- First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
- Season
- 2026
- Competition
- NWSL regular season
- Record release
- 2026-09-02
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