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    NWSL Challenge Cup
    NC
    North Carolina CourageNorth CarolinaNC
    2
    FT
    LOU
    Racing Louisville FCLouisvilleLOU
    4-0-2, 12 PTS
    0
    4-0-2, 12 PTS
    Kerolin - 28'
    Manaka Matsukubo - 54'

    North Carolina v Louisville

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    Formations & Lineups

    Soccer pitch
    Boade
    28
    Hopkins
    5
    Matsukubo
    34
    1
    Kerolin
    9
    1
    Miura
    6
    O'Sullivan
    10
    Fox
    12
    Williams
    13
    Berkely
    7
    Kurtz
    3
    Murphy
    1
    Substitutions
    #20O. Wingate
    #28T. Boade
    67'
    #8B. Pinto
    #34M. Matsukubo
    71'
    #22M. Gejl
    #5H. Hopkins
    84'
    #14T. Lussi
    #9Kerolin
    84'
    #19F. Tagliaferri
    #10D. O'Sullivan
    84'
    Bench
    #11B. Ratcliffe
    #99K. Rowland
    #17R. Madsen
    #23K. Pickett
    Soccer pitch
    Wright
    22
    Cronin
    5
    Kgatlana
    11
    Pikkujämsä
    4
    DeMelo
    7
    Ary Borges
    8
    Holloway
    25
    Milliet
    2
    Erceg
    20
    Lester
    15
    Atkinson
    1
    Substitutions
    #17M. Pokorny
    #25R. Holloway
    33'
    #10N. Nadim
    #5P. Cronin
    53'
    #9K. Fischer
    #15J. Lester
    79'
    #29U. Kanu
    #22K. Wright
    79'
    Bench
    #3Z. Wyne
    #26T. Aylmer
    #21P. Goins
    #18H. Beall
    #13E. Ekic

    Match Leaders

    NCLOU
    Total Shots
    9
    5
    KerolinF
    3 SOG, 1 G
    5
    Total Shots
    8
    3
    Ary BorgesM
    1 SOG, 0 G
    3
    Accurate Passes
    13
    62
    R. WilliamsD
    71 PASS
    62
    Accurate Passes
    20
    56
    A. ErcegD
    63 PASS
    56
    Saves
    1
    1
    C. MurphyG
    0 GA
    1
    Saves
    1
    9
    K. AtkinsonG
    2 GA
    9

    Game Information

    Cary, North Carolina, USA

    Crew Member:Alex Billeter

    North Carolina Courage midfielder Denise O'Sullivan (10) and teammates celebrate with the trophy on the podium after defeating the Racing Louisville FC in the NWSL challenge cup championship at WakeMed Soccer Park.
    Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

    Courage wins 2nd-straight NWSL Challenge Cup

    Kerolin and Manaka Matsukubo each scored and the North Carolina Courage beat Racing Louisville 2-0 on Saturday to win the NWSL Challenge Cup for the second consecutive year.
    Sep 9, 2023, 08:07 pm - Associated Press

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