Live Blogging: North Carolina Courage Hosts Portland Thorns FC 06/15/2019

NWSL: North Carolina Courage Hosts Portland Thorns FC 06/15/2019

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Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Women’s Soccer’. Tonight it is North Carolina Courage hosting Portland Thorns FC. The Courage comes in with a record of 3-2-3, 12 points, while Courage comes in with a record of 4-1-2, 14 points. The Winners of the last two NWSL Championships have stayed afloat, while their players have been participating in the Women’s World Cup. So NWSL action returns after a week off.

It it is North Carolina Courage taking on Portland Thorns, coming up shortly.

Match Location: Shalen Stadium, WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC 

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Courage will be in their 4-2-3-1 formation. While the Thorns are in what appears to be a 3-2-2-3 formation.

1st Half:
​:00:00: Thorns kick off to start the 1st Half.
05:00:Charley’s shot is blocked.
:05:00: Thorns won a corner kick.
:10:00: Hamilton misses a shot, for the Courage.
:19:00: YELLOW CARD: Kurtz commits a yellow card.
​:19:00: Crnogocevic’s saved by Courage.
​:26:00: GOAL: Purce kicks in the opening goal, for the Thorns. NC 0, POR 1
​:33:00: Courage wins a corner kick.
:35:00: L. Williams misses a shot, for Courage.
:39:00: Purce’s shot is saved by the Courage.
​:45:00: Courage wins a corner kick.
​:45:00: 3 minutes of stoppage time.
:48:00: The Match is at Half Time.

Halftime:
NC 0, POR 1

Scoring: Purce (POR)

Halftime Thoughts:
It was kind of a weathering out process, but the Thorns are going into halftime with a 1-0 lead.

2nd Half:
:45:00: Courage will kick off to start the 2nd Half.
​:45:00: SUBSTITUTION: Julia Spetsmark replaces Ryan Williams, for the Courage.
:46:00: Courage win a corner kick.
:47:00: Roccaro misses a shot, for the Courage.
:48:00: Pruitt misses a shot, for the Courage. 
:50:00: Courage wins the corner kick.
:52:00: L. Williams misses a shot, for the Courage.
:53:00: Spetsmark misses a shot, for the Courage.
:59:00: GOAL: Spetsmark hits a right footer to tie the game. NC 1, POR 1
​:62:00: SUBSTITUTION: Tyler Lussi replaces Simone Charley, for the Thorns.
:63:00: YELLOW CARD: Lussi gets a yellow card.
:64:00: Mathias misses a shot, for the Courage. 
:66:00: Spetsmark's shot saved Eckerstrom. 
:66:00: Spetsmark's shot hits the Thorns' Goal Post.
:67:00: Spetsmark's shot blocked. Courage wins a corner kick.
:69:00: Courage wins a corner kick.
:73:00: SUBSTITUTION: Emily Ogle replaces Madison Pograch.
​:80:00: Zerboni misses a shot, for the Courage.
:81:00: Courage wins a corner kick. 
​:82:00: Hamilton's shot is blocked, for the Courage. 
:82:00: Courage wins a corner kick.
:84:00: SUBSTITUTION: Marissa Everett replaces Kelli Hubly, for the Thorns. 
:84:00: Spetsmark's shot blocked, for the Courage.
:84:00: O'Sullivan missed a shot, for the Courage.
:86:00: Spetsmark's header was too high. 
:88:00: Purce's shot is blocked. 
:90:00: SUBSTITUTION: McKenzie Meehan replaces Leah Pruitt, for the Courage.
:90:00: 4 minutes of stoppage time.
:90:00+3: L. Williams misses a shot, for the Courage.
:90:00+4: Courage wins a corner kick.
:94:55: The Match has reached Full Time.

Full Time:
NC 1, POR 1
NC: (3-2-4, 13 points)
POR: (4-1-3, 15 points)

Scoring:
Purce (POR) 26th Minute.
Spetsmark (NC) 70th Minute

Final Thoughts will happen, after Cubs/Dodgers.
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