Live Blogging: Reign FC Hosts North Carolina Courage 05/27/2019

NWSL: Reign FC Hosts North Carolina Courage 05/27/2019

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Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging on Shish on Women's Soccer'. Tonight it is the Reign FC hosting North Carolina Courage. Both teams are playing without their best players, who are going to be playing in World Cup in a couple of weeks. The Reign is hoping to get some points, befor Megan Rapinoe returns to their roster. While the Courage still has some players on their roster, who could hold their own. But they can't wait for players like Crystal Dunn to return the lineup.

It is Reign FC hosting North Carolina Courage, coming up shortly.
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Reign is in their dark blue tops and black shorts. While Courage are in their road white uniforms.

Reign will be in their 4-3-3 formation. While the Courage are in their 4-2-2 formation. 

1st Half:
:00:00: Reign will kickoff to start the Match. 
:01:00: Hamilton misses a shot, for the Courage.
​:06:00: Balcer misses a shot, for the Reign. 
:07:00: Jenkins' shot is blocked, for the Reign.
:08:00: Reign will get a corner kick.
:10:00:: Hamilton's shot is saved by Murphy.
:13:00: GOAL: Balcer with a header, for the Reign. RFC 1, NC 0
:15:00: Williams' shot missed, for the Courage.
:17:00: Fishlock's shot saved by Rowland. 
:17:00: Groom's shot blocked by Reign FC.
​:19:00: Pruitt's shot is saved by Murphy.
​:23:00: Groom's shot missed, for the Reign. 
Week 7 Scores:
:27:00: Courage wins a corner kick.
:27:00: Murphy catches the corner kick.
:30:00: YELLOW CARD: Theresa Nielsen gets a yellow card. 
:32:00: Fishlock's shot saved by Rowland.
:35:00: Courage gets a corner kick.
:39:00: O'Sullivan's shot is blocked.
:43:00: Groom's shot hits the goal post. The ball is loose and Mathias saves a goal for Courage.
:45:00: 1 Minute of stoppage time, for this half. 
:45:00+1: Murphy shaken up on the play. 
:45:00+2: The Match has reached Halftime.

Halftime:
RFC 1, NC 0

Scoring:
Balcer (RFC) 13th Minute

Halftime Thoughts:
Reign played aggressively, but only got 1 goal on 8 shots. For the Courage, they are going to find some shots, in the 2nd Half.

2nd Half:
:45:00: Courage will kickoff to start the 2nd Half.
:46:00: Reign wins a corner kick.
​:47:00: Balcer shaken up on the lose ball. 
:50:00: Pruitt's shot saved by Murphy.
:51:00: Balcer's shot saved by Rowland. 
:56:00: Courage with the corner kick.
:57:00: Courage with another corner kick.
:60:00: Pruitt's shot blocked, for the Courage.
:61:00: Fishlock's shot blocked, for the Reign.
:61:00: SUBSTITUTION: Liz Eddy replaces Cari Roccaro, for the Courage.
:64:00: Reign will get a corner kick.
:65:00: Yanez's shot missed, for the Reign.
:68:00: Andrews' shot missed. for the Reign.
:70:00: SUBSTITUTION: Heather O'Reilly replaces Kristen Hamilton, for the Courage.
:74:00: Andrews' shot saved by Rowland. 
:75:00: Mathias' shot saved by Murphy.
:76:00: INJURY DELAY: Delay occurred due to an injury to Reign's Darian Jenkins.
:77:00: SUBSTITUTION: Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Darian Jenkins, for the Reign.
:78:00: Pruitt's header saved by Murphy.
:83:00: SUBSTITUTION: Julia Spetsmark replaces Leah Pruitt, for the Courage.
:86:00: GOAL: Shea Groom with the empty net goal. RFC 2, NC 0
:87:00: Courage gets a corner kick.
:88:00: Courage gets a corner kick.
:89:00: Courage gets another corner kick.
​:89:00: GOAL: Abby Erceg kicks a goal, for the Courage. RFC 2, NC 1
:90:00: 4 minutes of stoppage time.
​:90:00+1: Beverly Yanez getting helped off the field, with an injury.
:90:00+2: SUBSTITUTION: Maegan Kelly replaces Beverly Yanez, for the Reign.
:90:00+5: Eddy's shot missed, for the Courage.
:90:00+6: Mathias' shot hits the goal post.
:90:00+6: The Match has reached Full Time.

Full Time:
RFC 2, NC 1
RFC: (2-1-3, 9 points)
NC: (2-2-3, 9 points)

Scoring: 
Balcer (RFC) 13th Minute
Groom (RFC) 86th Minute
Erceg (NC) 89th Minute

Final Thoughts:
The Reign was able to get the ball in the net more times than Courage, for the first time in series history. For the Courage, they are looking like they are trying to get their offense, from their defenders. And the Courage would like to attack, when their players come back from World Cup play. 

The Reign will host the Dash, on Sunday. While the Courage will travel to Orlando, to play the Pride, on Saturday.

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Women's Soccer'. Thanks for visiting this page.
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