Utah Royals W 2–1 North Carolina Courage W

NWSL Women 2026 Regular season · 27 Sep 2026

Utah Royals W vs North Carolina Courage W in the NWSL Women 2026.

At Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy.

Referee: Jaclyn Metz.

Utah Royals W beat North Carolina Courage W 2–1. Cloé Lacasse opened the scoring for Utah Royals W after 17 minutes. Cecelia Kizer made it 2–1 after 65 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Utah Royals W: Cloé Lacasse 17', Cecelia Kizer 65'
North Carolina Courage W: Ashley Sanchez 37' (pen)

Utah Royals W starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 M. Haught (G)
22 M. Moriya (D)
8 K. Del Fava (D)
18 K. Riehl (D)
14 Nuria Rábano (D)
99 M. Hammond (M)
10 N. Miura (M)
5 C. Kizer (M)
11 Minami Tanaka (M)
24 C. Lacasse (M)
21 K. Palacios (F)

North Carolina Courage W starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 K. Sheridan (G)
13 R. Williams (D)
18 U. Shiragaki (D)
12 N. Staude (D)
11 F. Rauch (D)
16 R. Jackson (M)
20 S. Koyama (M)
23 G. Paul (M)
19 E. Parkinson (M)
2 A. Sanchez (M)
10 E. Ijeh (F)

Match events

17′ Utah Royals W: Normal Goal, Cloé Lacasse, Miyabi Moriya
37′ North Carolina Courage W: Penalty, Ashley Sanchez
44′ Utah Royals W: Yellow Card, Cloé Lacasse
45+3′ Utah Royals W: Yellow Card, Kate Del Fava
61′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, Jameese Joseph, Kiana Palacios
61′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Vilde Risa, Riley Jackson
65′ Utah Royals W: Normal Goal, Cecelia Kizer, Mina Tanaka
68′ Utah Royals W: Yellow Card, Narumi Miura
75′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Carly Wickenheiser, Érica Meg Parkinson
75′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Ana Beatriz Gomes Lopes, Gianna Rose Paul
78′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, Brecken Mozingo, Cloé Lacasse
84′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, Dayana Pierre-Louis, Madison Hammond
85′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Dani Weatherholt, Felicitas·Rauch
85′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, hannah betfort, Evelyn Ijeh
87′ Utah Royals W: Yellow Card, kaleigh riehl
88′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Chioma Okafor, natalia staude
90+1′ North Carolina Courage W: Yellow Card, Ana Beatriz Gomes Lopes
90+1′ Utah Royals W: Substitution, A. Spaanstra, Cecelia Kizer

Match statistics

Statistic	Utah Royals W	North Carolina Courage W
Total Shots	7	11
Shots on Goal	2	6
Ball Possession	47%	53%
Corner Kicks	2	4
Fouls	12	13
Passes accurate	292	314
Goalkeeper Saves	5	0

Utah Royals W before this match

vs Angel City W 0–3 (Angel City W) · Regular season, 20 Sep 2026
at Houston Dash W 1–0 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 13 Sep 2026
vs Boston Legacy W 1–2 (Boston Legacy W) · Regular season, 5 Sep 2026
at Orlando Pride W 2–1 (Orlando Pride W) · Regular season, 29 Aug 2026
at San Diego Wave W 2–4 (San Diego Wave W) · Regular season, 22 Aug 2026

North Carolina Courage W before this match

vs NJ/NY Gotham FC W 1–2 (NJ/NY Gotham FC W) · Regular season, 19 Sep 2026
at San Diego Wave W 1–2 (San Diego Wave W) · Regular season, 12 Sep 2026
at Chicago Red Stars W 6–0 (Chicago Red Stars W) · Regular season, 6 Sep 2026
at Kansas City W 2–3 (Kansas City W) · Regular season, 29 Aug 2026
vs Angel City W 2–0 (Angel City W) · Regular season, 27 Aug 2026