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Dudley’s brace, including the decider in stoppage time, lifts Gotham to a 2-1 win over the Courage

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Nguyen, P. (2026, September 20). Dudley’s brace, including the decider in stoppage time, lifts Gotham to a 2-1 win over the Courage. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/dudley-s-brace-including-the-decider-in-stoppage-time-lifts-gotham-to-a-2-1-win-over-the-courage/article_ed937cc3-1c9d-5a5f-b37b-3f0b21e6ae09.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-20 · by Phuoc Nguyen

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Jordynn Dudley scored both goals, including one in stoppage time, helping Gotham defeat the North Carolina Courage 2-1 on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,551 at WakeMed Soccer Park. The match saw several offside calls against North Carolina before Natalia Staude equalized with a goal in the 69th minute, only for Dudley to score the winning goal moments later.
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Jordynn Dudley scored two crucial goals, including the match-winner in stoppage time, lifting Gotham to a 2-1 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday night. The Courage had led with goals from Evelyn Ijeh and Ashley Sanchez but both were overturned for offside calls. In the 69th minute, Natalia Staude equalized for the Courage, only for Dudley to secure the win shortly after. Meanwhile, the Portland Thorns beat the Orlando Pride 4-1, highlighted by Sophia Wilson's goal and two assists in her milestone 100th NWSL regular-season appearance, ending a three-match winless streak.

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Wilson converts a penalty for the Thorns Sophia Wilson tallied a goal and two assists in her 100th NWSL regular-season appearance, leading the Thorns (12-7-6) to a decisive road win over Orlando that snapped a three-match winless streak. In the third minute, Wilson drove toward the endline and laid it off at the top of the box to Nina Nijstad, who calmly finished for the 1-0 lead — the first NWSL goal for the Dutch international.
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Jordynn Dudley scored two goals, including the eventual winner in stoppage time, leading Gotham to a 2-1 road victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday night. asserted
Dudley → score → night
In the day’s other National Women’s Soccer League matches, the Portland Thorns beat the Orlando Pride 4-1 and the Denver Summit topped the Seattle Reign 2-1. asserted
Summit → beat → Reign
Gotham (15-4-6) opened the scoring in the 8th minute with Sam Kerr providing the assist to Dudley for the goal. asserted
Kerr → open → goal
North Carolina, playing in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,551 at WakeMed Soccer Park, appeared to equalize in the 15th minute and 47th minute on goals from Evelyn Ijeh and Ashley Sanchez, but both of them were ruled offside. asserted
both → play → them
On a corner kick in the 69th minute, the Courage had multiple shots on goal before Natalia Staude finally put one away to tie the game 1-1. asserted
Staude → have → game
But then Gotham midfielder Rose Lavelle headed the ball in front of goal, and Dudley knocked it home for the winner in stoppage time. asserted
Dudley → head → time
North Carolina (12-10-3) has now dropped consecutive matches. asserted
Carolina → drop → matches
Wilson converts a penalty for the Thorns Sophia Wilson tallied a goal and two assists in her 100th NWSL regular-season appearance, leading the Thorns (12-7-6) to a decisive road win over Orlando that snapped a three-match winless streak. In the third minute, Wilson drove toward the endline and laid it off at the top of the box to Nina Nijstad, who calmly finished for the 1-0 lead — the first NWSL goal for the Dutch international. asserted
who → convert → international
Then, Thorns forward Caiya Hanks drew a foul on Oihane Hernández in the 27th minute, and Wilson converted the penalty kick to double the lead. asserted
Wilson → draw → lead
Orlando midfielder Ally Lemos scored her first NWSL goal on a long-range strike that trimmed the lead to 2-1 in the 30th minute, but Morgan Weaver answered with a shot from well outside the box in the 74th minute made it 3-1. asserted
it → score → minute
It was Weaver’s first goal since Nov. 1, 2024, after missing last season with injury. asserted
It → miss → injury
Wilson delivered her second assist in the 88th minute to Renee Lyles for the final margin. asserted
Wilson → deliver → margin
It was interim head coach Yolanda Thomas’ first loss since taking over the Pride (9-13-3). asserted
It → take → Pride
Summit’s Flint scores winner against Reign Delanie Sheehan and Tash Flint each scored to lead the expansion Summit (9-8-8) to a home victory over the Reign in a game that was delayed for more than an hour because of the weather. asserted
that → score → weather
In the 44th minute, Sheehan’s curling shot hit off the post into the back of the net to make it 1-0. asserted
it → hit → net
Then, off a forced turnover by defender Janine Sonis, she found Flint to double the lead in the 50th minute. asserted
Flint → force → minute
Summit goalkeeper Abby Smith was unable to corral the ball in the 55th minute, and Reign forward Brittany Ratcliffe scored to trim the lead to 2-1. asserted
Ratcliffe → corral → 2
But they were unable to find the equalizer the rest of the way. asserted
they → find → way
The Reign (11-10-4) have now dropped two straight matches after a three-game win streak. asserted
Reign → drop → streak
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