The North Carolina Courage are National Women’s Soccer League champions once again. The Courage shutout the Chicago Red Stars 4-0 Sunday evening at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
Debinha got the champs off to a hot start with a goal in the 4th minute that broke the league record for fastest goal in a championship match. From there, Jessica McDonald made it 2-0 in the 26th minute and Crystal Dunn put the Courage up 3-0 before halftime. A 61st-minute goal from Samantha Mewis closed out the dominating final performance for back-to-back Courage titles. The Red Stars were playing in their first final.
See replays of all four goals below, and check back soon for a full recap, highlights and more.
4′ Debinha makes history
Use this 🚰 break to look back at @Debinha7's opener for the Courage. 👌🇧🇷#NCvCHI | #NWSLChampionship pic.twitter.com/nIzxN4BXzG
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) October 27, 2019
26′ J-Mac header
🦁 x 2️⃣@J_Mac1422 with a 👌 header that deserves another 👀#NCvCHI | #NWSLChampionship pic.twitter.com/pMJ4YvXFlX
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) October 27, 2019
45’+ Dunn strikes for 3
A DAGGER FROM DUNN!
Crystal Dunn puts @TheNCCourage up 3-0 in the #NWSLChampionship 🔥 pic.twitter.com/g2AD8N5DOk
— espnW (@espnW) October 27, 2019
61′ Mewis closer
A game of inches for @sammymewy on the Courage's 4️⃣th goal.#NCvCHI | #NWSLChampionship pic.twitter.com/dF8kCIqbXg
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) October 27, 2019