Samantha Mewis cut outside and dribbled down the field, positioning herself perfectly for a pass to Lynn Williams. Williams was in the perfect position to …
Samantha Mewis cut outside and dribbled down the field, positioning herself perfectly for a pass to Lynn Williams. Williams was in the perfect position to head the ball into the goal, complete with a fist pump afterwards.
It would become the game-winner for the North Carolina Courage, who won the first game in the NWSL Challenge Cup,2-1, against the Portland Thorns — and with it became the first major U. S. sports team to win a game since the coronavirus largely shut down American sports.
The game was also historic in a another way. Televised live on CBS, it was the first time a women’s club soccer game was shown on network TV in the U. S.
