The North Carolina Courage came dangerously close to dropping points against the Washington Spirit on Saturday afternoon even though Washington’s Paige Nielsen got a red card in the 24th minute. The game was supposed to be played on Friday night at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC, but a persistent thunderstorm sat over the stadium for three hours, forcing the game to be postponed. The game was rescheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday.
In the midday heat, both sides looked sluggish and there were only brief moments of excitement interspersed with long periods of lazy play by both sides.