Paul Riley rang the changes in the second match of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup for the North Carolina Courage. Of the usual starting eleven, only Debinha, Abby Erceg and Lynn Williams stayed in the lineup against the Washington Spirit but those coming into the starting job for the first time more than held up on their own. At the heart of it all was Debinha as the Brazilian firmly took control of the game from the first whistle to the last.
From almost the first whistle, the Courage looked to employ a high pressing game, something that had missing from their first match.