Warning: This article contains strong language in tweets from the players involved.
North Carolina Courage right back Merritt Mathias is out for the season after she suffered an ACL tear in the match against the Houston Dash on Tuesday night. It is a major loss for the Courage, who have been relying on Mathias as an offensive service machine and defensive scrapper.
The injury occurred during a weird sequence where the head referee called a foul against Mathias and then gave a yellow card to Houston forward Rachel Daly; Mathias remained down on the field for quite a while.