The Houston Dash fell to the North Carolina Courage 4-3 this afternoon in a back-and-forth contest that saw four lead changes at Sahlen’s Stadium at Wake Med Soccer Park in the first match for both teams in the Verizon NWSL Community Shield.
Despite going down a player with more than 40 minutes remaining in the contest, the Dash held a 3-2 lead with less than 10 to play thanks to goals from forward Veronica Latsko and midfielders Kristie Mewis and Sophie Schmidt, but the Courage struck twice late to snatch the victory in the dying minutes.