IRISH INTERNATIONAL DENISE O’Sullivan played all 90 minutes as North Carolina Courage hammered Chicago Red Stars 4-0 to win a second-straight National Women’s Soccer League championship in the US.
Cork native O’Sullivan was voted as her club’s MVP in the lead-up to the final, and they took the lead through Brazilian striker Debinha just four minutes into the game.
Two of the USA’s World Cup winners – Jessica McDonald and Crystal Dunn – added further goals for Courage before half-time, and the rout was completed just after the hour mark with a Samantha Mewis goal.
The final – played before a sold-out crowd of 10,227 – was a fitting emblem for Courage’s dominance of the league this season, as they also won the NWSL Shield for putting together the best regular-season record of the season. They are the first side in history to put both the championship and shield titles back-to-back.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
Close
Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic.
Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy
here
before taking part.
O'Sullivan's North Carolina Courage crush Chicago Red Stars to win second-straight title
IRISH INTERNATIONAL DENISE O’Sullivan played all 90 minutes as North Carolina Courage hammered Chicago Red Stars 4-0 to win a second-straight National Women’s Soccer League championship in the US.
Cork native O’Sullivan was voted as her club’s MVP in the lead-up to the final, and they took the lead through Brazilian striker Debinha just four minutes into the game.
Two of the USA’s World Cup winners – Jessica McDonald and Crystal Dunn – added further goals for Courage before half-time, and the rout was completed just after the hour mark with a Samantha Mewis goal.
The final – played before a sold-out crowd of 10,227 – was a fitting emblem for Courage’s dominance of the league this season, as they also won the NWSL Shield for putting together the best regular-season record of the season. They are the first side in history to put both the championship and shield titles back-to-back.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site
chicago red stars Denise O'Sullivan Dominant north carolina courage nwsl