The North Carolina Courage have played just one league game since they threw away an opportunity to beat Portland Thorns FC on August 11th. When the Courage lost that game, courtesy of two own goals, it felt like an appropriate encapsulation of this season. The ball bounced the right way for North Carolina from the first to the last game in 2018, and we were paying back all that good fortune in 2019. Sure, the team was still great, but the stars weren’t aligned and we might even miss out on a home playoff game if we made the playoffs.
NC Courage @ Sky Blue FC match preview: Everything is falling into place
