CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders were down a goal with 17 minutes to play at the Charlotte 49ers on Thursday evening.
But at that precise moment, the Raiders would go up a player due to a red card assessed to Charlotte, and they promptly made the Niners pay for having to play shorthanded late in the match that finished in a 1-1 draw at Transamerica Field.
Kirstine Lykke came off the bench in the 66th minute to score on a set piece in the 73rd, with assists from Delaney Thomas and Sascha Nielsen.