Kansas City NWSL and the North Carolina Courage played to a scoreless draw Friday night. Both teams were struggling with a deep injury report, international callups and emotions from a trade that saw four players swap teams and then immediately face their former team.
The Courage sent three players (Kristen Hamilton, Hailie Mace and Katelyn Rowland) to Kansas City in exchange for KC captain Amy Rodriguez. Both teams were shorthanded so their new players were called upon quickly. Hamilton started up top for Kansas City and A-Rod did the same for the Courage. Mace and Rowland were both on the bench for Kansas City with Mace subbing in for the last 26 minutes.