The previously winless North Carolina Courage scored twice in the final minutes of the game to hand the first-place Kansas City Current their first loss of the NWSL season on Saturday.
“This is just another example of how good this league is, and how you literally cannot relax even for a second regardless of who you’re playing and where you play them,” Current head coach Vlatko Andonovski said in his postgame news conference.
Courage defender Kaleigh Kurtz scored the equalizer in the 90th minute and midfielder Ashley Sanchez scored the game-winner for the home side three minutes later to stun the Current, who entered the match with a perfect record and had conceded only one goal in its first five games.
North Carolina came into the match in last place, having scored only three goals in five previous games. The Courage were the last winless team — and the Current the last unbeaten team — in the league heading into Saturday’s match.
“I think everyone can stop talking about us not winning, and maybe they can talk about how we grew up today,” Courage head coach Sean Nahas said.
“I care so much about the group that it bothers me. I don’t feel like anyone writes things in a positive light. I think they do it in a light because it’s something to…
