- Two-time defending NWSL champs stunned in Challenge Cup
- Rookie Morgan Weaver scores lone goal in 1-0 win for Courage
- Courage had not lost meaningful game since 2017 NWSL final
Rookie Morgan Weaver scored in the 68th minute to send the Portland Thorns into the semi-finals of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Challenge Cup with a surprising 1-0 upset victory over the two-time defending league champion North Carolina Courage on Friday.
The win was eighth-seeded Portland’s first victory at the tournament, and it came with the team’s third-string goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom in goal. The top-seeded Courage had won all four of their Challenge Cup games going into the match.
Some amazing magic between Raquel Rodríguez and Morgan Weaver!
Weaver notches her first career goal as the @ThornsFC take a 1-0 lead! pic.twitter.com/rgk5YSadrh
Is there an upset brewing in Utah?? pic.twitter.com/ALzOkM2qWC
