Kerolin and Manaka Matsukubo every scored and the North Carolina Braveness beat Racing Louisville 2-0 on Saturday to win the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League Problem Cup for the second consecutive 12 months.
After a two-hour lightning delay, Kerolin scored within the twenty eighth minute, getting a ball excessive from Narumi Miura and beating goalkeeper Katie Lund on the close to put up from a decent angle.
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The 19-year-old Matsukubo doubled the lead within the 54th minute, operating onto and volleying a chipped move into the field from Tess Boade to develop into the youngest participant to begin and rating in a Problem Cup last.
Louisville had some probabilities. Nadia Nadim flicked Savannah DeMelo’s cross off the put up. Ary Borges related with a nook kick to pressure goalkeeper Casey Murphy into a tricky save within the 77th minute. One other Louisville nook bounced simply in entrance of the purpose minutes later.
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Kerolin had an opportunity within the sixth minute when she obtained a via ball and was alone in opposition to Lund, who reacted rapidly to dam the shot along with her proper leg. Lund completed with 9 saves.
It was the most effective likelihood earlier than the sport went right into a lightning delay within the eleventh minute.
The Braveness stored up the stress when play resumed. Matsukubo obtained a move from Kerolin and fired a shot from shut vary that Lund pushed off the put up within the 18th minute.
