Erin Donnery
The North Carolina Courage celebrate winning the 2019 NWSL Championship.
- The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) - the world's premiere women's soccer league - capped its seventh season with its most highly-anticipated championship match to date.
- With a record crowd of 10,227 looking on, the reigning champion North Carolina Courage shut down league MVP and Golden Boot winner Sam Kerr and her Chicago Red Stars in a 4-0 rout at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
- I went to Sahlen's Stadium to experience the championship environment first hand, and it didn't disappoint.
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This weekend, the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) - the world's premiere women's soccer league - capped its seventh season with its most highly-anticipated championship match to date.
With a record crowd of 10,227 looking on, the reigning champion North Carolina Courage shut down league MVP and Golden Boot winner Sam Kerr and her Chicago Red Stars in a 4-0 rout at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina.
But beyond the game itself, the environment inside Sahlen's Stadium was absolutely electric. Of course, a huge number of Courage fans turned out for their hometown squad, but plenty of Chicago faithful - including the Red Stars' officially supporters group Chicago Local 134 - traveled the some 640 miles from Chicago to Cary for the title game matchup.
Additionally, there were plenty of activities to do and things to see around the stadium for fans to engage with on the day of the game. Check out what the full NWSL Championship experience was like below: