Uchenna Kanu Scores Fastest Brace In NWSL History To Lift Racing To Consecutive Draw
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
Racing Louisville started fast on Sunday against the Portland Thorns, with Nigeria forward, Uchenna Kanu registering the fastest two goals from an individual player in National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) history.
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Relatively, second-half goals from Morgan Weaver and Sam Coffey’s goal salvaged a point for Portland, leaving the match a 2-2 draw after Racing led for 93 minutes.
Louisville nevertheless left Providence Park with its first two goals and first point there in club history, entering the first idle week of the season with three draws in three matches.
Racing Louisville opened a season with three consecutive draws for the second straight year.
The match started similarly to the 2-2 draw against Orlando in the season opener, with Racing getting rapid-fire goals.
Kanu first scored in the third minute, collecting a deflected clearance from Portland, turning and scoring with her left foot to the back post.
Three minutes later, Reilyn Turner drilled a cross from the corner flag into the penalty area, and Kanu outjumped two Portland defenders to head in her second.
They were the second and third NWSL regular-season goals of Kanu’s career – and her third this season. She now has four goals across all competitions for Racing dating back to last year’s NWSL Challenge Cup.
Meanwhile…
North Carolina Courage fought to the final whistle to hold off Gotham FC 1-0 for the team’s first clean sheet and second win of the season Sunday in front of 5,280 fans at WakeMed Soccer Park.
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The Courage improved on the season by six points through three weeks of the NWSL regular season. Brianna Pinto scored the lone goal of the night for her first of the season.
The Courage thwarted six Gotham shot attempts in the first half then, just before the half, capitalized on their second shot of the evening on a true team goal. Ryan Williams played a through ball down the right flank that got Bianca St-Georges in behind to launch a cross into the box.
Ashley Sanchez got a head on it and the redirect fell perfectly to Brianna Pinto to strike and give the home side the lead just a minute before the halftime whistle. It was the second straight match Sanchez contributed to a goal.
Gotham charged for an equalizer down the stretch with eight shots in the second half and a bulk of possession in the attacking third, but the Courage held their ground and defended well through the final whistle to earn the clean sheet, and all three points heading into the international break.
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