North Carolina v Louisville Challenge Cup Final Pre Match Thoughts
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It's Louisville's first NWSL competition final and of course their nemesis, the North Carolina Courage stand in their way. The Courage are the defending champions, but looked rather unconvincing in their late win vs. the Current. Both teams will be playing on short rest, so it could be a test if conditioning as much as anything else.
I don't think Louisville will rotate much from the semifinal on Saturday. North Carolina could be tempted to rotate a bit with an eye on the Shield/Playoffs but I wouldn't expect them to rotate as much as the Reign did on Wednesday. Louisville was not outplayed in either match earlier this season, but ended up on the wrong side of thr scoreline due to a couple of key breaks that went North Carolina's way.
