North Carolina Football Club and the North Carolina Courage have begun their seasons and have gotten off to different starts.

The Courage, of the National Women’s Soccer League, is 2-0-0 after two thrilling wins. On March 24, it opened the season with a 1-0 win over the defending NWSL champions, Portland Thorns FC, on a second-half goal from Debinha in the 70th minute.

In the second game of the season, Jessica McDonald scored in stoppage time, the only goal of the game, to help the Courage to victory and an undefeated start to the season, albeit through two games. Goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo has yet to allow a goal this season in net for the Courage.

The Courage has next week off before returning to action April 14 in Boyds, Maryland, to take on the Washington Spirit, who the Courage beat all in all three matchups last year.

On the other hand, NCFC has not gotten off to a good start in its first season back in the United Soccer League after leaving the North American Soccer League after last season. The team welcomed the Tampa Bay Rowdies to WakeMed Soccer Park to open the season, but fell 3-1. Steven Miller scored the only goal of the game for the home team.

After a cancellation against Louisville on March 24, NCFC traveled to Virginia to face the Richmond Kickers and fell 2-1. Daniel Rios gave NCFC a first-half lead, but the Kickers responded with two late second-half goals.

NCFC sits 0-2-0 after two games and returns to action April 7 against the Indy Eleven at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary.