San Diego Wave FC made its Snapdragon Stadium debut before a sold-out crowd of 32,000 and defeated Southern California rival Angel City FC 1-0.
The attendance established a National Women's Soccer League record at the time. Seventeen-year-old Jaedyn Shaw scored the game's only goal, giving the evening a result that matched the size of the occasion.
The match demonstrated an appetite for top-flight women's soccer in San Diego and gave the expansion club an immediate place in the city's sports history.