Megan Rapinoe leaves final game of career after non-contact injury less than 3 minutes into match

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Megan Rapinoe's career is not going to end as she had hoped.

She left the field Saturday to an ovation after she suffered a non-contact injury less than three minutes into the final game of her career.

Rapinoe's OL Reign were facing Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League final in San Diego when Rapinoe went down to the turf.

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OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe is checked on before she is substituted out following an apparent injury during the first half against New Jersey/New York Gotham FC in the 2023 NWSL Championship match at Snapdragon Stadium.  (Orlando Ramirez/USA Today Sports)

According to the New York Post, Rapinoe tried making a play on defense when she was injured

An emotional Rapinoe was tended to by medical staff before leaving the game, ending her night and career.

Before exiting the field, Rapinoe hugged former USWNT teammate Ali Krieger, who plays for Gotham FC and was also playing in her final professional game.

Rapinoe announced she would be calling it a career after this season in July.

"I’ve been able to have such an incredible career, and this game has brought me all over the world and allowed me to meet so many amazing people," Rapinoe said at the time. 

"I feel incredibly grateful to have played as long as I have, to be as successful as we’ve been and to have been a part of a generation of players who undoubtedly left the game better than they found it. To be able to play one last World Cup and one last NWSL season and go out on my own terms is incredibly special."

Ali Krieger of NJ/NY Gotham FC hugs Megan Rapinoe (15) of OL Reign as she's escorted off the