NWSL Challenge Cup

FT Sunday, July 26, 2020
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Houston Dash WLLWW 2
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Match Report

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Houston Dash beat Chicago Red Stars to capture NWSL Challenge Cup

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Head to Head

CHI leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

HOU

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 2Allysha ChapmanD
  3. 9Haley McCutcheonD
  4. 25Katie NaughtonD
  5. 11Megan MontefuscoD
  6. 19Kristie MewisM
  7. 6Shea GroomM
  8. 13Sophie SchmidtM
  9. 14Brianna VisalliF
  10. 3Rachel DalyF
  11. 8Nichelle PrinceF

CHI

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 28Kayla SharplesD
  3. 11Sarah GordenD
  4. 8Julie ErtzD
  5. 29Bianca St-GeorgesD
  6. 24Danielle ColapricoM
  7. 9Savannah McCaskillM
  8. 10Vanessa DiBernardoM
  9. 33Katie JohnsonF
  10. 5Rachel HillF
  11. 2Kealia WattF

Timeline

  1. 4' Kayla Sharples (Chicago Red Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 5' Goal! Houston Dash 1, Chicago Red Stars 0. Sophie Schmidt (Houston Dash) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 29' Substitution, Houston Dash. Cecelia Kizer replaces Kristie Mewis because of an injury.
  4. 68' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Zoey Goralski replaces Kayla Sharples.
  5. 78' Substitution, Houston Dash. Veronica Latsko replaces Brianna Visalli.
  6. 78' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Makenzy Doniak replaces Savannah McCaskill.
  7. 78' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Zoe Morse replaces Katlyn Johnson.
  8. 82' Haley Hanson (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 87' Substitution, Houston Dash. Erin Simon replaces Nichelle Prince.
  10. 89' Erin Simon (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 89' Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Julia Bingham replaces Bianca St. Georges.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Houston Dash 2, Chicago Red Stars 0. Shea Groom (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rachel Daly with a through ball following a fast break.

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