NWSL

Chicago Stars FC vs Gotham FC, 2023 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Chicago Stars FC
  • 54': Ella Stevens
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Gotham FC
  • 5': Jenna Nighswonger
  • 45'+2': Lynn Biyendolo

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Chicago Stars FC are hosting Gotham FC at SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC).
  • 1': Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC).
  • 4': Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Goal! Chicago Red Stars 0, Gotham FC 1. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 6': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Penelope Hocking tries a through ball, but Sandra Starke is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Arin Wright (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ella Stevens.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Taylor Smith (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allie Long.
  • 15': Foul by Ella Stevens (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 15': Kristen Edmonds (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristie Mewis.
  • 16': Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Lynn Williams (Gotham FC).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatumn Milazzo with a cross.
  • 19': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 19': Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Smith.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Substitution, Gotham FC. Sinead Farrelly replaces Jenna Nighswonger because of an injury.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 34': Bruninha (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Bianca St-Georges (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 35': Attempt saved. Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ella Stevens with a through ball.
  • 35': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Casey Krueger.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Sinead Farrelly (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Taylor Smith (Gotham FC).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 44': Casey Krueger (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Lynn Williams (Gotham FC).
  • 45'+2': Goal! Chicago Red Stars 0, Gotham FC 2. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sinead Farrelly.
  • 45'+4': Arin Wright (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Taylor Smith (Gotham FC).
  • 45'+5': Foul by Julia Bianchi (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 45'+5': Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bruninha with a cross.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Chicago Red Stars 0, Gotham FC 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Red Stars 0, Gotham FC 2.
  • 47': Ali Krieger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Yuki Nagasato (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 51': Offside, Gotham FC. Kelley O'Hara tries a through ball, but Taylor Smith is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 53': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kristen Edmonds.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Sandra Starke (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 54': Goal! Chicago Red Stars 1, Gotham FC 2. Ella Stevens (Chicago Red Stars) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julia Bianchi with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Ava Cook replaces Sandra Starke.
  • 61': Foul by Yuki Nagasato (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 61': Taylor Smith (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ella Stevens.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Casey Krueger with a through ball.
  • 65': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Ally Schlegel replaces Ella Stevens.
  • 65': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Jenna Bike replaces Bianca St-Georges.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Julia Bianchi (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Foul by Lynn Williams (Gotham FC).
  • 68': Yuki Nagasato (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Gotham FC. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Yazmeen Ryan.
  • 69': Substitution, Gotham FC. McCall Zerboni replaces Kristie Mewis.
  • 69': Hand ball by Ally Schlegel (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 70': Foul by Taylor Smith (Gotham FC).
  • 70': Julia Bianchi (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kelley O'Hara.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Bruninha (Gotham FC).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Kristen Edmonds.
  • 76': Ava Cook (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC).
  • 77': Foul by Julia Bianchi (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 77': McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Ava Cook (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 78': Kelley O'Hara (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC).
  • 79': Tatumn Milazzo (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Foul by Julia Bianchi (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 82': McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Arin Wright.
  • 85': Ava Cook (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Allie Long (Gotham FC).
  • 86': Arin Wright (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC).
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Lynn Williams (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by McCall Zerboni.
  • 89': Taylor Smith (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Substitution, Gotham FC. Delanie Sheehan replaces Taylor Smith.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Casey Krueger tries a through ball, but Ally Schlegel is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Allie Long (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Yuki Nagasato (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sinead Farrelly.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chicago Red Stars 1, Gotham FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Red Stars 1, Gotham FC 2.

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 3,692

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 26 +36 65
2 Washington Spirit 26 +9 44
3 Portland Thorns FC 26 +7 40
4 Orlando Pride 26 +6 40
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Line-Ups

CHI Chicago Stars FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
12 Tierna Davidson
6 Casey Krueger
3 Arin Wright
23 Tatumn Milazzo
17 Sandra Starke
7 Yuki Nagasato
5 Julia Bianchi
8 Ella Stevens
55 Penelope Hocking
22 Bianca St-Georges
Chicago Stars FC Substitutes:
Ally Schlegel, Taylor Malham, Sophie Jones, Jenna Bike, Brenna Lovera, Ava Cook, Samantha Fisher, Sarah Griffith, Emily Boyd.

GFC Gotham FC (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
24 Mandy McGlynn (GK)
12 Kristen Edmonds
11 Ali Krieger
6 Allie Long
3 Bruninha
5 Kelley O'Hara
19 Kristie Mewis
18 Yazmeen Ryan
32 Jenna Nighswonger
20 Taylor Smith
10 Lynn Biyendolo
Gotham FC Substitutes:
Abby Smith, Nealy Martin, Mandy Freeman, Ellie Jean, McCall Zerboni, Sabrina Flores, Ifeoma Onumonu, Sinead Farrelly, Delanie Sheehan.

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