Chicago Stars FC vs Bay FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL

Chicago Stars FC

90'+3': Penelope Hocking

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Bay FC

25': Kiki Pickett
79': Joelle Anderson

Bay FC hold off Chicago Red Stars 2-1 on historic night

Chicago Red Stars break NWSL attendance record

Meeting in the first-ever NWSL game played at historic Wrigley Field, Bay FC beat the Chicago Red Stars 2-1 on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Emily Menges (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars).
3': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Hannah Anderson.
3': Attempt missed. Kayla Sharples (Bay) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Joelle Anderson with a cross following a corner.
4': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Hannah Anderson.
9': Attempt saved. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Racheal Kundananji.
11': Caprice Dydasco (Bay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars).
12': Attempt missed. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
12': Foul by Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars).
12': Kayla Sharples (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt saved. Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Natalia Kuikka.
14': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
15': Attempt missed. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Joelle Anderson with a cross following a corner.
16': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Emily Menges.
17': Attempt missed. Sam Staab (Chicago Red Stars) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Malham following a corner.
17': Foul by Taylor Malham (Chicago Red Stars).
17': Racheal Kundananji (Bay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Taylor Malham (Chicago Red Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Mallory Swanson is caught offside.
21': Offside, Bay. Rachel Hill is caught offside.
23': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rachel Hill with a cross.
25': Goal! Chicago Red Stars 0, Bay 1. Kiki Pickett (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
26': Attempt blocked. Asisat Oshoala (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tess Boade.
26': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Hannah Anderson.
27': Attempt blocked. Joelle Anderson (Bay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiki Pickett.
27': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
28': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Sam Staab.
29': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Leilanni Nesbeth.
30': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Caprice Dydasco.
33': Attempt saved. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alyssa Malonson.
35': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Hannah Anderson.
35': Attempt missed. Rachel Hill (Bay) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joelle Anderson with a cross following a corner.
36': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Cari Roccaro.
36': Attempt saved. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
36': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Alyssa Naeher.
37': Attempt missed. Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
38': Attempt saved. Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Staab.
41': Attempt blocked. Joelle Anderson (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kayla Sharples.
45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Red Stars 0, Bay 1.
45': Second Half begins Chicago Red Stars 0, Bay 1.
45': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Jenna Bike replaces Júlia Bianchi.
45': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Tatumn Milazzo replaces Natalia Kuikka.
48': Attempt blocked. Tess Boade (Bay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Asisat Oshoala.
48': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Jenna Bike.
48': Attempt saved. Kiki Pickett (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caprice Dydasco.
50': Attempt missed. Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leilanni Nesbeth following a fast break.
52': Foul by Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Red Stars).
52': Rachel Hill (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Taylor Malham.
53': Attempt blocked. Caprice Dydasco (Bay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alyssa Malonson.
54': Attempt blocked. Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
56': Attempt missed. Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
58': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Tatumn Milazzo.
58': Attempt saved. Kayla Sharples (Bay) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joelle Anderson with a cross.
59': Foul by Taylor Malham (Chicago Red Stars).
59': Rachel Hill (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Bay. Scarlett Camberos replaces Rachel Hill.
62': Substitution, Bay. Dorian Bailey replaces Asisat Oshoala.
62': Foul by Scarlett Camberos (Bay).
62': Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Tess Boade (Bay).
63': Taylor Malham (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Mallory Swanson is caught offside.
66': Cari Roccaro (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
66': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Chardonnay Curran replaces Taylor Malham.
67': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Shea Groom replaces Ally Schlegel.
67': Attempt blocked. Hannah Anderson (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
67': Delay in match because of an injury Kayla Sharples (Bay).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Emily Menges.
71': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Joelle Anderson.
72': Foul by Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars).
72': Katelyn Rowland (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt missed. Racheal Kundananji (Bay) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tess Boade with a through ball.
74': Racheal Kundananji (Bay) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dorian Bailey.
75': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Leilanni Nesbeth.
77': Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
77': Sam Staab (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt blocked. Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
79': Goal! Chicago Red Stars 0, Bay 2. Joelle Anderson (Bay) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
81': Foul by Alyssa Malonson (Bay).
81': Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Chardonnay Curran (Chicago Red Stars).
83': Scarlett Camberos (Bay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt missed. Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Staab.
85': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Jameese Joseph replaces Leilanni Nesbeth.
85': Substitution, Bay. Savy King replaces Alyssa Malonson.
85': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Sam Staab.
86': Offside, Bay. Scarlett Camberos is caught offside.
87': Attempt missed. Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
88': Cari Roccaro (Chicago Red Stars) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
89': Corner, Bay. Conceded by Tatumn Milazzo.
90'+2': Substitution, Bay. Caroline Conti replaces Tess Boade.
90'+3': Goal! Chicago Red Stars 1, Bay 2. Penelope Hocking (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shea Groom.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Chicago Red Stars 1, Bay 2.
0': Match ends, Chicago Red Stars 1, Bay 2.

Statistics

BAY		CHI
6	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
16	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	5
57.4	Possession	42.6
20	SHOTS	13
7	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
336	Accurate Passes	221
436	Passes	331
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
10	Accurate Crosses	2
33	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.1
62	Long Balls	68
30	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	11
21	Tackles	19
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	14
31	Effective Clearances	30
31	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 35,038

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kansas City Current	20	+28	50
2	Washington Spirit	21	+6	37
3	Gotham FC	20	+10	30
4	Portland Thorns FC	20	+6	30

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Alyssa Naeher (GK)
3	Sam Staab
41	Hannah Anderson
12	Natalia Kuikka
32	Taylor Malham
5	Julia Bianchi
4	Cari Roccaro
13	Leilanni Nesbeth
34	Ally Schlegel
9	Mallory Swanson
55	Penelope Hocking

Chicago Stars FC Substitutes:

Jenna Bike, Sarah Griffith, Shea Groom, Bea Franklin, Jameese Joseph, Mackenzie Wood, Maximiliane Rall, Tatumn Milazzo, Chardonnay Curran.

Bay FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Katelyn Rowland (GK)
27	Kayla Sharples
4	Emily Menges
20	Alyssa Malonson
3	Caprice Dydasco
12	Tess Boade
18	Joelle Anderson
23	Kiki Pickett
8	Asisat Oshoala
21	Rachel Hill
9	Racheal Kundananji

Bay FC Substitutes:

Jordan Brewster, Princess, Jen Beattie, Savy King, Lysianne Proulx, Caroline Conti, Scarlett Camberos, Deyna Castellanos, Dorian Bailey.

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