NWSL

Chicago Stars FC vs Washington Spirit, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Chicago Stars FC
  • 36': Julia Grosso
  • 54': Sam Staab
FT
2 - 3
Washington Spirit
  • 31': Ally Schlegel (OG)
  • 41': Rosemonde Kouassi
  • 83': Gift Monday

About

Chicago Stars FC are hosting Washington Spirit 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': Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Meg Boade.
  • 4': Foul by Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars).
  • 4': Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars).
  • 18': (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit).
  • 19': Offside, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Meg Boade (Washington Spirit).
  • 20': Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, Chicago Stars. Jameese Joseph is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ludmila.
  • 30': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Taylor Malham.
  • 31': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ally Schlegel.
  • 31': Own Goal by Ally Schlegel, Chicago Stars. Chicago Stars 0, Washington Spirit 1.
  • 33': Foul by Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit).
  • 33': Maitane López (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
  • 36': Goal! Chicago Stars 1, Washington Spirit 1. Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Camryn Biegalski.
  • 41': Goal! Chicago Stars 1, Washington Spirit 2. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Tara McKeown with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Ludmila (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ally Schlegel.
  • 45': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Gabrielle Carle.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Sam Staab (Chicago Stars).
  • 45'+2': Meg Boade (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Makenna Morris following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Stars 1, Washington Spirit 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Stars 1, Washington Spirit 2.
  • 46': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars).
  • 46': Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Julia Grosso.
  • 48': Offside, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Ludmila (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jameese Joseph.
  • 53': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
  • 54': Goal! Chicago Stars 2, Washington Spirit 2. Sam Staab (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 56': Foul by Ludmila (Chicago Stars).
  • 56': Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Ally Schlegel (Chicago Stars).
  • 57': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tara McKeown.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Meg Boade.
  • 61': Foul by Ludmila (Chicago Stars).
  • 61': Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Croix Bethune replaces Meg Boade.
  • 62': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi with a cross.
  • 64': Cari Roccaro (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
  • 65': Attempt missed. Ludmila (Chicago Stars) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Taylor Malham with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Cari Roccaro.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 70': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars).
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ally Schlegel.
  • 78': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Shea Groom replaces Ally Schlegel.
  • 78': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Chardonnay Curran replaces Jameese Joseph.
  • 78': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Casey Krueger replaces Makenna Morris.
  • 78': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Courtney Brown replaces Narumi Miura.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Chardonnay Curran (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ludmila with a cross.
  • 79': Maitane López (Chicago Stars) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shea Groom with a through ball.
  • 79': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Aubrey Kingsbury.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julia Grosso with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Chardonnay Curran (Chicago Stars).
  • 80': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Sam Staab (Chicago Stars).
  • 82': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Sam Staab.
  • 83': Goal! Chicago Stars 2, Washington Spirit 3. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi following a corner.
  • 86': Chardonnay Curran (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
  • 90': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Micayla Johnson replaces Maitane López.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Ava Cook replaces Camryn Biegalski.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Chardonnay Curran (Chicago Stars).
  • 90'+1': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+4': VAR Decision: No Penalty Chicago Stars.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Taylor Malham (Chicago Stars).
  • 90'+8': Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Chicago Stars 2, Washington Spirit 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Stars 2, Washington Spirit 3.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 0
53.2 Possession 46.8
9 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
313 Accurate Passes 260
406 Passes 355
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 3
15 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.2
41 Long Balls 46
14 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 14
21 Effective Clearances 18
21 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 3,425

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 26 +36 65
2 Washington Spirit 25 +10 44
3 Orlando Pride 25 +6 39
4 Seattle Reign FC 25 +3 38
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHI Chicago Stars FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
3 Sam Staab
4 Cari Roccaro
32 Taylor Malham
30 Camryn Biegalski
77 Maitane López
20 Bea Franklin
34 Ally Schlegel
21 Julia Grosso
8 Jameese Joseph
14 Ludmila
Chicago Stars FC Substitutes:
Mackenzie Wood, Leilanni Nesbeth, Manaka Hayashi, Hannah Anderson, Ava Cook, Micayla Johnson, Nádia Gomes, Chardonnay Curran, Shea Groom.

WAS Washington Spirit (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
24 Esme Morgan
9 Tara McKeown
14 Gabrielle Carle
8 Makenna Morris
35 Meg Boade
5 Narumi Miura
4 Rebeca Bernal
33 Ashley Hatch
19 Rosemonde Kouassi
13 Brittany Ratcliffe
Washington Spirit Substitutes:
Heather Stainbrook, Sandy MacIver, Courtney Brown, Gift Monday, Casey Krueger, Croix Bethune, Kysha Sylla, Kiley Dulaney, Chloe Ricketts.

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