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

WAS		CHI
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	12	+18	30
2	Orlando Pride	12	+12	25
3	San Diego Wave FC	12	+9	23
4	Washington Spirit	11	+4	22

Full Table

Line-Ups

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.

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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