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SundaySep. 01
3:00pm CT
BMO Stadium
Match 18
Regular Season
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Angel City FC
7-8-2
Previous Result
Chicago dropped points on the road against Louisville, 3-1
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Chicago Red Stars
5-9-3
Previous Result
Angel City triumphed away from home, winning 2-1 over San Diego
Match Preview

The Chicago Red Stars (7-8-2, 23 pts) aim to finish out a two-match road trip with momentum as they take the pitch against Angel City FC (5-9-3, 18 pts). As gaps in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) standings slowly narrow, returning to the Windy City with three points could prove crucial for the Red Stars.

Point Hunting
The NWSL playoff race is heating up as the number of matches left in 2024 quickly wanes; a fact both the Red Stars and Angel City are acutely aware of, sitting seventh and ninth in the league standings, respectively. Just inside the postseason picture, Chicago could gain more breathing room with a win, but Angel City are certainly not giving up three points at home easily when it could elevate them above the playoff line. Starting and ending the match strong might be the key for the Red Stars, as Angel City score the majority of their goals in the first 30 minutes while Chicago score most often in the last 15 minutes. Additionally, ACFC concede most often in the closing minutes and haven’t won a match when an opponent scores first. September 1 will no doubt be a race to the finish – in more ways than one.
Hannah’s Here to Stay
Red Stars rookie Hannah Anderson headlined Chicago’s news this week before the team hopped off the plane at LAX, signing a three-year contract extension. Anderson certainly earned her spot through 2027, quickly stepping up to patrol Chicago’s back line when injuries arose. Earning her first start under the lights at Wrigley Field June 8, Anderson became a staple in the Red Stars’ starting eleven, keeping pace with league veterans and thwarting multiple dangerous chances. Anderson has also demonstrated that her composure under pressure doesn’t stop at defense; the rookie calmly buried one of Chicago’s four penalties against New Jersey/New York Gotham FC July 20. Head Coach Lorne Donaldson and General Manager Rick Feuz agree: Anderson may not be a goalie, but she’s certainly a keeper.
Rookie on the Run
In Chicago’s last three away matches, first-year Red Star Jameese Joseph has been tearing up the pitch and leaving a trail of defenders in her wake. Notably, Joseph is just the fifth Red Star to score three goals in as many road matches across all competitions, joining the illustrious company of Jen Hoy, Sam Kerr, Christen Press and Mallory Swanson. Joseph’s third goal, which came against Racing Louisville FC August 24, also earned the rookie NWSL Goal of the Week and extended Chicago’s streak of scoring away from home to thirteen-straight matches, tying the club record. The rookie has brought speed and reliability to the Red Stars’ attack in those matches, not recording a passing accuracy below 75 percent while assisting two other Chicago goals. Additionally, Joseph’s 73.83 percent overall passing accuracy and 61.54 percent passing accuracy in the final third this season leads all Red Stars forwards. With stats like these in her rookie season, Joseph is quickly setting herself up as a feared force on Chicago’s front line for seasons to come.
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Angel City FC
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Scoring Summary:
6’ Alyssa Thompson, 90+1’ Sydney Leroux (Vignola)
Disciplinary Report:
72’ Katie Zelem (Yellow Card)
Lineup:
DiDi Haracic, Madison Curry (Vignola), Sarah Gorden, Megan Reid, Jasmyne Spencer, Meggie Dougherty Howard, Madison Hammond (Rodriguez), Alyssa Thompson (Press), Kennedy Fuller (Fuller), Claire Emslie, Messiah Bright (Leroux)
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Chicago Red Stars
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Scoring Summary:
45+10’ Bea Franklin (Kuikka)
Disciplinary Report:
Lineup:
lyssa Naeher, Tatumn Milazzo, Hannah Anderson, Natalia Kuikka, Camryn Biegalski, Cari Roccaro, Bea Franklin, Jameese Joseph (Shea Groom), Julia Grosso (Schlegel), Jenna Bike (Nádia Gomes), Mallory Swanson (Julia Bianchi)
Chicago Red Stars Fall to Angel City FC in Stoppage Time, 2-1

The Chicago Red Stars dropped their second-straight match, ending their two-match road trip 0-2-0. Rookie midfielder, Bea Franklin, scored the team’s lone goal in the 10th minute of the match’s 17 minutes of added time in the first half. The team returns to Chicago to take on the first-place Orlando Pride Sunday, September 8, at 5 p.m. CT at SeatGeek Stadium.  

 

KEY MOMENTS: 

6’ Angel City send a shot into the 18-yard box that curls towards the outstretched hands of Chicago’s Alyssa Naeher. The keeper pushes the ball away to make the save, but unfortunately, the ball lands at the feet of LA’s Alyssa Thompson who made a run toward the back post and the forward gives LA the lead, 1-0 Angel City 

12’ Angel City’s Jasmyne Spencer evades Tatumn Milazzo on the right side of LA’s attacking third and sends a shot at the net that narrowly gets past Naeher, however, after a quick review, the goal is disallowed for offsides on Angel City, 1-0 Angel City 

20’ A corner kick sent in from Mallory Swanson bounces around the box before Jenna Bike boots it towards the net, where Chicago rookie Hannah Anderson taps in the goal, but review deems the equalizer offside, 1-0 Angel City 

45+10’ A free kick awarded to Chicago in the attacking third is played short to defender, Natalia Kuikka, who sends a cross into the box from 20-yards away and finds the foot of rookie, Bea Franklin, who levels the score, 1-1 

51’ Angel City’s Sydney Leroux breaks free in the box, but Chicago keeper Alyssa Naeher dives forward to snatch the ball out of danger 

52’ Chicago’s Bea Franklin finds Jenna Bike on the wing, who with a touch, loops the ball over her defender. LA’s defender recovers, but sends a misjudged pass back to the middle of the field where a charging Jamees Joseph gets a hold of it and takes it into the box, fires off a shot, but is denied by LA’s keeper. Bike following the play, gets the rebound, but skies her own shot out of play 

61’ LA’s Spencer breaks free, gets the ball to a fellow Angel City player on the right side of the 18-yard box who takes a shot, but Naeher is in the right place to stop the shot and end the danger 

66’ Jasmyne Spencer enters Chicago’s box and crosses to Alyssa Thompson, who fires off a shot, but a diving Naeher bats the ball away with full extension 

90+1’ Angel City break away up the left side of the pitch, make a cross and just find their forward, Sydney Leroux, who gives LA the lead with a sliding shot, 2-1 Angel City 

 

GAME NOTES: 

  • Bea Franklin’s first career goal, scored 9 minutes and 49 seconds into first-half stoppage time, is the second-latest first-half goal scored in NWSL regular-season history. Angel City’s Sydney Leroux holds the record, scoring 9 minutes and 53 seconds into first-half stoppage time while playing for Orlando Pride in 2021. 
  • Defender Natalia Kuikka’s assist on Franklin’s equalizer marks Kuikka’s first assist in a Chicago jersey. 
  • Defender and Chicagoland native, Camryn Biegalski, earned her first start of the season tonight and her first start as a Red Star. 

 

Next Game 

Chicago Red Stars vs. Orlando Pride September 8, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. CT at SeatGeek Stadium 

 

Goals by Half  

              1 2 F 

LA         1 1 2 

CHI       1 0 1 

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