The Chicago Red Stars (5-7-2, 17 pts) close out a three-week road trip against San Diego Wave FC (3-6-5, 15 points), in the first meeting between the two clubs in 2024. With both teams winless in their last five matches and playoff berths at stake, all sides are hungry for the three points victory would bring.
The Chicago Red Stars shutout San Diego Wave FC 0-3 behind goals from Jameese Joseph and Mallory Swanson. The Red Stars take home three points and end a three-match road trip 1-1-1. The team now returns to SeatGeek Stadium to take on the Houston Dash Saturday, July 6, before the league’s summer break.
KEY MOMENTS:
28’ Mallory Swanson takes a free kick for the Red Stars that finds Leilanni Nesbeth in San Diego’s box. Nesbeth takes a touch to get the ball to Penelope Hocking who takes a shot that rolls wide of the target
29’ Red Stars go on the attack again. This time, Bea Franklin heads the ball past the Wave’s back line to finds Mallory Swanson, and the forward takes a shot that also goes wide
39’ San Diego take a corner kick that finds one of their players inside the box and they take a dangerous strike, but rookie Hannah Anderson gets her boot in the way to block the shot
42’ Jenna Bike sends a ball to Mallory Swanson who makes a run into San Diego’s 18-yard box. Swanson turns, takes a shot that’s deflected by a Wave defender and floats into the net to give Chicago the lead, 0-1 Red Stars
51’ San Diego’s forward takes a shot from outside the box that heads toward the upper 90 of the goal, but Alyssa Naeher dives and gets her glove on it to make a dynamic save
65’ Sam Staab sends a long throw into San Diego’s box. Swanson finds it on a bounce and takes a shot, but the Wave’s keeper sticks a foot out to make the save, 0-1 Red Stars
67’ Chicago’s Jameese Joseph forces a turnover in San Diego’s half, finds Swanson on a run behind the back line and Swanson finishes to extend Chicago’s lead, 0-2
69’ Red Stars’ Jenna Bike, from deep in Chicago’s half, sends ball down the field that turns San Diego’s defender around. Chicago’s Joseph takes the ball off the feet of the Wave’s defender, takes a touch around the keeper and scores her first career goal, 0-3 Red Stars
74’ An accidental handball inside Chicago’s 18-yard box awards San Diego a penalty. Alex Morgan steps up to take shot, but sends it over the crossbar to preserve Chicago’s clean sheet
81’ San Diego send a ball into Chicago’s 18-yard box. In an attempt to clear the ball, Chicago’s defender sends the ball straight up giving Alex Morgan a chance to head the ball, but the forward collides with Naeher and the ball slowly rolls toward the net, but Chicago’s Tatumn Milazzo makes another goal-line save, 0-3 Chicago
GAME NOTES:
Next Game
Chicago Red Stars vs. Houston Dash July 6, 2024, at Noon CT at SeatGeek Stadium
Goals by Half
1 2 F
SD 0 0 0
CHI 1 2 3
