NWSL Chicago Stars FC

Chicago Red Stars Fall to Orlando Pride, 5-0

August 20, 2023 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Chicago Stars FC News Release


ORLANDO, FL - The Chicago Red Stars fell to the Orlando Pride 5-0. The team travels to North Carolina next weekend to take on the Courage.

KEY MOMENTS:

11' Orlando's Messiah Bright and Chicago's Arin Wright go on a foot race toward Chicago's goal, but Bright's first touch is too heavy and goalkeeper, Alyssa Naeher, gets to the ball and clears the danger

14' Orlando send a cross into Chicago's 18-yard box that finds the head of Rafaelle who heads it over the outstretched hand of Naeher and puts Orlando ahead, 1-0 Orlando

23' Orlando's Bright receives a ball on Chicago territory carries it to the top of the box and curls a shot into the net, 2-0 Orlando

34' bianca St-Georges sends a ball past her defender, beats her to the ball and sends a pass to an awaiting Ava Cook who takes a shot but it's blocked by Orlando's center back

35' Chicago's Casey Krueger finds Penelope Hocking on the left side of Orlando's territory. Hocking goes on a run that ends in a shot that's blocked but goes out for a corner kick

48' Orlando's Marta sends a pass to Messiah Bright who finds a way around Chicago's defender and gets the ball to the back of the net, 3-0 Orlando

59' Chicago take a short, quick corner kick that finds Penelope Hocking. Her cross gets to the keeper, but goes under their arms, but is safely kicked out of harms way

64' Orlando's Mariana Larroquette finds the back of the net to extend Orlando's lead, 4-0 Orlando

68' Orlando's Cluff adds another goal for Orlando, 5-0

GAME NOTES:

Despite the lopsided score, the Red Stars out possessed (50.8 to 49.2), had more passes (442 to 429) and had more passes in the final third 109 to 92

Next Game

North Carolina Courage vs. Chicago Red Stars August 27, 2023, 1:00 p.m. CT at WakeMed Soccer Park

Goals by Half

1 2 F

CHI 0 0 0

ORL2 3 5

Scoring Summary:

CHI:

ORL: 14' Rafaelle Souza (Adriana), 23' Messiah Bright (Doyle), 48' Bright (Marta), 64' Mariana Larroquette (Cluff), 68' Mikayla Cluff (Adriana)

Disciplinary Report

CHI: 25' Penelope Hocking (Yellow Card)

ORL:

Lineups

CHI: Alyssa Naeher, Kayla Sharples (Amanda Kowalski), Arin Wright (Tatumn Milazzo), Casey Krueger, Taylor Malham, Cari Roccaro, Julia Bianchi, Bianca St-Georges (Jenna Bike), Ava Cook (Ella Stevens), Yuki Nagasato, Penelope Hocking (Ally Schlegel)

ORL: Anna Moorhouse, Haley McCutcheon, Rafaelle Souza (Montefusco), Emily Madril, Kylie Strom, Viviana Villacorta (Listro), Marta, Kerry Abello, Adriana (Yates), Julie Doyle (Cluff), Messiah Bright (Larroquette)

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