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Red Stars' Clash with Washington Falls Victim to Weather

June 21, 2015 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
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Chicago Red Stars vs. Washington Freedom
Chicago Red Stars vs. Washington Freedom
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Chicago, Ill. - The NWSL-leading Chicago Red Stars saw their highly anticipated clash with second-place Washington Spirit fall victim to inclement weather on Saturday. It was a fitting end to a bizarre night that saw the match halted for over three and a half hours due to lightning in the area, then resumed and finally called off completely following a controversial offside call on a goal by Chicago's Sofia Huerta and the go-ahead tally at the other end by Washington's Megan Oyster.

After some good, early pressure by the Red Stars, their opponents managed to get a better grip on the game and nearly took the lead at the quarter-hour mark. Chicago midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo's mishit pass back toward the defense inadvertently served to spring the Spirit's Amanda Da Costa on the right side of the area and the attacker picked out Crystal Dunn in the center, only for the striker's first-time shot to whistle just wide of the left post.

It would be the final noteworthy chance before the match was first delayed at 7:24 p.m. local time. A whopping three hours and 24 minutes later, the two teams resumed play and treated the few brave fans who had stuck around to some quality soccer until the action was suspended once more at 11:50 p.m. local time and never started up again, the match being scheduled for a full replay at a later date.

It might have been just as well for the Red Stars, who had fallen behind moments after thinking they had taken the lead. Chicago's Huerta had her strike on a scramble in the box wiped away by an offside call that replays later revealed to have been highly questionable, followed by Illinois native Oyster's first-time finish on a corner kick from the right to give the Spirit the lead in the 38th minute. The visitors' joy was short-lived, as the game was suspended mere moments later and all the stats nixed.

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