Chicago Red Stars Shutout by North Carolina Courage, 0-5
The Chicago Red Stars go scoreless against the North Carolina Courage in a 0-5 loss. The Red Stars take the field again Wednesday, June 14, when the team travels to Kansas City to take on the Current in a mid-week UKG Challenge Cup matchup.
KEY MOMENTS:
11’ North Carolina’s Kerolin sends in a cross from the left that Alyssa Naeher can’t get in front of, putting the Courage on the board early, 0- 1 North Carolina
29’ Casey Krueger puts on the speed to come from behind and shut down a dangerous Courage breakaway run
31’ North Carolina’s Mille Gijl gets past the Red Stars defense to find the back of the net and extend the Courage lead, 0-2 North Carolina
34’ Kerolin sneaks past Tierna Davidson and draws Naeher out of the net, which allows Kerolin to add a third Courage goal, 0-3 North Carolina
39’ After the Courage make a run into the box, a sliding Krueger and diving Naeher team up for a spectacular save
40’ A cross by Casey Krueger nearly misses the head of Yuki Nagasato just in front of the net
44’ Bianca St-Georges sends in a lofty shot that is stopped by North Carolina goalkeeper, Casey Murphy
52’ North Carolina’s Narumi Muira puts the ball at the feet of Denise O’Sullivan, who adds to the Courage scoreline, 0-4
57’ Ella Stevens makes a run up the right side, sending a cross into the box that is deflected
60’ Kerolin beats the Red Stars defense and finds the back of the net for a third time, 0-5
84’ Jill Aguilera takes a shot from the center of the box, but too much height sends it over the crossbar
90+5’ A shot launched from outside the box forces Alyssa Naeher to make a diving save
GAME NOTES:
- Five Red Stars, all starters, completed 80 percent or more of their passes on the pitch tonight: Tierna Davidson (86.2%), Casey Krueger (84.3%), Cari Roccaro (92.9%), Arin Wright (85.0%) and Julia Bianchi (88.1%).
- In addition to her 84.3% passing accuracy, defender Casey Krueger put in work on both ends of the field during the match, completing more passes in the final third (7) and creating more chances (2) than any other Red Star.
Next Game
Kansas City Current vs. Chicago Red Stars June 14, 2023, 7:00 p.m. CT at Children’s Mercy Park
Goals by Half
1 2 F
CHI 0 0 0
NCC 3 2 5
Scoring Summary:
CHI:
NCC: 11’ Kerolin (Gejl), 31’ Gejl (O’Sullivan), 34’ Kerolin (Kurtz), 52’ O’Sullivan (Miura), 60’ Kerolin (Boade)
Disciplinary Report
CHI: 76’ Jenna Bike, 90+8’ Tatumn Milazzo
NCC:
Lineups
CHI: Alyssa Naeher, Casey Krueger, Tierna Davidson, Tatum Milazzo, Cari Roccaro (Fisher), Julia Bianchi, Yuki Nagasato (Aguilera), Bianca St-Georges (Bike), Arin Wright, Sandra Starke (Stevens), Ava Cook (Matthews)
NCC: Casey Murphy, Ryan Williams, Kaleigh Kurtz, Malia Berkely, Emily Fox, Denise O’Sullivan, Victoria Pickett (Tagliaferri), Narumi Miura, Kerolin Nicoli (Ratcliffe), Mille Gejl (Pinto), Tess Boade (Wingate)
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