CHICAGO, Ill. (April 16, 2022) - Arlington Heights native, Amanda Kowalski, scored the Chicago Red Stars’ lone goal tonight as the team tied Racing Louisville FC 1-1. The team now stands in second place in the central division and faces a win-and-in scenario against Kansas City next week for the Challenge Cup semifinals.
KEY MOMENTS:
‘6 Mallory Pugh takes a shot that deflects to Amanda Kowalski who puts it in the back of the net
‘42 a quick shot toward the Red Stars goal is scooped up by Alyssa Naeher
‘57 DiBernardo’s cross finds Wright who takes a shot, but it’s stopped by Louisville
‘58 Kizer goes on a run that ends with a shot that lands safely in Naeher’s hands
‘76 Louisville’s Ekic scores off a free kick attempt GAME NOTES:
Kowalski scored her first NWSL Challenge Cup goal in only her second game as a starter
DiBernardo led the team in passes (47), completed passes in the final third (16) and touches (80)
The Red Stars defense stood strong against a barrage of shots from Louisville, only allowing 4 of the 13 shots on target.
Next Game
Chicago Red Stars at Kansas City Current April 24, 2022, 4:00 p.m. CT at Children's Mercy Park
Goals by Half 1 2 F
CHI 1 0 1
LOU 0 1 1
Scoring Summary:
CHI: ‘6 Amanda Kowalski,
LOU: ‘75 Emina Ekic
Disciplinary Report
CHI: ‘50 Danielle Colaprico yellow card, ‘74 Vanessa DiBernardo yellow card, ‘84 Ava Cook yellow card
LOU: ‘27 Freja Olofsson yellow card
Lineup
CHI: Alyssa Naeher, Tatumn Milazzo, Kayla Sharples, Zoe Morse, Amanda Kowalski (Alyssa Mautz), Arin Wright, Danielle Colaprico, Vanessa DiBernardo, Mallory Pugh (Sarah Griffith), Yuki Nagasato, Ava Cook (Jill Aguilera)
LOU: Katie Lund, Emily Fox, Gemma Bonner, Julia Lester, Addisyn Merrick (Ebony Salmon), Jaelin Howell (Savannah DeMelo), Freja Olofsson, Cece Kizer, Lauren Milliet, Kirsten Davis (Emina Ekic), Jess McDonald
How is Mallory? We are all concerned about her.