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Owen Krucoff
Washingtonspirit.com
Boyds, Md., (8/10/2019) – A sellout crowd of 5,300 fans filled Maureen Hendricks Field at the Maryland SoccerPlex on Saturday night as the Washington Spirit fell 1-0 to the Chicago Red Stars.
Supporters flooded Spirit Hill and both sets of bleachers and even overflowed into the hillside on the northern edge of the stadium as Washington’s strong defensive effort kept the match close to the very end. Yuki Nagasato’s 65th minute goal was the difference as Chicago won its fifth consecutive game.
Spirit defender Sam Staab and goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe each did their part to keep the score level in the first half. With Chicago forward Arin Wright through on goal in the sixth minute, Staab came sliding in to deny what could have been an early Red Stars lead.
6' – Thats our rook! Staab slides in to block the chance!#WASvCHI // #CatchTheSpirit pic.twitter.com/WF7E1CGH98
— Washington Spirit (@WashSpirit) August 10, 2019
Twenty minutes later, Bledsoe came up big as Wright was foiled from close range yet again. Wright received a cross from forward Sam Kerr, but her shot couldn’t get past Bledsoe, who kicked the ball to safety.
26' – Aubrey Bledsoe. Brick Emojis. 🧱🧱🧱#WASvCHI // #CatchTheSpirit pic.twitter.com/jhORcH14RD
— Washington Spirit (@WashSpirit) August 10, 2019
There was no shortage of star power up and down the field on Saturday. Four 2019 Women’s World Cup players featured in the starting lineup for the Spirit, including midfielder Rose Lavelle, who made her first in-game appearance at the SoccerPlex this season.
Chicago’s lineup featured U.S. World Cup players Julie Ertz, Alyssa Naeher and Tierna Davidson, as well as Australian standout Kerr.
Following the match, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice presented the Spirit with a proclamation of support for the team’s talents on the field and its ability to inspire young soccer players all across the county.
The Spirit will go west next weekend for a match against Portland Thorns FC in Portland, Oregon. Kickoff is set for 10:30 p.m. ET next Saturday, and the action can be seen on NBC Sports Washington and Monumental Sports Network.
-NWSL Match Report-
Match: Washington Spirit vs Chicago Red Stars
Date: August 10, 2019
Venue: Maureen Hendricks Field at Maryland SoccerPlex
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET
Attendance: 5,300
Weather: Sunny, upper 70s
Scoring Summary:
| Goals | 1 | 2 | F |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CHI – Nagasato 65’
Lineups:
WAS (4-3-3): 1-Aubrey Bledsoe; 19-Dorian Bailey; 3-Sam Staab; 12-Andi Sullivan (c); 28-Elise Kellond-Knight (84’ 17-Cali Farquharson); 10-Rose Lavelle; 8-Meggie Dougherty Howard; 4-Jordan DiBiasi; 33-Ashley Hatch; 7-Amy Harrison (46’ 2-Arielle Ship); 20-Cheyna Matthews (70’ 5-Megan Crosson)
Unused Substitutes: 30-Shae Yanez; 18-McKenzie Berryhill; 13-Bayley Feist; 31-Crystal Thomas
CHI (4-3-3): 1-Alyssa Naeher; 26-Tierna Davidson (72’ 9-Savannah McCaskill); 14-Sarah Gorden; 5-Katie Naughton; 6-Casey Short; 8-Julie Ertz (c); 24-Danielle Colaprico; 10-Vanessa DiBernardo (90+5’ 2-Nikki Stanton); 12-Yuki Nagasato (85’ 23-Brooke Elby); 3-Arin Wright; 20-Sam Kerr
Unused Substitutes: 13-Morgan Brian; 15-Maria Sanchez; 18-Mackenzie Arnold; 33-Katie Johnson
Stats Summary: WAS / CHI
Shots: 9 / 12
Shots on Goal: 3 / 3
Saves: 2 / 3
Blocked Shots: 2 / 1
Fouls: 7 / 8
Offside: 1 / 7
Misconduct Summary:
WAS – Andi Sullivan 13’ – Yellow Card
CHI – Danielle Colaprico 46’ – Yellow Card
WAS – Rose Lavelle 64’ – Yellow Card
Officials:
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
Assistant Referee 1: Jennifer Garner
Assistant Referee 2: Tiffini Turpin
Fourth Official: Karl Kummer
