Houston Dash 2-0 Chicago Red Stars
HOUSTON, TX—The Chicago Red Stars opened their fifth NWSL season with a 2-0 loss at Houston Dash.
A long ball from Amber Brooks found Kealia Ohai in behind the Red Stars defense and beat Alyssa Naeher far post. Rachel Daly doubled the lead ten minutes from time with a curling shot that just got inside the far post and out of the reach of Naeher.
The Red Stars had just two shots on target the whole game compared to eight for the Dash.
The Red Stars have their home opener next Saturday at Toyota Park against FC Kansas City at 3pm. The match will be streamed on go90.com and the go90 app.
SCORING SUMMARY:
HOU-Kealia Ohai (Brooks) 15
HOU-Rachel Daly (Ohai) 80
BOOKING SUMMARY:
CHI-Alyssa Mautz (caution) 29
HOU-Bruna Soares (caution) 56
HOUSTON DASH (4-3-3): #18-Lydia Williams; #5-Cari Roccaro, #55-Janine Van Wyk, #4-Bruna Benites, #2-Poliana; #13-Denise O’Sullivan, #12-Amber Brooks, #17-Andressinha (#9-Sarah Hagen 69); #7-Kealia Ohai (#23-Cami Privett 89), #3-Rachel Daly, #16-Janine Beckie (#8-Claire Falknor 68)
Subs not used: #24-Jane Campbell, #21-Melissa Henderson, #22-Stephanie Ochs, #27-Caity Heap
CHICAGO RED STARS (4-3-3): #1-Alyssa Naeher; #3-Arin Gilliand (#7-Taylor Comeau 46), #6-Casey Short, #8-Julie Ertz, #16-Samantha Johnston; #10-Vanessa DiBernardo, #4-Alyssa Mautz, #24-Danielle Colaprica; #2-Jen Hoy (#19-Summer Green 79), #9-Stephanie McCaffrey (#11-Sofia Huerta 58), #23-Christen Press
Subs Not Used: #18-Michele Dalton, #5-Katie Naughton, #13-Morgan Proffitt
TOTAL SHOTS: HOU 10-12 CHI
SHOTS ON GOAL: HOU 8-2 CHI
FOULS: HOU 5-4 CHI
OFFSIDES: HOU 2-6 CHI
CORNER KICKS: HOU 6-4 CHI
SAVES: HOU 2-6 CHI
Referee: Farhad Dadhko
Assistant Referees: Eduardo Jeff, Daniel Gutierrez
Fourth Official: Diego Blas
Weather: Party Cloudy and 82º
Attendance: N/A
Woman of the Match: Kealia Ohai (HOU)
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