- Ludmila - 7'
- Ally Schlegel - 45'+9' Pen
Chicago Red Stars defeat Houston Dash 2-0 at Shell Energy Stadium
Ally Schlegel scores penalty to make it 2-0 Red Stars
Ally Schlegel scores penalty to make it 2-0 Red Stars
The Chicago Red Stars, led by Ludmila and Ally Schlegel, beat the Houston Dash 2-0 at Shell Energy Stadium on Friday.
Ludmila opened the scoring in the seventh minute with a header from the center of the box, assisted by a cross from Mallory Swanson following a set piece situation.
The Red Stars doubled their lead just before halftime when Schlegel converted a penalty in stoppage time after Avery Patterson committed a foul inside the penalty area.
Five yellow cards were issued during the contest, with the Dash receiving three of them.
For Chicago (10-2-11), Alyssa Naeher recorded two saves.
Houston dropped to 4-5-14.
Up next: The Red Stars host NJ/NY Gotham FC at 4 p.m. ET Oct. 12 at SeatGeek Stadium (Paramount+ NWSL+). The Dash meet the San Diego Wave FC at 8 p.m. ET Oct. 13 at Snapdragon Stadium (Paramount+ NWSL+).
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Ekaterina Koroleva
NWSL Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando Pride | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | +27 | 54 |
Washington Spirit | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | +19 | 47 |
NJ/NY Gotham FC | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | +10 | 44 |
Kansas City Current | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | +18 | 43 |
North Carolina Courage | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | +7 | 35 |
Chicago Red Stars | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | -1 | 32 |
Portland Thorns FC | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 28 |
Bay FC | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | -7 | 28 |
Racing Louisville FC | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
San Diego Wave FC | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 22 |
Angel City FC | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 22 |
Seattle Reign FC | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 20 |
Utah Royals | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -19 | 18 |
Houston Dash | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -22 | 17 |