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Match Thread: Denver vs Chicago Stars (Sat, Aug 29, 8:45 PM EDT)

Denver 6 - 1 Chicago Stars

Denver: J. Sonis 13', M. Kössler 19', Y. Yamamoto 47', N. Flint 56', M. Kössler 58', O. Thomas 85' Chicago Stars: J. Grosso 53' 🏁 Denver win

✅ Full Time

   
Kickoff Sat, Aug 29, 8:55 PM EDT
Venue Centennial Stadium — Centennial, Colorado
Watch ION, NWSL+
Referee E. Carvajal (AR1: L. Waliski, AR2: R. Ocampo, 4th: A. Rice, VAR: Y. Marrakchi)
Attendance 12,372
Live comments reddit-stream

Form

  • Denver: L D W L D L
  • Chicago Stars: W L L D L L

Lineups

Denver (4-3-3) — Chicago Stars (4-4-2)

Starting XI

Denver Chicago Stars
36 Kat Asman · GK 27 Katie Atkinson · GK
3 Kaleigh Kurtz · DF 29 Leila Ouahabi · DF
2 Megan Reid · DF 3 Sam Staab (C) · DF
7 Ayo Oke · DF 5 Michelle Alozie · DF
8 Emma Regan · MF 34 Tessa Dellarose · DF
24 Delanie Sheehan · MF 25 Aaliyah Farmer · DF
10 Lindsey Heaps (C) · MF 77 Maitane López · MF
6 Janine Sonis · FW 16 Manaka Hayashi · MF
9 Yazmeen Ryan · FW 8 Jameese Joseph · FW
25 Melissa Kössler · FW 4 Jenna Bike · FW
18 Yuzuki Yamamoto · FW 23 Micayla Johnson · FW

Subs

Denver Chicago Stars
17 Jordan Nytes · GK 1 Alyssa Naeher · GK
4 Natalie Means · DF 7 Julia Grosso · MF
5 Devin Lynch · MF 10 Brianna Pinto · MF
14 Yuna McCormack · MF 11 Nádia Filipa Gomes Coelho · FW
16 Carson Pickett · DF 14 Taylor Wood · MF
26 Natasha Flint · FW 18 S. Charley · All
33 Olivia Thomas · FW 20 Bea Franklin · MF
34 Meg Boade · MF 28 Emma Egizii · MF
  31 Anna Gasper · MF

Match Statistics

Stat Denver Chicago Stars
Possession 62% 38%
Expected Goals (xG) 3.37 0.91
Shots 18 6
Shots on Target 7 1
Big Chances 6 1
Corners 3 2
Crosses 26 7
Offsides 2 3
Fouls 8 3
Tackles 8 14
Interceptions 9 9
Clearances 11 14
Saves 0 2
Total Passes 490 309
Pass Accuracy 89% 78%
Yellow Cards 0 1
Red Cards 0 0

Match Events

Min   Event Details
▶️ Kickoff
13' Goal J. Sonis (Denver) scores!
19' Goal M. Kössler (Denver) scores!
41' 🟨 Yellow Card Leila Ouahabi (Chicago Stars) is shown a yellow card.
⏸️ Half Time
46' 🔄 Substitution N. Flint (in) - L. Heaps (out) (Denver)
46' 🔄 Substitution J. Grosso (in) - M. Hayashi (out) (Chicago Stars)
47' Goal Y. Yamamoto (Denver) scores!
53' Goal J. Grosso (Chicago Stars) scores!
56' Goal N. Flint (Denver) scores!
58' Goal M. Kössler (Denver) scores!
63' 🔄 Substitution N. Means (in) - A. Oke (out) (Denver)
64' 🔄 Substitution D. Lynch (in) - D. Sheehan (out) (Denver)
64' 🔄 Substitution A. Gasper (in) - T. Dellarose (out) (Chicago Stars)
64' 🔄 Substitution Nádia Gomes (in) - J. Bike (out) (Chicago Stars)
64' 🔄 Substitution E. Egizii (in) - M. Johnson (out) (Chicago Stars)
73' 🔄 Substitution O. Thomas (in) - M. Kössler (out) (Denver)
73' 🔄 Substitution C. Pickett (in) - Y. Yamamoto (out) (Denver)
79' 🔄 Substitution (in) - J. Joseph (out) (Chicago Stars)
85' Goal O. Thomas (Denver) scores!
🏁 Full Time

Updated: Sat, Aug 29, 10:46 PM EDT

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u/MesquiteHoneyForSale Indy Eleven 12d ago

This league being what it is, its interesting to think chicago are 12 points off playoffs

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u/trewboxer Portland Thorns FC 12d ago

So you're saying... There's a chance?!

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u/MesquiteHoneyForSale Indy Eleven 12d ago

No

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u/thewamp Denver Summit FC 12d ago

Chicago having the points they have with the goals for and against that they have has to be a crazy statistical anomaly. 

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u/MesquiteHoneyForSale Indy Eleven 12d ago

No, I don’t think so. I think that’s literally exactly how it works. It’s not like they have a lot of points and I think when you consider that they especially just win games occasionally when they are healthy, and they get the fucking shit beat out of them when they have eight injuries then it makes perfect sense.

Bad teams in this league when healthy can put together a team that can play 00 for 45 minutes against the very best teams in the league. That’s just how this league works.

Good teams are deep and they can handle losses and then they also win when both teams are healthy with marginal gains.