Seattle Reign traveled to Bridgeview, Il., on Saturday afternoon for a chilly match against the Chicago Red Stars. The Reign attempted a second-half comeback effort thanks to a Ji So-yun strike, but their defense faltered and gave up the game-winning goal in the 68th minute.
June Ash Eden
SeatGeek Stadium has been a challenge for the Reign (1-1-0), who are now 3-9-2 all-time on the road against the Red Stars (2-0-0).
The Reign have another road match next week. They kick off against the San Diego Wave (0-1-0) at 7 PM PT on Friday, March 29.
Highlights
Stats
SCORING SUMMARY
42' - Julia Bianchi (CHI)
63' - Ji So-yun (SEA)
68' - Maximiliane Rall (CHI)
LINEUPS
Your Starting XI 🆚 Chicago Red Stars
— Seattle Reign FC (@reignfc) March 23, 2024
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69' Substitution - R. Brown (In)/L. Woodham (Out); O. Van Der Jagt (In)/A. James (Out)
81' Substitution - E. Adames (In)/J. Huitema (Out); T. King (In)/B. Balcer (Out)
Home Opener Starting XI is here 🤩@Wintrust | #WithTheStars pic.twitter.com/V1LVbiB2t9
— Chicago Red Stars (@chicagoredstars) March 23, 2024
46' Substitution - Ava Cook (In)/Nádia Gomes (Out)
78' Substitution - S. Griffith (In)/A. Schlegel (Out); L. Nesbeth (In)/Júlia Bianchi (Out)
84' Substitution - Ally Cook (In)/M. Swanson (Out)
POSSESSION
Chicago: 38%
Seattle: 62%
EXPECTED GOALS
Chicago: 0.66 xG
Seattle: 0.95 xG
TOTAL SHOTS
Chicago: 6
Seattle: 16
SHOTS ON TARGET
Chicago: 3
Seattle: 2
SHOTS BLOCKED
Chicago: 2
Seattle: 7
SHOTS FROM INSIDE THE BOX
Chicago: 4
Seattle: 8
TOUCHES INSIDE THE OPPONENT'S BOX
Chicago: 11
Seattle: 17
PASSES
Chicago: 350
Seattle: 569
PASSING ACCURACY
Chicago: 69.1%
Seatle: 78.2%
PASSES IN FINAL THIRD
Chicago: 75
Seattle: 167
PASSING ACCURACY IN FINAL THIRD
Chicago: 42.7%
Seattle: 63.5%
CROSSES
Chicago: 8
Seattle: 25
CORNERS
Chicago: 2
Seattle: 7
OFFSIDES
Chicago: 1
Seattle: 2
FOULS
Chicago: 8
Seattle: 5
YELLOW CARDS
Chicago: 1
Seattle: 1
Quotes
On not being able to start on the front foot: "I think it was us, totally us. We were reactive and it was windy and conditions weren't great, but it was the same for both teams. We had the wind in the first half and we just couldn't deal with them trying to go long on the ball hanging off and we let things bounce when we didn't need to, but I'm not taking anything away from Chicago. When we wanted to get into the game, we did."
