Alex Morgan powered the San Diego Wave to their first win of the season with a late aim to blast them previous the Chicago Red Stars.
In entrance of a sellout crowd of 30,854 followers at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California, Morgan’s 89th-minute penalty sealed all three factors for the Wave in a hard-fought match. The Red Stars and Wave had been evenly matched for almost all of the game, with Chicago having a slight edge in possession with 52% of the ball.
Chicago received on the scoresheet first with a Yuki Nagasato left-footed shot to the highest proper nook within the 18th minute. But San Diego wouldn’t keep quiet after that, shortly equalizing via an Amirah Ali header from shut vary within the twenty second minute, then doubling their lead within the thirty second minute with a aim from Jaedyn Shaw within the backside proper nook.
Yet, the Red Stars climbed again into the game with a Mallory Swanson penalty simply earlier than halftime.
However, the Wave was way more decided on the finish, culminating in Morgan’s penalty within the game’s dying minutes. After the victory, Morgan thanked Wave supporters and spoke about their help in getting them the win.
“30,000 in the stands just kept us going. Just to win in our first game, feel good going into the season, there’s no better feeling. Hopefully we get 30,000 fans next game.”
With over 30,000 followers attending the match, the Wave broke the NWSL attendance report, beforehand set by the Orlando Pride in 2016, with 23,403 followers.
San Diego will proceed their NWSL marketing campaign this weekend at dwelling as they tackle the North Carolina Courage.
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