It was the Chicago Red Stars’ Pride night in Bridgeview on Sunday evening, and the weather finally showed up in a nice way for the home squad. The night was ultimately spoiled however by a 2-0 loss to the visiting, new look, Washington Spirit.
There might have been an indication of trouble ahead that the Red Stars lined up in their preferred 4-3-3 formation, with Michele Vasconcelos, Katie Johnson, and Yuki Nagasato up top, and Vanessa DiBernardo, Nikki Stanton, and Brooke Elby in the midfield.
Brooke Elby is a talented all-around player, and a hard worker, but everything in that decision looked like Chicago was expecting to have Danny Colaprico available to start, and when presented with her inability to make it into the match decided to change.