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Shake It Off: Red Stars 1, Kansas City 0, recap

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The first home game of the season is always something of a victory. For a team that’s played in three different leagues, that’s had to rebuild its roster several times, that only recently got to a point where a playoff berth was a reasonable goal to pursue, and for a team that has had to migrate from one home to another, this warm spring day at Toyota Park definitely had a subtle air of triumph.

And the Chicago Red Stars, still licking their wounds from their 2-0 loss in Houston last week to start the 2017 NWSL campaign, made the most of the added wind in their sails.