There were plenty of moments when I thought Chicago were going to lose this game. Their wobbliness after being forced onto the back foot in the first half. Their relentless siege in the second half that bore no fruit. All this had the making for a Boston shocker— say, a stoppage time winner.
But if it’s one thing the Red Stars know how to do, it’s defend. For all that the attack sometimes fails to click, their back line knows what they’re doing. That’s what makes this goalless draw feel like something earned, rather than a missed opportunity.