Last year the Red Stars began their season away at Houston, where they suffered a two-goal loss. Not a great way to start what ended up being a fairly tough campaign, albeit one that ended in a playoff berth.
History does’t necessarily repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
To wit: the Red Stars, full of confidence and ready to take the 2017 NWSL season by storm, nonetheless flopped in Week 1 with a 2-0 loss in Houston.
The Dash got on the board early when a Route 1 counterattacking play dropped the ball right in front of Kaelia Ohai, who raced on toward goal and slotted past Alyssa Naeher for Houston’s opener.