Well, that was satisfying! Not four games after meeting the Houston Dash in the 2018 season opener that ended in a last-ditch draw that left supporters with questions, the Chicago Red Stars wasted no time in showing how far they’d come in the early going, stomping the Dash 3-0 in the middle of a Chicago sleet-storm.
The hostile spring weather rendered Toyota Park into something of a Fortress of Pain for the visiting Dash, proving them foolish in coming to play in these conditions in the first place, with whipping winds forcing passes close to the ground, heavily favoring Chicago’s updated 4-3-3 play that builds up from the back.