Washington Spirit (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
There’s something very weird happening in the NWSL this season. The standings are so extremely bunched up to the point that the difference between 7th and 2nd is just 2 points right now and the way officiating goes, you don’t know who’s going to be sent off at any point. But the Chicago Red Stars have generated their own personal brand of chaos that has once again been put on display in their 3-1 win over OL Reign.
This game did not start off well for the Red Stars. In just the 4th minute, Sophia Huerta put them in danger with a drive up the byline, but her cross couldn’t quite be finished at the near post.