With Sunday night’s victory over the Breakers, Sky Blue FC now sits in fifth place, just two points shy of the fourth-ranked Red Stars.
In their hunt for a playoff position, Sky Blue FC (5-4-4, 15 points) came well within reach with their 3-2 win over the Boston Breakers (1-11-1, 4 points) Sunday night in Boston. The three points earned from their victory was enough to land them in fifth place and just two points shy of the Chicago Red Stars.
In the teams’ previous meeting this season, Sky Blue won 1-0 after a Kelley O’Hara shot was deflected off a Boston defender for an own goal.