Chicago Stars FC erased a two-goal deficit to draw 3-3 with the visiting North Carolina Courage. All six goals occurred in the second half, with four scored in the final 15 minutes. The Courage built a 2-0 lead through Manaka Matsukubo’s 49th-minute chip and Tyler Lussi’s 62nd-minute finish. Ludmila scored three goals in a 10-minute span, converting a solo strike in the 76th minute, a low finish in the 81st, and a headed equalizer from a corner in the 86th minute to complete the comeback. Jaedyn Shaw briefly restored a Courage lead in the 83rd minute. The Stars remain winless but have four straight draws under interim coach Ella Masar.
Ludmila scored three goals in an NWSL-record 10 minutes in the second half and the Chicago Stars FC tied the visiting North Carolina Courage 3-3 on Friday night. All six goals came in the second half, four in the final 15 minutes. The Stars (1-9-7) are winless in 13 matches but have tied four consecutive matches since interim head coach Ella Masar took over.
Just as the result looked settled, Ludmila burst into life to make it 2-1 in the 76th minute. The Brazilian international scored a stunning solo goal taking on four Courage players before releasing a rocket from the edge of the box. Ludmila tied it in the 81st minute by latching onto a long ball and stabbing a low shot past Courage goalkeeper Casey Murphy.
Collection
[
|
...
]