After a difficult stop-start season, the Chicago Red Stars managed to claw their way into the NWSL Playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.
However, their #4 seed pitted them against a North Carolina Courage side that is almost certainly the strongest in league history. It was always going to be an uphill battle from the opening whistle. The Red Stars gave it everything they had and it just wasn’t enough.
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Red Stars Head Coach Rory Dames set out a game plan for his team and they executed it well, which was the only consolation of the night.