The Seattle Reign came into the Week 3 match against the Chicago Red Stars with two straight 1-1 draws. They’ve broken that streak now, but not in a good way. The Chicago Red Stars seemed to control the game even when they didn’t have the ball, giving them their first win of the season by scoring three goals. The game didn’t start completely in the Red Stars’ favor, with the Reign seeing most of the attacking third; but the moment that the first Red Stars goal was scored, the field tilted.
The first goal came in the 13th minute when Yuki Nagasato passed the ball outside to Casey Short, who decided to take a long chip shot at goal instead of a cross.