Sky Blue FC became the third club to punch their ticket to the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup semi-finals yesterday, upsetting Washington Spirit 4-3 on penalties.
Despite ending scoreless, yesterday’s regulation period was far from boring. The game’s first 90 minutes were as nervy and tight as the 0-0 scoreline indicates, though the play was far from contained, consistently stretching from one end of the pitch to another. The Spirit held most of the possession, and had more looks at goal, but Sky Blue had some major chances themselves. But by the time that the final regulation whistle blew, neither squad had been able to find the back of the net, despite a frantic final few minutes of desperate last attempts at goal from both sides.