Sky Blue FC forward Sam Kerr scored two goals at home in the final game of the NWSL season, but it was not enough as FC Kansas City pulled out the 3 – 2 victory. Kansas City opened the scoring in the 5th minute when forward Amy Rodriguez received a ball toward the right flank, she was able to split the Sky Blue defense with a pass that found forward Sarah Hagen who was wide open near the back post as
Sky Blue FC settled for a 1 – 1 draw after relinquishing a late goal in a hard-fought match against first place Seattle Reign FC. Sky Blue was just minutes away from beating the Reign in Seattle, where they haven’t lost in two seasons, when Seattle midfielder Jess Fishlock scored the equalizing in 90th minute of the match. The play started when Seattle forward Kim Little gathered possession just outside the left side of the box when she saw Fishlock making a
Sky Blue FC defeated the Portland Thorns 1-0 in dramatic fashion in front of a sellout crowd that set an attendance record of 5,547 fans. Photo Credit: Brenden Murphy/ISNSoccer.com Scoring opened in the 19th minute when Sky Blue forward Sam Kerr had possession just outside the left side of the box, she sent a cross into the middle that met the feet of midfielder Kelley O’Hara who drew the attention of defenders before tapping it over to forward Nadia Nadim who
Sky Blue FC battled to a 1 – 1 draw on the road Wednesday night against the second place Chicago Red Stars. Chicago jumped out to the early lead, but Sky Blue equalized just before half time thanks to a brilliant effort by forward Sam Kerr. It was a back-and-forth battle from beginning to end with both teams putting up nearly identical lines. Both teams put four shots on goal, while Chicago barely edged Sky Blue in the shots token department,
Sky Blue FC picked up a critical win on the road as goalie Brittany Cameron posted her third shutout of the season to stop the Houston Dash and star midfielder Carli Lloyd. The game was back-and-forth early as both teams had some opportunities to put the first point on the board. Houston almost put one in the net in the 27th minute off of a shot by forward Melissa Henderson, but the shot was sent away by a great diving save
Sky Blue FC stretched their unbeaten streak to three games as they beat the Boston Breakers 3 – 1, led by a two goal performance from midfielder Kelley O’Hara. The return of their star players from the international duty has really elevated Sky Blue’s play. With just one win, and no more than one goal scored, in the first 11 games this season, they’ve now scored three goals in back-to-back games and won two of their last three. Sky Blue pushed the tempo
An early goal by midfielder Katy Freels was not enough, as Sky Blue FC watched their winless streak hit ten games when they squandered a first-half lead to the Portland Thorns on Friday. The Thorns drew a crowd of 12,223 fans to the game in Portland. The Thorns have nearly been unbeatable at home, losing just one of their last 11 home games. Sky Blue struck first in the 27th minute when midfielder Taylor Lytle fed Freels with a ball just outside
The Chicago Red Stars beat Sky Blue FC 3-0 in this battle of first and last place teams. Three different players scored goals for the Red Stars, including Vanessa DiBernardo who kicked things off early with a sixth minute goal. Sky Blue’s season-long struggles continued as they were shutout for the second game in a row, and for the fourth time overall on their current nine match winless streak. Photo Credit: Brenden Murphy Midfielder Katy Freels of Sky Blue nearly pulled the
The Seattle Reign opened up the scoring in the 8th minute with a goal by midfielder Keelin Winters, and would control the tempo for the rest of the match, as they beat Sky Blue FC by a score of 3 – 0. Seattle seemingly has Sky Blue’s number this season. Through two matches they’ve been able to hold Sky Blue to a total of eight shot attempts and one goal. However, their first meeting ended in a 1 – 1 draw. Sky
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