Racing Louisville opened their regular season on Saturday night with a frustrating 2-1 away loss against the Chicago Red Stars. For the second week in a row, Racing found themselves in a winnable match that was lost through simple mistakes.
“It’s difficult to explain the feeling right now because, on one hand, we’re super disappointed over the result – we really thought we had a good chance to win tonight,” said Racing coach Kim Björkegren. “We started the game not so well. … We tried to answer their questions on the pitch, and we’re doing many things really well. We had (61) percent of the possession in an away game in Chicago. In the end, it doesn’t matter. We need to create more chances, but we also need to be more hungry in the box.”
Racing’s single goal of the night came from Emily Fox who earned Player of the Match honors for her efforts. This was Fox’s first professional goal, an experience she called bittersweet considering the match’s outcome. “In the moment I was like, ‘We need to score,’ and I felt like I could have done more to help with the goal they scored,” she said. “There really wasn’t much celebrating. I felt like we needed to get after it. I’m very excited I scored, but I want the team to win.”
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— Racing Louisville FC (@RacingLouFC) May 1, 2022
In addition to Fox, rookie midfielder Savannah DeMelo had a standout match. She was second only to Fox in duels but was the team leader in duels won. She’s also proven to be a solid taker of set pieces and was inches away from getting one against Chicago when her shot in the first half went off the woodwork.
Although clearly frustrated by the outcome, players are keeping this match in perspective. “I think we got a little unlucky with the two goals,” said DeMelo after the match, “but I think we showed what we’re…
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