April 14, 2023 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Racing Louisville FC News Release
Racing Louisville FC in action
(Racing Louisville FC, Credit: Chris Humphrey)
Racing Louisville FC hits the road this week for a two-match West Coast swing, starting with a 10 p.m. ET Saturday kickoff against Angel City FC at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
The match will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network.
Racing (0-0-2, 2 points) opened the 2023 campaign with back-to-back draws, playing to a 0-0 tie in Houston before rallying from two goals down to finish 2-2 with Washington in Louisville’s home opener on April 1.
Two offseason additions, Abby Erceg and Ary Borges, scored for Racing vs. Washington, highlighting the contributions from seven newcomers who joined the Louisville club over the winter. Defenders Carson Pickett and Elli Pikkujämsä, midfielder Kayla Fischer and forwards Paige Monaghan and Uchenna Kanu each have started or made appearances in the first two matches and figure to be featured again on Saturday in California.
Racing returns to Los Angeles a little more than six months after then-first-year club Angel City, 3-1, in the Louisvillians’ road finale. Alex Chidiac, Kirsten Davis and Emina Ekic scored in the win. While Ekic is still rehabilitating an ankle fracture suffered while on loan this winter in Australia, Chidiac and Davis will be with Racing for the rematch in Los Angeles.
Angel City (1-1-0, 3 points) claimed its first win of the young season on April 1, edging Orlando, 2-1, with the latest game-winning goal in regulation in NWSL history, a Katie Johnson score in the 10th minute of added time. The win evened Angel City’s record after a 2-1 home loss to NJ/NY Gotham over opening weekend. Johnson, Claire Emslie and Alyssa Thompson, the top pick in this year’s NWSL Draft, have scored the goals this year for Angel City.
Follow along…
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– The game will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network and the CBS Sports app and for free on NWSLSoccer.com internationally.
Story lines …
Ary-ou Kidding Me? Brazilian midfielder Ary Borges made a stunning first impression on Racing fans in her first home game in Louisville, scoring a highlight-reel equalizer in the second half of Racing’s 2-2 draw with Washington on April 1. It was the 23-year-old’s first goal in the National Women’s…