September 6, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Racing Louisville FC News Release
Back on the road for the first time in more than a month, Racing Louisville encounters eighth-place Bay FC in a critical matchup amid the late-season playoff race at 10 p.m. ET Saturday at PayPal Park in San Jose, California.
The second clash between these two postseason hopefuls will be nationally broadcast on ION and streamed for free on ionnwsl.com. Sports Talk 790 AM will carry the radio broadcast, which will be additionally available online at 790louisville.iheart.com or via the iHeart app.
Racing (4-7-7, 19 points) fell out of playoff position and into 10th place in the NWSL standings after a cruel 3-2 loss at the hands of Seattle Reign at Lynn Family Stadium.
Racing outshot Seattle, 17-5, and doubled the Reign’s expected goals, which were just 0.2 outside of a first-half penalty kick. Louisville twice led in the first half thanks to goals from Ary Borges and Taylor Flint, but several controversial moments helped Seattle net two second-half goals to complete the rally entirely against the run of play.
“I think we possessed the ball differently, better,” said assistant coach Carmelina Moscato, who led the team this past Saturday with head coach Bev Yanez sidelined by illness. “I think defensively, we’re winning it higher, transitioning more often. When you look at progress, we feel we’re making it.”
Racing is still the only club outside the top six with a non-negative goal differential. With a triumph, Louisville could leapfrog Bay in the standings and take one step closer to the club’s first postseason berth.
The league’s Saturday night finale is a rematch of the June 29 nationally televised meeting in Louisville – a 1-0 victory for Bay that was also against the run of play. Bay’s Asisat Oshoala converted a second-half penalty for the win.
Bay FC (7-11-0, 21 points) is in good form heading into the weekend, coming off an impressive 3-1 road victory against the Portland Thorns at Providence Park. The California side led from the seventh minute as new addition Abby Dahlkemper, a Bay Area native, opened the scoring in her league debut for the expansion outfit.
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