September 13, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Racing Louisville FC News Release
Racing Louisville is back at Lynn Family Stadium with a chance to inch closer to a playoff spot when it takes on Angel City FC at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday in a rematch of a five-goal June thriller.
Saturday is also Racing’s annual Pups at the Pitch night. Fans may bring their dogs to the match, with proceeds going to the Kentucky Humane Society. The first 1,500 fans entering through Gate 4 with their pups will also receive a complimentary Feeders Supply dog bandana.
The third all-time meeting between the teams at Lynn Family Stadium 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 (4-8-7, 19 points) is coming off a narrow loss at Bay FC, 1-0, in its most recent match, falling to 11th position in the NWSL table but still just four points out of eighth place, the final playoff spot.
The Louisvillians now return home in need of points to make up ground in the postseason race, with the chance to avenge a 3-2 loss at Angel City earlier this year. Racing last won at home on Aug. 24, a 3-1 decision over the Chicago Red Stars in their first match after the Olympic break.
On June 19, Racing and ACFC combined for an entertaining affair in Los Angeles, where Louisville rallied from two goals down to even the scoreline. Angel City forward Sydney Leroux won the match with a breakaway goal in the final five minutes.
Racing is 1-2-2 all-time against Angel City, with its last match in Louisville ending in a 1-1 draw thanks to a Kirsten Wright equalizer from a Maddie Pokorny assist. At the time, the match had Racing’s largest home attendance.
Becki Tweed’s Angel City (6-10-3, 21 points) enters the weekend in ninth place, trailing the Chicago Red Stars by just two points for the final playoff berth.
ACFC has won two of its last three matches. The most recent game, however, ended in a 3-2 home loss to Seattle Reign despite taking an early lead inside the first 10 minutes.
Forward Alyssa Thompson, just 19, is on a tear up front for the California side, scoring a combined four goals in her last three appearances.
Follow along …
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