The Chicago Red Stars (2-1-2) attempt to rebound from a difficult loss when they host the Bay Area’s FC Gold Pride (2-3-1) for the first time in Women’s Professional Soccer league action at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Toyota Park.Chicago is coming off a 2-0 defeat against Sky Blue FC, while FC Gold Pride is coming off a 1-0 defeat against St. Louis Athletica, even though the Bay Area out-shot St. Louis, 12-6.
The Red Stars are set for the fourth game of a five-game home stand, having posted a 1-1-1 record. Chicago hopes to find its winning ways again and return to the form that led to a 4-0 victory against the Boston Breakers on April 25.
Red Stars head coach Emma Hayes thinks Saturday’s matchup against Leslie Osbourne and FC Gold Pride is a carbon copy of Chicago’s makeup.
“This is the first time I’ve watched tape of another team in the league and thought, ‘They look like us,’” Hayes said in a release. “They have talent on the attack and a very strong midfield. They’re a dangerous club.”
More Web casts: The Red Stars and Ollin Omnimedia reached an agreement to provide Spanish-language Web casts for four home matches. They begin on Saturday against FC Gold Pride. The game is not televised. The Web cast is available at www.ChicagoRedStars.com. The other Spanish-language Web casts are May 23, June 21 and July 1.
Dieke earns 50th cap: Red Stars defender Ifeoma Dieke was honored earlier this week before Scotland’s 3-1 victory against Northern Ireland at Forthbank Stadium. “It’s great; I can still remember my first cap where we got beat by Ukraine, 1-0, in the 90th minute,” Dieke said to scottishfa.co.uk, referring to her 2004 international debut. “Fortunately things have progressed a long way since then.”
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