Chicago Red Stars W 0–6 North Carolina Courage W

NWSL Women 2026 Regular season · 6 Sep 2026

Chicago Red Stars W vs North Carolina Courage W in the NWSL Women 2026.

At Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, Evanston.

Referee: Danielle Chesky, USA.

North Carolina Courage W beat Chicago Red Stars W 6–0. Ashley Sanchez opened the scoring for North Carolina Courage W after 11 minutes, and that goal decided it.

Goalscorers

• North Carolina Courage W: Ashley Sanchez 11', Chioma Okafor 17', Shinomi Koyama 61', Ryan Williams 63', Ashley Sanchez 69' (pen), Ashley Sanchez 81'

Chicago Red Stars W starting lineup (4-3-3)

• 1 A. Naeher (G)
• 14 T. Malham (D)
• 25 A. Farmer (D)
• 3 S. Staab (D)
• 29 Leila Ouahabi (D)
• 7 J. Grosso (M)
• 10 B. Pinto (M)
• 34 T. E. Dellarose (M)
• 5 M. Alozie (F)
• 11 Nádia Gomes (F)
• 4 J. Bike (F)

North Carolina Courage W starting lineup (4-3-3)

• 1 K. Sheridan (G)
• 13 R. Williams (D)
• 18 U. Shiragaki (D)
• 12 N. Staude (D)
• 11 F. Rauch (D)
• 19 E. Parkinson (M)
• 20 S. Koyama (M)
• 26 V. Bøe Risa (M)
• 8 Chioma Okafor (F)
• 10 E. Ijeh (F)
• 2 A. Sanchez (F)

Match events

• 11′ North Carolina Courage W: Normal Goal, Ashley Sanchez, Érica Meg Parkinson
• 17′ North Carolina Courage W: Normal Goal, Chioma Okafor, Evelyn Ijeh
• 45+2′ Chicago Red Stars W: Yellow Card, Jenna Bike
• 61′ North Carolina Courage W: Normal Goal, Shinomi Koyama, Chioma Okafor
• 63′ North Carolina Courage W: Normal Goal, Ryan Williams
• 69′ North Carolina Courage W: Penalty, Ashley Sanchez
• 70′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Ana Beatriz Gomes Lopes, Chioma Okafor
• 70′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, hannah betfort, Evelyn Ijeh
• 70′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Carly Wickenheiser, Vilde Risa
• 71′ Chicago Red Stars W: Substitution, Simone Charley, Michelle Alozie
• 71′ Chicago Red Stars W: Substitution, E. Egizii, Jenna Bike
• 71′ Chicago Red Stars W: Substitution, Bea Franklin, Aaliyah Farmer
• 71′ Chicago Red Stars W: Substitution, Anna Gasper, Julia Grosso
• 76′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Dani Weatherholt, Felicitas·Rauch
• 78′ Chicago Red Stars W: Substitution, Manaka Hayashi, Brianna Pinto
• 80′ North Carolina Courage W: Yellow Card, Uno Shiragaki
• 81′ North Carolina Courage W: Normal Goal, Ashley Sanchez, Ryan Williams
• 84′ Chicago Red Stars W: Yellow Card, Bea Franklin
• 85′ North Carolina Courage W: Substitution, Ivy Garner, Ashley Sanchez

Match statistics

Chicago Red Stars W before this match

• at Denver Summit W 1–6 (Denver Summit W) · Regular season, 30 Aug 2026
• vs Racing Louisville W 3–2 (Racing Louisville W) · Regular season, 23 Aug 2026
• at Houston Dash W 0–5 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 20 Aug 2026
• at Seattle Reign FC W 0–1 (Seattle Reign FC W) · Regular season, 15 Aug 2026
• vs Bay FC W 0–0 (Bay FC W) · Regular season, 9 Aug 2026

North Carolina Courage W before this match

• at Kansas City W 2–3 (Kansas City W) · Regular season, 29 Aug 2026
• vs Angel City W 2–0 (Angel City W) · Regular season, 27 Aug 2026
• vs Boston Legacy W 2–1 (Boston Legacy W) · Regular season, 22 Aug 2026
• vs Houston Dash W 2–3 (Houston Dash W) · Regular season, 16 Aug 2026
• at Washington Spirit W 4–3 (Washington Spirit W) · Regular season, 8 Aug 2026