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Leilanni Nesbeth
Following a three-match road trip, the Leilanni Nesbeth and her Chicago Red Stars teammates return to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, IL, to take on the Houston Dash.
Nesbeth and her teammates celebrated Kid’s Day at the stadium Saturday with the first 1,000 fans in attendance receiving a Red Stars branded lunch box.
Nesbeth would pick up her first career Assist in the only goal of the game as the Chicago Red Stars edged the Houston Dash 1 – 0.
Khano Smith
Khano Smith’s Rhode Island FC fought back from a two-goal deficit for the first time ever, capping a dramatic 3-3 draw vs. Indy Eleven with a late equalizer in second-half stoppage time in front of a packed Beirne Stadium.
Two second-half goals from Frank Nodarse and a second goal of the season from Providence native Isaac Angking marked the third straight match RIFC has scored three or more goals, rescuing a dramatic point in the final moments.
Zeiko Lewis
Zeiko Lewis and his Union Omaha teammates bounced back from their defeat in Madison to put the hurt on Chattanooga again, winning 4-2 to up the season series to 9-4 on aggregate.
On a night where the grey skies portended worse weather than we actually received, the signs of life displayed in the second half against the ‘Mingos came through on this matchday. The dynamic attacking line of Steevan Dos Santos, Lagos Kunga, and Missael Rodríguez created constant problems for Chattanooga, their varying strengths all meshing to create a deadly trident augmented by Joe Gallardo’s creativity.
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