Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher scored in the final seconds of second-half stoppage time as the Chicago Stars rallied from a three-goal deficit for a 3-3 draw with the host Seattle Reign on Monday night.
The goal was the first for Naeher, the longtime U.S. women’s national team goalie, in her 200th career NWSL match.
Ludmila and Camryn Biegalski also scored in the second half for the Stars (1-9-6, 9 points), whose winless streak reached 12 matches (0-6-6).
Jess Fishlock, Jordyn Huitema and Emeri Adames tallied for Seattle (7-5-4, 25 points).
Naeher came forward on Kathrin Hendrich’s corner kick in the ninth minute of stoppage time. Following a scramble at the right post, Naeher poked the ball into the net from a yard out.
Trailing 3-0, the Stars got on the scoreboard in the 73rd minute. Ally Schlegel sent a through ball to Ludmila, who dribbled to the top right of the 6-yard box before putting a shot into the far side netting.
In the 78th minute, a long cross-field pass from Taylor Malham found Biegalski on the right wing, and she put a 15-yard shot into the upper left corner of the net.
Fishlock opened the scoring in the third minute. Adames sent a pass to Huitema on the right wing. Huitema drove to the end line before sending a low cross to Fishlock, who redirected the ball into the net from 3 yards out.
The Reign doubled their advantage in the 34th minute. Fishlock dribbled down the middle of the field before sending a pass to Maddie Dahlien on the left side of the penalty area. Naeher made a leaping save on Dahlien’s 10-yard shot before Madison Curry blasted the rebound off the underside of the crossbar. The ball fell to Huitema, who she found the net on a bicycle kick from 5 yards out.
Seattle made it 3-0 in the opening seconds of the second half. The Reign sent the kickoff back to Dickey for a long ball to the top of the 18-yard box. Two Stars defenders collided, with the ball bouncing off Hendrich’s shoulder to Adames for a left-footed volley from 15 yards out into an open net.
–Field Level Media
