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Championship game of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

Football match
2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship
Championship, presented by Budweiser, of the 2020 National Women's Soccer League Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret
Event2020 NWSL Challenge Cup
Houston Dash Chicago Red Stars
2 0
DateJuly 26, 2020 (2020-07-26)
VenueRio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
Woman of the MatchShea Groom, HOU
RefereeKatja Koroleva
Attendance0 (Behind closed doors)
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The 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship was a soccer match held on July 26, 2020, at the Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. It was the final match of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, a one-off competition marking the resumption of the 2020 National Women's Soccer League season following the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The match was played behind closed doors due to the pandemic and was broadcast on CBS beginning at 12:30 ET.

Houston Dash won the match 2–0 against Chicago Red Stars to win the tournament.

Road to the final

Further information: 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup

The 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup was a one-off tournament during the 2020 NWSL season to mark the league's return to action from the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight National Women's Soccer League teams participated in the tournament. The tournament, played behind closed doors in the Salt Lake City area, began on June 27 with a preliminary round, followed by a knockout round.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Houston Dash Round Chicago Red Stars
Opponent Result Preliminary round Opponent Result
Utah Royals FC 3–3 Match 1 Washington Spirit 1–2
OL Reign 2–0 Match 2 Portland Thorns FC 0–0
Sky Blue FC 0–2 Match 3 North Carolina Courage 0–1
Washington Spirit 0–1 Match 4 Utah Royals FC 1–0
Pos Team Pld Pts
2 Washington Spirit 4 7
3 OL Reign 4 5
4 Houston Dash 4 4
5 Utah Royals FC (H) 4 4
6 Chicago Red Stars 4 4
Source: NWSL
(H) Host 		Final standings
Pos Team Pld Pts
4 Houston Dash 4 4
5 Utah Royals FC (H) 4 4
6 Chicago Red Stars 4 4
7 Sky Blue FC 4 4
8 Portland Thorns FC 4 3
Source: NWSL
(H) Host
Opponent Result Knockout round Opponent Result
Utah Royals FC 0–0 (3–2 p) Quarter-finals OL Reign 0–0 (4–3 p)
Portland Thorns FC 1–0 Semi-finals Sky Blue FC 3–2

Match

Details

Houston Dash2–0Chicago Red Stars
Report
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UtahAttendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)Referee: Katja Koroleva
Houston Dash Chicago Red Stars
GK 1 United States Jane Campbell
RB 9 United States Haley Hanson Yellow card 82'
CB 11 United States Megan Oyster
CB 25 United States Katie Naughton
LB 2 Canada Allysha Chapman
CM 6 United States Shea Groom
CM 13 Canada Sophie Schmidt
CM 19 United States Kristie Mewis downward-facing red arrow 29'
RW 8 Canada Nichelle Prince downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 3 England Rachel Daly (c)
LW 14 United States Brianna Visalli downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
GK 20 United States Lindsey Harris
GK 99 United States Amanda Dennis
DF 17 United States Erin Simon Yellow card 89' upward-facing green arrow 87'
DF 23 United States Ally Prisock
MF 5 United States CeCe Kizer upward-facing green arrow 29'
MF 10 United States Christine Nairn
MF 28 United States Cami Privett
FW 4 Canada Maegan Kelly
FW 7 United States Katie Stengel
FW 12 United States Veronica Latsko upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 16 Jamaica Kayla McCoy
FW 24 United States Jamia Fields
FW 26 United States Bridgette Andrzejewski
Manager:
England James Clarkson
GK 1 United States Alyssa Naeher
RB 28 United States Kayla Sharples Yellow card 4' downward-facing red arrow 68'
CB 11 United States Sarah Gorden
CB 8 United States Julie Ertz (c)
LB 29 Canada Bianca St. Georges downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 24 United States Danielle Colaprico
CM 10 United States Vanessa DiBernardo
CM 9 United States Savannah McCaskill downward-facing red arrow 78'
RW 2 United States Kealia Watt
CF 5 United States Rachel Hill
LW 33 Mexico Katie Johnson downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
GK 21 United States Emily Boyd
GK 38 United States Cassie Miller
DF 14 United States Zoe Morse upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF 23 United States Julia Bingham upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF 30 United States Hannah Davison
DF 32 United States Zoey Goralski upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 25 United States Cassie Rohan
FW 7 United States Michele Vasconcelos
FW 15 United States Makenzy Doniak upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 19 United States Sarah Luebbert
FW 22 United States Zoe Redei
Manager:
United States Rory Dames

Woman of the Match:
Shea Groom, HOU
Assistant referees:
Jennifer Garner
Tiffini Turpin
Fourth official:
Tori Penso

Match rules

Broadcasting

The match aired on CBS and CBS All Access in the United States and Canada, and on Twitch internationally. Jenn Hildreth and Lori Lindsey served as play-by-play announcer and analyst respectively on CBS, reporting remotely, while Mike Watts and Jen Cooper did the same on Twitch. Marisa Pilla was the on-field reporter. Most of the show's production staff operated off-site, including a fully remote integration model production, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States.

CBS Sports soccer reporter Sandra Herrera and studio host Sherree Burruss hosted the pre- and post-game shows on CBS Sports HQ along with Aly Wagner. Alex Morgan also joined the pregame show.

The match registered a 0.44 Nielsen rating and 653,000 viewers, becoming the league's largest-ever domestic broadcast audience. The match viewership represented a 293-percent increase over the 2019 NWSL Championship match.

Notes

  1. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.

References

  1. @NWSL (July 26, 2020). "A shift worthy of a 🍺 @sheabayy2 is..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Levine, Matthew (July 25, 2020). "NWSL announces broadcast talent for championship, presented by Budweiser, of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. Dachman, Jason (June 30, 2020). "NWSL Makes Broadcast-Network Debut on CBS With Full REMI Workflow". Sports Video Group. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Costa, Brandon (May 7, 2021). "NWSL Challenge Cup Final Brings Full Production Resources Back Onsite". Sports Video Group News. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

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