Pace setter: Versatile midfielder Lauren Milliet is closing in on a first in club history - a 50th Racing appearance, with Friday's game set to be the milestone match for the 25-year-old from Colorado. International participants are AC Milan (Italy), Club America (Mexico), Tokyo Verdy Beleza (Japan) and Tottenham Hotspur (England). Racing enters for Wednesday's semifinals alongside of the NWSL's OL Reign. 20 featuring six teams from three continents.
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The Women's Cup returns: The next time Racing plays at Lynn Family Stadium, a trophy will be on the line. Björkegren said Friday his team needs six wins from its final seven matches to reach its preseason goal of making the league's six-team playoff. Playoff picture: Racing sits ninth place in the NWSL standings entering Friday's game, eight points behind OL Reign for the last playoff spot. Including the preseason NWSL Challenge Cup, the NWSL veteran and 2019 World Cup winner has two goals in three games against the Dash this year, including the late equalizer in the home opener on May 14. Houston: Star forward Jess McDonald hopes to keep up her scoring ways against Houston this year. Davis, an NWSL draft selection in 2021, joined the team this past winter and has impressed in her first year as a winger and center forward. The Danish standout returned to action in May after eight months of rehab and started for the first time this year against Portland Thorns on July 29.ĭavis on the scoresheet: A rookie from Texas Tech, forward Kirsten Davis scored her first NWSL goal against OL Reign on August 2, adding her first NWSL assist three days later when Nadim scored against Washington. Nadim's scoring run: Star forward Nadia Nadim has four goals in six games for Racing after recovering from a knee injury she suffered last September, including the go-ahead goal on Friday against the Spirit. She is the first Chinese player to join the NWSL. China won the 2022 Asian Cup earlier this year, with Wang tying for second in tournament scoring with five goals. The 2018 Asian Women's Footballer of the Year, Wang has tallied 39 goals in 117 appearances for China's national team after making her debut at 17. Wang Shuang joins: Racing announced on Wednesday the signing of star Chinese forward Wang Shuang, who is training with the team and available for selection Friday. The change saw Julia Lester to right wingback and Lauren Milliet out left, with Gemma Bonner, Emily Fox and Satara Murray lining up at center back. New look: Racing coach Kim Björkegren tried a different formation last Friday against Washington, playing with three center backs and two wingbacks against the talented Spirit attack. The game will stream live on Paramount+ in the United States and on Twitch internationally. For Starting XI and in-game updates, follow on Twitter and Racing Louisville FC on Facebook. This is the fifth regular-season meeting between the clubs, with Houston winning twice and Louisville winning once. The Dash rallied to beat OL Reign, 2-1, in Seattle this past weekend, led by former Racing forward Ebony Salmon's two goals. Houston (7-4-3, 24 points) ranks third in the NWSL standings, riding a three-game winning streak into its first home game in three weeks. Louisville hasn't won since May 22, drawing five games and losing five over the past two and a half months, but enters Friday's game coming off one of its best performances of the campaign, a hard-fought 1-1 tie with the reigning league champion Washington Spirit. A rematch comes amid a key stretch for Racing (2-6-7, 13 points) this season, with the team needing to rapidly pick up points to stay in the fight for a playoff spot. The marks the return game from the May 14 home opener in Louisville, which the teams drew, 1-1. Friday match at PNC Stadium in the Lone Star State. Racing Louisville FC travels to Houston this weekend for an 8:30 p.m.
NHRA Sportsman Action Collage from Atco Dragway 2018Racing Louisville FC in action (Racing Louisville FC, Credit: USA Today Sports Images)
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