Racing Louisville FC forward Kayla Fischer will serve a three-game suspension for a hair-pulling incident that resulted in a red card on Saturday, NWSL announced on Thursday.
All major game misconduct events are reviewed by the NWSL‘s Disciplinary Committee, which issued additional punishment.
Fischer and Racing Louisville have the right to appeal the decision but are unlikely to do so, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Fischer was ejected in the 67th minute of Racing’s 3-2 win over Angel City FC on Saturday after a video review showed her pulling the hair of Angel City FC midfielder Madison Hammond and dragging Hammond to the ground on an Angel City corner kick.
Angel City was awarded a penalty kick, which forward Alyssa Thompson converted to cut Louisville’s lead to 3-2, but Racing held on for an important victory in the clash of mid-table teams.
A red card results in an automatic suspension for the next game, meaning Fischer had two games added to her suspension for a total of three. Louisville has three games…
