CHICAGO — Megan Rapinoe took control of her destiny and helped secure a place in the postseason for her long-time club OL Reign on Sunday. The Reign were in the sixth and final playoff spot ahead of Decision Day and their 3-0 win against Chicago Red Stars means they will host a quarterfinal match against Angel City FC on Friday night. Rapinoe scored two goals in the victory and Jess Fishlock recorded a third.
The Reign were mostly in control of the match on the road. Despite leading in nearly every attacking stat in the first half, they failed to record a goal with seven shot attempts and four on target. The squad was frequently in the final third, but some frantic decision-making kept things scoreless into halftime. The halftime table didn’t offer much margin for error as the Reign were still in sixth place with potential to be knocked out.
One more round for Rapinoe
The two-time World Cup champion and USWNT superstar Rapinoe announced her retirement earlier this year ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The club recently celebrated her NWSL career shortly after her final USWNT match in September, and during the celebrations coach Laura Harvey mentioned to the crowd of 34,000 that they hoped to…
