2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship

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.

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)

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
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Houston Dash
Chicago Red Stars
GK1 Jane Campbell
RB9 Haley Hanson 82'
CB11 Megan Oyster
CB25 Katie Naughton
LB2 Allysha Chapman
CM6 Shea Groom
CM13 Sophie Schmidt
CM19 Kristie Mewis 29'
RW8 Nichelle Prince 87'
CF3 Rachel Daly (c)
LW14 Brianna Visalli 78'
Substitutes:
GK20 Lindsey Harris
GK99 Amanda Dennis
DF17 Erin Simon 89' 87'
DF23 Ally Prisock
MF5 CeCe Kizer 29'
MF10 Christine Nairn
MF28 Cami Privett
FW4 Maegan Kelly
FW7 Katie Stengel
FW12 Veronica Latsko 78'
FW16 Kayla McCoy
FW24 Jamia Fields
FW26 Bridgette Andrzejewski
Manager:
James Clarkson
GK1 Alyssa Naeher
RB28 Kayla Sharples 4' 68'
CB11 Sarah Gorden
CB8 Julie Ertz (c)
LB29 Bianca St. Georges 89'
CM24 Danielle Colaprico
CM10 Vanessa DiBernardo
CM9 Savannah McCaskill 78'
RW2 Kealia Watt
CF5 Rachel Hill
LW33 Katie Johnson 79'
Substitutes:
GK21 Emily Boyd
GK38 Cassie Miller
DF14 Zoe Morse 79'
DF23 Julia Bingham 89'
DF30 Hannah Davison
DF32 Zoey Goralski 68'
MF25 Cassie Rohan
FW7 Michele Vasconcelos
FW15 Makenzy Doniak 78'
FW19 Sarah Luebbert
FW22 Zoe Redei
Manager:
Rory Dames

Woman of the Match:
Shea Groom, HOU[1]
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.[2] Jenn Hildreth and Lori Lindsey served as play-by-play announcer and analyst respectively on CBS, while Mike Watts and Jen Cooper did the same on Twitch. Marisa Pilla was the on-field reporter.

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.

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

References
  1. https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1287476017116872709
  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". NWSL. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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