Mercado scores twice as Seattle Reign wins at Chicago
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (Interstat) — Madison Mercado scored twice and Seattle Reign W defeated Chicago W 3-1 on Sunday at SeatGeek Stadium. Mercado opened the scoring in the 38th minute and capped Seattle’s victory in the 84th during an 86-minute performance. Seattle led 1-0 at halftime after Mercado’s first goal. Nerilia Mondesir also scored for Seattle in the 80th minute in a 16-minute appearance. Simone Charley pulled one back for Chicago in the 90th, scoring during a 30-minute shift. Sofia Huerta played 90 minutes and assisted for Seattle, while Jessica Fishlock added an assist in 86 minutes. Brittany Ratcliffe recorded an assist in 25 minutes, and Maitane Lopez had an assist for Chicago. Chicago made substitutions in the 60th, 82nd and 90th minutes. Seattle made changes in the 65th, 74th, 86th and 90th minutes. Seattle improved to 1-0 in the competition and across all competitions, while Chicago fell to 0-1 in both.