WATCH: CANWNT star St Georges sent off for double one-fingered salute towards match official in NWSL
- Not happy with a throw-in decision
- Swore at the fourth official
- Chicago finished game with nine players
WHAT HAPPENED? The CANWNT full-back was sent off shortly before the hour mark in a forgettable outing for her domestic employers that delivered a 3-0 defeat in Oregon. St Georges disagreed with a thrown-in decision that went against her early in the second half, leading to her losing her cool as a sweary response was offered to the fourth official operating on her side of the field.
The Paramount Plus archive of this game is up and this double bird -> red card is pretty incredible https://t.co/LyCqnCzfBv pic.twitter.com/8rWPXf0gpd
— Douglas Reyes-Ceron (@dreyesceron) September 26, 2022
THE BIGGER PICTURE: St Georges, who has won three senior caps for her country, will now be forced to served a ban – forcing her out of a meeting with Angel City in the final round of regular season fixtures in the 2022 NWSL campaign.
WHAT NEXT FOR ST GEORGES? The Chicago Red Stars need a positive result from their last game to stand any chance of making the play-offs, with an untimely tumble into seventh spot coming on the back of a defeat to Portland that saw them finish with only nine players on the field – with Zoe Morse also being dismissed in stoppage-time.