Houston Dash win maiden trophy, topping Chicago in Challenge Cup final

Sophie Schmidt, Shea Groom fire home for upstart Houston
Chicago Red Stars 0-2 Houston Dash – as it happened

Sophie Schmidt scored on an early penalty kick and Shea Groom added a stoppage-time goal to give the Houston Dash the Challenge Cup tournament title with a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Red Stars on Sunday.

The month-long tournament was National Women’s Soccer League re-boot after the regular season was shut down by the coronavirus outbreak. Houston, in its seventh year in the league, had never previously made the playoffs.