WPS Final: Chicago Red Stars at Sol
Sol 4 Chicago Red Stars 0
Torrance's Shannon Boxx opened the scoring in the 14th minute, Camile Abily scored the second five minutes later and Marta added the third and fourth goals in the second half.
The 10-1-4 league-leading Sol are undefeated in 10 games; the Red Stars are winless in nine games.
Notable: Marta and Abily are tied for the WPS lead with eight goals apiece.
Quotable:
"It was a big challenge today as it was our third game in seven days, but I thought we played very well," said Coach Abner Rogers. "Obviously, the result speaks for itself. The number of opportunities that we created was very satisfying."
Announced attendance: 4,653
Sol Lineup: Karina LeBlanc; Stephanie Cox, Allison Falk, Marina Franko, Katie Larkin, McCall Zerboni (72: Aly Wagner), Shannon Boxx ©, Camille Abily (80: Maya Makoski), Aya Miyama, Han Duan, Marta.
Next: Sol hosts Saint Louis Athletica at noon Wednesday, July 8.
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Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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