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Sky Blue FC top Washington Spirit on penalties, advance to semifinals of NWSL Challenge Cup

Sky Blue will play the winner of OL Reign and Chicago Red Stars on Wednesday

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5 years ago

July 18, 2020

Canadian international goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan came up with a routine save to clinch the shootout win and send Sky Blue FC through to the semifinals of the NWSL Challenge Cup on Saturday.

After neither team could find a breakthrough — Sheridan came up with a big stop on a would-be winner in the 73rd minute — the penalty shootout decided things with Sky Blue ending it in celebration after a 4-3 win.

They’ll play the winner of the OL Reign and Chicago Red Stars game on Wednesday at Rio Tinto Stadium with a shot at the NWSL Challenge Cup final on the line.

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Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.