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Football: Courage plot to stop Chicago's Kerr in NWSL championship game

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Amy Tennery, Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/reuters/10/27/fball.jpg"/><figcaption>Sam Kerr #20 of Chicago Red Stars signals down the field against the Seattle Reign FC in the first half during their game at Cheney Stadium on July 28, 2019 in Tacoma, Washington. Abbie Parr, Getty Images/AFP</figcaption></figure></div>CARY, North Carolina - Asked how North Carolina Courage plan to dismantle the upstart Chicago Red Stars in Sunday&#x27;s U.S. National Women&#x27;s Soccer League (NWSL) championship game, winger Crystal Dunn summed up a key part of their tactics in three words: &quot;Stop Sam Kerr.&quot;Newly-crowned MVP Kerr looms large over the clash as the Australian three-times league Golden Boot winner aims to lead her Chicago team to their first title.&quot;When she’s on the ball, she’s obviously dangerous,&quot; Dunn told reporters on Saturday. &quot;We have to go out there and not be fearful, just go out and kind of play our game, and obviously mindful of where she is at all times on the pitch.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/football/news/2019/10/27/lewandowski-record-bayern-moves-top-bundesliga-62631">READ: Lewandowski record as Bayern moves top in Bundesliga</a></li></ul>Kerr, who broke the NWSL record this year for most goals in the regular season, is known for her energetic attacking play and ability to find and exploit openings.But the forward faces a big challenge to help her team defeat the Courage, who are the defending champions and will be backed by a hometown crowd on Sunday.Playing in their third straight championship match since relocating from Western New York, the North Carolina team will stick to their usual strategy according to Dunn, a standout player on the World Cup-winning U.S. national side.&quot;This team every single season goes out with one goal and that’s just to improve every game and get better,&quot; said Dunn.&quot;Even if there’s a game that, you know, the result doesn’t fall in our way, I think we’re chasing good performances, rather than results.&quot;Obviously now being in a final, we want the result.&quot; <div>(Reporting by Amy Tennery; editing by Ken Ferris)</div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Asked how North Carolina Courage plan to dismantle the upstart Chicago Red Stars in Sunday's NWSL championship game, winger Crystal Dunn summed up a key part of their tactics in three words: "Stop Sam Kerr."

Asked how North Carolina Courage plan to dismantle the upstart Chicago Red Stars in Sunday's NWSL championship game, winger Crystal Dunn summed up a key part of their tactics in three words: "Stop Sam Kerr."

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Football: Courage plot to stop Chicago's Kerr in NWSL championship game

Amy Tennery,

Reuters

Published Oct 27, 2019 10:20 AM PHT

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