Racing Louisville FC ahead Kayla Fischer will serve a three-game suspension for a hair-pulling incident that resulted in a pink card on Saturday, NWSL introduced on Thursday.
All main sport misconduct occasions are reviewed by the NWSL’s Disciplinary Committee, which issued extra punishment.
Fischer and Racing Louisville have the proper to attraction the choice however are unlikely to take action, in response to a supply accustomed to the state of affairs.
Fischer was ejected within the 67th minute of Racing’s 3-2 win over Angel Metropolis FC on Saturday after a video overview confirmed her pulling the hair of Angel Metropolis FC midfielder Madison Hammond and dragging Hammond to the bottom on an Angel Metropolis nook kick.
Angel Metropolis was awarded a penalty kick, which ahead Alyssa Thompson transformed to chop Louisville’s result in 3-2, however Racing held on for an necessary victory within the conflict of mid-table groups.
A pink card ends in an computerized suspension for the subsequent sport, which means Fischer had two video games added to her suspension for a complete of three. Louisville has three video games remaining earlier than the NWSL’s summer season break.
Fischer will not be eligible to play one other regular-season sport till August 1.
In a press release issued to ESPN on Thursday, Fischer apologized for her habits.
“I wish to apologize to Madison Hammond and Angel Metropolis for my actions final weekend,” Fischer stated.
“It was by no means my intention to be overly aggressive whereas defending a nook, and I sincerely remorse my habits and letting my teammates down. I settle for and perceive the league’s resolution.
“Once I return to the sector later this season, I plan to indicate that I’ve discovered from my actions and that this second would not outline me as a participant or the respect I’ve for my opponents and the sport.”
Fischer had began all 10 video games for Louisville this yr, tallying two objectives and two assists. She assisted Savannah DeMelo’s game-winning aim on Saturday 11 minutes earlier than she was despatched off.
There’s precedent for a three-game suspension for related incidents.
Tyler Lussi and Merritt Mathias had been every suspended for 3 video games in 2017 for separate hair-pulling incidents. Neither participant was despatched off in the course of the run of play. These incidents befell six years earlier than there was video overview, which the NWSL applied in 2023.
Chicago Stars ahead Ludmila was additionally issued a further two-match suspension final yr after being ejected from a sport for placing her fingers on an opponent’s head and showing to tug her hair.
Fischer’s suspension marks the second main ban of a Louisville participant up to now month.
Racing Louisville midfielder Ary Borges was suspended 4 video games complete — three on high of her computerized suspension on account of a pink card — for an altercation with the referee following her workforce’s 3-3 draw towards the Portland Thorns on April 27.
The NWSL Disciplinary Committee discovered throughout its overview that Borges pushed the referee in the course of the altercation, leading to “Main Recreation Misconduct.”
Borges is eligible to return for Louisville’s subsequent match on June 6 towards Utah Royals FC.
