The Chicago Red Stars earned their first win of the season in a rescheduled match against the Seattle Reign this weekend. Here are three things we learned from the 3-0 victory.

The Seattle Reign came into the Week 3 match against the Chicago Red Stars with two straight 1-1 draws. They’ve broken that streak now, but not in a good way. The Chicago Red Stars seemed to control the game even when they didn’t have the ball, giving them their first win of the season by scoring three goals. The game didn’t start completely in the Red Stars’ favor, with the Reign seeing most of the attacking third; but the moment that the first Red Stars goal was scored, the field tilted.

The first goal came in the 13th minute when Yuki Nagasato passed the ball outside to Casey Short, who decided to take a long chip shot at goal instead of a cross. I don’t think anyone was expecting a shot, certainly not the keeper, and the shot looped into the far corner. The next goal wouldn’t come until the second half. In the 53rd minute, Katie Johnson caught Sam Kerr making a run right into space towards the goal. While the pass made it there, Kerr’s shot was blocked. The panic for the Reign defense wasn’t over, though, and Nagasato collected the ball and chipped it in over Lydia Williams who was caught off of her line to stop Kerr. The third and final goal of the game came in the 89th minute when Kerr held up the ball long enough to pass it off to Michele Vasconcelos, who played it through to Brooke Elby for the finish. Elby had only come on less than a minute before and this was her first goal in her four-year NWSL career.

Here are three things we learned from the Chicago Red Stars 3-0 victory.

3. The First Call

This is a bit of a selfish thing to argue, but was the decision to postpone the game the right call? The game was originally set to be held on Saturday night, but it was postponed due to some very unexpected late-April snowfall. Throughout the week, the fans had made a big deal of the game going to be in trash weather and even the teams had a slight bit of fun with it (the Reign lineup graphic had snow, with Red Stars coach Rory Dames building a snowman). But when it came down to it, the game was moved.

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The cons to playing on a pitch heavily affected by snow: injury and ball speed. The snow that fell was wet and heavy, something that would absolutely slow a ball down if it was played across the surface. Also, uneven footing could definitely hurt someone out there.

But at the same time, it was an absolute spectacle that I think everyone was waiting for. It’s the sort of game that the term “Beautiful Game” is used for. Playing in any condition is something promised by soccer. The decision makes sense for player safety. It’s just not as fun.