Chicago Red Stars players Casey Short and Rachel Hill, at the center of the emotional moment along with teammate Julie Ertz before their opening match at the NWSL Challenge Cup,issued statements via their Twitter accounts on Tuesday for what was going through their minds on Saturday night.

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