Angel City FC tops Utah for 3rd win in 4 games
Sydney Leroux and Clair Emslie both score in the first half and Angel City (3-3-1, 10 points) holds on for a 2-1 victory over the expansion Royals.
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Sydney Leroux and Clair Emslie both score in the first half and Angel City (3-3-1, 10 points) holds on for a 2-1 victory over the expansion Royals.
Veronica Latsko scored on a header in the 89th minute and the Seattle Reign snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Wave in the National Women's Soccer League. The match at Seattle's Lumen Field started poorly for the Reign when Tziarra King was handed a red card in the ninth minute and Seattle was down a player the rest of the match. Sydney Leroux and Clair Emslie both scored in the first half and Angel City held on for a 2-1 victory on the road against the Utah Royals in the earlier match on Friday.
Angel City are back on the road, in Utah to take on the expansion side Royals. This is the first meeting between the two sides, with LA aiming for three points.
The well-known adage says a 2-0 lead is the most dangerous lead in soccer, but it was still too much to overcome for the reeling Utah Royals on Friday against Angel City FC at America First Field.
An equalizer just before halftime gave the Utah Royals false hope as a 1-1 tie gave way to a 5-1 loss in Louisville to drop the team to 1-4 on the season.