Los Angeles (USA), 24 Apr. The San Diego Wave beat Angel City 0-2 this Sunday in the Californian derby of the NWSL, the professional women’s soccer league in the US.
The BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, the field where Los Angeles FC (LAFC) of the MLS also plays its matches, hosted this match that ended up being won by the San Diego team, who went ahead in the 70th minute with a goal from Sofia Jakobsson in a counter attack.
The Los Angeles team, in which Julie Ertz made her debut, suffered the blow and also had bad luck just five minutes later when Makenzy Doniak signed the Wave’s second goal with a shot that bounced off a local defense.
After four days, the Portland Thorns, current NWSL champions, occupy the first position with 10 points.
The Thorns beat Racing Louisville 2-0 on Saturday with goals from Christine Sinclair and Morgan Weaver before halftime.
On the opposite side, the Orlando Pride added their fourth loss in four games by falling 2-0 to the Kansas City Current.
The Brazilian Debinha and Cece Kizer got the goals for the locals.
The win of the day was sealed by OL Reign, who destroyed the Chicago Red Stars 5-2.
Bethany Balcer and Jess Fishlock each had a double and Megan Rapinoe added a fifth for OL Reign while Arin Wright and Ally Schlegel scored for the visitors.
Finally, the Washington Spirit and the Houston Dash drew 0-0 and Gotham defeated the North Carolina Courage 1-0 with a goal from Lynn Williams. EFE
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