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2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Cori Dyke scores late goal in the Orlando Pride's 1-0 win over the Houston Dash
Cori Dyke scored her first National Women's Soccer League goal in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the Orlando Pride a 1-0 win over the Houston Dash on Saturday night. Elsewhere in the NWSL, the Kansas City Current won 2-1 on the road over NJ/NY Gotham FC; Angel City was held to a 2-2 tie by the Chicago Stars in Los Angeles; and Bay FC defeated the Portland Thorns 1-0 at home. Advertisement In the dying moments at Inter & Co Stadium, the ball ricocheted to Dyke's feet after a save from Dash goalkeeper Abby Smith. Dyke, who was subbed into the game at halftime, settled the ball quickly with one touch and unleashed a shot inside the near post on the half volley. A defensive Houston side, which started the game without a recognized center forward, withstood a barrage of pressure from Orlando in the second half. The Pride (7-3-1) finished with 22 shot attempts. Smith made seven saves, while nine shots were blocked by Dash players. The Dash (3-6-2) are now winless in three games. Chawinga and Cooper star as Current beats Gotham 2-1 Advertisement Temwa Chawinga and Michelle Cooper scored and notched an assist each as the first-place Kansas City Current defeated NJ/NY Gotham FC 2-1 at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday. The Current (9-2-0), who have won four in a row, took an early lead with Cooper opening the scoring in the third minute. The U.S. women's national team forward drilled the ball into the net from 10 yards out after Chawinga had intercepted a pass from Emily Sonnett just outside the box. Cooper returned the favor when her low cross was finished off by Chawinga to make it 2-0 in the 11th minute. Chawinga took one touch to evade Gotham goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger, before finishing. Gotham (3-5-3) pulled a goal back in the 11th minute of stoppage time via an own goal by Vanessa DiBernardo. Advertisement Rose Lavelle made her first appearance of the season for Gotham after ankle surgery in December 2024. The U.S. Olympian came off the bench to replace Taryn Torres in the 74th minute. Vignola scores equalizer as Angel City held 2-2 by Chicago Stars Mary Alice Vignola scored the equalizer in the 80th minute and Angel City salvaged a 2-2 with the Chicago Stars. Angel City (4-4-3) took a 1-0 lead into halftime on Kennedy Fuller's goal from inside the box in the 29th minute. Chicago (1-8-2) made it 1-1 just before the hour mark when an attempted cross from substitute Nadia Gomes took a wild deflection and looped over the head of goalkeeper Angelina Anderson. Advertisement The Stars went up 2-1 up when Ally Schlegel scored from 25-yards out in the 66th minute. Anderson got one hand to the shot but could only tip the ball onto the crossbar and into the back of the net. Vignola rocketed in a rebound from close range to make it 2-2. The tie was Alexander Straus' first game as Angel City head coach. Straus, who has never previously coached in the NWSL, arrived from Bayern Munich last week. Malonson scores and Bay overcomes Thorns 1-0 Alyssa Malonson scored her first career NWSL goal and Bay FC overcame the Portland Thorns 1-0 at PayPal Park. The Bay defender ran onto a pass by Penelope Hocking and smashed the ball into the roof of the Portland goal from a tight angle in the 39th minute. Advertisement The Thorns finished the game with 55% possession and with 16 shots to Bay's 10. The loss ended a five-match undefeated streak for Portland (4-3-4). While Bay (4-4-3) picked up its fourth clean sheet of the season. Bay is the first team to prevent Portland from scoring since April 18. ___ AP soccer:
Associated Press
2 days ago
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- Associated Press
Cori Dyke scores late goal in the Orlando Pride's 1-0 win over the Houston Dash
Cori Dyke scored her first National Women's Soccer League goal in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the Orlando Pride a 1-0 win over the Houston Dash on Saturday night. Elsewhere in the NWSL, the Kansas City Current won 2-1 on the road over NJ/NY Gotham FC; Angel City was held to a 2-2 tie by the Chicago Stars in Los Angeles; and Bay FC defeated the Portland Thorns 1-0 at home. In the dying moments at Inter & Co Stadium, the ball ricocheted to Dyke's feet after a save from Dash goalkeeper Abby Smith. Dyke, who was subbed into the game at halftime, settled the ball quickly with one touch and unleashed a shot inside the near post on the half volley. A defensive Houston side, which started the game without a recognized center forward, withstood a barrage of pressure from Orlando in the second half. The Pride (7-3-1) finished with 22 shot attempts. Smith made seven saves, while nine shots were blocked by Dash players. The Dash (3-6-2) are now winless in three games. Chawinga and Cooper star as Current beats Gotham 2-1 Temwa Chawinga and Michelle Cooper scored and notched an assist each as the first-place Kansas City Current defeated NJ/NY Gotham FC 2-1 at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday. The Current (9-2-0), who have won four in a row, took an early lead with Cooper opening the scoring in the third minute. The U.S. women's national team forward drilled the ball into the net from 10 yards out after Chawinga had intercepted a pass from Emily Sonnett just outside the box. Cooper returned the favor when her low cross was finished off by Chawinga to make it 2-0 in the 11th minute. Chawinga took one touch to evade Gotham goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger, before finishing. Gotham (3-5-3) pulled a goal back in the 11th minute of stoppage time via an own goal by Vanessa DiBernardo. Rose Lavelle made her first appearance of the season for Gotham after ankle surgery in December 2024. The U.S. Olympian came off the bench to replace Taryn Torres in the 74th minute. Vignola scores equalizer as Angel City held 2-2 by Chicago Stars Mary Alice Vignola scored the equalizer in the 80th minute and Angel City salvaged a 2-2 with the Chicago Stars. Angel City (4-4-3) took a 1-0 lead into halftime on Kennedy Fuller's goal from inside the box in the 29th minute. Chicago (1-8-2) made it 1-1 just before the hour mark when an attempted cross from substitute Nadia Gomes took a wild deflection and looped over the head of goalkeeper Angelina Anderson. The Stars went up 2-1 up when Ally Schlegel scored from 25-yards out in the 66th minute. Anderson got one hand to the shot but could only tip the ball onto the crossbar and into the back of the net. Vignola rocketed in a rebound from close range to make it 2-2. The tie was Alexander Straus' first game as Angel City head coach. Straus, who has never previously coached in the NWSL, arrived from Bayern Munich last week. Malonson scores and Bay overcomes Thorns 1-0 Alyssa Malonson scored her first career NWSL goal and Bay FC overcame the Portland Thorns 1-0 at PayPal Park. The Bay defender ran onto a pass by Penelope Hocking and smashed the ball into the roof of the Portland goal from a tight angle in the 39th minute. The Thorns finished the game with 55% possession and with 16 shots to Bay's 10. The loss ended a five-match undefeated streak for Portland (4-3-4). While Bay (4-4-3) picked up its fourth clean sheet of the season. Bay is the first team to prevent Portland from scoring since April 18. ___ AP soccer:
Reuters
2 days ago
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- Reuters
NWSL roundup: Fast start sends Current past Gotham FC
June 8 - Temwa Chawinga and Michelle Cooper each racked up a goal and an assist to lift the Kansas City Current to a 2-1 win over host Gotham FC on Saturday in rainy Harrison, N.J. Cooper scored in the third minute and Chawinga doubled the Current's lead eight minutes later with her seventh goal of the season, tying Gotham's Esther Gonzalez and Orlando's Barbra Banda for the league lead. It marked the fourth straight win for Kansas City (9-2-0, 27 points) and the third consecutive loss for Gotham (3-5-3, 12 points). Lorena was moments away from her sixth clean sheet of the season, but amid a Gotham attack, Kansas City's Vanessa DiBernardo accidentally booted the ball into the back of her own net in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time. Lorena made two saves, while Ann-Katrin Berger had three saves for Gotham. The Current forced a turnover by Gotham's back line early in the game. Chawinga picked up the ball and found Cooper in the box for an easy strike. On a fast break in the 11th, Cooper sent a low cross into the box and Chawinga reached the ball a split second before a diving Berger. Chawinga scored into the open net. Gotham FC thought they had a goal early in the second half when Emily Sonnett headed a corner kick into the net. But VAR showed that Sonnett got her advantage from a two-handed shove to a Current player's back, and it was overturned. U.S. women's national team midfielder Rose Lavelle, who had offseason ankle surgery, made her season debut for Gotham as a substitute in the 74th minute. Pride 1, Dash 0 Cori Dyke's first goal with Orlando broke a stalemate in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time and delivered a victory over visiting Houston. Summer Yates' attempt on the run bounced off the leg of Dash goalkeeper Abby Smith and found Dyke near the far corner of the 18-yard box. Dyke's shot caromed off a Houston defender and bounced past Smith, who had seven saves. Anna Moorhouse made four saves for the Pride (7-3-1, 22 points), who have won two straight after a 1-2-1 stretch. Orlando outshot Houston (3-6-2, 11 points) 22-8 and had an 11-1 advantage in corner kicks. Bay 1, Thorns 0 Alyssa Malonson scored in the 39th minute and Jordan Silkowitz made five saves to help Bay FC shut out Portland in San Jose, Calif. Penelope Hocking put a touch pass into a wide part of the box for Malonson, who raced in and rocketed it into the top of the net. Silkowitz made a key stop on Olivia Moultrie's shot attempt in the 83rd minute to preserve the clean sheet for Bay FC (4-4-3, 15 points). The Thorns (4-3-4, 16 points) saw their five-match unbeaten streak come to an end. Bella Bixby made one save for Portland, which had a 16-10 advantage in shot attempts. --Field Level Media
New York Times
3 days ago
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- New York Times
How to watch Gotham FC vs. Kansas City Current in nationally-televised NWSL action
Much like the past half-decade of professional football, women's soccer goes through Kansas City right now. The Current hit Saturday with the best record in the NWSL, winners of three straight matches. They face off against recent Concacaf trophy-lifters Gotham FC, in front of one of a New Jersey crowd. It's a weekend broadcast TV spot, another cool moment for a league still in its growth phase. Advertisement This match will also be streamed on Paramount+. Kansas City has looked decidedly better in the early going. The Current have netted 22 goals across 10 matches, powered by three of the NWSL's top-10 scorers. Malawian forward Temwa Chawinga has a goal in each of the team's past three contests, Brazilian midfielder Debinha is a brilliant creator on offense and American Lo'eau LaBonta is fresh off her first career USWNT caps. The Current hold the NWSL's longest active winning streak Saturday, and they also pulled off the longest streak of the season by winning their first five matches. They have a commanding plus-15 goal differential; the second-best, San Diego, is plus-10. Gotham FC is in a funny spot. It is the only team with a losing record and a positive goal differential in domestic play. And yet, this club just won the inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup, defiantly beating Club América and then Tigres in back-to-back matches against Mexican opponents. Now back to the NWSL, where Gotham hasn't won since April 26 in Washington. The New York-New Jersey reppers are led by the Spanish star Esther González. She delivered the 82nd-minute, tournament-winning strike against Tigres two weeks ago, and she's now tied with Orlando's Barbra Banda for the league lead in goals. The rest of the attack surrounding its lead has been underperforming, with five combined goals to González's seven. That limited attack has its work cut out for it. Kansas City's defense is concrete and brick. Brazilian goalkeeper Lorena is in the 93rd percentile for goals against and crosses stopped, per Football Reference. She leads all goalies in save percentage. Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo of Michael Reaves / NWSL via Getty Images)
Chicago Tribune
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Chicago Stars still winless at home after losing their 6th straight game
Temwa Chawinga scored her sixth goal of the season to lead the first-place Kansas City Current to a 3-1 road win over the Chicago Stars on Saturday night in the National Women's Soccer League. Elsewhere in the NWSL, the Houston Dash and Bay FC tied 2-2 and Racing Louisville came away 3-2 winners over Angel City. Kansas City (8-2-0) has now won three consecutive games and remains five points clear of the second-place Orlando Pride. The Current went in 2-0 up at halftime at SeatGeek Stadium on Bia Zaneratto's goal in the 34th minute and Chawinga's goal in the 41st, assisted by Zaneratto. Stars midfielder Shea Groom headed in Sam Stabb's free kick to make it 2-1 six minutes into the second half. But Kayla Sharples put the game beyond doubt by scoring a header to make it 3-1 in the 60th. Stars (1-8-1) goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher had to be subbed out in the 90th minute due to an injury. The Stars' winless streak now stands at six games and they fell to 0-5-0 at home. Messiah Bright came off the bench to score a late equalizer for the Houston Dash in a 2-2 tie against Bay FC at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. The goal was Bright's first since signing with the Dash during the offseason. Bright replaced Michelle Alozie in the 59th minute and initially struggled to make an impact. But with the score at 2-1, Bright drove into the box, cut onto her left foot and curled a low shot into the net in the 88th minute. Houston (3-5-2) had taken a 1-0 lead on Avery Patterson's strike from outside the box in the 33rd minute. Bay (3-4-3) scored two goals in four minutes in the second half for a 2-1 lead. Penelope Hocking scored in her third consecutive game when she spun away from pressure and fired the ball into the corner of the goal to make it 1-1 in the 53rd minute. Rachel Hill made it 2-1 in the 56th when she tapped the ball into an open net after Racheal Kundananji had stolen the ball from Paige Nielsen. Fights break out in stands after San Diego's dramatic 2-1 win over the Los Angeles GalaxyRacing Louisville held on for a 3-2 win over Angel City despite Kayla Fischer being shown a red card midway through the second half. Lousiville (4-4-2) has now won three of its last four games while Angel City (4-4-2) has lost two in a row. Taylor Flint put Louisville up 1-0 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles with a penalty kick in the 23rd minute. Rookie Riley Tiernan equalized for Angel City in the 48th minute. Emma Sears nodded the ball in from close range off of a corner kick in the 53rd minute and Savannah DeMelo made it 3-1 Racing Lousiville in the 56th. Fischer was sent off for a physical altercation with Madison Hammond inside the Louisville box in the 67th minute. Alyssa Thompson stepped up and converted the penalty kick for Angel City to make it 3-2.
