Gisele Thompson and Riley Tiernan dropped goals for Angel City, extending their insane unbeaten run to nine straight games with a 2-0 victory over Bay FC on Saturday night. This squad is absolutely locked in right now, putting the entire league on notice with their relentless form.
Angel City’s Unstoppable Streak
This team is just firing on all cylinders, picking up another massive win to keep that streak alive. Thompson kicked things off in the 49th minute, finding the net after a slick through-ball from midfielder Maiara Niehues. Then, just when you thought Bay FC might try to fight back, Riley Tiernan sealed the deal in the 83rd minute with a goal off a sliding pass from midfielder Nealy Martin. What a finish!
Angel City keeper Angelina Anderson was an absolute brick wall, earning her 10th clean sheet of the season. Talk about clutch! Meanwhile, Bay FC was definitely feeling the pressure, missing key players Claire Hutton, Taylor Huff, Alex Pfeiffer, and Joelle Anderson all due to injury. Defender Emily Menges did make her first appearance back from maternity leave though, which is a cool comeback story. Angel City’s record now sits at a solid 14-8-7, while Bay FC is struggling at 7-16-6.
Denver Summit Unleashes a Goal Barrage, Louisville Stumbles
In other NWSL action, the Denver Summit absolutely went off, routing Racing Louisville 6-1 in a game that felt like a highlight reel for one team and a nightmare for the other. Tash Flint was the star, bagging two goals, and Janine Sonis was slinging dimes with two assists of her own.
Flint opened the scoring early, just 19 minutes in, on a perfect layoff from Sonis. Sonis wasn’t done, delivering a free kick that Kaleigh Kurtz headed in to make it 2-0 before halftime. The Summit kept pouring it on: Melissa Kössler extended the lead to 3-0 in the 59th minute, followed by Lindsey Heaps making it 4-0 in the 66th. Flint grabbed her second goal two minutes later, assisted by Kössler. Racing Louisville finally got on the board when Taylor White scored her first NWSL goal in the 79th minute, but Yazmeen Ryan answered right back for Denver with a long-range shot in the 81st to set the final margin.
Racing Louisville is in a tough spot, now winless in their last nine matches, sitting at 7-19-3. Denver, on the other hand, just pushed their record to 11-10-8, keeping their postseason hopes alive going into “Decision Day” next week. They’re currently 10th in the standings, but only three points below that crucial playoff line.
Denver’s now looking ahead to “Decision Day” next week, clinging to those postseason dreams, sitting just three points out of a playoff spot. Angel City, meanwhile, just keeps stacking wins, making a huge statement with every game. You just gotta wonder how long this unbeaten run can go!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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