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Expansion Boston corrals first victory<\/p>\n
Bianca St-Georges scored in stoppage time and the Boston Legacy beat the Denver Summit 3-2 on Sunday for the expansion club’s first regular-season victory.<\/p>\n
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Natasha Flint found\u00a0Yazmeen Ryan, who took a few dribbles and rocketed a shot from outside the box past Casey Murphy to give the Summit a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute.<\/p>\n
Nichelle Prince scored the equalizer for the Legacy in the 44th. The Summit broke the deadlock in the 77th on Flint\u2019s left-footed precision strike to retake the lead.<\/p>\n
Second-half substitute A\u00efssata Traor\u00e9’s goal in the 90th minute tied it up once again at 2-2. Traor\u00e9’s touch on a header landed in the path of St-Georges for the game-winner in stoppage time to complete the comeback for the Legacy (1-5-1).<\/p>\n
The Summit (1-3-3) dropped their second straight and extended their winless streak to four games.<\/p>\n
It was the first matchup between the newest NWSL expansion teams.<\/p>\n
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Thorns remain atop the table<\/p>\n
Olivia Moultrie became the youngest player in NWSL history to make 100 NWSL appearances and capped it off with a goal and assist in Portland’s victory.<\/p>\n
Moultrie opened the scoring with the assist from Pietra Tordin in the 17th minute. Both players have six goal contributions this season.<\/p>\n
After a second half in which the Chicago Stars (2-6-0) had more possession, shots, and shots on goal, it was the Thorns who had the breakthrough. In the 89th minute, Moultrie delivered a pinpoint pass from distance that found second-half substitute Reilyn Turner, who beat goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher to the ball and finished it into an empty net.<\/p>\n
Mackenzie Arnold made four saves for her third clean sheet of the season and fifth overall for Portland (6-1-1), which sits atop the league standings.<\/p>\n
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Berger gets sixth shutout for Gotham<\/p>\n
Ann-Katrin Berger earned her sixth clean sheet of the season to lead Gotham (4-2-2) to a third straight win.<\/p>\n
In the 16th minute, Jordynn Dudley\u2019s pinpoint pass to Jaedyn Shaw led to the only goal of the match at Sports Illustrated Stadium.<\/p>\n
For the second time in club history, Gotham has three consecutive home shutouts. Berger made a save and led the game with 18 recoveries to keep the visitors off the scoresheet.<\/p>\n
Racing Louisville (1-5-1) struggled to find their footing, making just one shot on goal and maintining just 38% possession.<\/p>\n
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Silkowitz leads Bay FC to road win<\/p>\n
An early goal by Racheal Kundananji and clutch goalkeeping from Jordan Silkowitz secured the road win in San Diego for Bay FC (3-3-0).<\/p>\n
In the fifth minute, Bay FC sprung the counterattack with Taylor Huff delivering a perfect pass to Racheal Kundananjii. Her shot went through the legs of goalkeeper DiDi Hara\u010di\u0107, and into the back of the net for the lone goal.<\/p>\n
Wave forward Ludmila drew a foul in the box on Bay defender Aldana Cometti in the 15th minute. Kenza Dali would be denied on the penalty kick by Silkowitz.<\/p>\n
San Diego head coach Jonas Eidevall was given a red card in the 86th minute. The Wave (5-3-0) have dropped two straight after a five-game winning streak.<\/p>\n
Silkowitz finished with six saves to earn her first clean sheet of the season.<\/p>\n
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