Overview:
Brooklyn FC Women defeated Fort Lauderdale United 1-0 at home, earning its second win of the Gainbridge Super League season and recording its first clean sheet.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Brooklyn FC Women defeated Fort Lauderdale United 1-0 at home, earning its second win of the Gainbridge Super League season and recording its first clean sheet.
Second-half substitute and forward Carlee Giammona scored her first goal with Brooklyn in the 76th minute.
The team was missing head coach Alex Smith and several key players, including Emma Loving and Jordan Thompson.
The hosts controlled much of the first half, with more than 55 percent of possession. The first chance came early as midfielder Jessica Garziano sent a cross into the box that hit the Fort Lauderdale post.
Fort Lauderdale’s best first-half chance came in the 23rd minute, as forward Sh’nia Gordon dribbled away from two defenders before her shot went directly at Brooklyn captain and goalkeeper Bre Norris.
Brooklyn created more chances in the first half. A major one came in the 44th minute as forward Zee King crossed a ball that was cleared off the goal line.
At the start of the second half, Giammona entered the match.
Forward Ashlyn Miller created the first chance of the second half, as her through ball found Giammona, who couldn’t finish.
In the 69th minute, Fort Lauderdale began to get back into the match, forcing a big save from Norris. She tipped a curled shot from outside of the box over the crossbar.
Brooklyn scored the only goal of the game in the 76th minute after pressure from Miller forced a pass back to the Fort Lauderdale goalkeeper. She lost her footing and was unable to control the ball. Giammona finished into an empty net.
Fort Lauderdale didn’t go down easy and kept creating dangerous chances. In the 82nd minute, forward Kiara Locklear turned and shot from outside of the box, but it hit the crossbar and bounced out. Norris made another important save two minutes into stoppage, parrying a long shot wide of the bar.