Trinity Rodman scored a pair of goals, including the winner in stoppage time, and the Washington Spirit defeated the Houston Dash 2-1 on Friday night. <\/p>\n
In other action across the National Women\u2019s Soccer League, the Kansas City Current downed the Denver Summit 3-0 and Angel City topped the Orlando Pride 2-0. The games were the first for the league after an extended summer break. <\/p>\n
In the 50th minute, Leicy Santos\u2019 pinpoint long ball found Rodman in stride for the smooth finish and a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Houston rookies Linda Ullmark and Kate Faase combined in the 89th minute to level the game at 1-1.<\/p>\n
In the final minutes of stoppage time, Rodman fired home the winner before the home crowd at Audi Field. The Spirit (7-3-2) have won seven of their last eight games.<\/p>\n
The Dash (4-7-2) have dropped five consecutive on the road.<\/p>\n
Cooper gets a brace for Kansas City<\/p>\n
Croix Bethune and Michelle Cooper connected for two goals in Kansas City’s shutout of the Summit in Commerce City, Colorado. <\/p>\n
Off a turnover in the 35th minute, Bethune slipped a pass out wide to Cooper who buried it to make it 1-0.<\/p>\n
A minute later, Kansas City’s Temwa Chawinga drew a foul in the box on defender Eva Gaetino. The ensuing penalty kick attempt by Lo\u2019eau LaBonta would sail over the post.<\/p>\n
In the final moment of first-half stoppage time, Chawinga\u2019s shot was cleared off the line by defender Ayo Oke.<\/p>\n
In the 81st minute, Bethune found Cooper again to double the lead for the Current (8-5-0). <\/p>\n
Chawinga scored her eighth goal of the season in the 87th minute to complete the shutout. With the loss, expansion Denver fell to (4-5-3). <\/p>\n
Reigning NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year Lorena was out with a hip injury. In her regular season debut, Marisa Jordan started in her place and made three saves for the clean sheet.<\/p>\n
J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir\u2019s return sparks Angel City<\/p>\n
Maiara Niehues scored for the third straight game and Sveind\u00eds J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir scored in her return from injury to give Angel City the win at home. <\/p>\n
Niehues fired home the rebound for the opening goal in the 36th minute. J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir forced a turnover in the 56th minute, dribbled, and scored from a tight angle to double the lead for Angel City (5-6-1). <\/p>\n
J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir returned to the starting lineup after missing the last four games with a foot injury.<\/p>\n
Goalkeeper Angelina Anderson recorded one save for her third shutout of the season.<\/p>\n
Interim head coach Leif Gunnar Smerud led Angel City in the first match since the firing of Alex Straus.<\/p>\n
NWSL Golden Boot leader Barbra Banda was unavailable for Orlando (5-6-2) due to a thigh injury.<\/p>\n
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