Angel City fell 0–1 tonight on the road at Racing Louisville following a goal by forward Sarah Weber.
Forward Riley Tiernan had a chance for Angel City in the 12th minute after defender Sarah Gorden sent a long ball over the top into the box. Tiernan shook off her defender and fired off an angled right-footed shot from the corner of the six-yard box, but hit the outside netting.
Louisville answered with an attempt in the 23rd minute, when forward Janine Sonis won the ball in midfield, made a run up the right, and fired a lateral ball into the penalty area. Forward Emma Sears got on the end of the pass and put a shot on target, which defender Nealy Martin blocked.
In the 38th minute, Louisville defender Courtney Petersen sent a ball up the wing to defender Ella Hase, who found midfielder Katie O’Kane just inside the box. O’Kane sent a sideways pass to the edge of the six-yard box, where forward Sarah Weber tapped a shot on target—but goalkeeper Angelina Anderson made a diving block. The recycled ball landed with Sonis, who skied a follow-up shot over the bar.
The final chance of the half went to Louisville. Midfielder Taylor Flint drilled a free kick into the wall, with the ricocheted ball again falling to Sonis. The defender lofted it into the penalty area, where Weber found it with her head, but sent it wide.
In the 62nd minute, Petersen scooped up the second ball after a corner kick and took a strike from outside the box that went wide.
Racing found the go-ahead goal in the 66th minute. Defending high up the pitch, Sears pressured defender Sarah Doorsoun into a giveaway, then turned and sent a low cross into the six-yard box. Weber once again got on the end of the service, this time burying it in the back of the net to bring the score to 1–0.
Angel City had a final chance late in stoppage time. Defender M.A. Vignola sent a driven diagonal pass from just outside the area toward the far post. Midfielder Maiara Niehues made a sliding attempt at a shot, but didn’t manage to connect with the ball, which skipped harmlessly over the line.
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