Angel City drew the Washington Spirit 2–2 at home tonight. Defender Evelyn Shores scored for Angel City, with forward Riley Tiernan setting up an own goal by the Spirit. Forward Trinity Rodman and midfielder Croix Bethune scored for Washington.
Washington opened the scoring in the 12th minute following a foul in the penalty area against forward Trinity Rodman by Angel City defender Miyabi Moriya. After a VAR check, the official confirmed the penalty and Rodman stepped up to the spot. She sent her shot low and to the right, where goalkeeper Angelina Anderson blocked but didn’t trap the ball, giving Rodman another chance with the second ball—this one landing in the back of the net to bring the score to 1–0.
Angel City answered in the 15th minute. Defender Gisele Thompson combined with forward Sveindís Jónsdóttir to work her way into the box, where she beat her mark on the dribble and took the ball endline. She then passed back to the six-yard line, where defender Evelyn Shores was making a run and hammered her shot into the back of the net for the equalizer.
The hosts got the go-ahead goal in the 55th minute, with forward Riley Tiernan forcing an own goal by Spirit defender Tara McKeown. Tiernan received a pass from midfielder Nealy Martin just outside the 18, then dribbled into the area and took a left-footed shot. McKeown tried to block it, instead redirecting it into the goal to give ACFC the lead.
In the 71st minute, the Spirit pulled level again. Forward Leicy Santos lofted a diagonal ball into the box, where midfielder Croix Bethune was making a run. Bethune leapt to make contact with her head at the penalty spot, redirecting it past Anderson and into the goal.
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