{"id":4492,"date":"2024-03-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/nwsl-score-angel-city-pride-royals-courage-8b6705dbb14bca433f1b971cd67e48a9\/"},"modified":"2024-03-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T00:00:00","slug":"nwsl-score-angel-city-pride-royals-courage-8b6705dbb14bca433f1b971cd67e48a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/nwsl-score-angel-city-pride-royals-courage-8b6705dbb14bca433f1b971cd67e48a9\/","title":{"rendered":"Expansion Utah wins first NWSL match 2-1 over North Carolina. Angel City and Orlando play to 1-1 tie"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kate Del Fava and Ally Sentnor both scored in the first half to give the expansion Utah Royals their first win of the season, a 2-1 victory over the North Carolina Courage on Friday night in the National Women\u2019s Soccer League. <\/p>\n
The two goals came from Utah\u2019s only two shots Friday night at America First Stadium in Salt Lake.<\/p>\n
In the 15th minute, Del Fava headed in Paige Monaghan\u2019s corner kick at the far post, giving the Royals their first goal of the season.<\/p>\n
Ashley Sanchez leveled for the Courage in the 26th, getting her right leg on a bouncing ball in the box after Utah was unable to clear Haley Hopkins\u2019 cross.<\/p>\n
Just four minutes later, Ally Sentnor, the first pick in this year\u2019s NWSL draft, carried the ball all the way up the field from half and whipped in a hard shot from the left corner of the 18-yard box that found the upper right corner.<\/p>\n
\u201cPhenomenal finish from her. I see that weekly in training. I\u2019m so excited for her. Her first goal in the NWSL, so deserved,\u201d head coach Amy Rodriguez said of Sentnor\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n
Malia Berkely had a chance to tie for the Courage in the 58th, but her penalty kick hit the left post. As Utah tried to clear the ball on the same play, the Royals again fouled North Carolina in the box and gave Berkely another penalty kick. This one was saved by Mandy Haught.<\/p>\n
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