NWSL: Krueger achieves Equalizer for Spirit in 3-3 tie with royals

Casey Krueger scored in the 12th minute of the second half and the Washington Spirit the Utah Royals on Saturday evening in the National Women's Soccer League 3: 3.

Krueger used 3-2 into the match at halftime. The dramatic late compensation was Krueger's first goal for the spirit in 364 days.

The spirit was removed on the Audi Field seconds before a third defeat in a row, before the 34-year-old defender went home from a Tara McKeown cross in the 102nd minute.

In the other NWSL games on Saturday, the Seattle Reign defeated the race 1-0 1-0 in a game that took place for Friday evening. The courage of North Carolina defeated the Chicago Stars 2-0 and Bay FC 2-0 defeated Angel City.

Utah took over an early 1-0 lead against the spirit, when Brecken Mozingo quickly followed a rebound in the ninth minute. It was Mozingo's first career goal in the NWSL.

The spirit reacted by jumping to a 2-1 lead in the 20th minute. First, Ashley Hatch's shot made the upper corner from box 1: 1. Then Meg Boade achieved her first NWSL goal by typing a pass from Rosemounde Kouassi home.

Cece Kizer cooled the ball from 12 meters before the 22nd into the back of the network so that the Roayls 2-2 reached. Utah's own goal of Spirit Defender Rebeca Bernal brought 3: 2 advantages in 36tt.

Hatch missed the chance to do it 3-3 when her punishment attempt was saved by Royals Mandy McGlynn in the 90th minute.

The spirit (5-3-1) has now granted 10 goals in the last three home games. The Royals (1-6-2) made a defeat with three games, but are still profitable in the last four.

Maddie Dahlien scored a goal in the first half and the Reign in Seattle stopped in the Lynn Family Stadium.

Dahlia's decent finish was supported by an revealing ball through the ball, which was played by Reign midfielder Sam Meza in the 39th minute. It was Dahlia's second goal of the season and Meza's second support.

In the second half, the reign did not try a single shot and only completed 55 passes.

Despite 63% possession, 12 corner and 20 attempts to shot, the race forced only one racing sauce by Reign goalkeeper Claudia Dickey. It was Seattle and Dickey's third shutout of the season.

The reign (4-3-2) won three of its last five games. Race (3-4-2) saw an unbeaten strip with three games.

Manaka Matsukubo scored both goals for the courage in the second half. They were her first goals of the season and the first time that she scored several goals in an NWSL game.

The 20-year-old Japanese striker scored the goal by climbing the ball in the 51st minute the goalkeeper Alysa Naeher to the stars. To the joy of the home fans, Matsukubo made it 2-0 with a captivated curling shot near the box office of the box in 77 ..

The Mut goalkeeper Casey Murphy had to have a near-area memory in the 52nd minute 1-0 in the 52nd minute. Murphy scored four parades that day and earned her third season.

The courage (3-3-3) is unbeaten in the last four games. The stars (1-7-1) remain in the last five years without victories.

Penelope Hocking and Caroline Conti both scored at home in the first half for Bay FC.

Hocking opened the gate with a rising shot from the box after a pass from Taylor Huff in the 23rd minute. It was Hocking's second goal of the season and her second in consecutive weeks.

The referee awarded a penalty after Angel City goalkeeper Angelina Anderson came from her line and brought Huff down in the 26th minute. Conti converted the punishment for her second goal of the season.

The goalkeeper of Bay, Jordan Silkowitz, made four parades and recorded her third shutout of the season.

Angel City was without defender Savy King, who has an operation last week because of a heart anomaly on a medical holiday. King collapsed against the Utah Royals last weekend in the second half of Angel City's 2-0 win.

Before the kick -off in the PayPal Park, both Bay and Angel City shirts with “SK3” as a tribute to king. The captain of Angel City, Sarah Gorden, also stopped King's jersey during the team photo.

The victory achieved a three-game victory for Bay (3-4-2). Angel City (4-3-2) has lost all three career meetings with Bay.

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