The NWSL expansion team gets two goals in the first half and holds on for a 2-1 win in front of a sellout crowd of 22,000.
LOS ANGELES — Women’s professional soccer finally made an official return to Los Angeles on Friday night at Banc of California Stadium.
In front of a sellout crowd of 22,000, Angel City FC, backed by an ownership group that features an impressive assortment of high-profile actresses and athletes such as Natalie Portman, Jennifer Garner, Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy, made its debut as the NWSL kicked off its 10th anniversary season.Angel City and San Diego Wave FC are the two newest franchises in the NWSL and the first time the league has ventured into California.
After all of the pomp and circumstance of the pregame festivities, which included a live performance of the team’s anthem “Running with the Angels” by Tia P. and Brittany Howard and a group photo of some of the team’s investors and ownership group, Angel City opened the season in fine fashion as Vanessa Gilles’ thumping header flew to the back of the net in the fourth minute for the team’s first regular-season goal.
Less than 10 minutes later, Endo was causing problems again. This time, using her speed to track down a long pass from Savannah McCaskill, she cutt in on the left, angled for the far post and tucked the ball in for a goal and a 2-0 lead.
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