Angel City FC improves to 3-1 and returns to action next Sunday at home against NJ/NY Gotham FC.
LOS ANGELES — Christen Press draws a lot of attention from the opposing defenses. That was the case Saturday against the Kansas City Current as the forward drew double-team coverage, but in the 69th minute, she made her presence known.
Press tracked down a long ball from the wing from Savannah McCaskill and before the ball ran over the line and out, Press slid to trap the ball, then regained composure enough to cross it, sending it off of Current defender Taylor Leach and into the goal. It goes into the books as an own goal, but Angel City FC doesn’t care because it gave the club a 1-0 win in front of 18,514 at Banc of California Stadium. “I think we were really hungry after the last game we played at home to go out and put that right,” Angel City FC coach Freya Coombe said. “They were really tuned in for this game. We rode the initial minutes where I thought Kansas did a great job of putting us under pressure. I think we’ve matured there in terms of being able to ride that pressure and that storm.” The win improves Angel City’s record to 3-1 and moves the club to nine points in the league standings. Angel City nearly had a second goal in the 78th minute but Vanessa Gilles’ header was kept out by the quick feet and hands of Kansas City goalkeeper Adriana Franch. In the end, you can chalk up another shutout for Angel City. In four games this season, Angel City has allowed just two goals. Angel City was coming off of last Sunday’s 1-0 win on the road over defending NWSL champion Washington Spirit. Kansas City has had a tough start to the season and entered with four players out due to COVID-19 protocols and with U.S. Women’s national team players Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams still out with their injuries.
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