Joelle Anderson forced an own goal for the go-ahead score in the 87th minute to lead Bay FC to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Reign for the expansion club's first home win in the National Women's Soccer League on Sunday night.
Joelle Anderson forced an own goal for the go-ahead score in the 87th minute to lead Bay FC to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Reign for the expansion club's first home win in the National Women's Soccer League on Sunday night.Anderson's goal came after Bethany Balcer tied it for the Reign in the 83rd minute in front of nearly 17,000 at San Jose 's PayPal Park. Anderson crossed the ball into the box and Reign defender Alana Cook accidentally redirected it into the goal.
After giving up a last-minute goal in their previous match, Loera said the win was an important mental boost for Bay FC.'We needed this,' she said. 'We came out and played like we needed this. I'm just so proud of this team. The effort and the attitude that we have going into every training, that reflected on this pitch today.'There have already been six equalizing or go-ahead goals after the 80th minute in Bay FC's first four NWSL matches.
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