Sydney Leroux’s late goal helps Angel City FC end winless drought
Angel City FC midfielder Rocky Rodríguez, second from left, is mobbed by teammates after she scored a goal during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Sydney Leroux, right, heads the ball in front of Racing Louisville FC defender Lauren Milliet during the first half on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Rocky Rodríguez kicks the ball as Racing Louisville FC forward Uchenna Kanu defends during the first half on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Kennedy Fuller celebrates after scoring a goal during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Alyssa Thompson dribbles the ball during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Alyssa Thompson, left, controls the ball during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Kennedy Fuller, front, dribbles the ball during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Rocky Rodríguez, front, heads the ball during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC head coach Becki Tweed, center, looks on from the sideline during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC defender Gisele Thompson controls the ball during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC defender Sarah Gorden, right, chases the ball during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Kennedy Fuller, left, kicks the ball during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC defender Madison Curry kicks the ball during the first half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Sydney Leroux, top left, heads the ball during the second half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Claire Emslie, left, kicks the ball during the second half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Jasmyne Spencer recovers the ball during the second half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Rocky Rodríguez, center, moves the ball up the field during the second half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Racing Louisville FC midfielder Savannah Demelo, front, controls the ball in front of Angel City FC forward Alyssa Thompson during the second half on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC defender Gisele Thompson controls the ball during the second half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC midfielder Kennedy Fuller, left, controls the ball against Racing Louisville FC forward Uchenna Kanu during the second half on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC defender Sarah Gorden controls the ball during the second half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC defender Madison Hammond, left, kicks the ball during the second half of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
Angel City FC forward Sydney Leroux celebrates after scoring the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute of their game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. Angel City held on for a 3-2 win. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
A young Angel City FC fan cheers during the first half of the team’s game against Racing Louisville FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)
LOS ANGELES — Snapping a three-game scoreless stretch, Angel City FC won for the first time since early May, defeating Racing Louisville FC, 3-2, on Wednesday night for the club’s second victory at BMO Stadium this season.
At the midway point of the 2024 NWSL schedule, Angel City entered the night one spot behind Louisville, which visited L.A. occupying the eighth and final playoff position in the 14-team league.
Due to a better goal differential, Louisville (3-4-6) departs Southern California in the same position but tied at 15 points with ACFC, which had been winless in five consecutive matches.
Heading into the contest with the third-fewest goals in NWSL, ACFC (4-6-3) needed someone other than their leading scorer Claire Emslie to contribute since the forward began the midweek match on the bench.
Seventeen-year-old midfielder Kennedy Fuller, who opted to skip playing for the University of North Carolina when she signed with ACFC in March, became the third-youngest player in NWSL history to score a goal when she broke through for Angel City in the 17th minute.
Fuller, who wears No. 17, received a pass from defender Madison Curry before redirecting it near the penalty spot past Louisville goalkeeper Katie Lund.
In the 32nd minute, Angel City extended its advantage thanks to Rocky Rodriguez, who netted her first goal after being acquired from Portland in the offseason by tucking away a skipping free kick into the box with her left foot.
Louisville got one back before the break when referee Lorenzo Hernandez went to the monitor for a video review after a foul by Megan Reid in the box against Elexa Bahr. Hernandez ruled that Reid, whom he showed a yellow card, stepped on Bahr’s ankle.
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Forward Taylor Flint converted the penalty in the 41st minute, sending ACFC goalkeeper DiDi Haračić the wrong way.
The visitors leveled the match after the hour mark, when defender Carson Pickett had space in the box and hit a shot that deflected beyond Haračić’s reach.
Moments after Fuller was taken off in the 84th minute, another one of her teen teammates, 19-year-old forward Alyssa Thompson, set up the game winner by veteran Sydney Leroux, who split Louisville defenders as she ran onto a perfect pass and knocked it in at the far post.
Struggling to score this year, the assist marked Thompson’s fifth of the season.
For Leroux, 34, it was her 45th regular-season goal in NWSL competition.
More to come on this story.
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