OL Reign scores twice in the last 10 minutes to tie with Racing Louisville

Elyse Bennett scored in the 87th minute to put OL Reign in a 2-2 draw against Racing Louisville in the National Women’s Soccer League on Saturday.

OL Reign were 2–0 down until Veronica Latsko got one and headed in Bennett’s cross in the 82nd minute.

In the 87th, OL Reign earned a corner and Nikki Stanton sprinted from the top of the box to head in the cross. The ball bounced off the turf and Bennett headbacked it, tying the score.

Wang Shuang gave Louisville the lead in the 24th minute, scoring on a penalty after a handball from Reign into the box. In the 76th minute, Paige Monaghan’s shot at the post slipped through the hands of goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, doubling Louisville’s lead.

OL Reign (7-4-3) missed eight players, who were preparing for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with their national teams: Angelina (Brazil), Alana Cook (US), Sofia Huerta (US), Jordyn Huitema (Canada), Rose Lavelle (US), Quinn (Canada), Megan Rapinoe (US) and Emily Sonnett (US).

Louisville (3-4-7) was without four World Cup-bound players: Ary Borges (Brazil), Alex Chidiac (Australia), Savannah DeMelo (USA) and Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa).

Current Defeat Thorns

Michelle Cooper converted a penalty kick in the first half and Kansas City blanked Portland.

The Thorns (7-3-4) needed a win or a tie to stay at the top of the NWSL standings. With the loss, they fall one point below North Carolina.

Cooper’s penalty came in the 36th minute and Kansas City (5-9-0) endured a 26-shot barrage from Portland the rest of the way.

Christine Sinclair (Canada), Sophia Smith (United States) and Hina Sugita (Japan) have all left Portland to prepare for the World Cup, as have Crystal Dunn (United States) and Rocky Rodriguez (Costa Rica).

Kansas City is without Debinha, who was called up by Brazil.

Red Stars top wave

Ella Stevens scored her fourth goal of the season as Chicago won at home to San Diego.

Both teams had chances early on. San Diego’s Rachel Hill hit the right post in a breakaway in the 17th minute. Bianca St. Georges hit the post at the other end in the 22nd.

Just before the break, Stevens got her head on Tatumn Milazzo’s cross, which sent the ball into the goal.

Five Wave players left this week to prepare for the World Cup and were unavailable for the game: Naomi Girma (USA), Sofia Jakobsson (Sweden), Alex Morgan (USA), Kailen Sheridan (Canada) and Emily van Egmond (Australia). .

The Red Stars were without three international players, Jill Aguilera (Puerto Rico), Cheyna Matthews (Jamaica) and Alyssa Naeher (USA).

The win broke a three-game losing streak for Chicago (4-9-1). Goaltender Emily Boyd, filling in for Naeher, made four saves to earn the shutout. It was San Diego’s (6-6-2) third straight loss.

Courage borders on Dash

Tyler Lussi fired a long shot into the far corner in the 59th minute to give North Carolina the win against Houston at home.

It was the fourth straight win for the Courage (8-4-2), who jumped ahead of the Thorns in the NWSL standings. Houston (4-6-4) is winless in the last four games.

The game was postponed due to thunderstorms in Cary.

The Courage played without six World Cup-bound players. Emily Fox (US), Mille Gejl (Denmark), Rikke Madsen (Denmark), Casey Murphy (US), Kerolin Nicoli (Brazil) and Denise O’Sullivan (Ireland).

Houston missed three Canadian players, Allysha Chapman, Nichelle Prince and Sophie Schmidt, as well as Havana Solaun, who will represent Jamaica at the World Cup. The Dash signed Andressa Alves this week, although she will not play until her World Cup with Brazil is over.

Pride blows past Spirit

Julie Doyle scored twice in the first half and Orlando then blanked Washington in another game on Saturday that was postponed by the weather.

Doyle batted in a rebound for Orlando in the 9th minute. She struck again seven minutes later, whipping in a cross that was contested but untouched and crept into the far post.

Ally Watt’s shot was deflected in the 61st minute, giving Orlando a three-goal lead.

Six Spirit (6-3-5) players missed the game, as they left for World Cup training camps this week. Aubrey Kingsbury, Trinity Rodman, Ashley Sanchez and Andi Sullivan were called up by the United States, while Marissa Sheva represents Ireland and Riley Tanner plays for Panama.

On the other hand, Orlando (5-8-1) was without two Brazilian players, Adriana and Marta, who is on her way to her sixth World Cup.