Lia Godfrey, Kenza Dali and Kimmi Ascanio (l to r) of San Diego Wave FC celebrate following the winning goal
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SALT LAKE CITY - San Diego Wave FC defeated the Utah Royals 2-1 at America First Field on Sunday night in the Club's first road match of the 2026 NWSL season. Goals from Dudinha and Lia Godfrey secured the Wave's first win of the season.
San Diego opened the scoring in the 18th minute after applying pressure to Utah's backline. Ludmila forced a mistake on a pass across the backline that Dudinha read perfectly, stepping in t...
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