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Angel City Football Club Draws 1-1 Against Kansas City in Front of Record Crowd

August 19, 2022 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Angel City FC News Release


KANSAS CITY - Angel City drew the Kansas City Current 1-1 on the road tonight, with goals by ACFC midfielder Cari Roccaro and Current midfielder Lo'eau LaBonta.

Kansas City found the first good chance of the game in the 16th minute, when midfielder Lo'eau LaBonta played a through ball to defender Alex Loera. Loera sent a cross in to forward Kristen Hamilton, who one-timed the ball from close range, but keeper DiDi Haračić dove left and smothered the shot.

For the first 20 minutes, the Current kept Angel City largely pinned inside their own half, making repeated attacks, but Haračić and the ACFC defense held strong and kept the home team off the board. As the half progressed, LA found their way into the attacking half more often, finding a few looks on goal, but didn't manage to put any shots on frame.

The Current, meanwhile, continued to knock; in the 30th minute, midfielder Claire Lavogez ran onto a pass by defender Hailie Mace, then made a diagonal run across the box and turned to shoot with her left. Haračić jumped and just parried the shot over the crossbar.

Haračić had an excellent half, ending it with six saves. Her last stop before the break happened in stoppage time, when a free kick by Loera fell to defender Elizabeth Ball. She tapped the ball down to midfielder CeCe Kizer, who took a hard shot that forced Haračić to dive.

Angel City had another close call in the 54th minute, when midfielder Desiree Scott played a one-two pass with defender Kristen Edmonds to find space out wide on the right, and sent a well-placed cross toward Lavogez. LA defender Megan Reid turned her back into the ball to block it off the goal line and out for a corner kick.

Much of the second half was back-and-forth, with the majority of the action taking place in the middle third. The visitors mounted more attacks than they had in the first half, putting up six shots to Kansas City's seven.

In the 78th minute, midfielder Cari Roccaro put one away for Angel City. Endo made a run up the left wing, then passed back to defender Ali Riley near the corner of the 18-yard box. Riley popped the ball up and over the Kansas City defense, where Roccaro caught Franch off her line and headed the ball into the back of the net.

Just a few minutes later, the Current tied the game back up. In the 80th minute, defender Paige Nielsen fouled LaBonta in the box. LaBonta stepped up to the spot and buried her shot to the right, with Haračić diving left.

The draw means that Angel City remains in seventh place, one point out of playoff position. They play again next Sunday, August 28, on the road against NJ/NY Gotham FC.

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