August 5, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Angel City FC News Release
Tomorrow, August 6 at 2 p.m. Pacific, Angel City faces NJ/NY Gotham FC in the semifinal of the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City. The game will be available on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ in the US; on ESPN and Disney+ in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama; and elsewhere on NWSL+.
Angel City will be hosting a watch party at Hi Tops Los Feliz. With the USWNT facing Germany in the Olympic semifinal earlier in the day, the event starts at 8:30 a.m., with the Olympic match starting at 9:00, continuing through the afternoon for the Angel City game.
Matchup
Angel City heads into this match having won all three of their group-stage games, the first two outright and the third, against San Diego Wave, in penalties following a scoreless draw. The shootout saw goalkeeper DiDi Haračić make a key save against Wave forward Amirah Ali, with conversions for Angel City by Claire Emslie, Christen Press, Alyssa Thompson, Rocky Rodríguez, and Kennedy Fuller.
Gotham has the same record in the group stage: two outright wins, against Washington Spirit and Chivas, and one in penalties, against the Chicago Red Stars. Their last match, a 3-0 win against Chivas, saw a brace by forward Katie Stengel and one goal by forward Ella Stevens.
This will mark Angel City’s third matchup with Gotham this season, following the teams’ two regular-season matches. The two teams last met on July 6 at BMO Stadium, where the visitors beat ACFC 2-1.
“I think we have kind of a sour taste in our mouth after the last regular-season games against them, both away and at home,” said defender Sarah Gorden in a pregame press conference today. “We want to keep building off what we’ve been doing the past [three] games. I think we’re really excited about tomorrow’s game and we’re hoping to bring some more excitement.”
Angel City has a 1-4-1 all-time against New Jersey, who are the reigning NWSL champions.
In the Summer Cup, Gotham and ACFC are seeded second and third, respectively, as they are tied on points with eight each. Gotham holds the edge on goal differential 4-3.
Scouting Report
Gotham has seven players away at the 2024 Olympics: goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger; defender Tierna Davidson; midfielders Jenna Nighswonger, Emily Sonnett, and Rose Lavelle; and forwards Lynn Williams and Crystal Dunn. They are tied with Orlando for most…
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