September 5, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Angel City FC News Release
Tomorrow, September 6, at 7:00 p.m., Angel City is at home against the Seattle Reign. The match will stream live on Prime Video. Radio coverage will be available in English on iHeart and in Spanish on 1330 AM Tu Liga Radio.
Matchup
Angel City’s last game was a 2-1 win at home against the Chicago Red Stars on September 1. Forwards Alyssa Thompson and Sydney Leroux scored for Angel City, with midfielder Bea Franklin notching one for the visitors.
Seattle’s most recent result was a 3-2 win on the road in Louisville. Defender Sofia Huerta and midfielder Ji So-Yun both found the back of the net, with an own goal by Racing’s Arin Wright rounding out the scoring for the Reign.
The two teams’ last regular-season meeting was a 2-1 Angel City win at home last August; they also met in the playoff semifinals last year, a game Seattle won 1-0.
LA has a 1-0-3 (W-L-D) all-time regular season record against Seattle.
The Reign are currently in 11th place with a 4-9-5 record; Angel City are in ninth with a 6-9-3 record.
Scouting Report
After a rocky start to the season- they went 2-9-1 in their first 12 games- Seattle have begun to right the ship, earning four draws in a row ahead of the Olympic break, and two wins since the return of the regular season. Because the last few playoff spots are so tightly contested- just five points currently separate seventh place from tenth place- Reign, like Angel City, could still make the postseason if their strong run of form continues.
During the August transfer window, Head Coach Laura Harvey made some moves to strengthen a roster that had taken some hits last offseason with the retirement of forward Megan Rapinoe and the free agency departures of midfielder Rose Lavelle and defender Emily Sonnett. The club traded forward Bethany Balcer to Louisville in exchange for Jaelin Howell; although Balcer was the team’s leading scorer, Howell adds defensive quality and physicality to the midfield.
The team also added two forwards, Swiss international Ana-Maria Crnogorčević and Haiti captain Nérilia Mondésir.
Crnogorčević, Switzerland’s all-time leading goal scorer with 74 goals in 159 caps, comes to the Emerald City via Atlético Madrid, where she recorded a goal and two assists in 534 minutes. This isn’t Crnogorčević’s first stint in the NWSL, as she spent two seasons with Portland in 2018 and 2019, earning six goals and four assists across 32 appearances.
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