Manaka Matsukubo and Brianna Pinto scored in the first 20 minutes and the North Carolina Courage registered their first victory in seven matches, topping Angel City FC 2-1 on Saturday at Cary, N.C.
The Courage (6-7-7, 25 points) have defeated Angel City twice this year by 2-1 scores.
Sveindis Jonsdottir scored in the 88th minute for Angel City (6-9-5, 23 points). It was her first goal in seven matches this year.
Marisa Bova made two saves for North Carolina. Angelina Anderson stopped five shots for Angel City, which has gone back-to-back matches without a point following a four-match points streak.
Matsukubo’s sixth goal came in the sixth minute off an assist from Payton Linnehan, giving her two goals in a four-match stretch. Matsukubo’s shot from the right side went into the left-side of the net.
Pinto posted her third goal of the year, a sequence aided when the ball bounced off an Angel City player before Pinto booted it into the net.
Bay FC 1, Orlando Pride 1
Ally Watt scored in the 70th minute and the Pride managed a home draw but saw their winless streak in league play extended to eight matches.
Racheal Kundananji scored in first-half extra time for Bay FC (4-10-6, 18 points), which halted a four-match losing streak but saw the team’s winless stretch extended to nine matches. Bay goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz made seven saves.
Pride (8-7-5, 29 points) goalkeeper McKinley Crone made four saves.
Orlando’s goal came on Lizbeth Ovalle’s long delivery to Watt, who converted on a header. Bay FC’s opener came on a header in the box from Kundananji on a stellar lofted pass into the box by Caprice Dydasco.
