This text was researched and coauthored by Janai Williams.
Angel Metropolis fell to the North Carolina Braveness 2-1 on Sunday, cementing a sluggish month for the soccer membership. Going 1-for-6 in Could, the workforce’s rating dropped to twelfth within the NWSL heading into the league’s World Cup break.
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Following a scoreless first half, North Carolina’s Evelyn Ijeh scored the sport’s first purpose within the forty eighth minute. Three minutes later, Angel Metropolis answered with a purpose by Maiara Niehues, tying the match within the 51st minute.
Could 31, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Angel Metropolis FC midfielder Maiara Carolina Niehues (12) celebrates with midfielder Carina Lageyre (16) after scoring a purpose in the course of the second half in opposition to the North Carolina Braveness at BMO Stadium. Necessary Credit score: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Picture
After a tireless back-and-forth, together with two essential saves by Angelina Anderson, the Braveness sealed Angel Metropolis’s destiny with a 79th-minute purpose by Manaka Matsukubo.
“In all of those video games, we do sufficient to win, and that’s the irritating half,” “The construction and group in the present day have been good. We created some huge possibilities on the finish, and we must always have scored. Strategically, we have been good in the present day. We have to do extra with the ball, and we have to ask ourselves why this stuff preserve occurring to us.”
That is now the sixth recreation Angel Metropolis has misplaced by a purpose this season, with “We have to return to the drafting board and determine it out as a result of we have to put our possibilities away and do a greater job of maintaining the ball out of our web.”
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What are Angel Metropolis FC gamers doing over the NWSL break?
Whereas the NWSL pauses for the month of June, gamers throughout the league will compete within the FIFA World Cup.
Angel Metropolis defender Gisele Thompson is ready to characterize the in what could be her eleventh look with the workforce. In her first 10, she notched one help and was a contributing issue within the SheBelieves Cup, the place the US went 3-0 in opposition to , and .
Midfielder Ary Borges will be a part of the after scoring 9 targets in 52 appearances with the squad.
Ahead is ready to return to the after making 69 appearances for the workforce since her debut in June of 2013. She has performed 4,751 minutes for , scoring 14 targets and helping on 11.
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Angel Metropolis FC will resume play after the break on July 3 at residence in opposition to the Orlando Satisfaction.
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