🔬The review of Saturday’s exciting NWSL action

Further action took place in the National Women’s Soccer League across the United States, with three games scheduled.

The following happened.

What happened?

There were exciting scenes throughout all the games!

A last-minute penalty saw Bay FC Racing edge out Louisville to move within three points before North Carolina Courage beat Washington Spirit 1-0 in another narrow victory.

The Utah Royals then defeated the Portland Thorns in a late kickoff and the teams shared the points in a 0-0 tie despite only having 41 total shots on goal.

Moment of the night

Ashley Sanchez made headlines on Saturday after she terrified her former club by scoring the winning goal against the club.

Her shot was too much for goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury and she celebrated enthusiastically afterwards.

Statistics of the night

It’s safe to say that Bay FC has a bright future ahead of them if they keep this up! What’s in the water in California?

What that means

A look at the table shows that Washington Spirit is in third place as its six-game winning streak ends.

The Portland Thorns are in fifth place and are winless in three games, while the North Carolina Courage are right behind them in sixth place.

A little further down, Bay FC is in 8th place with two wins in a row. Racing Louisville is in 9th place with four wins in a row.

The Utah Royals remain at the bottom of the table, but have picked up an important point.

What’s next?

Looking ahead to Sunday’s games, Gotham FC hosts Seattle Reign FC in an early kickoff before Angel City FC takes on Orlando Pride in the final game.