Angel City loses to undefeated Washington Spirit on stoppage-time goal
Ashley Hatch converted a penalty kick in stoppage time to give the visiting Washington Spirit a 1-0 victory over Angel City in a National Women’s Soccer League game Saturday night at BMO Stadium.
The Spirit are the lone undefeated team in the league, with four wins and three draws — the longest unbeaten streak to start a season in team history. Washington won three games all of last season.
Angel City’s Mary Alice Vignola was called for a handball in the box that was confirmed by a lengthy video review. Hatch buried the penalty for her league-leading fifth goal.
Angel City midfielder Madison Hammond is grateful she can be a role model for Native American girls, but admits it has been hard fighting for minutes.
“We had a lot of good energy coming into this game and I’m just super proud of my team,” Hatch said. “This is a hard environment to play in, but we did the job and we’re going home with three points.”
The Spirit are playing their first season under coach Mark Parsons.
Angel City (2-3-2) has lost two of four.
Attendance at BMO Stadium was announced at 17,427.
