Paige Monaghan and Nahomi Kawasumi scored to offer Sky Blue FC a 2-Zero victory over the Houston Sprint within the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League’s Problem Cup match Wednesday evening.
Kawasumi additionally caught Campbell out of objective to place Sky Blue up 2-Zero within the 34th minute. It was the staff’s first win of the group stage at Zions Financial institution Stadium.
Sky Blue, based mostly in New Jersey, was taking part in in Utah with out U.S. nationwide staff gamers Carli Lloyd and Mallory Pugh, who’re each nursing accidents.
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It was the primary lack of the match for the Sprint, who have been a shock of the Problem Cup after ending seventh within the league final season. Houston co-captain Rachel Daly has two objectives and an help.
With Sky Blue’s victory, the North Carolina Braveness secured the highest seed for the knockout spherical of the match.