Could 26, 2025 09:59 AM IST
Adriana Leon’s 2 targets lead Wave to 5-2 victory over Braveness
SAN DIEGO — Adriana Leon scored two targets, Kristen McNabb added her first purpose of the season and the San Diego Wave beat the North Carolina Braveness 5-2 on Sunday evening.
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San Diego is unbeaten with 5 wins in its final six video games.
McNabb tapped in from point-blank vary off a crossing header performed by Trinity Armstrong to offer San Diego the lead for good within the 54th minute.
North Carolina’s four-game unbeaten streak, which included three wins, was snapped.
Feli Rauch opened the scoring for North Carolina within the twelfth minute. Manaka Matsukubo performed an arcing cross to the again publish the place Rauch bounced a header off the entrance publish and into the web to offer the Braveness a 1-0 lead.
Perle Morroni, on the counterattack, put away a one-touch end from the middle of the world off a cross performed by Delphine Cascarino that slipped by three defenders to get to Morroni. Leon gave the Wave a 2-1 lead within the fortieth minute. Gia Corley took the ball from North Carolina’s Kaleigh Kurtz earlier than Leon rolled in a first-touch shot from close to the penalty spot.
Manaka blasted a shot that deflected off teammate Jaedyn Shaw however she tracked down her personal miss and slammed dwelling a one-touch end to make it 2-2 within the 51st. The 20-year-old has three targets and an help within the final two video games.
Leon scored within the sixtieth minute with a one-touch end from the highest of the penalty arc off a feed performed by Hanna Lundkvist from nicely past midfield. María Sánchez capped the scoring within the fifth minute of stoppage time.
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