Angel City W defeated Seattle Reign FC W 3-1 at BMO Stadium on Thursday evening in the NWSL Women Group Stage, with the home side firmly in control by the interval.
Angel City led 2-0 at half-time and, although Seattle Reign FC W pulled a goal back at some point in the second period, the hosts added a third to seal the result. Goal details were not made available, so the precise scorers and timing of each effort cannot be reported.
Both clubs sit in the mid-table reaches of the 16-team division following this fixture. Angel City W are ninth on 36 points from 24 matches, recording ten wins, six draws and eight defeats, with a goals record of 40-28. Their last five results read: won, drawn, won, won, lost.
Seattle Reign FC W sit one place and one point above their opponents in eighth, on 37 points from the same number of matches. They have posted 11 wins, four draws and nine defeats, with goals standing at 30-29. Their last five results read: lost, won, won, won, drawn.
The single-point gap between the two sides means the standings remain extremely tight in the middle of the table, and this fixture has done little to separate them in that regard. Both clubs now carry their respective tallies of 36 and 37 points into the next round of fixtures.