Bay FC wants to start out stringing collectively some victories – and shortly — if it has any hope of creating the NWSL playoffs.
The street to the postseason obtained more durable on Monday evening, as Bay FC allowed a go-ahead purpose to Maiara Niehues within the 77th minute in a 2-1 loss to Angel Metropolis FC earlier than an introduced crowd of 14,971 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
On the play, Angel Metropolis’s Miyabi Moriya despatched a nook kick into the middle of the field that Niehues headed previous the outstretched arms of diving Bay FC goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz.
Riley Tiernan additionally scored for Angel Metropolis (6-7-5), which gained its second straight after an eight-game winless streak.
Tiernan, a rookie, took a cross from M.A. Vignola and ran it downfield earlier than slicing inside and dancing round Bay defenders earlier than firing a shot previous Silkowitz within the twelfth minute.
It was Tiernan’s team-leading eighth purpose. She moved into second for many targets ever by an NWSL rookie.
Bay (4-9-5) has now misplaced three straight matches and is winless in its final seven (0-5-2). Bay FC’s final win got here on June 7 when it beat the Portland Thorns 1-0 at PayPal Park.
Monday, Rachel Hill had Bay’s lone purpose as she scored on the rebound off her personal shot on Angel Metropolis goalkeeper Hannah Seabert within the thirty seventh minute.
The loss retains Bay FC in twelfth place within the NWSL standings with 17 factors, leaving it seven factors behind Gotham FC for the eighth and closing playoff spot. Bay has eight matches remaining, beginning with Saturday’s house sport in opposition to the first-place Kansas Metropolis Present (15-2-1). Bay FC misplaced to Kansas Metropolis 4-1 on Could 11.
The NWSL Championship will happen at PayPal Park on Nov. 22.
Initially Printed: September 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM PDT
