Esther Gonzalez scored twice as NJ/NY Gotham FC erupted for 3 late second-half targets in a four-minute flurry to snap a 1-1 tie and hand Bay FC a tough 5-1 loss Saturday evening.
The defeat marked probably the most lopsided one in Bay FC’s inaugural season. It was additionally the primary time Bay FC allowed a couple of objective in a recreation since Aug. 23.
Bay FC (9-13-1), although, maintained a three-point edge over ninth-place Racing Louisville FC for the eighth and ultimate NWSL playoff spot with three matches left within the common season.
Rose Lavelle headed in a objective for NJ/NY on the 70-minute mark to snap a 1-1 tie and triggered the scoring spree that sunk Bay FC. Two minutes after Lavelle scored, Gonzalez headed in one other objective off a headed go by Emily Sonnett. Two minutes later, Gonzalez scored but once more by right-footing a shot into the underside left nook of the web from shut vary.
The four-minute collapse left Bay FC trailing 4-1, a deficit that grew to 5-1 when Cece Kizer scored from proper in entrance of the objective 10 minutes later.
“That’s why they’re the champions. Not a good day for us. It happens,” stated Bay FC head coach Albertin Montoya.
Bay FC’s lone objective got here on the 18-minute mark when Asisat Oshoala, after a snaking run down the sector, fired a curling strike into the proper nook of the objective to tie the match at 1-1.
The loss snapped a powerful run on the street for Bay FC, which had scored factors in 5 of their final six street matches (4-1-1).
One other robust opponent awaits Bay FC subsequent Saturday evening when the Kansas Metropolis Present go to PayPal Park for a 7 p.m. match.
Initially Printed: October 5, 2024 at 9:52 p.m.
