Own goal is enough to lift Angel City to 1-0 victory over Kansas City
![Angel City's Christen Press plays during an NWSL Challenge Cup match against Wave FC on April 2, 2022, in San Diego.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/34035bc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3841x2160+0+0/resize/1200x675!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F7a%2F3d8ddac0442d9062f3f09b62242f%2Fnwsl-angel-city-soccer-56700.jpg)
Angel City FC’s Christen Press, pictured April 2, sent a pass through the goal box that was knocked in by Kansas City defender Taylor Leach in the 70th minute Saturday night for an own goal. Angel City won 1-0.
(Denis Poroy / Associated Press)
Angel City FC didn’t score in Saturday night’s NWSL match at Banc of California Stadium, but an own goal by the Kansas City Current was the difference in a 1-0 victory for the hosts.
In the 70th minute, Christen Press, after taking a through ball from Savannah McCaskill, sent a pass through the goal box that was knocked in by Current defender Taylor Leach.
Goalkeeper DiDi Haracic made a quality save — her lone save — for Angel City
(3-1-0) early in the game when she stopped a free kick by Alexis Loera that was headed for the upper left corner in the ninth minute.