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SANDY, Utah \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Three first-half goals helped the Utah Royals extend their unbeaten streak to six matches with a 3-0 win over Racing Louisville FC.<\/p>\n The Royals (4-11-6, 15 points) hosted Racing Louisville Football Club (7-9-5, 26 points) on Friday, September 19.<\/p>\n \u00a1Tres puntos en casa! pic.twitter.com\/nZbQ028aIA<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Utah Royals FC (@UtahRoyalsFC) September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The game marked the 100th NWSL match for Kate Del Fava.<\/p>\n The Royals opened the night with some extra intensity as the season enters its final stretch.<\/p>\n 13 minutes in, Mina Tanaka<\/a> gave the home club a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n Tanaka showed some incredible footwork, flicking the ball over a defender with her right foot, shifting her weight, and then blasting a left-footed missile past Jordyn Bloomer.<\/p>\n ladies & gents: MINA TANAKA \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8 pic.twitter.com\/ysqPrqbCe3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Utah Royals FC (@UtahRoyalsFC) September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It was Tanaka\u2019s third NWSL goal this season in 16 starts.<\/p>\n Utah doubled its lead in the 38th minute when Janni Thomsen<\/a> scored off a set piece. Janni’s first goal for royalty was truly PERFECT pic.twitter.com\/dClgkmoDVS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Utah Royals FC (@UtahRoyalsFC) September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Tanaka assisted on Thomsen\u2019s first goal with Utah.<\/p>\n Clo\u00e9 Lacasse<\/a> gave the Royals a commanding 3-0 advantage in stoppage time. Lacasse blasted a ball from just inside the 18-yard box to give her squad a considerable lead.<\/p>\n CLO\u00c9 IS SOOOOOO BACK pic.twitter.com\/IKKvsfN1T4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Utah Royals FC (@UtahRoyalsFC) September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Royals took the 3-0 lead into the second half.<\/p>\n Tanaka was shown a yellow in the 53rd minute.<\/p>\n Louisville\u2019s Emma Sears earned a yellow four minutes later for a hard foul.<\/p>\n 58′ | Making our first change of the night#UTAvLOU<\/a> | 3-0 pic.twitter.com\/62AObPECPD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Utah Royals FC (@UtahRoyalsFC) September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Minutes later, Sears scored to cut the lead to 3-1.<\/p>\n Louisville\u2019s second goal came in the 81st minute when Janine Sonis scored to make it a 3-2 game in the final minutes.<\/p>\n Utah held on for the 3-2 win. It is the club\u2019s third win in the past six matches.<\/p>\n The Utah Royals head to San Francisco to face Bay FC at PayPal Park on Saturday, September 25. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. MT.<\/p>\n Live radio calls of every\u00a0Utah Royals<\/a>\u00a0game can be found on\u00a0KSLSports.com<\/a>. Select games will be broadcast on the\u00a0KSL Sports Zone<\/a>\u00a0(97.5 FM\/1280 AM)\u00a0and\u00a0KSL NewsRadio<\/a>\u00a0(102.7 FM\/1160 AM).<\/p>\n Download the new & improved KSL Sports app from Utah\u2019s sports leader. You can stream live radio and video and stay updated on all your favorite teams.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Brian Preece is a KSLSports.com insider covering Locals in MLB and the Salt Lake Bees. Follow Brian\u2019s Bees and Beehive baseball\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Find Brian on\u00a0<\/em>X,<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>Instagram,<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>BlueSky<\/em><\/a>\u00a0at @bpreece24.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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