{"id":2085713,"date":"2025-10-12T12:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2085713"},"modified":"2025-10-12T12:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:36:20","slug":"san-diego-wave-fc-earn-3-2-win-at-utah-royals-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/san-diego-wave-fc-earn-3-2-win-at-utah-royals-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Wave FC Earn 3-2 Win at Utah Royals FC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SALT LAKE CITY <\/span><\/b>(Oct. 11, 2025) <\/span>\u2013 San Diego Wave FC (9-8-7, 34 points) earned a 3-2 victory over Utah Royals FC (5-12-7, 22 points) on Saturday night at America First Field. After a nearly one-hour weather delay, San Diego overcame an early deficit to secure three crucial points with two matches remaining in the regular season. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Utah struck first just nine minutes into the match when the Royals\u2019 carried the ball down the right flank before Janni Thomsen fired a shot from distance that slipped past Wave goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan to open the scoring.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

San Diego responded in the 30th minute through Brazilian forward Dudinha, netting her second goal of the season. After cutting across the middle, Delphine Cascarino played a perfect pass into Dudinha, who took a touch toward goal and finished with a low-driven shot to level the match at 1-1.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wave continued to apply pressure, with Cascarino forcing a strong save from Utah goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn that was tipped over the crossbar resulting in a corner kick. It was Kenza Dali who delivered the inswinging corner into the box that found Kristen McNabb. Her redirected effort deflected off a Royals defender and into the net to give San Diego a 2-1 lead before halftime. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Just after halftime, Utah leveled the match when the team\u2019s leading goal scorer, Mina Tanaka, capitalized on a loose ball following a throw in to make it 2-2.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After dominant play on the right-hand side by San Diego, <\/span>Dali produced a moment of brilliance, floating a shot from 20 yards out over McGlynn\u2019s head which proved to be the game-winner. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the win, San Diego moved into sixth place in the NWSL standings, sitting above the playoff line. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Next Match:<\/span><\/b> San Diego Wave FC returns to Snapdragon Stadium for the final regular season home match of 2025 to host Chicago Stars FC on Saturday, Oct. 18 in the Club\u2019s annual <\/span>Fan Appreciation Night<\/span><\/a>, presented by PNC Bank. The match is set to kick off at 7:00 p.m. PT with tickets available <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. The match will be broadcast live on ion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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