{"id":2134318,"date":"2025-11-04T10:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2134318"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:27:45","slug":"utah-royals-close-out-2025-season-with-a-1-0-win-over-washington-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/utah-royals-close-out-2025-season-with-a-1-0-win-over-washington-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Royals Close Out 2025 Season with a 1-0 Win Over Washington Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>SANDY, Utah. (Sunday, November 2, 2025)<\/strong> \u2013 Utah Royals FC (6-13-7, 25 points, 12th NWSL) clinch the win 1-0 at American First Field in front of 9,170 fans against Washington Spirit (12-6-8, 44 points, 2nd NWSL), with a goal early in the first half and aggressive playing the remainder of the match, ending the Royals\u2019 2025 season on a high.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/48vol05lc60nrokj3rwc9\/HyperDeck_0001.mp4?rlkey=aerwbi9j1k7bplpg9ytdtuu0v&amp;st=31ke6qq7&amp;dl=0\">***\\\\\\\\\\Watch \/ Listen to Utah Head Coach **Jimmy Coenraets,** Midfielder **Claudia Zornoza,** and  Forward **Paige Monaghan** following a 1-0 win against Washington Spirit on Sun.,November 2, 2025\\\\\\\\\\***<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Utah Royals FC head coach <strong>Jimmy Coenraets<\/strong> entered today\u2019s match with one adjustment to last match\u2019s starting lineup. Keeping the same formation from last match against Seattle Reign FC, Head Coach Coenraets opted to start <strong>Lara Pra\u0161nikar<\/strong> for Guatemalan international <strong>Aisha Sol\u00f3rzano,<\/strong> who is out with an injury, marking Pra\u0161nikar\u2019s first start with the Royals and making history by being the first Slovenian to start an NWSL match.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>The Royals opened the match with intensity, as captain <strong>Paige Monaghan<\/strong> found the back of the net in the fourth minute, slotting her shot into the right side of the goal to give Utah early momentum. The goal marked Monaghan\u2019s seventh goal contribution in the last nine matches. Pra\u0161nikar notched her first NWSL assist becoming the first Slovenian player to record an assist in league history.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>URFC kept the pressure throughout the first half, with shots on target from Pra\u0161nikar in the 29th minute, Monaghan in the 31st, and defender <strong>Kate Del Fava<\/strong> in the 40th. Goalkeeper <strong>Mandy McGlynn<\/strong> came up big just before halftime, making a key save in the 44th minute to preserve the Royals\u2019 advantage heading into the break. The Royals ended the first half of the game with a 1-0 lead with more shots on goal than rival Washington Spirit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>The second half of the match started with a flurry of shots calling substitute goalkeeper Sandy MacIver into action often. On the other end of the pitch, McGlynn recorded yet another save to preserve the shutout.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Spanish midfielder <strong>Claudia Zornoza<\/strong> was subbed off in the 78th minute to thundering applause, marking the final appearance of her 17-year career. Monaghan exited in the 83rd minute after sustaining a concussion. McGlynn made a crucial save in the 85th minute to preserve the Royals\u2019 lead, her 86th of the season, setting a new single-season career high. A late shot on goal by <strong>Mina Tanaka<\/strong> in the 90th minute capped off the match, as the Royals finished with 8 shots, surpassing their season average of 11.8.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Fans can purchase 2026 season tickets <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsl.com\/utahroyals\/tickets\/season\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>UTA: Paige Monaghan (Lara Pra\u0161nikar) 4\u2019 \u2014<\/strong> Just four minutes into the match, Utah Royals captain Monaghan opened the scoring after receiving a precise pass from Slovenian international Pra\u0161nikar. Monaghan took a confident touch inside the 18-yard box before rifling a shot past the Spirit goalkeeper to give Utah the early lead-marking Pra\u0161nikar\u2019s first NWSL assist of her career.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>Utah Royals FC (4-2-3-1):<\/strong> Mandy McGlynn; Janni Thomsen (Imani Dorsey 71\u2019), Kate Del Fava, Ana Tejada, Nuria R\u00e1bano (Madison Pogarch 71\u2019); Aria Nagai (Lauren Flynn 45\u2019), Claudia Zornoza (Dana Foederer 78\u2019); Mina Tanaka, Paige Monaghan \u00a9 (Bianca St-Georges 83\u2019), Clo\u00e9 Lacasse (Brecken Mozingo 61\u2019); Lara Pra\u0161nikar<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>Subs not used:<\/strong> DeAira Jackson, Lauren Gogal, Cece Kizer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>Head Coach:<\/strong> Jimmy Coenraets<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>Washington Spirit<\/strong> <strong>(4-2-3-1):<\/strong> Aubrey Kingsbury \u00a9 (Sandy Maclver 45\u2019), Rebeca Bernal, Kate Wiesner, Tara McKeown (Esme Morgan 45\u2019), Paige Metayer (Kysha Sylla 61\u2019); Narumi Miura, Hal Hershfelt; Heather Stainbrook, Brittany Ratcliffe, Courtney Brown (Gabby Carle 45); Sofia Contore<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>Subs not used:<\/strong> Kaylie Collins<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>Head Coach:<\/strong> Adrian Gonzalez<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>WAS:<\/strong> Tara McKeown (Yellow Card, 34\u2019)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>UTA:<\/strong> Paige Monaghan (Yellow Card, 68\u2019)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>WAS:<\/strong> Narumi Miura (Yellow Card, 89\u2019)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>UTA:<\/strong> Dana Foederer (Yellow Card, 90 +4\u2019)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rsl.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANDY, Utah. 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