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Esther Gonz\u00e1lez scored a pair of goals to lead Gotham FC to a 3-1 victory over the Utah Royals on Friday night. <\/p>\n
In other National Women\u2019s Soccer League<\/a><\/span> games, the Orlando Pride downed the Kansas City Current 3-0; the Boston Legacy beat the Chicago Stars 2-0; and Bay FC topped Racing Louisville 2-0.<\/p>\n Cece Delzer gave Utah (7-3-4) the lead in the 23rd minute at home, but minutes later, Gotham FC forward Jordynn Dudley drew a foul in the box on Royals defender Nuria R\u00e1bano and Gonz\u00e1lez converted the penalty kick for a 1-1 tie.<\/p>\n Tierna Davidson finished off Guro Reiten\u2019s corner kick in first-half stoppage time for a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n Gonz\u00e1lez beat Kate Del Fava and rounded goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn to make it 3-1 for Gotham (7-3-3). <\/p>\n Marta, Hannah Anderson, and Barbra Banda scored second half goals to lead Orlando (6-6-2) to the win at home in a game delayed nearly an hour due to inclement weather.<\/p>\n Marta\u2019s long-range strike from well outside the box stunned goalkeeper Marisa Jordan for the 1-0 lead in the 49th minute. Anderson scored on a header after Ally Lemos\u2019s corner kick in the 57th minute to make it 2-0.<\/p>\n Banda made her return from injury as a second half substitute in the 76th minute and nine minutes later, she capitalized on a failed clearance.<\/p>\n Anna Moorhouse recorded nine saves for her fifth clean sheet of the season.<\/p>\n Midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo made her return from maternity leave for the Current (8-6-0) in the 82nd minute.<\/p>\n Amanda Gutierres scored for the second consecutive game and Nichelle Prince added a goal to lead the Legacy Legacy (3-7-4).<\/p>\n Boston\u2019s A\u00efssata Traor\u00e9 was taken down in the box by Aaliyah Farmer and Gutierres converted the penalty kick in the 22nd minute.<\/p>\n Prince took advantage of miscommunication from a Chicago back pass in the 58th minute to double the lead.<\/p>\n Goalkeeper Casey Murphy made four saves for her first shutout of the season. The game was played at Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. <\/p>\n The Stars fell to 4-10-0. <\/p>\n Kennedy Fuller and Karlie Lema scored to lead Bay FC (4-6-3) to victory over Racing Louisville and snapped a six-game winless streak. <\/p>\n Fuller finished the rebound in the 21st minute and Lema forced a turnover by Louisville goalkeeper Jordyn Bloomer in the 58th minute to make it 2-0.<\/p>\n Jordan Silkowitz made one save to tally her third clean sheet of the season.<\/p>\n Louisville (2-10-1) has now dropped five consecutive matches.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nMarta scores for the Pride<\/h2>\n
Boston GK Casey Murphy shuts down Stars<\/h2>\n
Bay FC snaps six-match winless streak<\/h2>\n