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Trinity Rodman scored two goals, including the winning goal in stoppage time, and the Washington Spirit defeated the Houston Dash 2-1 on Friday night. <\/p>\n
In other National Women’s Soccer League games, Kansas City Current defeated Denver Summit 3-0 and Angel City defeated Orlando Pride 2-0. The game was the league’s first after an extended summer break. <\/p>\n
In the 50th minute, Rodman smoothly converted Lacey Santos’ pinpoint long ball to take a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Houston rookie Linda Ullmark and Kate Firth scored in the 89th minute to tie the game at 1-1.<\/p>\n
In the final minutes of stoppage time, Rodman hit the winning shot in front of the home crowd at Audi Field. The Spirit (7-3-2) have won seven of their past eight games.<\/p>\n
The Dash (4-7-2) lost ground five straight times on the road.<\/p>\n
Cooper scores 2 points against Kansas City<\/h2>\n
Croix Bethune and Michelle Cooper each scored two goals to lead Kansas City to a shutout victory at the Summit in Commerce City, Colorado. <\/p>\n
In the 35th minute, after a turnover, Bethune sent a pass wide and Cooper buried it to make it 1-0.<\/p>\n
A minute later, Kansas City’s Temwa Chawinga fouled defender Eva Gaetino in the box. Ro LaBonta then attempted a penalty, but his shot went over the post.<\/p>\n
In the final moments of first-half stoppage time, Chawinga’s shot was cleared on the goal line by defender Ayo Oke.<\/p>\n
In the 81st minute, Bethune scored again on Cooper, doubling Current’s lead (8-5-0). <\/p>\n
Chawinga scored his eighth goal of the season in the 87th minute to seal the shutout victory. With this loss, Denver, which had been expanding, fell to (4-5-3). <\/p>\n
Lorena, the reigning NWSL Goaltender of the Year, was out with a hip injury. Marisa Jordan started in her place in her regular season debut and kept a clean sheet with three saves.<\/p>\n
J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir’s return sparks Angel City<\/h2>\n
Maiara Niewes scored for the third straight game and Svejndis J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir returned from injury to score, giving Angel City a victory at home. <\/p>\n
Niewes scored the first goal in the 36th minute with a rebound. Jonsd\u00f3ttir forced a turnover in the 56th minute, dribbled through and scored from a tight angle to extend Angel City’s (5-6-1) lead to two points. <\/p>\n
Jonsdottir returned to the starting lineup after missing the past four games with a foot injury.<\/p>\n
Goaltender Angelina Anderson made one save and earned her third shutout of the season.<\/p>\n
Interim head coach Leif Gunnar Smerd led Angel City in his first game since firing coach Alex Strauss.<\/p>\n
NWSL Golden Boot leader Barbra Banda missed the game against Orlando (5-6-2) due to a thigh injury.<\/p>\n
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