LOS ANGELES, California (Saturday, Could 2, 2026) – Utah Royals FC (4-1-2, 13 factors, 4th NWSL) earned a 1-0 victory after a hard-fought battle towards Angel Metropolis FC (3-0-3, 9 factors, eighth NWSL) at BMO Stadium on Saturday night time of their third straight shutout. The win marked the fourth-consecutive win for the Utah Royals, a membership file.
Utah Royals FC Head Coach Jimmy Coenraets made no positional and one personnel change to the beginning XI from URFC’s 3-0 victory over Seattle Reign FC. Goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn began in at present’s match after coming in for Mia Justus late in final week’s recreation towards Seattle. At the moment’s begin for McGlynn, who suffered an early season damage, marks her first begin of the 2026 season and her fiftieth NWSL look.
The Royals got here out aggressive on the assault with a number of photographs on aim early within the recreation. Within the seventh minute, back-to-back photographs have been taken by crew captain Paige Cronin and defender Janni Thomsen. Cronin was not discouraged, taking one other shot on aim within the thirteenth minute.
Within the thirty third minute Cronin’s stress paid off, as she took the ball down the fitting facet of the sector, crossing over to Canadian Cloé Lacasse within the center who headed the ball simply contained in the submit giving the Royals a 1-0 lead.
The aim marks back-to-back video games with a aim from Lacasse, who scored within the second half of the Royal’s recreation towards Seattle, settling the rating at 3-0. The aim additionally signifies Cronin’s first help of the 2026 season. Utah has scored within the final 16-straight common season video games, setting a brand new membership scoring file.
Within the thirty sixth minute, McGlynn got here up with a vital save when Angel Metropolis’s Taylor Suarez crossed the ball towards the online and the goalkeeper tapped the ball out of the underside nook, narrowingly protecting the opposition from scoring. The save preserved the benefit and the Royals headed into halftime with a 1-0 lead.
Getting into the second half, Angel Metropolis FC performed with 10 after a first-half pink card, nonetheless continued to remain aggressive. After an Angel Metropolis breakaway within the 76th minute, Sveindis Jonsdottir discovered the ball and despatched a cross in the direction of the underside left nook of the online. McGlynn fended the try off along with her proper hand, persevering with to keep up the Royals’ margin.
The Royals endured, enjoying laborious via the second half, because the URFC again line continued to carry robust via a number of makes an attempt by Angel Metropolis, guaranteeing that the ball didn’t make it to McGlynn and shutting out a hard-fought 1-0 win over Angel Metropolis.
The victory signifies a four-game win streak, the primary time the achievement has been made in URFC historical past. The win additionally marks the primary three-game highway win streak in membership historical past for Utah and first three-straight shutout wins since 2019.
After battling on the highway, the Utah Royals FC will return house to host the Houston Sprint on Wednesday, Could 6 at America First Discipline. Kickoff is ready for 8:00 p.m. MT and tickets can be found for buy right here.
UTA: Cloé Lacasse (Paige Cronin) 33’ — Cronin takes the ball down the fitting, crossing over to Lacasse within the center who heads the ball simply previous the submit within the thirty third minute.
Utah Royals FC (4-3-3): Mandy McGlynn; Nuria Rábano (Miyabi 53’), Kate Del Fava, Kaleigh Reihl, Janni Thomsen; Ana Tejada (Courtney Brown 88’), Narumi (Dayana Pierre-Louis 73’), Mina Tanaka; Paige Cronin© (Cece Delzer 73’), Cloe Lacasse, Kiana Palacios (Alexa Spaanstra 88’)
Subs not used: Mia Justus, Kameron Simmonds, Aria Nagai, Brecken Mozingo,
Head Coach: Jimmy Coenraets
Angel Metropolis FC (4-3-3): Angelina Anderson; Gisele Thompson, Emily Sams, Sarah Gorden©, Evelyn Shores; Nealy Martin (Jun Endo 85’), Maiara Carolina Nieuhues, Ariadina Alves Borges (Kennedy Fuller 90+7’); Taylor Suarez, Sveindis Jónskóttir, Riley Tiernan
Subs not used: Hannah Seabert, Religion Nguyen, Casey Phair, Carina Lageyre, Prisca Chilufya, Sophia Mattice
Head Coach: Alexander Straus
Pictures on Objective: 4 / 4
UTA: Cloé Lacasse (Yellow Card – 50’)
LA: Maiara Neihues (Pink Card – 51’)
UTA: Ana Tejada (Yellow Card – 56’)
UTA: Dayana Pierre-Louis (Yellow – 78’)
LA: Evelyn Shores (Yellow – 90+8’)