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Cantore scores in the Spirit's 1-0 victory over the expansion Summit
Trinity Rodman got the better of U.S. womens national team teammate Lindsey Heaps on Sunday night, assisting on Sofia Cantores goal in the Washington Spirit's 1-0 victory over the visiting Denver Summit.In the day's other National Women's Soccer League matches, Racing Louisville defeated Angel City 2-1; and the Seattle Reign shut out the San Diego Wave 2-0. Cantores goal off the underside of the crossbar in the 61st minute helped the Spirit overcome the loss of four players involved in the Womens Africa Cup of Nations.It was the second meeting between the Spirit (10-3-3) and the expansion Summit (5-6-4). Their first encounter in March, Denvers home opener, drew more than 63,000 fans to set an NWSL single-match attendance record and ended in a scoreless draw.Rodman, who has contributed to 12 goals over her last 11 matches, was closely marked. Ayo Oke and Eva Gaetino received yellow cards for tackles on Rodman.Heaps, making her second appearance for Denver, nearly helped the Summit equalize late in the second half when she appeared to earn a penalty after a collision with the Spirit's Tara Rudd and Rebeca Bernal. But the call was overturned following a video review.Lardner's brace leads Racing LouisvilleMaja Lardner scored her first NWSL goal and added a second-half header to give Racing Louisville (3-10-3) the 2-1 road win over Angel City. The rookie opened the scoring in the 24th minute after midfielder Katie OKanes long-range effort bounced through Angel Citys penalty area. Lardner touched the loose ball past goalkeeper Angelina Anderson. Fischer sent a lofted ball to Lardner in the 55th minute, which she headed past Anderson.Sveinds Jnsdttir scored for Angel City (7-7-1) in the 80th minute when defender Sophia Mattice sent a long ball forward.Mercado, Bugg lift Reign past WaveSan Diego natives Maddie Mercado and Jordyn Bugg scored in front of their hometown crowd to give the Seattle Reign (6-7-2) the 2-0 win over the Wave.Mercado opened the scoring in the 17th minute, slipping behind the Wave's back line before meeting Ainsley McCammons cross with a header for her third goal in three matches. Three minutes later, Sally Mentis corner kick found McCammons head before falling to Bugg, who headed home Seattle's second goal.San Diego (9-6-2) controlled much of the second half but was unable to break through.Claudia Dickey made nine saves to preserve the clean sheet. Seattle coach Laura Harvey became the first coach in NWSL history to reach 100 wins with the same club.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
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