**LOS ANGELES, Calif.** – Angel City FC and the Kansas City Current produced a classic on Sunday evening in Los Angeles, with the hosts Angel City scoring all three of their goals in a 3-2 win in the first half before having to stave off a second half comeback from the visiting Current. Angel City scored their three goals within a 15 minute span from the 31 ^st to first half stoppage time, while two goals in five minutes in the second half from Kansas City threatened the result, though they would be unable to complete the comeback in the end.
Angel City’s first goal of the evening came just after a half-hour played, with forward Alyssa Thompson once again demonstrating her phenomenal ability after an unbelievable finish from a tight angle to go ahead. Thompson was racing to meet a through pass toward the endline where she was able to stop the ball and keep it in play. Without many options, Thompson opted to curl an effort between defenders that sailed past Current goalkeeper Cassie Miller off the post at the far side and into the back of the net to go in front.
A good save in the 35 ^th minute from Angel City goalkeeper DiDi Haracic kept the one-goal advantage in Angel City’s favor, allowing the hosts to continue pressing and eventually add a second goal in the 43 ^rd minute. Racing down the other end in possession, teammates Jun Endo and Claire Emslie connected with Endo delivering a cross from the left that Emslie did well to meet in the middle of the penalty area. Connecting with her initial effort, Emslie then powered her shot past Miller for their second goal.
Then, a quick blitz from Angel City provided a third and final goal on the evening, this time with Endo turning from provider to scorer as she beat Miller just before the break. A bouncing ball toward the edge of the box was latched onto by midfielder Madison Hammond, and Hammond was able to nod a ball back in the direction of Endo just to the left of the penalty spot. From there, Endo produced a calm finish to the bottom far corner that Miller was just unable to reach as the hosts went into the break with the benefit of a three goal lead.
However, Kansas City showed their resolve in the second half with the visitors finding a goal early enough into the second half to create space for a potential comeback. The first of those goals came in the 56 ^th minute through a rocket of a shot via rookie Izzy Rodriguez. Forward Cece Kizer was on the ball near the edge of the penalty area as the Current were attempting to poke through when she spotted the run of Rodriguez near the top of the box. Playing a low pass back Rodriguez’s way, the substitute drove a high-flying effort toward the far post that Haracic had little chance of saving as Kansas City pulled one back.
In the 61 ^st minute, Kizer then turned from provider to scorer herself, finishing off a rebound after a Haracic save pushed the ball to Kizer’s feet just in front of the goal line, leaving the forward with little to do as she tapped home for a second in five minutes.
Despite that, though, Kansas City would not create enough quality going the other way to find a third goal within the final 30 minutes on offer. That left Angel City with its second win of the season and first in over a month, while Kansas City’s two-game winning streak was put to a halt with the result.

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