**LOS ANGELES, Calif.** – Angel City FC came back from a one goal deficit to defeat the top of the table North Carolina Courage at home, with Savannah McCaskill equalizing and an own goal with just under 15 minutes to play helping the side to secure all three points.
The hosts Angel City got off to a hot start as the side created a few opportunities within the opening seven minutes, though none provided a breakthrough. North Carolina then saw midfielder Narumi Miura take a chance on goal in the 7 ^th minute, though Angel City goalkeeper DiDi Haracic had no problem corralling the shot and ending the move.
One shot Haracic could not save, though, came in the 15 ^th minute as forward Brianna Pinto opened the scoring with a low drive from right on the edge of the penalty area just right of center of the goal. North Carolina’s Frankie Tagliaferri was on the ball and streaking down the right side where she eventually worked her way toward the endline. Spotting the run of Pinto, Tagliaferri cut a pass back for Pinto, and Pinto delivered a precise finish at the near post that launched the Courage into the lead.
However, that lead was a short one as Angel City responded nearly immediately with a goal of its own in the 18 ^th minute. Angel City’s attack had won a corner kick but the chance was headed clear of the penalty area only as far as Scarlett Camberos. Camberos then charged down toward goal and fired in a mid-level pass that midfielder Savannah McCaskill turned her hip toward as she checked the ball into the back of the net. Just like that, the visitors North Carolina no sooner gained their lead than they lost it.
After two brief chances for North Carolina on the other end, the hosts then hit the post through defender Sarah Gordon in the 40 ^th minute. A cross had come in from a corner kick that was headed on and down for Gordon, standing just a couple of yards or so to the right of the penalty spot. Gordon then lashed a left-footed shot to the far post, but the ball kicked back into play off the post and then was headed into the arms of Courage goalkeeper Kelly Rowland after a subsequent headed attempt from close in.
Into the second half, both teams did well to create looks in front of goal including Jasmyne Spencer for Angel City and Olivia Wingate and Brittany Ratcliffe for North Carolina.
However, the tide of the match took a major turn in the 75 ^th minute when Angel City’s Elizabeth Eddy fired a shot from inside the box that North Carolina defender Kaleigh Kurtz turned into her own net as the hosts took their first lead of the night. Eddy was on the ball on the right side of the field when she produced a bit of skill to skirt around her marker and take aim toward the far post. However, her shot took a hard deflection off Kurtz in the end and was sliced into the back of the net.
The closest either side would come to scoring in the final 15 minutes came again for Angel City as forward Sydney Leroux had a header at the near post denied with the ball eventually cleared.
Even still, it was a big win for an Angel City side that is now four straight unbeaten as it attempts to climb off the bottom three places. The win leaves the side in 10 ^th place with 17 points from 15 games played, with North Carolina remains in 1 ^st place with 26 points from 15 games played.

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