**Harrison, New Jersey** – A nationally televised audience on CBS was able to witness Alex Morgan and San Diego Wave FC defeat Gotham FC, 3-0, with the forward Morgan scoring twice and registering an assist on the club’s other goal in the victory.
Gotham FC got the first look on goal after just seven minutes, with forward Ifeoma Onumonu getting on the end of a clipped ball in by midfielder Kristie Mewis. However, Onumonu was unable to get the power required on the shot to beat San Diego goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan.
On the other end, though, it didn’t take long for San Diego to get off and running with Morgan opening the scoring after just 19 minutes of action. Midfielder Taylor Kornieck was able to recover the ball off a Gotham player deep inside the hosts’ territory and looking up she played the run of Morgan into the box and toward goal. Morgan got on the end of the pass and then produced an impressive finish through Gotham goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris’s legs to open the scoring.
Decent chances for both sides as the opening half wore on fell wide, though it was Gotham FC who had the next best opportunity on goal again through Onumonu. Linking up in play again, Mewis slid a through ball in for Onumonu to run in on, and though the forward was able to open up her body and fire on goal amid an onrushing Sheridan, her shot ricocheted off the inside of the post and back into play as San Diego eventually got the ball clear.
Not done in the opening half, though, the forward Morgan doubled both her tally and her side’s lead in the 43 ^rd minute with a clever flick finish from a yard out. The ball was worked wide for San Diego’s Sofia Jakobsson, and she did well to get to the endline and play a ball back across the middle that was just a yard away from the opposition goal but within Morgan’s range. Sticking a leg out after the ball had beaten the first defender, Morgan was able to direct it on frame and beat Harris for the second time in 25 minutes.
At the break, San Diego’s 2-0 advantage was enough to give the side confidence in a result with yet one half to play.
Forward Margaret Purce missed an opportunity in the 50 ^th minute, but otherwise the opening 15 minutes of the second half were largely in San Diego’s favor. In the 68 ^th minute, the visitors found their third goal as an impressive move saw Morgan turn from scorer to provider for Makenzy Doniak. A well-worked one-two between Doniak and Morgan saw the latter receive the ball near the top of the box where she powered a shot past Harris for the statement goal.
At fulltime, San Diego was able to celebrate three points earned thanks to Morgan’s brace and Doniak’s cherry on top as they extended their unbeaten run to four games and snapped a winless streak that spanned five games. Gotham’s up and down season thus far has now seen them drop two straight games as they head into the international break before welcoming Chicago to town in early July.

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