Esther Gonzalez scores twice to lead Gotham past the North Carolina Courage; Chicago tops Bay 2-1

Esther Gonzalez scores twice as Gotham FC earns first win of season

Esther Gonzalez scored twice in the span of seven minutes and Gotham FC defeated the North Carolina Courage 3-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League on Sunday.

Ludmila’s pair of goals leads the Chicago Stars to their first victory of the season

Ludmila scored twice in the first half and the Chicago Stars got their first win of the NWSL season, a 2-1 victory over Bay FC in San Jose. For the opening goal, the Brazilian international skipped around Bay goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz and tucked the ball away in the fifth minute. For the second, she outfoxed Abby Dahlkemper with a stepover before firing the ball into the corner in the 41st minute. Caroline Conti countered for Bay in the 58th m…

Esther Gonzalez scores twice to lead Gotham past the North Carolina Courage; Chicago tops Bay 2-1

Esther Gonzalez scored twice in the span of seven minutes in the first half as Gotham FC defeated the North Carolina Courage 3-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League. In the other NWSL game Sunday, the Chicago Stars beat Bay…

Esther Gonzalez (2 goals) leads NJ/NY Gotham over Courage

Sparked by Esther Gonzalez's two first-half goals, NJ/NY Gotham defeated the visiting North Carolina Courage 3-1 on Sunday to pick up their first win of the season.

Gotham strike thrice to down Courage

Photo: Alyssa Carr Gotham FC 3-1 North Carolina Courage HARRISON, NJ–After scoring just once in their first three matches, Gotham FC would score triple that on Sunday. Esther struck twice just before halftime and then Lilly Reale added a third just after it as Gotham FC went on to a 3-1 win at Sports Illustrated Arena over North Carolina Courage. Gotham move to fifth in the NWSL table while the Courage sink to 13th following Chicago’s first win …

Lauletta’s Heat Check: Can Angel City, Gotham crash the elites?

A little bit of National Women’s Soccer League history is about to go down at the end of this season. Three teams have started a season 4W-0D-0L, and all three — the 2014 Reign and 2017/2018 Courage — won the Shield. But with the Orlando Pride and Kansas City Current both matching the 4-0-0 start, at least one of them will buck the trend and not turn it into a Shield. Meanwhile, the Courage and Royals remain winless — and searching. The cream of…