Prisca Chilufya scored halfway by means of the second half to assist the Orlando Delight earn a 1-1 draw with the visiting Utah Royals on Sunday.
The Delight (8-4-2, 26 factors) are 3-1-1 of their final 5 matches.
The Royals (1-10-3, 6 factors) are winless of their previous 9 (0-7-2).
Chilufya pulled Orlando stage within the 72nd minute. Simone Jackson managed the ball on a run down the left flank earlier than sending a cross into the field for an onrushing Chilufya. The Zambian hustled to the ball and, with goalkeeper Mia Justus, in her NWSL debut, off her line, shortly put it into the open internet.
Mina Tanaka practically notched her second aim of the match to place Utah again in entrance two minutes later with a strike from distance that grazed simply off the crossbar and over the web.
Justus stored the sport even within the 76th minute, getting in entrance of a left-foot strike from Chilufya after Chilufya and Barbra Banda raced down in a 2-on-2.
Tanaka gave Utah a 1-0 lead within the fourth minute. Kaleigh Riehl pushed the ball up at midfield for Tanaka, who then took a couple of strides earlier than firing a strike from properly exterior the field into the highest of the web.
The Royals had extra of the alternatives by means of the primary 45 minutes, managing 4 photographs, three on track, earlier than the sport was paused for over half an hour attributable to lightning within the space with 5 minutes remaining within the body.
Orlando had only one shot on aim after the primary half, and three whole makes an attempt, to complete with 15 photographs and 6 photographs on aim. Utah recorded eight photographs, 5 on track.
–Area Degree Media
