FC Gold Pride extended its commanding lead atop the Women's Professional Soccer table to 13 pts. Wednesday with a 2-1 win over the Boston Breakers at Harvard Stadium.
Jordan Angeli opened a 10 minute spurt of offensive explosion in the game when she scored off an Alex Scott feed in the 30th minute. The goal gives Angeli a tally in three-straight games, but Wednesday's score comes in a match that snaps Boston's three-game winning streak.
FC Gold Pride forward Christine Sinclair answered quickly when she scored her eighth goal of the season in the 35th minute when she finished a cross from Ali Riley. Marta then scored her league-leading 11th goal of the season in first half stoppage time when she curled a beautiful shot past Boston goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher for the game-winner.
"This team has a lot of fight, they're big, they work hard, and we created some chances," Breakers Head Coach Tony DiCicco said. "Barnhart had a good save and it hit the post on another one. Again we give to the goal and you can’t do that against the best team in the league and that’s why they’re the best team in the league. They've got obviously one of the best players in the world and they’re good in a lot of positions. I was proud of the way the team played and we are still in the hunt here but this was a game that I think we really could have gotten a result from. I felt confident going in and I’m disappointed that we didn’t win."
Boston (4-6-4, 16 pts.) next travels to Toyota Park Sunday to take on the Chicago Red Stars, while FC Gold Pride (11-3-1, 34 pts.) faces off with the Washington Freedom Saturday at the Maryland SoccerPlex.