Four consecutive losses can test the mettle and dedication of even the most ardent fans. What’s the antidote for those who can only enjoy the team during fair weather?…apparently Phair weather.

Straus finally gave Casey Phair her shot to impress by inserting her into the starting 11. He rotated Nealy Martin to center back and she played the position like she was the second coming of Naomi Girma. Ang took absolute control of box when Lo got the ball at the spot. And how about those teenagers! Fuller was substituted in with fresh legs after 70 minutes and sparkled like a diamond under the BMO lights. Gisele gulped down enough pickle juice so that she could shine yet again (without cramping!) for the full 90. 2 more goal contributions for the stat sheet!

All I can offer Mr. Straus is 🫡

Angel City flies to Houston tomorrow. The Dash only generated 0.2 xG last night against San Diego. Somehow they scored 2 goals though. They went up 2-1 in the 89th minute, but the Wave tied the match 5 minutes into stoppage time. That’s a tough way to add a point to the table when you’re playing at home.

It’s the next day…the day after a BMO win…a good day for the fair weather fans and the Phair weather fans…and a day after Fuller, Anderson, and Thompson made plays that got us up out our seats and applauding. Let’s discuss last night’s match against KC, this weekend’s match against Houston…or let’s discuss whatever you like.

Sol Rosa fans, we are so back! A very clean but scrappy game and we probably had our best game of the season against an opponent that have been finding their stride. Let's get into it!

The Great

- Straus coached a hell of a game, lineup again looked inexperienced at first and new but they really got things going with a very attack minded game plan. If the Portland game felt like a shell game, this felt like the true vision of Straus's game plan. The subs that came on too came in not only at the right time the right players came in and made the finishing difference.

- The rookies are leveling up every game. They're developing really nicely. Lageyre looked right as rain against a tough experienced KC team. If she dipped her toes in Portland, she fully jumped in this one. Suarez also in attack really brought pace as well.

- Giselle is just exploding this season, the defense, the balls skills, the attack. She truly looks like the future of outside backs. A goal and assist tonight is just awesome.

- The attack was attacking!!! The midfielders had space, the field felt open and not compressed. The touch and goes with each players in combination getting better at working together. Having Niehues back really helped and Phair is getting more confidence with her first start. But also, when the ball got turned over the team was able to collapse and cover stopping Chewinga and Co.

- Anderson stand the F up!!! KC was also dangerous tonight with having chances to put up multiple goals but AA was in her bag making multiple stops and a soft PK kick. We don't won, let alone get any points without her heroics. I'm sure this was extra sweet against KC which she had one of her worst games in the past.

The Bad (forget about it!)

- Hard to nitpick after such a solid win. And I won't, it's been a tough few weeks for the team but they really put it together tonight and I feel like this is a time to really appreciate everyone's effort.

Overall

- This is the team we've been waiting to see. And sure we saw it early but this was against a top after a slump. SD did us a favor and stopped out next opponent in Houston from keeping up with us. Let's keep the momentum going! Volemos!

Angel City >!2 - 1!< KC Current

✅ Full Time

Kickoff	Wed, May 20, 10:00 PM EDT
Venue	BMO Stadium — Los Angeles, California
Watch	Victory+, NWSL+
Referee	J. Scheer (AR1: D. Bandy, AR2: A. Arita, 4th: J. Abdu-Razzaq, VAR: A. Voigt)
Live comments	reddit-stream

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Form

• Angel City: D L L L L W
• KC Current: W W W L W L

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Lineups

Angel City (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

#	Player	Pos
19	Angelina Anderson	GK
11	Sarah Gorden (C)	DF
6	Emily Sams	DF
20	Gisele Thompson	DF
15	Evelyn Shores	MF
8	Ariadina Alves Borges	MF
14	Nealy Martin	MF
12	Maiara Carolina Niehues	MF
16	Carina Lageyre	MF
18	Jun Endo	FW
9	Casey Phair	FW

Subs

#	Player	Pos
13	Hannah Seabert	GK
30	Faith Nguyen	GK
4	Karsyn Cherry	DF
10	Claire Emslie	FW
17	Kennedy Fuller	MF
24	Prisca Chilufya	FW
25	Sophia Mattice	DF
33	Riley Tiernan	FW
99	Taylor Suarez	MF

KC Current (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

#	Player	Pos
23	Lorena da Silva Leite	GK
18	Izzy Rodriguez	DF
27	Kayla Sharples	DF
7	Elizabeth Ball	DF
2	Laney Rouse	DF
22	Bayley Feist	MF
10	Lo'eau LaBonta (C)	MF
8	Croix Bethune	MF
6	Temwa Chawinga	FW
17	Michelle Cooper	FW
21	Ally Sentnor	FW

Subs

#	Player	Pos
1	Marisa Jordan	GK
3	Amelia White	FW
4	Meila Brewer	DF
5	Ellie Bravo-Young	DF
13	Haley Hopkins	FW
24	Gabrielle Robinson	DF
31	Katie Scott	DF
44	Kolo Suliafu	DF
55	Penelope Hocking	FW

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Match Events

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I live in Los Feliz and just went outside for the first time since last night; The air quality (due to the fires) is SO bad. There’s a heavy chemical smell that literally burns your eyes within seconds. If downtown/BMO is even half as bad, I’m wondering if they’ll actually let the ladies play in this tonight…LA did issue a county-wide air quality alert yesterday urging residents to limit physical exertion outdoors…thoughts?

Good Morning you WONDERFUL SOL ROSA FANATICS!!!

Game Information:

2026 NWSL Match Week 7
Angel City FC v Kansas City Current
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Kickoff at 1900 PDT
At BMO (The Banque) Stadium

Looking for tickets or trying to get rid of some for this game? Here’s a link.

You can stream on Victory+
You can listen on iHeart Radio

A-Z Guide for BMO Stadium per ACFC. The Banque has a clear bag policy that must fit within certain parameters, which can be found in the A-Z guide.
Need to get to or park at The Banque?
The YASSS QUEEN advises you to use a combination of Transit App and Pantograph App to get to the Banque via public transportation.

Information about our Supporters’ Groups can be found here.

Box Office opens: 1000 PDT
Team store opens: 1000 PDT
Parking lots open: 1430 PDT
Sol Rosa Rally: 1730 PDT
Stadium gates open: 1730 PDT

Tree things you "apparently" need to know
Matchup Insights

Angel City Scouting report
NWSL Preview

Player Availability Report
Taylor Vincent scoop

Match Hype:

Volemos!!!

Transcribed by your Ol’ Pal Shlomo
Metatron to her YASSS QUEEN

Dash may dash but we go the distance…

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Good morning!

I miss me some food vendors on Christmas Tree Lane, the weekend can’t come soon enough.

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An unknown number of you correctly predicted the result of Game 9, because that is happening tomorrow against KC - see you in the future!

This Saturday ACFC is back on the road facing Houston for the second time. Going into Game 9, ACFC is 3-4-1 after keeping a clean sheet against the Thorns last weekend. This is a long week, with a home game sandwiched between 2 away games, so hopefully we can manage minutes and come into Saturday with high energy. Sveindis is still the leader in attacking stats, and Taylor Suarez is persistently knockin' at the door, so we hope to see her first NWSL goal soon.

Houston sits just below Angel City at 13th and is winless in their last 5 games, including a 3-0 loss to KC last weekend. Houston's attack has been led by Kiki Van Zanten, with 4 goals on the season so far, followed by rookie Kat Rader who's had a strong start with 2 goals and 1 assist over Houston's 9 games.

Who will win Saturday's game in Houston? Vote in the poll and discuss below!

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ACFC still doesn’t have a win in Portland, but the team traveled north, faced a top three opponent, prevented one of the league’s highest scoring offenses from getting the ball in the back of the net, and came back with a point on the table. It wasn’t the preferred outcome, but hopefully it signaled a change in momentum after a string of recent losses.

They have a flight back to LA, a mid-week home game against the KC Current (who had a difficult start to the season, but have been on a tear lately), and then head right back to LAX for a flight to Houston. Let’s hope those legs are rested and they can stay healthy.

It’s the next day…the day after a scoreless game for Sophia Wilson…the day after Maiara and Sveindis watched the match from LA…the day after the last matchup with the Thorns for the 2026 season. Let's discuss the game, the heavy load of matches this week, or let's discuss whatever you like.

We managed to get a point on the road in Providence Park. The win in Portland still eludes us but we stopped the bleeding. It was a tough match and we held Portland to nothing which is a win in itself but we continue to not be able to put one in the back of the net. Let's get into it.

The Good

- The defense again kept us in the game. Gorden, Thompson and Anderson really kept the game level the whole game. Wilson was frustrated a lot of the game and although she had chances, we kept her out of the net.

- Fuller is a game impact player. She needs to be on, she's one of the few that's able and willing to go 1v1, run into open space, and find fellow attackers. When she came on the attack really changed.

The Bad

- Have you seen our midfield???? Even the commentators were highly noticable, especially the first half, of our lack of attack. It felt like Tweed ball all over again. We just couldn't break through space. No one would check in close or we couldn't overload, or we didn't have our speedster go off for balls over the top. We just can't see the path to the goal and it's frustrating as hell.

- Along to go with the last point, tactically I don't like player positions especially in our midfield. Borges is like another McCaskill just sort of running around but not setting up meaningful attacks. Martin is and extra defender especially when Thompson runs up. Jun is still amping up her endurance and cohesion with her teamates. Lageyre was pretty invisible in her minutes. We don't have a coordinator or a facilitator. We are desperately missing Hina.

Overall

- I don't know how we'll pull ourselves out of this scoring funk. The defense is great but they can hold out only so much. Other teams will just look for errors and capitalize. We just aren't threatening at all. We move up one spot and to break the losing streak, away, and in Portland still is upside. But short rest and against a hot hot KC with Chewinga and Co wanting to stop our progress.

- Is our attack lost? Is is more on Straus or players to be the deciding factor on getting wins?

Some of the best to play the game are available. I hope we do something. Not that it will help our inability to pass under pressure, but perhaps we can more effectively capitalize on turnovers before teams can counter or a veteran can somehow force coach to put players in their natural positions. At the very least, maybe he'd have to rest Svendis for 5m?

Hi! Anyone know of any bars or restaurants in Orange County that show ACFC games? For tomorrow’s match!

Thanks!

60% of you predicted that ACFC would lose to Portland…but they didn’t! It’s a quick turn-around this week with the red-hot KC Current coming to LA for a Wednesday night matchup.

Angel City is 3-1-4 and they sit below the playoff line…though with two games in hand. They have one draw and no wins in their last 5 matchups. The KC Current are above the playoff line with a 5-0-4 record and one game in hand. They have won 4 of their last 5 games, and have won their last three matches by a combined score of 8-1. Temwa Chawinga has scored 5 goals in the last 180 minutes.

Who will win on Wednesday evening at BMO? Vote in the poll and discuss below.

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GOOD MORNING YOU WONDERFUL SOL ROSA FANATICS!!!

How does one get to Portland from here?

You travel on the 5 until you hear people speak the word 'Hella," then continue on the 5 until they speak something else.

🤷🏻‍♂️

Game Information:

2026 NWSL Match Week 2
Angel City FC at Portland Thorns
Sunday 17 May 2026
Kickoff at 1500 PDT
at Providence Park

Looking for tickets or trying to get rid of some for this game? Here’s a link

You can watch on ESPN 2, stream on the ESPN app
You can listen on iHeartRadio

For fans traveling up to the city of Roses, here is how to get around their theme park.

Official watch party will be at: Untamed Spirits in Silver Lake
Supporters Groups watch parties: Comment below
Information about our Supporters' Groups can be found here

Tree things you "apparently" need to know
Matchup Insights

Angel City Match Report
NWSL Preview

Player Availability Report
Taylor Vincent scoop

Match Hype:

Volemos!!!

I hope you've all been properly hyped

Transcribed by your Ol’ Pal Shlomo
Metatron to her YASSS QUEEN

Well, 44% of you correctly predicted last weekend's loss to Wave, and folks, we could use a win. So let's get it this weekend!

This Sunday the ladies head to Portland to face the Thorns for the second time this season, which feels weird! But sure! Portland is leading the standings with 19 points after 9 games. They broke a 5 game unbeaten streak last weekend, falling to Louisville 3-1. Their only goal in that game came from Sophia Wilson, who has 3 goals in her 4 games back from maternity leave. Leading the offense for the Thorns is Olivia Moultrie, with 4 goals and 4 assists this season, with strong showings from Reilyn Turner with 4 goals and Pietra Tordin with 3 goals and 3 assists.

Angel City is coming into this game after 4 consecutive losses, though encouragingly all of those have been by only a single goal differential. Sveindis remains our offensive leader with 3 goals and 2 assists, and we are holding strong in the top 3rd of the league in goals allowed with only 9 let in to date. This week Mai is off suspension from her red card (EDIT: guess not 😔), and we can expect to see more of Claire Emslie, so that's some offensive power to look forward to. Providence Park is always showing up, so hopefully we can shut 'em down.

How do you think Sunday’s game will go? Vote in the poll and comment below

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Good morning!

A wave is just water and thorns are just plants; Immigrant City is forever.

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• 2026 Away Days Ticket Transaction Thread
• Local Lodgings discussion for out-of-towners

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This weekend we’re gonna strip some thorns!

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https://proreferees.com/2026/05/09/2026-the-definitive-angle-nwsl-week-6/

LA/UTA didn't make the Inside Video Review cut from this week, but there are short writeups and links to videos of the angles with no sound for both the potential PK calls.