Seattle Reign FC defeated Bay FC on Saturday with a late goal from substitute Jess Fishlock in the 85th minute.
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Late substitute Jess Fishlock scored in the 85th minute to give the Seattle Reign a 3-2 victory over Bay FC on Saturday night.
The visiting Reign (7-7-2) jumped ahead early, scoring twice in the opening 10 minutes behind Maddie Dahlien's playmaking. In the fifth minute, Dahlien found Mia Fishel inside the box, where Fishel used the back of her foot to redirect a shot past Bay goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz. Five minutes later, Dahlien drove into Bay's final third before firing a shot past Silkowitz.
Bay (5-9-3) cut the deficit to one goal three minutes later, but the Reign's early two-goal lead held until Fishlock's decisive strike in the 85th minute secured the victory.
In other National Women's Soccer League matches on Saturday, Gotham FC downed the Houston Dash 1-0. Racing Louisville beat the Chicago Stars 2-1. Angel City played to a 1-1 draw with the Kansas City Current.
Jaedyn Shaw and Tierna Davidson scored as defending champion Gotham improved to 5-2-3. Seattle extended its scoreless streak to five games.
The Reign have not scored in 499 minutes across five consecutive winless matches, with no home games until July.
The Welsh midfielder, 39, will end her 14-year career with the NWSL club at season's end, the only remaining player from the team's 2013 inaugural roster.
Gotham FC scored three goals in the first half to beat Bay FC on Saturday in Harrison.
Midge Purce scored in the second minute as Gotham FC won 1-0 at Bay FC on Wednesday, extending the team's unbeaten streak to five matches.
Kai Havertz's header secured victory at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal now needs one win to claim their first Premier League title since 2004.
