Christen Press scored Angel City's first goal after coming in to replace Claire Emslie in the 65th minute. Alyssa Thompson added a second score in second-half stoppage time, helping Angel City to improve its record to 4-2-2. Utah has lost six of its past seven games and dropped to 1-6-1.

Angel City already led 1-0 at the time of the emergency on a goal from former Utah Royal Christen Press in the 66th minute. It was the 36-year-old Los Angeles native's first goal after a two-year injury delay.

Three points, a comfortable 2-0 win, and even star veteran Christen Press getting her name on the scoresheet—Angel City couldn’t have asked for more in today’s fixture against the Utah Royals. Yet, it couldn’t quite be called a perfect day at the office for the Los Angeles-based club,