Sydney Leroux scored for Angel City (3-5-1) in the 4-2 loss to the Washington Spirit on Saturday night.
ACFC was without veteran defender Sarah Gorden after she was hurt early in the game.
Trinity Rodman lead the Washington Spirit with two goals in the first half.
All six goals came in the first half at Washington D.C.’s Audi Field, matching a league record for most goals in the opening half. Casey Krueger and Ouleymata Sarr also scored for the Spirit (7-3-0).
Angel City goalkeeper DiDi Haracic stopped Rodman’s blast in the fourth minute but Rodman broke through in the ninth off a cross from Sarr to give the Spirit the early lead.
Angel City pulled even on an own goal when Annaig Butel muffed a clearance, then went up 2-1 on Leroux’s header off Claire Emslie’s cross in the 23rd.
Krueger sent a long ball toward a waiting Croix Bethune, who slipped. But Rodman picked it up with a touch for control before a left-footed shot into the net to tie it again.
Krueger pulled the Spirit ahead in the 34th after Haracic fought off a barrage of shots and Sarr added another some two minutes later to make it 4-2.
There were 13,432 fans at the game.
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