Esther González scored a goal in each half and Gotham FC breezed past Angel City 4-0 in the National Women’s Soccer League on Friday night.Elsewhere in the NWSL, the Seattle Reign beat the Portland Thorns 1-0 and the Utah Royals defeated the Chicago Stars 1-0.González opened the scoring at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles with a shot from inside the box that ricocheted off the post in the 18th minute. She got her second of the night by using her head to flick in a corner kick by Sarah Schupansky in the 75th minute.Gotham (2-2-1) had gone 2-0 on an own goal from Miyabi Moriya after a freak deflection looped the ball over Angel City goalkeeper Angelina Anderson in the 67th minute. Geyse scored her first NWSL goal in the 85th minute to make it 4-0.Angel City dropped to 2-2-1.Maddie Dahlien scored her first professional goal to give the Reign (2-1-2) the Cascadia rivalry win over the Thorns.It was Seattle’s first regular-season win over its regional rivals since 2021, a winless streak of seven league matches. Reign coach Laura Harvey celebrated on the sidelines after the final whistle at Lumen Field in Seattle.The rookie Dahlien was played through on the left wing by Lynn Biye …
