Wave’s Armstrong youngest to snag league honor on day club falls 2-1, ending unbeaten streak
The San Diego Wave s unbeaten streak is no more The NWSL franchise suffered its third defeat of the season on Friday night at Snapdragon Stadium when it lost to the Seattle Reign - Going into Friday San Diego was unbeaten in its last six matches a club record The loss dropped the Wave s record to - - with points Greater part of the key action during this outing came relatively late in the second half The Reign struck first as midfielder scored her first-ever goal for Seattle during the tournament s th minute connecting with a right-footed shot into the net Then during the match s th minute Wave winger Delphine Cascarino hit a header to tie the tournament For a while it looked as if the match might end in a draw but near the end of regulation Seattle scored its second and final goal of the match when forward Emeri Adames scored via a left-footed shot During the post-match press conference Wave head coach Jonas Eidevall lamented the fast turnaround for chosen of the club s players who had been called up to represent their national teams during FIFA s May June international window Nine Wave players were called up and spent time away from the NWSL Eidevall specifically mentioned defender Hannah Lundkvist who traveled to Europe for a modern match against Denmark The turnaround time is so quick Eidevall revealed Hannah played Tuesday night in Sweden It s a -hour flight It was amazing that she could give us that performance in the minutes that she did Other players who represented their home nations on Monday and Tuesday included goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan and forward Adriana Leon Canada forward Maria S nchez Mexico forward Kyra Carusa Ireland Cascarino France midfielder Gia Corley Germany center back Daniela Arias Columbia and defender Kennedy Wesley U S Sheridan Lundkvist and Leon were among the Wave s starters Friday The number was knotted in a scoreless tie after the first minutes plus two minutes of added stoppage time as each club looked a little sluggish Seattle center back Jordyn Bugg who was raised in El Cajon started for the Reign and played the full match Next up the Wave face the Houston Dash on the road June before returning home for a June contest against the Washington Spirit After that there will be a league-wide break from June through the month of July San Diego resumes play Aug in a road match against the North Carolina Courage a squad the Wave defeated - at home on May Notes Hours before the match Wave rookie defender Trinity Armstrong was named to the NWSL Best XI for the month of May she s the youngest athlete in NWSL history to receive the honor The -year-old recorded her first professional goal on May and in the process became the youngest NWSL performer in history to points a stoppage-time championship winner On Thursday Eidevall was named NWSL Coach of the Month for May The Swedish first-year coach led San Diego to a - - record in May resulting in the club reaching second place in the league standings The Wave generated million in revenue in according to a June record on NWSL franchises published by the financial magazine Forbes The amount was the second-most in the league behind only Los Angeles-based Angel City which brought in million last year according to the statement On May the Wave reported that it had terminated the contract of midfielder Favour Emmanuel a Nigerian international who wassigned in January She played in just two matches for San Diego this season
