Bay FC loses on late goal to Angel City FC; last season’s leading scorer reportedly on way out

Bay FC necessities to start stringing together specific victories and soon if it has any hope of making the NWSL playoffs The road to the postseason for Bay FC got tougher on Monday night as the second-year NWSL association allowed a go-ahead goal to Maiara Niehues in the th minute in a - loss to Angel City FC before an released crowd of at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles On the play Angel City s Miyabi Moriya sent a corner kick into the center of the box that Niehues headed past the outstretched arms of diving Bay FC goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz Riley Tiernan also scored for Angel City - - which won its second straight after an eight-game winless streak Tiernan a rookie took a pass from M A Vignola and ran it downfield before cutting inside and dancing around Bay defenders before firing a shot past Silkowitz in the th minute It was Tiernan s team-leading eighth goal She moved into second for the bulk goals ever by an NWSL rookie Bay - - has now lost three straight matches and is winless in its last seven - - Bay FC s last win came on June when it beat the Portland Thorns - at PayPal Park Monday Rachel Hill had Bay s lone goal as she scored on the rebound off her own shot on Angel City goalkeeper Hannah Seabert in the th minute The loss keeps Bay FC in th place in the NWSL standings with points leaving it seven points behind Gotham FC for the eighth and final playoff spot Bay has eight matches remaining starting with Saturday s home encounter against the first-place Kansas City Current - - Bay FC lost to Kansas City - on May The NWSL Championship will take place at PayPal Park on Nov Bay FC s Asisat Oshoala was given an excused absence amid numerous reports of a move to Al Hilal Saudi Women s Premier League Oshoala a two-time Ballon d Or finalist over five prolific seasons with Barcelona and a much-ballyhooed signing by Bay FC last year had a team-leading eight goals in matches in but has not scored in games this season Angel City s Alyssa Thompson was also an excused absence for the tournament as rumors swirled that Chelsea was in talks to acquire the -year-old winger The transfer deadline in the English Women s Super League is Thursday Any fee for Thompson is likely to exceed million The Orlando Pride in recent weeks paid an international record million transfer fee for forward Lizbeth Ovalle from Mexico s Tigres