Bay FC needs to start stringing together some 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 team allowed a go-ahead goal to Maiara Niehues in the 77th minute in a 2-1 loss to Angel City FC before an announced crowd of 14,971 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 (6-7-5), 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 befo