Sky Blue FC fell 1-0 to the Utah Royals Saturday night in their second match of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.
Amy Rodriguez was the star for the Royals, who put the home side ahead for good in the 41’ by running onto an inch-perfect through ball by Vero Boquete. Rodriguez picked up Woman of the Match honors for her efforts, keeping the Sky Blue backline under constant pressure all game.
In contrast to Sky Blue’s opener, which featured some uncertain probing by both OL Reign and SBFC, this was a match fully dominated by the Royals.