Femenil Summer Cup: Angel City FC beats Club America

Angel City FC opened the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup with a 2-1 victory over Club America on Saturday night at Titan Stadium on the campus of Cal State Fullerton.

Central midfielder Kennedy Fuller scored in the 29th minute, beating goalkeeper Sandra Paños, to stake ACFC to a 1-0 lead.

Striker Sydney Leroux, a first-half substitute for Gisele Thompson, scored an insurance goal in the 89th minute.

It was a good thing because a few minutes later ACFC needed to cash in that insurance policy.

The ACFC defense, which held Club America down for all of regulation time, cracked in the third minute of stoppage time, as Kiana Palacios scored to pull the Mexican side within a goal.

But Angel City held on to secure the Group B win.

ACFC keeper Angelina Anderson recorded three saves.

Angel City continues its Summer Cup schedule on Friday against Bay FC at PayPal Park in San Jose and rounds out the group stage Aug. 1 against the San Diego Wave at Titan Stadium.

San Diego opened the tournament with a 3-1 victory over Bay FC.

Angel City returns to NWSL play on Aug. 24, when it travels to Snapdragon Stadium to take on San Diego.