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After its third consecutive win to start the season, Angel City Football Club sat in first place in the NWSL.<\/p>\n

Read more Ducks autopsy after they advanced to the conference semifinals for the first time since 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

Heading into the eighth game of the season, Angel City is now on the other end of that hot start, looking to snap a four-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re having literally seconds of lapses of concentration,\u201d defender Emily Sams said. \u201cI think we play such, like a strong 85 or 80 minutes and then there\u2019s just like those couple of moments that we\u2019ve kind of let our concentration slip \u2026 kind of like doing it to ourselves a little bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been focusing on that in training and we know once we fix those things and play a complete 90-minute performance, we\u2019re pretty confident that we will be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a league where the margins between winning and losing are ultra-slim, Angel City is in a difficult spot.<\/p>\n

One area where ACFC could help itself is on the attacking end. Angel City had nine goals through the first three games, but just just three during the last four.<\/p>\n

Read more Sparks hoping to run it back against Toronto Tempo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI think we create a decent amount of chances and to be fair, also, it\u2019s where we are at the moment. We\u2019re not going to create 14-15 chances against teams like San Diego and Portland, top, top teams,\u201d ACFC coach Alex Straus said. \u201cSo we need to execute those chances. That\u2019s the main thing. So we need to do that on that end of the field and also protect those areas where there\u2019s high xG (expected goals) against us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t let a lot of chances against us, but the chances that we let (in) against us is becoming too big, and that is something that we need to figure out. A lot of things, we put that on ourselves. We give away the ball because we are not good at retaining it, we are a little bit sloppy in the execution of the pass or we are not precise enough in our decision making in those high-risk areas of the field, then we become a little naive and then the opponents will put themselves into good positions to score. If that happens two, three times in a game, teams will hurt you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For the first time this season, Angel City will face an opponent it has already played. Just three weeks ago, Portland came into BMO Stadium and left with a 2-1 win. The Thorns scored the first goal in the 75th minute. Sophia Wilson made it 2-0 in the fourth minute of stoppage time before Prisca Chilufya put Angel City on the board in the seventh minute of stoppage time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t get what we deserved from that game,\u201d Sams said. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to go there. I think that we match up really well against them and we\u2019re ready to go there and get the win that we\u2019ve been working for a couple of weeks now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Busy stretch upcoming<\/h4>\n

Angel City faces a busy stretch to close out May before the NWSL breaks for the men\u2019s FIFA World Cup. After Sunday, Angel City returns home for its first midweek game of the season, facing the Kansas City Current. It will be a quick turnaround after that with a trip to Houston (May 23) and then the final game, May 31, at home against North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Read more FA Cup final: Man City triumphs over Chelsea on audacious Antoine Semenyo goal<\/a><\/p>\n

ANGEL CITY FC at PORTLAND THORNS FC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When:<\/strong> Sunday, 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> Providence Park; Portland, Ore.<\/p>\n

How to watch:<\/strong> ESPN2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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