Boston Legacy edges Racing Louisville behind Davis and Gutierres
BOSTON (Interstat) — Boston Legacy W beat Racing Louisville W 2-1 on Friday at home, turning an early lead and a second-half goal into a season-opening win. Amanda Gutierres opened the scoring in the 9th minute, and Kayla Fischer pulled Racing Louisville level in the 22nd. Deja Davis scored the deciding goal in the 51st minute, while Sarah Schupansky and Bianca St Georges supplied assists for Boston. Reale L. was booked with a yellow card in the 90th minute. Boston made substitutions in the 60th, 61st and 80th minutes and in the third minute of stoppage time, and Racing Louisville changed players in the 67th, 74th and 84th. The result left Boston Legacy W at 1-0 in this competition and 1-0 across all competitions. Racing Louisville W is 0-1 in this competition and 0-1 across all competitions. Boston’s defense held Racing Louisville without another goal after Fischer’s equalizer until the final whistle.