Angel City FC defender Gisele Thompson scored her first career NWSL goal, assisted by her sister, forward Alyssa Thompson, in their team's 4-3 victory over the Washington Spirit.
The Angel City pair made NWSL history in the 22nd minute by scoring the league's first sister-to-sister goal. Alyssa Thompson created space on the left side of the attack and crossed the ball to her younger sister, who netted her first career goal with an audacious aerial effort.
Red-hot Angel City forward Riley Tiernan recorded a brace, including the decisive goal in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time in the Los Angeles team's impressive road victory in Washington on Friday night.
A connection 19 years in the making