Don't be surprised if the Los Angeles Sol and St. Louis Athletica are in the 2009 WPS Championship Game.
Amanda Cinalli's goal in the first half gave Jorge Barcellos's club a well-deserved 1-0 victory over the Sol on Wednesday afternoon at the Home Depot Center.
In the 11th minute, Eniola Aluko fed the ball inside to the debutante from Notre Dame. Capitalizing on a bad defensive play inside the box from Los Angeles, she slotted home her second goal of the season past Karina LeBlanc.
Athletica goalkeeper Hope Solo made four saves in earning her sixth shutout of the season. The victory for St. Louis was also the first on the road at Victoria Street.
In addition, Los Angeles will need to wait for this upcoming weekend's set of matches involving St. Louis and Boston to see if they will clinch the regular season championship.
Nonetheless, it was a less-than-impressive performance for Abner Rogers' club, who suffer their second loss of the season.
Los Angeles won more corners (eight to one) and had more shots (13 to nine), but the Sol failed to manage their way past a strong defensive effort from Athletica.
The Sol had numerous chances to equalize. Aya Miyama had an opportunity to outrace the St. Louis defense in the 61st minute, but took too much time to think before getting the shot off.
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