Amy Rodriguez Buries Shot In Back Of Net To Give Utah Royals FC Halftime Advantage
Jul 4, 2020, 11:31 AM | Updated: 8:18 pm
HERRIMAN, Utah – Utah Royals FC forward Amy Rodriguez buried a shot in the back right of the goal to give her squad a 1-0 halftime lead over Sky Blue FC.
Rodriguez and the Royals played Sky Blue FC at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday, July 4.
The Royals FC forward connected on a strike from the left side of the goal into the back right of the net during the 41st minute of play.
Amy Rodriguez puts it in the back right of the goal to give @UtahRoyalsFC a 1-0 advantage over @SkyBlueFC in the 41st minute.
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) July 4, 2020
The goal was set up by an assist from Vero Boquete.
.@VeroBoquete ➡️ @AmyRodriguez8 *𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓯'𝓼 𝓴𝓲𝓼𝓼*
1-0 | #UTAvNJ
Tune in now on @CBSAllAccess and @Twitch.#NWSLChallengeCup pic.twitter.com/DTTwV2G6Dv
— NWSL (@NWSL) July 4, 2020
Rodriguez’s goal was her first of 2020. It was her 14th goal as a member of Utah Royals FC.
41' – Amy doing Amy things 🤷♀️
1-0 | #UTAvNJ pic.twitter.com/lMZ7t8KdTo
— Utah Royals FC (@UtahRoyalsFC) July 4, 2020
Last season, the Utah striker led the Royals with nine goals. Rodriguez played in all 24 matches in 2019.
Rodriquez has been a member of the Royals since 2018.
The match is Utah’s second of the NWSL Challenge Cup. The Royals played the Houston Dash in their first match of 2020 and posted a 3-3 draw.
Sky Blue FC vs. Utah Royals FC is broadcast via CBS All Access.
