Bay FC closes out first half of season with 2-1 road loss to Gotham FC

Bay FC closed the first half of the NWSL season Saturday night with a - loss to Gotham FC in Harrison N J Gotham - - snapped a - tie when Geyse scored in the th minute on a right-footed shot from center of the box from an assist from Nealy Martin It was Geyse s second goal of the season Penelope Hocking gave Bay FC a - lead just minutes into the match when she slammed in a shot from close range Hannah Bebar assisted on the play It was Hocking s fourth goal in her last five games Gotham FC tied it at - when the NWSL s leading scorer Esther Gonzalez got her th goal in games this season Related Articles Barbra Banda s ricocheted goal leads Orlando Pride to close win over Bay FC Why San Jose will host NWSL championship match Bay FC edges Portland - as Alyssa Malonson scores first career goal Bay FC returns from two-week break for Saturday home championship against Portland Two Marin women announce plans to open the county s first women s sports bar Bay FC - - which dropped its second straight league match falls into th place in the standings three points behind both Gotham and North Carolina which are presently in an eighth-place tie for the eighth and final playoff spot I thought we had another good performance this weekend We possibly deserved more than what we got but that s football mentioned Bay FC coach Albertin Montoya It s one of those games that you feel for them because they put everything out there As far as we continue believing and continue getting better those results will come Bay FC will return to action July when Angel City FC visits PayPal Park for the first of the club s summer series friendlies against the SoCal side followed by Japan s Urawa Red Diamonds July NWSL regular season action will resume for Bay FC on Aug following the league s summer break when Houston Dash makes its only scheduled visit to PayPal Park