The Wave’s Kristen McNabb, left, and Angel City’s Maddison Hammond chase a high bouncing ball during the second half at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s Mya Jones, left, and Angel City’s Madison Curry chase the ball during the second half at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s Hanna Lundkvist, left, and Angel City’s Alyssa Thompson battle for the ball during the second half at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s Sofia Jakobsson kicks ball as Angel City’s Jasmyne Spencer follows during the first half at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s head coach Landon Donovan, right, with his players after the Wave lost to Angel City 2-1 at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s Amirah Ali reacts after colliding with one of Angel City’s players during the second half at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The San Diego Wave’s Jaedyn Shaw, a member of the Gold winning U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, stands on the field after the Wave’s match against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The San Diego Wave’s Jaedyn Shaw, center left, and Naomi Girma, center, right, who were members of the Gold winning U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, stand with teammates after the Wave’s match against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s head coach Landon Donovan shakes hands with Kristen McNabb after the Wave lost to Angel City 2-1 at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s Mya Jones kicks the ball down the field during the first half against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Angel City’s goal keeper DiDi Haracic stops the ball from going into the net in front of the Wave’s Alex Morgan during the final seconds of the game at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Angel City’s goal keeper DiDi Haracic stops the ball from going into the net in front of the Wave’s Alex Morgan during the final seconds of the game at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s Alex Morgan, left, and Angel City’s Meggie Dougherty Howard fall while chasing the ball during the second half at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s Emily van Egmond kicks the ball during the first half against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s head coach Landon Donovan calls out to his players during the second half against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The San Diego Wave’s Naomi Girma, a member of the Gold winning U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, waves to fans after the Wave’s match against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s head coach Landon Donovan talks too his players during a timeout in the first half against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The San Diego Wave’s Jaedyn Shaw, a member of the Gold winning U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, reaches up to greet her younger brother Landon Shaw, 11, after the Wave’s match against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The San Diego Wave’s Jaedyn Shaw, a member of the Gold winning U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, reaches up to greet her younger brother Landon Shaw, 11, after the Wave’s match against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s head coach Landon Donovan sits on the bench during a timeout in the second half against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The Wave’s head coach Landon Donovan talks to Emily van Edmond during a timeout in the second half against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The San Diego Wave’s Naomi Girma receives a hug as she and fellow member of the Gold winning U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, Jaedyn Shaw, background, stand on the field after the Wave’s match against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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The Wave’s Kristen McNabb, left, and Angel City’s Maddison Hammond chase a high bouncing ball during the second half at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Alyssa Thompson, 19, scored her first two career goals, becoming just the second teenager to score twice in an NWSL match, to give Angel City a 2-1 win at San Diego.
In the 20th minute, Meggie Dougherty-Howard’s pass deflected off a Wave defender and slipped in behind for Thompson. The forward cut around onrushing goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan and finished into an open net to put Angel City (5-9-3) ahead.
Nine minutes later, Thompson dribbled into the box from the halfway mark and beat Sheridan into the left corner to double the lead.
Abby Dahlkemper scored a consolation goal for the Wave just before the final whistle, heading in a free kick.
The Wave (3-8-6) have lost three straight after firing coach Casey Stoney following a seven-game winless streak. Saturday’s match against Angel City marked former U.S. men’s national team player Landon Donovan’s first game as the Wave’s interim coach.
