Overview
- Seattle beat Boston 2-1 in Boston Legacy’s first NWSL match at Centreville Bank Stadium after Sofia Huerta converted an 11th-minute penalty and Maddie Dahlien scored early in the second half.
- Huerta’s penalty ended Seattle’s extended scoreless stretch and the Reign moved into a provisional playoff spot pending other weekend results.
- Boston pulled a late stoppage-time goal from Aïssata Traoré but saw its five-game unbeaten run come to an end and missed defender Bianca St‑Georges, who is serving a three-game suspension after the league upgraded her red-card foul to major misconduct.
- The match was played on Pawtucket’s turf rather than Gillette’s grass, which changes ball speed and bounce and is part of Boston’s temporary summer move while Gillette is used for World Cup preparations.
- Boston’s physical style, reflected in league-leading fouls and yellow cards, shaped the game and the club is using the Centreville dates to test fan-experience elements that could inform its planned White Stadium.