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Casey Krueger scored in the 12th minute of second half stoppage time and the Washington Spirit tied the Utah Royals 3-3 on Saturday night in the National Women’s Soccer League
The Utah Royals and Washington Spirit set an NWSL record with four goals scored in the opening 22 minutes of Saturday's match at Audi Field.
Just about everything was going wrong for the Washington Spirit as the final whistle neared Saturday night — but then Casey Krueger slid into the box as Tara McKeown dribbled near the goal line. McKeown crossed the ball in to Krueger, who sent Audi Field into a frenzy when she headed it past Utah Royals keeper Mandy McGlynn.
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