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After 10-game unbeaten streak, Utah Royals lose their second straight

Royals fall at home to Gotham FC, 3-1.

Utah Royals forward Cece Delzer, front, shown during a game in April, scored for the Royals in their 3-1 loss to Gotham FC on Friday night in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

Utah Royals forward Cece Delzer, front, shown during a game in April, scored for the Royals in their 3-1 loss to Gotham FC on Friday night in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

By https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/sltrib/d23c9c3d-6a35-4583-8f7c-a59ca4e57a79.png The Salt Lake Tribune
 | July 10, 2026, 10:23 p.m.
| Updated: 10:24 p.m.

The NWSL’s monthlong summer break appears to have derailed the Utah Royals.

After entering the break on a 10-game unbeaten streak, the Royals lost their second straight match on Friday, falling 3-1 to Gotham FC at America First Field in Sandy.

Coming off a 3-2 loss at Chicago last week, the Royals struck first against Gotham FC. Utah’s Cece Delzer made a run and received a perfect pass from Kiana Palacios, scoring to give Utah a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute.

But Gotham FC responded quickly, with Esther Gonzalez scoring an equalizer in the 26th minute.

Gotham took a 2-1 lead with Tierna Davidson’s goal in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time.

Gonzalez added her second goal of the game in the 70th minute to make it 3-1.

With the win, Gotham (7-3-3) moved past Utah (7-4-3) and into fourth place in the standings. Both teams have 24 points, while Gotham FC has a 7-5 edge on goal differential.

Utah is scheduled to return to action Saturday, July 18, at home against the Orlando Pride (6:45 p.m., ION).

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