{"id":257424,"date":"2026-08-12T18:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/three-defenders-lindsey-heaps-and-a-yazmeen-ryan-finish-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T18:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:36:30","slug":"three-defenders-lindsey-heaps-and-a-yazmeen-ryan-finish-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/three-defenders-lindsey-heaps-and-a-yazmeen-ryan-finish-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Three defenders, Lindsey Heaps, and a Yazmeen Ryan finish \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-feat-img\" class=\"left relative\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-09T033943Z_1639967973_MT1USATODAY29546645_RTRMADP_3_NWSL-UTAH-ROYALS-FC-AT-DENVER-SUMMIT-FC-1000x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-post-feat-img--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-feat-caption\">Photo Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a match delayed 6 hours due to extreme heat and air quality issues in Denver, the Summit produced a much-needed win for their fans when Janine Sonis hit a free kick in stoppage time to defeat their closest geographical rivals, Utah Royals FC.\u00a0 Direct free kick goals are great. But we\u2019re here to examine the Summit\u2019s first goal of the night.<\/p>\n<p>It started with a midfield turnover. The Royals found talisman Mina Tanaka, but Summit center back Eva Gaetino came in with a physical challenge to dispossess Tanaka. 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