Sacramento Republic FC staged a dramatic late comeback to beat Orange County SC 3–2 at home on Saturday, with Michelle Benítez striking deep into stoppage time to complete the turnaround. Stephen Kelly and Yaniv Bazini scored for Orange County, while Arturo Rodríguez, Kyle Edwards, and Benítez found the net for Sacramento.

Orange County took the lead in the 22nd minute through Kelly, capitalizing on a Sacramento side already walking a disciplinary tightrope. Rodríguez had been booked in the 11th minute and Lee Desmond followed in the 18th, leaving the hosts needing to manage their aggression carefully.

Sacramento equalized early in the second half. Rodríguez — the same man cautioned in the first half — finished from a Jack Gurr delivery in the 57th minute to level the contest at 1–1. Aaron Essel picked