Spokane Zephyr FC edged DC Power FC 1–0 at home on Friday night, with Emma Jaskaniec's 69th-minute strike proving the difference in a tight USL Super League contest.
The first half produced no goals and no cards, with neither side able to break the deadlock before the interval. The game's tempo shifted after the break. Jaskaniec was booked in the 53rd minute for Spokane, a yellow card that could have forced the forward into a more cautious second half. Instead, she delivered the decisive moment sixteen minutes later, finishing off a pass from Ally Cook to put the Zephyr ahead.
DC Power pushed for an equalizer in the final stretch but grew increasingly frustrated. Claire Constant picked up a yellow card in the 83rd minute, and teammate Justina Gaynor followed into the referee's notebook just three minutes later as the visitors' discipline frayed. Neither booking changed the complexion of the match — Spokane managed the closing stages comfortably enough to see out the clean sheet.
Jaskaniec's performance stood out as the defining narrative: booked early in the second half, she responded by scoring the game's only goal rather than shrinking from the contest.
The victory gives Spokane Zephyr FC another three points at home and keeps their season moving in the right direction, while DC Power FC will look to regroup quickly after a road result that offered effort but ultimately no reward.
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