{"id":170855,"date":"2025-08-24T04:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T04:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/170855\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T04:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T04:35:11","slug":"wayny-balata-allie-thornton-power-dallas-trinity-fc-to-season-opening-win-vs-spokane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/170855\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayny Balata, Allie Thornton power Dallas Trinity FC to season-opening win vs. Spokane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Year 2 is off to a solid start for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/fc-dallas\/2025\/08\/20\/dallas-trinity-fc-year-2-usl-super-league-north-texas-womens-soccer\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/fc-dallas\/2025\/08\/20\/dallas-trinity-fc-year-2-usl-super-league-north-texas-womens-soccer\/\">Dallas Trinity FC.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">With goals from Wayny Balata and Allie Thornton, Trinity opened its 2025 campaign with a 2-1 win over Spokane Zephyr FC on Saturday night at the Cotton Bowl. Trinity found itself trailing early, but bounced back with a fast-paced second half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Spokane opened the scoring in the 21st minute when striker Ally Cook found the back of the net. Cook\u2019s scoring opportunity came when midfielder Mollie Rouse sent a long pass down the right side of the field. Despite facing defensive pressure, Cook adjusted to score an angled shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Trinity found a response in the 48th minute, moving quickly upfield with a series of combination passes. Forward Tamara Bolt set Balata up for the tying goal with a cross inside the 18-yard box. Balata made the most of the opportunity by<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GainbridgeSL\/status\/1959433488291029410\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GainbridgeSL\/status\/1959433488291029410\"> heading the ball past the Spokane keeper.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sports Roundup<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-cta-social-module__zWZy- mb-4\">Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington&#8217;s A La Carte.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">About 22 minutes later, Trinity flipped the score with a goal from Thornton. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/fc-dallas\/2025\/06\/01\/dallas-trinity-fcs-allie-thornton-wins-usl-golden-boot-as-super-leagues-top-goal-scorer\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/fc-dallas\/2025\/06\/01\/dallas-trinity-fcs-allie-thornton-wins-usl-golden-boot-as-super-leagues-top-goal-scorer\/\">The USL Super League\u2019s defending Golden Boot winner<\/a> was in the right spot after Spokane\u2019s keeper deflected a shot from Trinity midfielder Chioma Ubogagu. After Ubogagu\u2019s shot was deflected, Thornton sent the loose ball past Spokane\u2019s keeper with a header from close range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">After making a postseason run in its first year of existence, Trinity is looking to maintain its spot as one of the USL Super League\u2019s top clubs. That quest will begin with a season-opening victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/dallas-trinity-fc\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Find more Dallas Trinity FC coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Year 2 is off to a solid start for Dallas Trinity FC. 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