Salmon Bay FC claim first national title in dramatic win

SEATTLE – In the end, it only seemed fitting that Salmon Bay FC needed a penalty shootout to win the national championship. Morgan Manalili broke open the tense USL W League National Final in the 78th minute, scoring from outside the penalty area and sending a record Interbay Stadium crowd into a frenzied celebration. After everything Salmon Bay had survived over the previous several weeks, the club’s first national championship was finally within reach. Then Vermont Green FC equalized in the 4th minute of stoppage time. A corner kick bounced free inside the penalty area, Vermont forced the ball home,…