FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Saturday, March 28, 2026) – Utah Royals FC (1-1-2, 4 points, 9th NWSL) earned its first victory of the young 2026 campaign with a 2-1 win over Boston Legacy FC (0-0-3, 0 points, 16th NWSL) at Gillette Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The result marks Utah’s first win of the season and the Club’s first-ever victory against Boston, while also extending the Royals’ road unbeaten streak to two matches, capturing four points in its East Coast road trip at Washington and Boston this week.

Utah Royals FC Head Coach Jimmy Coenraets made five personnel changes and one positional switch to the starting XI from Wednesday’s come-from-behind 1-1 draw at Washington, while also shifting the team’s shape from a 4-2-3-1 to a more attacking 4-3-3. Swiss army knife Alexa Spaanstra and defender Tatumn Milazzo were both inserted into the lineup, alongside Miyabi Moriya making her first start of the 2026 season. In attack, Japanese international Mina Tanaka earned her first start of the campaign, while Slovenian international Lara Prašnikar returned to the starting XI to lead the line as Utah looked to build momentum and secure its first win of the 2026 season.

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