The Utah Royals pulled off the upset of the NWSL quarterfinals Friday night, beating the second-seeded San Diego Wave 1-0 at Snapdragon Stadium for the franchise's first-ever playoff win.

The seventh-seeded Royals arrived in San Diego carrying a scoring drought that stretched back to September 27. The goal that ended it came in the 30th minute — and it was enough to flip the underdog narrative around this team entirely.

Goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn delivered what Yahoo Sports called a masterclass, preserving the one-goal lead against a Wave side that had earned the No. 2 seed and entered with legitimate title hopes. Instead, San Diego's season is over in the quarterfinal round.

Utah advances to the NWSL semifinals as the lowest remaining seed — and after holding the Wave on the road, nobody left in the bracket will take them lightly.