National Women's Soccer League

Washington Spirit

Past match
Angel City FC won.
Washington Spirit lost to Angel City FC
Angel City FC12-6-8 1 – 0 Washington Spirit14-4-8
FT · Sat, Sep 26

Match Details

Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia) · 19,215 fans · ION

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 1.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 1.
  • 90'+4'Attempt missed. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Clara Luvanga.
  • 90'+3'Substitution, Angel City. Nealy Martin replaces Sveindís Jónsdóttir.
  • 90'+2'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Andi Sullivan.
  • 90'Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Emily Sams.
  • 88'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 1. Maiara Niehues (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Carina Lageyre.
  • 86'Substitution, Angel City. Maiara Niehues replaces Ally Sentnor.
  • 85'Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Paige Metayer.
  • 84'Offside, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga is caught offside.

Line Score

12T
LA 01 1
WAS 00 0

Match Leaders

Angel City FC
Washington Spirit

League Table · 2026 NWSL
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Gotham 27 16 7 4 +14 55
2 San Diego 27 16 3 8 +12 51
3 Washington 27 15 4 8 +13 49
4 Utah 27 14 4 9 +9 46
5 Kansas City 27 13 5 9 +10 44
6 Angel City 27 12 7 8 +16 43
7 Portland 27 12 7 8 +6 43
8 North Carolina 27 13 3 11 +11 42
9 Seattle 27 12 4 11 +1 40
10 Denver 27 10 8 9 +8 38
11 Orlando 27 10 3 14 -7 33
12 Houston 27 8 6 13 -5 30
13 Boston 27 8 5 14 -10 29
14 Bay 27 7 5 15 -14 26
15 Louisville 27 7 3 17 -16 24
16 Chicago 27 5 2 20 -48 17
NWSL Shield; Qualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs + Concacaf W Champions CupQualifies for playoffs

Key Events

90'+3'Substitution, Angel City. Nealy Martin replaces Sveindís Jónsdóttir.
90'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Andi Sullivan.
88'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 1. Maiara Niehues (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Carina Lageyre.
86'Substitution, Angel City. Maiara Niehues replaces Ally Sentnor.
77'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.
76'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Sofia Cantore.
74'Ally Sentnor (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Substitution, Angel City. Taylor Suarez replaces Prisca Chilufya.
66'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
65'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Mélissa Bethi replaces Monique Ngock.
45'+1'Evelyn Shores (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26'Savy King (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Angel City FCWashington Spirit
General
46.6 Possession % 53.4
14 Shots 16
3 On Target 2
2 Offsides 2
6 Corners 5
10 Fouls 7
Passing & Defense
263 Passes Completed 324
4 Crosses Won 7
11 Tackles Won 8
19 Interceptions 6
17 Clearances 24
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 2

Recent Form

Washington Spirit L W W L W
Angel City FC W W D W W

Starting Lineups

Washington Spirit4-3-3
18 MacIver
13 Di Guglielmo 9 Rudd 24 Morgan 14 Carle
12 Sullivan 17 Hershfelt 8 Ngock
19 Kouassi 27 Cantore 2 Rodman
32 Jónsdóttir 24 Chilufya
17 Sentnor 16 Lageyre A 8 Borges 20 Thompson
15 Shores 11 Gorden 6 Sams 3 King
19 Anderson
Angel City FC4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Washington Spirit

  1. #18 Sandy MacIverG
  2. #24 Esme MorganCD-L
  3. #9 Tara RuddCD-R
  4. #14 Gabrielle CarleLB
  5. #13 Lucia Di GuglielmoRB
  6. #17 Hal HershfeltCM
  7. MN #8 Monique NgockLM
  8. #12 Andi SullivanRM
  9. #27 Sofia CantoreF
  10. #2 Trinity RodmanLF
  11. #19 Rosemonde KouassiRF
Substitutes · 5 used

Angel City FC

  1. #19 Angelina AndersonG
  2. #11 Sarah GordenCD-L
  3. #6 Emily SamsCD-R
  4. #15 Evelyn ShoresLB
  5. #3 Savy KingRB
  6. #16 Carina LageyreCM-L
  7. #8 Ary BorgesCM-R
  8. AS #17 Ally SentnorLM
  9. #20 Gisele ThompsonRM
  10. #32 Sveindís JónsdóttirCF-L
  11. #24 Prisca ChilufyaCF-R
Substitutes · 3 used

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