Washington Spirit

3rd · 15-4-8 · 49 pts · +13

YES!

Washington Spirit beat Houston Dash

15-4-8 3 – 2

8-6-13

FT · Sun, Oct 4

Match Details

Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, Texas) · 7,917 fans · Roku

Highlights

1:16 Houston Dash vs. Washington Spirit - Game Highlights

0:34 Miljana Ivanovic finds the back of the net for Houston Dash

0:32 Sofia Cantore scores in the 51'

0:47 Miljana Ivanovic gets on the scoresheet for Houston Dash

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3.
90'+4'Attempt saved. Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).
90'+4'Attempt blocked. Leah Klenke (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+4'Attempt blocked. Khyah Harper (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clarissa Larisey.
90'+3'Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Tara Rudd.
90'+3'Offside, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga is caught offside.
90'+2'Attempt saved. Messiah Bright (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'Attempt missed. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Monique Ngock following a fast break.
87'Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Trinity Rodman.
86'Clarissa Larisey (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Line Score

	1	2	T
WAS	1	2	3
HOU	1	1	2

Match Leaders

Washington Spirit

TR Tara Rudd · 1Goals
Trinity Rodman · 7Total Shots
Sandy MacIver · 4Saves
Gabrielle Carle · 10Defensive Interventions
Esme Morgan · 81Accurate Passes

Houston Dash

MI Miljana Ivanovic · 2Goals
MI Miljana Ivanovic · 2Total Shots
Jane Campbell · 5Saves
Paige Nielsen · 18Defensive Interventions
Paige Nielsen · 36Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026 NWSL

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
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

86'Clarissa Larisey (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

85'Substitution, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright replaces Lisa Boattin.

84'Goal! Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3. Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudia Martínez following a fast break.

77'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Ashley Hatch.

70'Substitution, Houston Dash. Clarissa Larisey replaces Miljana Ivanovic.

70'Substitution, Houston Dash. Cate Hardin replaces Sarah Puntigam.

66'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Monique Ngock replaces Hal Hershfelt.

66'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Sofia Cantore.

66'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga replaces Mélissa Bethi because of an injury.

60'Substitution, Houston Dash. Khyah Harper replaces Kiki Van Zanten.

59'Goal! Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 2. Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.

51'Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 2. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a through ball.

45'Substitution, Houston Dash. Sophie Schmidt replaces Kate Faasse.

44'Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 1. Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.

11'Goal! Houston Dash 0, Washington Spirit 1. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.