National Women's Soccer League

Washington Spirit

3rd · 15-4-8 · 49 pts · +13
Ugh, no.
Washington Spirit lost to San Diego Wave FC
San Diego Wave FC10-2-6 1 – 0 Washington Spirit11-3-4
FT · Sun, Aug 2

Match Details

Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia) · CBS Sports Network

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Washington Spirit 0, San Diego Wave 1.
  • 90'+10'Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, San Diego Wave 1.
  • 90'+9'Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kennedy Wesley.
  • 90'+8'Kenza Dali (San Diego Wave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8'Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+8'Foul by Kenza Dali (San Diego Wave).
  • 90'+7'Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+7'Trinity Byars (San Diego Wave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6'Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Adriana Leon.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Perle Morroni.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 88'Perle Morroni (San Diego Wave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

12T
SD 01 1
WAS 00 0

Match Leaders

San Diego Wave 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'+8'Kenza Dali (San Diego Wave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Madison Haugen replaces Kate Wiesner.
83'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Adriana Leon replaces Lia Godfrey.
83'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Tatum Wynalda replaces Melanie Barcenas.
75'Laurina Fazer (San Diego Wave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Paige Metayer.
65'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Kenza Dali replaces Kimmi Ascanio because of an injury.
61'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Andi Sullivan replaces Leicy Santos.
61'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Sofia Cantore.
60'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, San Diego Wave 1. Lia Godfrey (San Diego Wave) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
57'Substitution, San Diego Wave. Trinity Byars replaces Ludmila.
38'Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

San Diego Wave FCWashington Spirit
General
49.9 Possession % 50.1
15 Shots 6
6 On Target 2
3 Offsides 1
4 Corners 3
9 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
404 Passes Completed 411
2 Crosses Won 2
13 Tackles Won 5
11 Interceptions 9
31 Clearances 26
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 5

Recent Form

Washington Spirit W L W W W
San Diego Wave FC W W L D L

Starting Lineups

San Diego Wave FC4-3-3
12 Paños
16 Van Zanten 2 Wesley 14 McNabb 75 Morroni
18 Fazer 8 Ascanio 22 Godfrey 60'
7 Barcenas 17 Ludmila 11 Corley
27 Cantore
2 Rodman 17 Hershfelt 10 Santos 26 Metayer
4 Bernal
6 Wiesner 24 Morgan 9 Rudd 14 Carle
18 MacIver
Washington Spirit4-1-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Washington Spirit

  1. #18 Sandy MacIverG
  2. #24 Esme MorganCD-L
  3. #9 Tara RuddCD-R
  4. #4 Rebeca BernalDM
  5. #6 Kate WiesnerLB
  6. #14 Gabrielle CarleRB
  7. #17 Hal HershfeltCM-L
  8. #10 Leicy SantosCM-R
  9. #2 Trinity RodmanLM
  10. #26 Paige MetayerRM
  11. #27 Sofia CantoreF
Substitutes · 4 used

San Diego Wave FC

  1. SP #12 Sandra PañosG
  2. #14 Kristen McNabbCD-L
  3. #2 Kennedy WesleyCD-R
  4. #75 Perle MorroniLB
  5. MV #16 Mimi Van ZantenRB
  6. #8 Kimmi AscanioCM
  7. #22 Lia GodfreyLM60'
  8. #18 Laurina FazerRM
  9. #17 LudmilaF
  10. #11 Gia CorleyLF
  11. #7 Melanie BarcenasRF
Substitutes · 4 used

Roster

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