National Women's Soccer League

Washington Spirit

3rd · 15-4-8 · 49 pts · +13
Ugh, no.
Washington Spirit lost to North Carolina Courage
North Carolina Courage9-3-6 4 – 3 Washington Spirit11-3-5
FT · Sat, Aug 8

Match Details

Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia) · ION

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 4.
  • 90'+9'Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 4.
  • 90'+9'Offside, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor is caught offside.
  • 90'+8'Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8'Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8'Foul by Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage).
  • 90'+7'Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kailen Sheridan (North Carolina Courage). Assisted by Madison Haugen with a cross.
  • 90'+6'Offside, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore is caught offside.
  • 90'+5'Goal! Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 4. Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Feli Rauch following a fast break.
  • 90'+4'Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
  • 90'+2'Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage).

Line Score

12T
NC 31 4
WAS 03 3

Match Leaders

North Carolina Courage
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'Maycee Bell (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5'Goal! Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 4. Natalie Jacobs (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Feli Rauch following a fast break.
90'Goal! Washington Spirit 3, North Carolina Courage 3. Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
82'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Chioma Okafor replaces Evelyn Ijeh.
80'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Madison Haugen replaces Gabrielle Carle.
75'Vilde Bøe Risa (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Lauryn Thompson replaces Ally Schlegel.
60'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Carly Wickenheiser replaces Erica Parkinson.
60'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Vilde Bøe Risa replaces Riley Jackson.
50'Goal! Washington Spirit 2, North Carolina Courage 3. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
47'Goal! Washington Spirit 1, North Carolina Courage 3. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kate Wiesner.
45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Élisabeth Tsé replaces Esme Morgan.
45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore replaces Claudia Martínez.
45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Paige Metayer.
45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rebeca Bernal replaces Andi Sullivan.
45'Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Hannah Betfort replaces Ashley Sanchez.
37'Feli Rauch (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35'Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 3. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
9'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 2. Evelyn Ijeh (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ally Schlegel.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
2'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, North Carolina Courage 1. Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Shinomi Koyama.

Team Stats

North Carolina CourageWashington Spirit
General
41.9 Possession % 58.1
9 Shots 20
5 On Target 8
5 Offsides 3
2 Corners 7
17 Fouls 5
Passing & Defense
269 Passes Completed 395
2 Crosses Won 7
12 Tackles Won 13
13 Interceptions 13
24 Clearances 16
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 1

Recent Form

Washington Spirit L W W W L
North Carolina Courage L L L W W

Starting Lineups

North Carolina Courage4-2-3-1
1 Sheridan
13 Williams 4 Jacobs 90'+5' 25 Bell 11 Rauch A
16 Jackson 20 Koyama A
35 Schlegel A 19 Parkinson 2 Sanchez 2'A
10 Ijeh 9'15'
11 Martínez
2 Rodman 47' 10 Santos 26 Metayer
12 Sullivan 17 Hershfelt
6 Wiesner A 24 Morgan 9 Rudd 14 Carle
18 MacIver
Washington Spirit4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Washington Spirit

  1. #18 Sandy MacIverG
  2. #24 Esme MorganCD-L
  3. #9 Tara RuddCD-R
  4. #6 Kate WiesnerLB
  5. #14 Gabrielle CarleRB
  6. #10 Leicy SantosAM
  7. #12 Andi SullivanLM
  8. #17 Hal HershfeltRM
  9. CM #11 Claudia MartínezF
  10. #2 Trinity RodmanAM-L47'
  11. #26 Paige MetayerAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

North Carolina Courage

  1. #1 Kailen SheridanG
  2. #25 Maycee BellCD-L
  3. #4 Natalie JacobsCD-R90'+5'
  4. #11 Feli RauchLB
  5. #13 Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. EP #19 Erica ParkinsonAM
  7. #20 Shinomi KoyamaLM
  8. #16 Riley JacksonRM
  9. #10 Evelyn IjehF9'15'
  10. #2 Ashley SanchezAM-L2'
  11. #35 Ally SchlegelAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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