National Women's Soccer League

Washington Spirit

3rd · 15-4-8 · 49 pts · +13
Ugh, no.
Washington Spirit lost to Orlando Pride
Orlando Pride8-2-11 1 – 0 Washington Spirit11-4-6
FT · Sun, Aug 23

Match Details

Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia) · 16,417 fans · ESPN2, ESPN Unlimited

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Washington Spirit 0, Orlando Pride 1.
  • 90'+12'Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, Orlando Pride 1.
  • 90'+12'Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cosette Morché (Orlando Pride). Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi with a headed pass.
  • 90'+11'Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+11'Foul by Oihane Hernández (Orlando Pride).
  • 90'+10'Attempt missed. Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hal Hershfelt.
  • 90'+9'Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9'Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+9'Nicole Payne (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8'Attempt missed. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+8'Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Cosette Morché.
  • 90'+8'Attempt saved. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Cosette Morché (Orlando Pride). Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross.

Line Score

12T
ORL 10 1
WAS 00 0

Match Leaders

Orlando Pride
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'+9'Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6'Substitution, Orlando Pride. Luana replaces Jacqueline Ovalle.
77'Substitution, Orlando Pride. Summer Yates replaces Ally Lemos.
77'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gabrielle Carle replaces Kate Wiesner.
74'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Deborah Abiodun.
70'Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62'Substitution, Orlando Pride. Nicole Payne replaces Julie Doyle because of an injury.
61'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Sofia Cantore.
61'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Élisabeth Tsé.
45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday replaces Tamara Bolt.
3'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Orlando Pride 1. Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barbra Banda following a fast break.

Team Stats

Orlando PrideWashington Spirit
General
27.4 Possession % 72.6
10 Shots 23
2 On Target 3
0 Offsides 0
2 Corners 11
13 Fouls 9
Passing & Defense
131 Passes Completed 472
2 Crosses Won 8
23 Tackles Won 12
6 Interceptions 4
44 Clearances 10
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 1

Recent Form

Washington Spirit W W L L D
Orlando Pride L W L L L

Starting Lineups

Orlando Pride4-2-3-1
77 Morche
21 Hernández 12 Dyke 4 Rafaelle 5 Mace
6 Lemos 7 Angelina
13 Ovalle 20 Doyle 2 McCutcheon 3'
11 Banda A
19 Kouassi
2 Rodman 27 Cantore 17 Hershfelt 16 Bolt
20 Abiodun
6 Wiesner 5 Tsé 9 Rudd 24 Morgan
18 MacIver
Washington Spirit4-1-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Washington Spirit

  1. #18 Sandy MacIverG
  2. #5 Élisabeth TséCD-L
  3. #9 Tara RuddCD-R
  4. #20 Deborah AbiodunDM
  5. #6 Kate WiesnerLB
  6. #24 Esme MorganRB
  7. #27 Sofia CantoreCM-L
  8. #17 Hal HershfeltCM-R
  9. #2 Trinity RodmanLM
  10. TB #16 Tamara BoltRM
  11. #19 Rosemonde KouassiF
Substitutes · 5 used

Orlando Pride

  1. #77 Cosette MorcheG
  2. #4 RafaelleCD-L
  3. #12 Cori DykeCD-R
  4. #5 Hailie MaceLB
  5. OH #21 Oihane HernándezRB
  6. #20 Julie DoyleAM
  7. A #7 AngelinaLM
  8. #6 Ally LemosRM
  9. #11 Barbra BandaF
  10. #2 Haley McCutcheonAM-L3'
  11. LO #13 Lizbeth OvalleAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used

Roster

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