National Women's Soccer League

Washington Spirit

3rd · 15-4-8 · 49 pts · +13
YES!
Washington Spirit beat Bay FC
Bay FC6-4-11 0 – 1 Washington Spirit12-4-6
FT · Sun, Aug 30

Match Details

Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia) · ESPN2, ESPN Deportes

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Washington Spirit 1, Bay 0.
  • 90'+8'Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 1, Bay 0.
  • 90'+5'Racheal Kundananji (Bay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+3'Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
  • 90'+3'Monique Ngock (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Attempt saved. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jordan Silkowitz (Bay).
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Foul by Racheal Kundananji (Bay).
  • 90'Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88'Maddie Moreau (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88'Foul by Maddie Moreau (Bay).

Line Score

12T
BAY 00 0
WAS 10 1

Match Leaders

Bay 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

88'Maddie Moreau (Bay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79'Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77'Substitution, Bay. Maddie Moreau replaces Heather Gilchrist.
69'Substitution, Bay. Racheal Kundananji replaces Alex Pfeiffer.
69'Substitution, Bay. Keira Barry replaces Taylor Huff.
69'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Monique Ngock replaces Andi Sullivan.
68'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday replaces Sofia Cantore.
60'Substitution, Bay. Cristiana Girelli replaces Karlie Lema.
60'Substitution, Bay. Agostina Holzheier replaces Kennedy Fuller.
51'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Kate Wiesner because of an injury.
45'+4'Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Bay 0. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner.
45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Mélissa Bethi replaces Ashley Hatch because of an injury.
35'Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Bay FCWashington Spirit
General
52.2 Possession % 47.8
19 Shots 16
4 On Target 4
0 Offsides 3
7 Corners 5
5 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
346 Passes Completed 316
6 Crosses Won 3
13 Tackles Won 16
11 Interceptions 17
26 Clearances 25
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 4

Recent Form

Washington Spirit W L L D L
Bay FC L L D L W

Starting Lineups

Bay FC4-3-3
29 Silkowitz
16 Collins 2 Gilchrist 18 Anderson 31 Nighswonger
8 Hutton 47 Fuller 41 Bebar
7 Huff 5 Lema 17 Pfeiffer
2 Rodman 27 Cantore 26 Metayer 45'+4'
33 Hatch 12 Sullivan 17 Hershfelt
6 Wiesner 24 Morgan 9 Rudd 14 Carle
18 MacIver
Washington Spirit4-3-3
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. #12 Andi SullivanCM
  7. #33 Ashley HatchLM
  8. #17 Hal HershfeltRM
  9. #27 Sofia CantoreF
  10. #2 Trinity RodmanLF
  11. #26 Paige MetayerRF45'+4'
Substitutes · 4 used

Bay FC

  1. #29 Jordan SilkowitzG
  2. #18 Joelle AndersonCD-L
  3. #2 Heather GilchristCD-R
  4. JN #31 Jenna NighswongerLB
  5. #16 Sydney CollinsRB
  6. #47 Kennedy FullerCM
  7. #41 Hannah BebarLM
  8. #8 Claire HuttonRM
  9. #5 Karlie LemaF
  10. #17 Alex PfeifferLF
  11. #7 Taylor HuffRF
Substitutes · 5 used

Roster

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