National Women's Soccer League

Washington Spirit

3rd · 15-4-8 · 49 pts · +13
YES!
Washington Spirit beat Chicago Stars FC
Washington Spirit14-4-7 3 – 0 Chicago Stars FC5-2-18
FT · Sun, Sep 20

Match Details

Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium (Evanston) · ESPN, ESPN Deportes

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Chicago Stars 0, Washington Spirit 3.
  • 90'+10'Second Half ends, Chicago Stars 0, Washington Spirit 3.
  • 90'+5'Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Simone Charley (Chicago Stars).
  • 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Emma Egizii (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4'Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Paige Metayer.
  • 90'+3'Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Hal Hershfelt with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3'Monique Ngock (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Tessa Dellarose (Chicago Stars).
  • 90'+2'Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Emma Egizii (Chicago Stars).
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.

Line Score

12T
WAS 21 3
CHI 00 0

Match Leaders

Washington Spirit
Chicago Stars FC

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'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Aaliyah Farmer replaces Leila Ouahabi because of an injury.
86'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday replaces Sofia Cantore.
85'Goal! Chicago Stars 0, Washington Spirit 3. Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a cross.
81'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Simone Charley replaces Jenna Bike.
81'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Tessa Dellarose replaces Brianna Pinto.
76'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Monique Ngock replaces Andi Sullivan.
75'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Mélissa Bethi because of an injury.
60'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Emma Egizii replaces Michelle Alozie.
60'Substitution, Chicago Stars. Anna Gasper replaces Bea Franklin.
45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.
45'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
34'Goal! Chicago Stars 0, Washington Spirit 2. Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
33'Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for handball.
7'Goal! Chicago Stars 0, Washington Spirit 1. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hal Hershfelt.

Team Stats

Washington SpiritChicago Stars FC
General
58.8 Possession % 41.2
16 Shots 11
4 On Target 5
1 Offsides 3
4 Corners 3
9 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
411 Passes Completed 273
6 Crosses Won 2
13 Tackles Won 6
8 Interceptions 8
9 Clearances 21
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 1

Recent Form

Chicago Stars FC L W L L D
Washington Spirit D L W W L

Starting Lineups

Chicago Stars FC4-4-2
1 Naeher
14 Wood 77 Maitane 3 Staab 11 Gomes
4 Bike 10 Pinto 20 Franklin 29 Ouahabi
5 Alozie 7 Grosso
2 Rodman 7'A 27 Cantore 19 Kouassi
7 Bethi 17 Hershfelt A 12 Sullivan 34'
14 Carle 24 Morgan 9 Rudd 13 Di Guglielmo
18 MacIver
Washington Spirit4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Chicago Stars FC

  1. #1 Alyssa NaeherG
  2. #3 Sam StaabCD-L
  3. M #77 MaitaneCD-R
  4. NG #11 Nádia GomesLB
  5. #14 Taylor WoodRB
  6. #20 Bea FranklinCM-L
  7. #10 Brianna PintoCM-R
  8. LO #29 Leila OuahabiLM
  9. #4 Jenna BikeRM
  10. #7 Julia GrossoCF-L
  11. #5 Michelle AlozieCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Washington Spirit

  1. #18 Sandy MacIverG
  2. #24 Esme MorganCD-L
  3. #9 Tara RuddCD-R
  4. #14 Gabrielle CarleLB
  5. #13 Lucia Di GuglielmoRB
  6. #17 Hal HershfeltCM
  7. MB #7 Melissa BethiLM
  8. #12 Andi SullivanRM34'
  9. #27 Sofia CantoreF
  10. #2 Trinity RodmanLF7'
  11. #19 Rosemonde KouassiRF
Substitutes · 5 used

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