National Women's Soccer League

Washington Spirit

3rd · 15-4-8 · 49 pts · +13
Ugh, no.
Washington Spirit lost to Boston Legacy FC
Boston Legacy FC7-5-12 3 – 0 Washington Spirit13-4-7
FT · Sun, Sep 13

Match Details

Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia) · ESPN, ESPN Unlimited

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Washington Spirit 0, Boston Legacy 3.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, Boston Legacy 3.
  • 90'+6'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Boston Legacy 3. Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lilly Reale following a fast break.
  • 90'+4'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Boston Legacy 2. Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 90'+3'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Josefine Hasbo replaces Barbara Olivieri.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Nichelle Prince (Boston Legacy).
  • 90'+2'Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a cross.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Offside, Boston Legacy. Aleigh Gambone is caught offside.
  • 89'Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Casey Murphy (Boston Legacy). Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
  • 88'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Sofia Cantore.

Line Score

12T
BOS 03 3
WAS 00 0

Match Leaders

Boston Legacy 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'+6'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Boston Legacy 3. Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lilly Reale following a fast break.
90'+4'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Boston Legacy 2. Amanda Gutierres (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
90'+3'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Josefine Hasbo replaces Barbara Olivieri.
88'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Sofia Cantore.
88'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Madison Haugen replaces Paige Metayer.
84'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Aleigh Gambone replaces Sarah Schupansky.
84'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Amanda Gutierres replaces Aïssata Traoré.
81'Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Boston Legacy 1. Aïssata Traoré (Boston Legacy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nichelle Prince.
76'Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
62'Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Monique Ngock.
60'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Nichelle Prince replaces Sammy Smith.
60'Substitution, Boston Legacy. Lilly Reale replaces Nicolette Hernández.
45'+5'Nicolette Hernández (Boston Legacy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43'Monique Ngock (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39'Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20'Jorelyn Carabalí (Boston Legacy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Boston Legacy FCWashington Spirit
General
50.2 Possession % 49.8
13 Shots 8
6 On Target 3
7 Offsides 0
5 Corners 2
8 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
342 Passes Completed 327
3 Crosses Won 4
16 Tackles Won 15
9 Interceptions 7
16 Clearances 6
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 3

Recent Form

Washington Spirit L D L W W
Boston Legacy FC L L L L W

Starting Lineups

Boston Legacy FC4-4-2
1 Murphy
53 St-Georges 16 Carabalí 29 Davis 20 Hernández
23 Schupansky 26 Caño 6 Karich 21 Olivieri
8 Smith 14 Traoré 81'
2 Rodman 27 Cantore 19 Kouassi
7 Bethi 17 Hershfelt 8 Ngock
14 Carle 24 Morgan 9 Rudd 26 Metayer
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. #14 Gabrielle CarleLB
  5. #26 Paige MetayerRB
  6. #17 Hal HershfeltCM
  7. MB #7 Melissa BethiLM
  8. MN #8 Monique NgockRM
  9. #27 Sofia CantoreF
  10. #2 Trinity RodmanLF
  11. #19 Rosemonde KouassiRF
Substitutes · 4 used

Boston Legacy FC

  1. #1 Casey MurphyG
  2. DD #29 Deja DavisCD-L
  3. #16 Jorelyn CarabalíCD-R
  4. NH #20 Nicki HernándezLB
  5. #53 Bianca St-GeorgesRB
  6. #6 Annie KarichCM-L
  7. #26 Alba CañoCM-R
  8. #21 Bárbara OlivieriLM
  9. SS #23 Sarah SchupanskyRM
  10. #14 Aïssata TraoréCF-L81'
  11. #8 Sammy SmithCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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