Washington Spirit vs Angel City FC, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Washington Spirit
    FT
    0 - 1
    Angel City FC
    • 88': Maiara Niehues

    About

    Washington Spirit are hosting Angel City FC at Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit).
    • 1': Prisca Chilufya (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 6': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Sarah Gorden.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andi Sullivan with a cross.
    • 9': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
    • 9': Ally Sentnor (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Monique Ngock (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Carina Lageyre (Angel City).
    • 12': Foul by Monique Ngock (Washington Spirit).
    • 12': Angelina Anderson (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 17': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Tara Rudd.
    • 19': Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Carina Lageyre (Angel City).
    • 20': Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit).
    • 21': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Lucia Di Guglielmo.
    • 22': Offside, Angel City. Ally Sentnor is caught offside.
    • 23': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Sarah Gorden.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Gisele Thompson (Angel City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Evelyn Shores with a cross.
    • 26': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Savy King (Angel City).
    • 26': Savy King (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Ary Borges (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ally Sentnor.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Monique Ngock (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angelina Anderson (Angel City). Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
    • 30': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Esme Morgan.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Sarah Gorden (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Prisca Chilufya (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Gisele Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Gabrielle Carle.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angelina Anderson (Angel City). Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Evelyn Shores (Angel City).
    • 45'+1': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Evelyn Shores (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 0.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Monique Ngock.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Prisca Chilufya.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Prisca Chilufya (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Carina Lageyre.
    • 57': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Gisele Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Foul by Evelyn Shores (Angel City).
    • 58': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Handball by Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit).
    • 62': Attempt missed. Ally Sentnor (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 62': Foul by Ally Sentnor (Angel City).
    • 62': Monique Ngock (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Offside, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tara Rudd.
    • 63': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Sarah Gorden.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ary Borges.
    • 65': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Mélissa Bethi replaces Monique Ngock.
    • 66': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
    • 67': Offside, Angel City. Prisca Chilufya is caught offside.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mélissa Bethi.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 71': Substitution, Angel City. Taylor Suarez replaces Prisca Chilufya.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Sveindís Jónsdóttir (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Evelyn Shores.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Gisele Thompson (Angel City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Evelyn Shores with a cross.
    • 73': Foul by Emily Sams (Angel City).
    • 73': Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Ally Sentnor (Angel City).
    • 74': Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Ally Sentnor (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Sofia Cantore.
    • 77': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Emily Sams (Angel City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
    • 81': Foul by Gisele Thompson (Angel City).
    • 81': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Taylor Suarez (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit).
    • 82': Foul by Evelyn Shores (Angel City).
    • 82': Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Gisele Thompson (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit).
    • 84': Attempt missed. Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
    • 84': Offside, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga is caught offside.
    • 85': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Paige Metayer.
    • 86': Substitution, Angel City. Maiara Niehues replaces Ally Sentnor.
    • 88': Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 1. Maiara Niehues (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Carina Lageyre.
    • 90': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Emily Sams.
    • 90': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Andi Sullivan.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Angel City. Nealy Martin replaces Sveindís Jónsdóttir.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Clara Luvanga.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 2
    46.6 Possession 53.4
    14 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    263 Accurate Passes 324
    344 Passes 397
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    16 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.5
    50 Long Balls 32
    22 Accurate Long Balls 11
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    19 Interceptions 6
    17 Effective Clearances 24
    17 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Audi Field
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Attendance: 19,215

    NWSL Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Gotham FC 28 +13 55
    2 San Diego Wave FC 28 +13 54
    3 Washington Spirit 28 +14 52
    4 Kansas City Current 28 +12 47
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WAS Washington Spirit (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    18 Sandy MacIver (GK)
    24 Esme Morgan
    9 Tara Rudd
    14 Gabrielle Carle
    13 Lucia Di Guglielmo
    17 Hal Hershfelt
    8 Monique Ngock
    12 Andi Sullivan
    27 Sofia Cantore
    2 Trinity Rodman
    19 Rosemonde Kouassi
    Washington Spirit Substitutes:
    Paige Metayer, Melissa Bethi, Ashley Hatch, Sara Wojdelko, Clara Luvanga, Claudia Martínez, Élisabeth Tsé, Tamara Bolt, Gift Monday.

    LA Angel City FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    19 Angelina Anderson (GK)
    11 Sarah Gorden
    6 Emily Sams
    15 Evelyn Shores Yellow Card
    3 Savy King Yellow Card
    16 Carina Lageyre
    8 Ary Borges
    17 Ally Sentnor Yellow Card
    20 Gisele Thompson
    32 Sveindís Jónsdóttir
    24 Prisca Chilufya
    Angel City FC Substitutes:
    Riley Tiernan, Taylor Suarez, Maiara Niehues, Hannah Seabert, Nealy Martin, Claire Emslie, Jennie Immethun, Sophia Mattice, Karsyn Cherry.

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