NWSL

FT Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Utah Royals LLWLL 1
–
Washington Spirit WWLLD 1
1st2ndT
UTA011
WAS101
Audi Field · 9,349 att.

Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
3
50.1
Possession
49.9
18
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
226
Accurate Passes
237
311
Passes
319
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
10
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
16
0.5
Cross %
0.1
47
Long Balls
40
15
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
5
24
Effective Tackles
13
36
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
7
25
Effective Clearances
18
25
Clearances
18

Highlights

01:19 Washington Spirit vs. Utah Royals - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:56 Rebeca Bernal scores in the 18' Watch on ESPN 00:36 Sandy MacIver makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:30 Mia Justus makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Sandy MacIverG
  2. 9Tara RuddCD-L
  3. 24Esme MorganCD-R
  4. 6Kate WiesnerLB
  5. 13Lucia Di GuglielmoRB
  6. 20Deborah AbiodunAM
  7. 4Rebeca BernalLM
  8. 17Hal HershfeltRM
  9. 27Sofia CantoreF
  10. 2Trinity RodmanAM-L
  11. 19Rosemonde KouassiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35Madison HaugenSUB
  2. 16Tamara BoltSUB
  3. 26Paige MetayerSUB
  4. 12Andi SullivanSUB
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleSUB
  6. 5Élisabeth TséSUB
  7. 31Kaylie CollinsSUB
  8. 10Leicy SantosSUB
  9. 11Claudia MartínezSUB

UTA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Mia JustusG
  2. 8Kate Del FavaCD-L
  3. 18Kaleigh RiehlCD-R
  4. 7Janni ThomsenLB
  5. 6Kameron SimmondsRB
  6. 5Cece DelzerAM
  7. 17Ana TejadaLM
  8. 15Dayana Pierre-LouisRM
  9. 21Kiana PalaciosF
  10. 24Cloé LacasseAM-L
  11. 13Brecken MozingoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Miyabi MoriyaSUB
  2. 20Aria NagaiSUB
  3. 9Lara PrasnikarSUB
  4. 77Deaira JacksonSUB
  5. 16Courtney BrownSUB
  6. 30Alexa SpaanstraSUB
  7. 11Mina TanakaSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Utah Royals 0. Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 21' Kameron Simmonds (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Kate Wiesner.
  4. 61' Substitution, Utah Royals. Mina Tanaka replaces Kiana Palacios.
  5. 61' Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Dayana Pierre-Louis.
  6. 61' Substitution, Utah Royals. Miyabi Moriya replaces Janni Thomsen.
  7. 62' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Deborah Abiodun.
  8. 72' Substitution, Utah Royals. Lara Prasnikar replaces Cloé Lacasse.
  9. 72' Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Kameron Simmonds.
  10. 82' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Élisabeth Tsé replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  11. 82' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Leicy Santos replaces Sofia Cantore.
  12. 84' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Utah Royals 1. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cece Delzer.

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