NWSL

Washington Spirit vs Utah Royals, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Washington Spirit
  • 18': Rebeca Bernal
FT
1 - 1
Utah Royals
  • 84': Mina Tanaka

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Delay in match (Washington Spirit).
  • 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 2': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Janni Thomsen.
  • 3': Foul by Janni Thomsen (Utah Royals).
  • 3': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Deborah Abiodun (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Cece Delzer (Utah Royals).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Deborah Abiodun.
  • 11': Foul by Deborah Abiodun (Washington Spirit).
  • 11': Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dayana Pierre-Louis.
  • 15': Cece Delzer (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
  • 16': Offside, Utah Royals. Cece Delzer is caught offside.
  • 17': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
  • 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.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cece Delzer.
  • 21': Foul by Kameron Simmonds (Utah Royals).
  • 21': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Kameron Simmonds (Utah Royals) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Offside, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Deborah Abiodun with a through ball.
  • 27': Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mia Justus (Utah Royals). Assisted by Deborah Abiodun.
  • 38': Foul by Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit).
  • 38': Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brecken Mozingo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Foul by Janni Thomsen (Utah Royals).
  • 42': Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Kiana Palacios.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Rebeca Bernal.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 1, Utah Royals 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 1, Utah Royals 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Kate Wiesner.
  • 46': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
  • 46': Janni Thomsen (Utah Royals) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Dayana Pierre-Louis (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Deborah Abiodun (Washington Spirit).
  • 47': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Esme Morgan.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Brecken Mozingo with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mia Justus (Utah Royals). Assisted by Deborah Abiodun.
  • 49': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Mia Justus.
  • 50': Offside, Washington Spirit. Rebeca Bernal is caught offside.
  • 51': Offside, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mia Justus (Utah Royals). Assisted by Hal Hershfelt with a through ball.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Foul by Kaleigh Riehl (Utah Royals).
  • 55': Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mia Justus (Utah Royals). Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
  • 57': Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Kiana Palacios (Utah Royals).
  • 58': Foul by Kameron Simmonds (Utah Royals).
  • 58': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Substitution, Utah Royals. Mina Tanaka replaces Kiana Palacios.
  • 61': Substitution, Utah Royals. Courtney Brown replaces Dayana Pierre-Louis.
  • 61': Substitution, Utah Royals. Miyabi Moriya replaces Janni Thomsen.
  • 62': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Deborah Abiodun.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mina Tanaka.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miyabi Moriya with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 69': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kaleigh Riehl.
  • 72': Substitution, Utah Royals. Lara Prasnikar replaces Cloé Lacasse.
  • 72': Substitution, Utah Royals. Alexa Spaanstra replaces Kameron Simmonds.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Lara Prasnikar (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ana Tejada.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ana Tejada.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi with a cross.
  • 76': Alexa Spaanstra (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
  • 77': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Lucia Di Guglielmo.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brecken Mozingo with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Kate Del Fava.
  • 78': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kate Del Fava.
  • 79': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ana Tejada.
  • 79': Alexa Spaanstra (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
  • 80': Attempt missed. Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
  • 82': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Élisabeth Tsé replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  • 82': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Leicy Santos replaces Sofia Cantore.
  • 83': Corner, Utah Royals. Conceded by Trinity Rodman.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Kate Del Fava (Utah Royals) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Brecken Mozingo with a cross.
  • 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.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mia Justus (Utah Royals). Assisted by Rebeca Bernal.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cece Delzer.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Courtney Brown (Utah Royals) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+2': Offside, Utah Royals. Brecken Mozingo is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Brecken Mozingo (Utah Royals) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lara Prasnikar with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Utah Royals. Mina Tanaka is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 1, Utah Royals 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 1, Utah Royals 1.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 9,349

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego Wave FC 5 +5 12
2 Portland Thorns FC 5 +3 10
3 Seattle Reign FC 5 +3 10
4 Angel City FC 4 +6 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAS Washington Spirit (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Sandy MacIver (GK)
9 Tara Rudd
24 Esme Morgan
6 Kate Wiesner
13 Lucia Di Guglielmo
20 Deborah Abiodun
4 Rebeca Bernal
17 Hal Hershfelt
27 Sofia Cantore
2 Trinity Rodman
19 Rosemonde Kouassi
Washington Spirit Substitutes:
Madison Haugen, Tamara Bolt, Paige Metayer, Andi Sullivan, Gabrielle Carle, Élisabeth Tsé, Kaylie Collins, Leicy Santos, Claudia Martínez.

UTA Utah Royals (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Mia Justus (GK)
8 Kate Del Fava
18 Kaleigh Riehl
7 Janni Thomsen
6 Kameron Simmonds Yellow Card
5 Cece Delzer
17 Ana Tejada
15 Dayana Pierre-Louis
21 Kiana Palacios
24 Cloé Lacasse
13 Brecken Mozingo
Utah Royals Substitutes:
Miyabi Moriya, Aria Nagai, Lara Prasnikar, Deaira Jackson, Courtney Brown, Alexa Spaanstra, Mina Tanaka.

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