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Washington Spirit LWWWL 0
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Gotham FC WWLWW 1
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GFC101
Citi Field · 42,175 att.

Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
9
47.2
Possession
52.8
18
SHOTS
9
9
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
273
Accurate Passes
324
359
Passes
411
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.3
46
Long Balls
61
18
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
21
15
Tackles
31
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
15
25
Effective Clearances
33
25
Clearances
33

Highlights

01:08 Gotham FC vs. Washington Spirit - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:31 Rose Lavelle scores a sensational goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GFC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

GFC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 15Tierna DavidsonCD-L
  3. 6Emily SonnettCD-R
  4. 18Guro ReitenLB
  5. 23Midge PurceRB
  6. 16Rose LavelleAM
  7. 11Sarah SchupanskyLM
  8. 7Jaelin HowellRM
  9. 9Esther GonzálezF
  10. 10Jaedyn ShawAM-L
  11. 2Jordynn DudleyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Sofia CookSUB
  2. 24Andrea KitahataSUB
  3. 14Talia SommerSUB
  4. 1Shelby HoganSUB
  5. 20Sam KerrSUB
  6. 3BruninhaSUB
  7. 22Mandy FreemanSUB
  8. 13Savannah McCaskillSUB
  9. 27Jess CarterSUB

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Sandy MacIverG
  2. 24Esme MorganCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 14Gabrielle CarleLB
  5. 13Lucia Di GuglielmoRB
  6. 10Leicy SantosAM
  7. 17Hal HershfeltLM
  8. 12Andi SullivanRM
  9. 27Sofia CantoreF
  10. 2Trinity RodmanAM-L
  11. 19Rosemonde KouassiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Rebeca BernalSUB
  2. 21Gift MondaySUB
  3. 16Tamara BoltSUB
  4. 11Claudia MartínezSUB
  5. 5Élisabeth TséSUB
  6. 6Kate WiesnerSUB
  7. 28Sara WojdelkoSUB
  8. 26Paige MetayerSUB
  9. 20Deborah AbiodunSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 15'
  3. 16' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 16'
  5. 23' Delay in match because of an injury Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit).
  6. 23'
  7. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 25'
  9. 29' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  10. 29'
  11. 32' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 32'
  13. 34' Substitution, Gotham FC. Jess Carter replaces Jordynn Dudley because of an injury.
  14. 36' Delay in match because of an injury Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit).
  15. 36'
  16. 37' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  17. 37'
  18. 37' Goal! Gotham FC 1, Washington Spirit 0. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jaelin Howell.
  19. 45'+4' Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Savannah McCaskill replaces Esther González because of an injury.
  21. 62' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  22. 62'
  23. 64' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 64'
  25. 64' Substitution, Gotham FC. Sam Kerr replaces Sarah Schupansky.
  26. 64' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  27. 64' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rebeca Bernal replaces Andi Sullivan.
  28. 64' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kate Wiesner replaces Gabrielle Carle.
  29. 70' Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  30. 76' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  31. 76'
  32. 78' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  33. 78'
  34. 78' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Deborah Abiodun replaces Hal Hershfelt.
  35. 78' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Sofia Cantore.
  36. 78' Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Midge Purce.
  37. 78' Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Guro Reiten.
  38. 80' Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  39. 83' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Élisabeth Tsé replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.
  40. 86' Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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