NWSL

FULL TIME
Houston Dash LLLWD 2
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Washington Spirit WWLWL 3
  • Miljana Ivanovic 44'
  • Miljana Ivanovic 59'
  • Tara Rudd 11'
  • Sofia Cantore 51'
  • Clara Luvanga 84'
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HOU112
WAS123
Shell Energy Stadium · 7,917 att.

Team Stats

WAS HOU
4
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
11
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
5
60
Possession
40
25
SHOTS
13
8
ON GOAL
6
30
On Target %
50
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
382
Accurate Passes
228
465
Passes
312
80
Pass Completion %
70
11
Accurate Crosses
4
29
Crosses
14
40
Cross %
30
40
Long Balls
41
17
Accurate Long Balls
13
40
Long Balls %
30
8
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
14
22
Tackles
27
70
Tackle %
50
6
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
28
22
Clearances
28

Match Leaders

HOU

  • Miljana Ivanovic F Total Shots 2
  • Paige Nielsen D Accurate Passes 36
  • Jane Campbell G Saves 5

WAS

  • Trinity Rodman F Total Shots 7
  • Esme Morgan D Accurate Passes 81
  • Gabrielle Carle D Defensive Interventions 10
  • Sandy MacIver G Saves 4

Highlights

01:16 Houston Dash vs. Washington Spirit - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:34 Miljana Ivanovic finds the back of the net for Houston Dash Watch on ESPN 00:32 Sofia Cantore scores in the 51' Watch on ESPN 00:47 Miljana Ivanovic gets on the scoresheet for Houston Dash Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 5-0

Lineups

Confirmed

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. Jane CampbellG1
  2. Leah KlenkeCD-L4
  3. Paige NielsenCD-R14
  4. Lisa BoattinLB27
  5. Avery PattersonRB15
  6. Kat RaderAM22
  7. Sarah PuntigamLM17
  8. Maggie GrahamRM19
  9. Kate FaasseF23
  10. Miljana IvanovicAM-L47
  11. Kiki Van ZantenAM-R12

Substitutes

  1. Khyah HarperSUB34
  2. Jordan BrewsterSUB99
  3. Sophie SchmidtSUB13
  4. Caroline DeLisleSUB40
  5. Clarissa Laris­eySUB9
  6. Allysha ChapmanSUB2
  7. Natalie Marceline BainSUB8
  8. Mary HardinSUB18
  9. Messiah BrightSUB6

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. Sandy MacIverG18
  2. Esme MorganCD-L24
  3. Tara RuddCD-R9
  4. Gabrielle CarleLB14
  5. Lucia Di GuglielmoRB13
  6. Melissa BethiAM7
  7. Hal HershfeltLM17
  8. Andi SullivanRM12
  9. Ashley HatchF33
  10. Trinity RodmanAM-L2
  11. Sofia CantoreAM-R27

Substitutes

  1. Clara LuvangaSUB25
  2. Élisabeth TséSUB5
  3. Madison HaugenSUB35
  4. Claudia MartínezSUB11
  5. Rosemonde KouassiSUB19
  6. Monique NgockSUB8
  7. Sara WojdelkoSUB28
  8. Tamara BoltSUB16
  9. Paige MetayerSUB26

Play by Play

  1. Yellow Card 86'

    Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Clarissa Laris­ey
  2. Substitution 85'

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright replaces Lisa Boattin.

    Messiah Bright
  3. Goal 84'

    Goal! Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3. Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudia Martínez following a fast break.

    Clara Luvanga
  4. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Ashley Hatch.

    Claudia Martínez
  5. Substitution 70'

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Clarissa Laris­ey replaces Miljana Ivanovic.

    Clarissa Laris­ey
  6. Substitution 70'

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Cate Hardin replaces Sarah Puntigam.

    Mary Hardin
  7. Substitution 66'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Monique Ngock replaces Hal Hershfelt.

    Monique Ngock
  8. Substitution 66'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Sofia Cantore.

    Rosemonde Kouassi
  9. Substitution 66'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga replaces Mélissa Bethi because of an injury.

    Clara Luvanga
  10. Substitution 60'

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Khyah Harper replaces Kiki Van Zanten.

    Khyah Harper
  11. Goal 59'

    Goal! Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 2. Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.

    Miljana Ivanovic
  12. Goal 51'

    Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 2. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a through ball.

    Sofia Cantore
  13. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Sophie Schmidt replaces Kate Faasse.

    Sophie Schmidt
  14. Goal 44'

    Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 1. Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.

    Miljana Ivanovic
  15. Goal - Header 11'

    Goal! Houston Dash 0, Washington Spirit 1. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.

    Tara Rudd
  1. End Regular Time 90'+4'

    Second Half ends, Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3.

  2. Yellow Card 86'

    Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Clarissa Laris­ey
  3. Substitution 85'

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright replaces Lisa Boattin.

    Messiah Bright
  4. Goal 84'

    Goal! Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3. Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudia Martínez following a fast break.

    Clara Luvanga
  5. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Ashley Hatch.

    Claudia Martínez
  6. End Delay 74'
  7. End Delay 74'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  8. Start Delay 73'
  9. Start Delay 73'

    Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).

  10. Substitution 70'

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Clarissa Laris­ey replaces Miljana Ivanovic.

    Clarissa Laris­ey
  11. Substitution 70'

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Cate Hardin replaces Sarah Puntigam.

    Mary Hardin
  12. Substitution 66'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Monique Ngock replaces Hal Hershfelt.

    Monique Ngock
  13. Substitution 66'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Sofia Cantore.

    Rosemonde Kouassi
  14. Substitution 66'

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga replaces Mélissa Bethi because of an injury.

    Clara Luvanga
  15. Substitution 60'

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Khyah Harper replaces Kiki Van Zanten.

    Khyah Harper
  16. Goal 59'

    Goal! Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 2. Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.

    Miljana Ivanovic
  17. Goal 51'

    Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 2. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a through ball.

    Sofia Cantore
  18. Start 2nd Half 45'
  19. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Sophie Schmidt replaces Kate Faasse.

    Sophie Schmidt
  20. Halftime 45'+3'

    First Half ends, Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 1.

  21. Goal 44'

    Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 1. Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.

    Miljana Ivanovic
  22. End Delay 31'
  23. End Delay 31'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  24. Start Delay 30'
  25. Start Delay 30'

    Delay in match because of an injury Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).

  26. End Delay 21'
  27. End Delay 21'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  28. Start Delay 20'
  29. Start Delay 20'

    Delay in match because of an injury Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit).

  30. Goal - Header 11'

    Goal! Houston Dash 0, Washington Spirit 1. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.

    Tara Rudd
  31. Kickoff

    First Half begins.

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