Angel City FC vs Washington Spirit, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season

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Angel City FC

39': Claire Emslie
51': Simone Charley

FT
2 - 1

Washington Spirit

88': Ashley Hatch (P)

About

Angel City FC are hosting Washington Spirit at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California, 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': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Megan Reid.
2': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
2': Attempt missed. Anna Heilferty (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
3': Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Clarisse Le Bihan (Angel City).
4': Offside, Washington Spirit. Aubrey Kingsbury tries a through ball, but Tara McKeown is caught offside.
7': Offside, Angel City. Claire Emslie tries a through ball, but Savannah McCaskill is caught offside.
7': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Camryn Biegalski.
8': Offside, Angel City. Savannah McCaskill tries a through ball, but Claire Emslie is caught offside.
13': Attempt missed. Savannah McCaskill (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jun Endo.
15': Offside, Angel City. Ali Riley tries a through ball, but Jun Endo is caught offside.
16': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Camryn Biegalski.
17': Attempt saved. Savannah McCaskill (Angel City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross.
17': Attempt missed. Cari Roccaro (Angel City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
19': Claire Emslie (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
21': Attempt missed. Clarisse Le Bihan (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
23': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ali Riley.
28': Attempt saved. Claire Emslie (Angel City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Savannah McCaskill.
28': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Aubrey Kingsbury.
29': Attempt missed. Jasmyne Spencer (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
31': Attempt blocked. Jun Endo (Angel City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Savannah McCaskill with a through ball.
31': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Sam Staab.
31': Clarisse Le Bihan (Angel City) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross following a corner.
32': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Sam Staab.
32': Attempt missed. Paige Nielsen (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
33': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ali Riley.
34': Attempt blocked. Sam Staab (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dorian Bailey with a headed pass.
34': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Savannah McCaskill.
35': Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Clarisse Le Bihan (Angel City).
36': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
38': Attempt saved. Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
39': Goal! Angel City 1, Washington Spirit 0. Claire Emslie (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Riley.
41': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Jasmyne Spencer.
41': Attempt saved. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez with a cross.
42': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Jasmyne Spencer.
45': Attempt blocked. Jun Endo (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45': First Half ends, Angel City 1, Washington Spirit 0.
45': Second Half begins Angel City 1, Washington Spirit 0.
45': Substitution, Angel City. Simone Charley replaces Cari Roccaro.
45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Bayley Feist replaces Andi Sullivan.
51': Goal! Angel City 2, Washington Spirit 0. Simone Charley (Angel City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jasmyne Spencer with a cross.
53': Dani Weatherholt (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
54': Foul by Claire Emslie (Angel City).
54': Sam Staab (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Camryn Biegalski.
57': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Jasmyne Spencer.
58': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Sanchez.
59': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Karina Rodríguez replaces Camryn Biegalski.
61': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Clarisse Le Bihan (Angel City).
64': Offside, Angel City. Paige Nielsen tries a through ball, but Claire Emslie is caught offside.
66': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Bayley Feist.
66': Attempt blocked. Dani Weatherholt (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
66': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Trinity Rodman.
71': Attempt blocked. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
73': Foul by Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit).
73': Savannah McCaskill (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Offside, Angel City. Paige Nielsen tries a through ball, but Simone Charley is caught offside.
75': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
76': Substitution, Angel City. Tyler Lussi replaces Jasmyne Spencer.
77': Substitution, Angel City. Lily Nabet replaces Savannah McCaskill.
78': Foul by Ali Riley (Angel City).
78': Karina Rodríguez (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Julia Roddar (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
83': Attempt missed. Simone Charley (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lily Nabet with a through ball.
86': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Tyler Lussi.
87': Penalty Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch draws a foul in the penalty area.
87': Penalty conceded by Dani Weatherholt (Angel City) after a foul in the penalty area.
88': Goal! Angel City 2, Washington Spirit 1. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
89': Offside, Washington Spirit. Ashley Sanchez tries a through ball, but Trinity Rodman is caught offside.
90': Substitution, Angel City. Mary Vignola replaces Claire Emslie.
90'+2': Anna Heilferty (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Jun Endo (Angel City).
90'+4': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
90'+4': Jun Endo (Angel City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Angel City 2, Washington Spirit 1.
0': Match ends, Angel City 2, Washington Spirit 1.

Statistics

WAS		LA
4	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
8	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	5
53.9	Possession	46.1
12	SHOTS	14
6	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
332	Accurate Passes	280
425	Passes	360
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
21	Crosses	20
0.1	Cross %	0.3
46	Long Balls	34
23	Accurate Long Balls	10
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	3
17	Effective Tackles	15
28	Tackles	28
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
14	Interceptions	6
17	Effective Clearances	30
17	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 16,112

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angel City FC	1	+4	3
2	Kansas City Current	1	+1	3
3	North Carolina Courage	1	+1	3
4	Bay FC	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Angel City FC (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
13	DiDi Haracic (GK)
14	Paige Nielsen
6	Megan Reid
17	Dani Weatherholt
5	Ali Riley
3	Jasmyne Spencer
29	Clarisse Le Bihan
18	Jun Endo
8	Cari Roccaro
9	Savannah McCaskill
10	Claire Emslie

Angel City FC Substitutes:

M.A. Vignola, Simone Charley, Lily Nabet, Miri Taylor, Allyson Swaby, Tyler Lussi, Hope Breslin, Madison Hammond, Almuth Schult.

Washington Spirit (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
3	Sam Staab
16	Julia Roddar
21	Anna Heilferty
30	Camryn Biegalski
10	Ashley Sanchez
12	Andi Sullivan
19	Dorian Bailey
33	Ashley Hatch
9	Tara Rudd
2	Trinity Rodman

Washington Spirit Substitutes:

Devon Kerr, Gaby Vincent, Nicole Barnhart, Jordan Baggett, Madison Elwell, Karina Rodriguez, Taylor Aylmer, Bayley Feist, Marissa Sheva.

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