Washington Spirit vs Gotham FC, 2022 National Women's Soccer League, Regular Season
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Washington Spirit are hosting Gotham FC
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.
- 2': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Taylor Smith.
- 3': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Nahomi Kawasumi.
- 3': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anna Heilferty with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Offside, Gotham FC. Nahomi Kawasumi tries a through ball, but Ifeoma Onumonu is caught offside.
- 5': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Estelle Johnson.
- 6': Offside, Gotham FC. Taylor Smith tries a through ball, but Paige Monaghan is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt saved. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 11': Foul by Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit).
- 11': Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Offside, Gotham FC. Kristie Mewis tries a through ball, but Paige Monaghan is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
- 14': Taylor Smith (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Julia Roddar (Washington Spirit).
- 15': Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
- 16': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Michelle Betos.
- 17': Offside, Gotham FC. Victoria Pickett tries a through ball, but Paige Monaghan is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Imani Dorsey.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Staab.
- 20': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Imani Dorsey.
- 20': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Anna Heilferty with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Attempt missed. Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Smith.
- 28': Anna Heilferty (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC).
- 29': Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Paige Monaghan with a cross.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 33': Foul by Sam Staab (Washington Spirit).
- 33': Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Sam Staab (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt missed. Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 36': Offside, Washington Spirit. Sam Staab tries a through ball, but Ashley Sanchez is caught offside.
- 42': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Camryn Biegalski.
- 42': Attempt missed. Estelle Johnson (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victoria Pickett with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Estelle Johnson.
- 44': Attempt saved. Bayley Feist (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anna Heilferty.
- 45'+2': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Sam Staab.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, Gotham FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 0, Gotham FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Gotham FC. Ellie Jean replaces Taylor Smith.
- 45': Substitution, Gotham FC. Midge Purce replaces Ifeoma Onumonu.
- 46': Foul by Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC).
- 46': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Attempt missed. Bayley Feist (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 47': Attempt saved. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bayley Feist.
- 48': Foul by Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit).
- 48': Victoria Pickett (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
- 50': Offside, Gotham FC. Kristie Mewis tries a through ball, but Paige Monaghan is caught offside.
- 51': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Gotham FC 0. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 53': Dorian Bailey (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC).
- 55': Foul by Sam Staab (Washington Spirit).
- 55': Victoria Pickett (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Julia Roddar (Washington Spirit).
- 57': Midge Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Taryn Torres (Gotham FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 59': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Trinity Rodman.
- 60': Attempt saved. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paige Monaghan with a cross.
- 63': Attempt missed. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
- 64': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
- 64': Victoria Pickett (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
- 65': Imani Dorsey (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Substitution, Gotham FC. Delanie Sheehan replaces Nahomi Kawasumi.
- 75': Offside, Gotham FC. Midge Purce tries a through ball, but Delanie Sheehan is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt missed. Paige Monaghan (Gotham FC) with an attempt from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 79': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
- 79': Victoria Pickett (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Gotham FC. Kumi Yokoyama replaces Paige Monaghan.
- 80': Attempt saved. Kristie Mewis (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 81': Attempt saved. Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
- 81': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Michelle Betos.
- 83': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Anna Heilferty.
- 84': Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Sam Staab (Washington Spirit).
- 86': Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Gotham FC 0. Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 87': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Marissa Sheva replaces Ashley Sanchez.
- 90': Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
- 90': Offside, Gotham FC. Kumi Yokoyama tries a through ball, but Victoria Pickett is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Estelle Johnson (Gotham FC).
- 90'+1': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Madison Elwell replaces Trinity Rodman.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit).
- 90'+4': Offside, Gotham FC. Imani Dorsey tries a through ball, but Midge Purce is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 2, Gotham FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 2, Gotham FC 0.
Statistics
 GFC |
WAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 8 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.2 | Possession | 54.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 262 | Accurate Passes | 319 |
| 343 | Passes | 409 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 17 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: NWSL
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 8,781
Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 8,781
NWSL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Spirit | 16 | +13 | 33 |
| 2 | Gotham FC | 16 | +9 | 31 |
| 3 | Utah Royals | 16 | +9 | 30 |
| 4 | San Diego Wave FC | 17 | +4 | 29 |
Line-Ups
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 |
| 13 | Bayley Feist |
| 19 | Dorian Bailey |
| 33 | Ashley Hatch |
| 9 | Tara Rudd |
| 2 | Trinity Rodman |
Gotham FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Betos (GK) |
| 24 | Estelle Johnson |
| 11 | Ali Krieger |
| 28 | Imani Dorsey |
| 20 | Taylor Smith |
| 19 | Kristie Mewis |
| 99 | Victoria Pickett |
| 8 | Taryn Torres |
| 25 | Ifeoma Onumonu |
| 9 | Nahomi Kawasumi |
| 4 | Paige Monaghan |
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