NWSL

FT Sunday, May 28, 2023
Gotham FC LDWDW 1
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Washington Spirit DWWWL 1
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GFC101
WAS011
Audi Field · 11,545 att.

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WAS · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 3Sam StaabCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 12Andi SullivanDM
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleLB
  6. 19Dorian BaileyRB
  7. 10Ashley SanchezAM
  8. 26Paige MetayerLM
  9. 7Ines JaurenaRM
  10. 33Ashley HatchCF-L
  11. 2Trinity RodmanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Nicole DouglasSUB
  2. 16Madison ElwellSUB
  3. 28Nicole BarnhartSUB
  4. 18Lyza JesseeSUB
  5. 30Camryn BiegalskiSUB
  6. 25Marissa ShevaSUB
  7. 22Amber BrooksSUB
  8. 24Lena SilanoSUB
  9. 20Civana KuhlmannSUB

GFC · 4-3-3

  1. 4Abby SmithG
  2. 21Ellie JeanCD-L
  3. 11Ali KriegerCD-R
  4. 32Jenna NighswongerLB
  5. 3BruninhaRB
  6. 14Nealy MartinCM
  7. 19Kristie MewisLM
  8. 17Delanie SheehanRM
  9. 10Lynn BiyendoloF
  10. 20Taylor SmithLF
  11. 18Yazmeen RyanRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Kristen EdmondsSUB
  2. 7McCall ZerboniSUB
  3. 9Nahomi KawasumiSUB
  4. 22Mandy FreemanSUB
  5. 25Ifeoma OnumonuSUB
  6. 16Svava GudmundsdóttirSUB
  7. 6Allie LongSUB
  8. 24Mandy McGlynnSUB
  9. 15Sabrina FloresSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Gotham FC 1. Bruninha (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Taylor Smith.
  2. 62' Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 69' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Gotham FC 1. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Hatch with a cross following a corner.
  4. 74' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Marissa Sheva replaces Paige Metayer.
  5. 74' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Ashley Hatch.
  6. 74' Substitution, Gotham FC. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Yazmeen Ryan.
  7. 75' Substitution, Gotham FC. Allie Long replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
  8. 83' Substitution, Gotham FC. Kristen Edmonds replaces Bruninha.
  9. 83' Substitution, Gotham FC. McCall Zerboni replaces Nealy Martin.
  10. 85' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Nicole Douglas replaces Ashley Sanchez.
  11. 86' Substitution, Gotham FC. Nahomi Kawasumi replaces Delanie Sheehan.
  12. 88' Ifeoma Onumonu (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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