NWSL

FT Saturday, September 16, 2023
Washington Spirit WWDDL 0
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Gotham FC WDLDD 2
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Sports Illustrated Stadium · 6,202 att.

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

GFC · 4-3-3

  1. 24Mandy McGlynnG
  2. 11Ali KriegerCD-L
  3. 77MaitaneCD-R
  4. 32Jenna NighswongerLB
  5. 3BruninhaRB
  6. 14Nealy MartinCM
  7. 17Delanie SheehanLM
  8. 18Yazmeen RyanRM
  9. 9Esther GonzálezF
  10. 10Lynn BiyendoloLF
  11. 23Midge PurceRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Michelle BetosSUB
  2. 25Ifeoma OnumonuSUB
  3. 33Sinead FarrellySUB
  4. 13Meleana ShimSUB
  5. 28Katie LampsonSUB
  6. 22Mandy FreemanSUB
  7. 15Sabrina FloresSUB
  8. 21Ellie JeanSUB

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 3Sam StaabCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 14Gabrielle CarleLB
  5. 5Annaïg ButelRB
  6. 10Ashley SanchezAM
  7. 26Paige MetayerLM
  8. 12Andi SullivanRM
  9. 33Ashley HatchF
  10. 30Camryn BiegalskiAM-L
  11. 2Trinity RodmanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Bayley FeistSUB
  2. 16Madison ElwellSUB
  3. 25Marissa ShevaSUB
  4. 22Amber BrooksSUB
  5. 8Ouleymata SarrSUB
  6. 39Chloe RickettsSUB
  7. 28Nicole BarnhartSUB
  8. 19Dorian BaileySUB
  9. 18Lyza JesseeSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ouleymata Sarr replaces Camryn Biegalski.
  3. 60' Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 60' Esther González (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 65' Goal! Gotham FC 1, Washington Spirit 0. Esther González (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  6. 70' Goal! Gotham FC 2, Washington Spirit 0. Esther González (Gotham FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lynn Williams.
  7. 78' Substitution, Gotham FC. Sinead Farrelly replaces Midge Purce.
  8. 82' Substitution, Gotham FC. Ellie Jean replaces Maitane López.
  9. 83' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Dorian Bailey replaces Paige Metayer.
  10. 83' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Bayley Feist replaces Ashley Sanchez because of an injury.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Bruninha.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, Gotham FC. Katie Stengel replaces Yazmeen Ryan.
  13. 90'+6' Sinead Farrelly (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+9' Ellie Jean (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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