NWSL Challenge Cup

FT Friday, July 28, 2023
Gotham FC LWDWW 2
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Washington Spirit WLLDL 4
1st2ndT
GFC202
WAS134
Audi Field · 4,732 att.

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Nicole BarnhartG
  2. 3Sam StaabCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 16Madison ElwellLB
  5. 19Dorian BaileyRB
  6. 39Chloe RickettsAM
  7. 26Paige MetayerLM
  8. 22Amber BrooksRM
  9. 33Ashley HatchF
  10. 24Lena SilanoAM-L
  11. 30Camryn BiegalskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Lyza JesseeSUB
  2. 13Bayley FeistSUB
  3. 23Victoria HusterSUB
  4. 17Nicole DouglasSUB
  5. 8Ouleymata SarrSUB
  6. 5Annaïg ButelSUB
  7. 37Jordan ThompsonSUB
  8. 36Mariana SpeckmaierSUB

GFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Michelle BetosG
  2. 11Ali KriegerCD-L
  3. 21Ellie JeanCD-R
  4. 32Jenna NighswongerLB
  5. 12Kristen EdmondsRB
  6. 6Allie LongCM
  7. 7McCall ZerboniLM
  8. 17Delanie SheehanRM
  9. 28Katie LampsonF
  10. 18Yazmeen RyanLF
  11. 23Midge PurceRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Taylor SmithSUB
  2. 4Abby SmithSUB
  3. 14Nealy MartinSUB
  4. 22Mandy FreemanSUB
  5. 30Cyera HintzenSUB
  6. 24Mandy McGlynnSUB
  7. 15Sabrina FloresSUB
  8. 27Annika SchmidtSUB
  9. 13Meleana ShimSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Gotham FC 1. Midge Purce (Gotham FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  2. 8' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Gotham FC 2. Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Midge Purce with a cross.
  3. 25' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Gotham FC 2. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lena Silano with a through ball.
  4. 45'+3' McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49' Amber Brooks (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 55' Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Gotham FC 2. Camryn Biegalski (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Amber Brooks.
  7. 63' Goal! Washington Spirit 3, Gotham FC 2. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  8. 68' Substitution, Gotham FC. Meleana Shim replaces McCall Zerboni.
  9. 69' Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Ellie Jean.
  10. 70' Goal! Washington Spirit 4, Gotham FC 2. Chloe Ricketts (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Hatch with a through ball following a fast break.
  11. 76' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Nicole Douglas replaces Chloe Ricketts.
  12. 76' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tori Huster replaces Tara McKeown.
  13. 76' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Mariana Speckmaier replaces Ashley Hatch.
  14. 76' Substitution, Gotham FC. Nealy Martin replaces Allie Long.
  15. 76' Substitution, Gotham FC. Taylor Smith replaces Kristen Edmonds.
  16. 85' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Bayley Feist replaces Lena Silano.
  17. 86' Substitution, Gotham FC. Cyera Hintzen replaces Yazmeen Ryan.
  18. 90' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Jordan Thompson replaces Dorian Bailey.

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