NWSL

FT Friday, April 12, 2024
Washington Spirit LLWWW 3
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Houston Dash LLDWL 1
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Match Report

Spirit score three goals in second half to rally past Dash

The Washington Spirit scored three goals in the second half, including two within two minutes, to rally for a 3-1 comeback win against the Houston Dash on Friday at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

HOU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Jane CampbellG
  2. 13Sophie SchmidtCD
  3. 17Sarah PuntigamCD-L
  4. 4Natalie JacobsCD-R
  5. 14Yuki NagasatoCM-L
  6. 31Elin RubenssonCM-R
  7. 9Diana OrdóñezAM
  8. 7María SánchezLM
  9. 30Avery PattersonRM
  10. 16Amanda WestCF-L
  11. 10Andressa CF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Michelle AlozieSUB
  2. 12Kiki Van ZantenSUB
  3. 19Belle BriedeSUB
  4. 5Cece DelzerSUB
  5. 33Jyllissa HarrisSUB
  6. 99Emily AlvaradoSUB
  7. 20Sophie HirstSUB
  8. 8Courtney PetersenSUB
  9. 6Havana SolaunSUB

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 5Annaïg ButelCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 3Casey KruegerLB
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleRB
  6. 7Croix BethuneAM
  7. 17Hal HershfeltLM
  8. 12Andi SullivanRM
  9. 11Ouleymata SarrF
  10. 33Ashley HatchAM-L
  11. 2Trinity RodmanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Lena SilanoSUB
  2. 22Heather StainbrookSUB
  3. 21Anna HeilfertySUB
  4. 13Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  5. 26Paige MetayerSUB
  6. 18Lyza JesseeSUB
  7. 39Chloe RickettsSUB
  8. 16Courtney BrownSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 0. Natalie Jacobs (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sarah Puntigam following a corner.
  2. 24' Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+3' Substitution, Houston Dash. Courtney Petersen replaces Natalie Jacobs because of an injury.
  4. 52' Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 1. Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ouleymata Sarr.
  5. 56' Substitution, Houston Dash. Havana Solaun replaces Yuki Nagasato.
  6. 63' Substitution, Houston Dash. Michelle Alozie replaces Andressa Alves.
  7. 65' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Courtney Brown replaces Ashley Hatch.
  8. 73' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Ouleymata Sarr.
  9. 73' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Andi Sullivan.
  10. 77' Elin Rubensson (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, Houston Dash. Cece Kizer replaces Amanda West.
  12. 78' Substitution, Houston Dash. Kiki van Zanten replaces Avery Patterson.
  13. 82' Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 2. Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Casey Krueger.
  14. 84' Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 3. Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle with a cross.
  15. 90' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Chloe Ricketts replaces Croix Bethune.
  16. 90' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Trinity Rodman.

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