NWSL

FT Sunday, June 23, 2024
Washington Spirit WWWWD 2
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Gotham FC WWWWW 0
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Sports Illustrated Stadium · 8,396 att. · ESPN2

Match Report

Washington Spirit top Gotham FC 2-0 with goals from Brown and Rodman

The Washington Spirit, led by goals from Courtney Brown and Trinity Rodman, defeated NJ/NY Gotham FC 2-0 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, on Sunday.

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Highlights

00:58 Courtney Brown scores first career NWSL goal for Spirit Watch on ESPN 01:59 NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Washington Spirit - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

GFC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 15Tierna DavidsonCD-L
  3. 6Emily SonnettCD-R
  4. 14Nealy MartinDM
  5. 2Jenna NighswongerLB
  6. 22Mandy FreemanRB
  7. 17Delanie SheehanCM-L
  8. 16Rose LavelleCM-R
  9. 18Yazmeen RyanLM
  10. 19Crystal DunnRM
  11. 28Katie LampsonF

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. 16Courtney BrownAM-L
  11. 2Trinity RodmanAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 27' Goal! Gotham FC 0, Washington Spirit 1. Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Croix Bethune following a fast break.
  3. 35' Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+9' Second yellow card to Yazmeen Ryan (Gotham FC).
  6. 47' Goal! Gotham FC 0, Washington Spirit 2. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Casey Krueger.
  7. 61' Substitution, Gotham FC. McCall Zerboni replaces Nealy Martin.
  8. 61' Substitution, Gotham FC. Taryn Torres replaces Rose Lavelle.
  9. 65' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Andi Sullivan.
  10. 65' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Ouleymata Sarr.
  11. 75' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kate Wiesner replaces Courtney Brown.
  12. 75' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Trinity Rodman.
  13. 77' Kate Wiesner (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Crystal Dunn (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 86' Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Crystal Dunn.
  16. 86' Substitution, Gotham FC. Maycee Bell replaces Mandy Freeman.
  17. 87' Substitution, Gotham FC. Ella Stevens replaces Jenna Nighswonger.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Heather Stainbrook replaces Croix Bethune.

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