NWSL

FT Sunday, August 25, 2024
Kansas City Current LWWWW 1
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Washington Spirit LWWLL 4
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Audi Field · 17,130 att. · CBSSN

Match Report

Washington Spirit dominate Kansas City Current with a 4-1 victory

The Washington Spirit, led by Paige Metayer and Ouleymata Sarr, secured a commanding 4-1 win over the Kansas City Current at Audi Field on Sunday.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
3
51.3
Possession
48.7
14
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
345
Accurate Passes
332
442
Passes
425
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
34
25
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
12
17
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
19
Interceptions
12
14
Effective Clearances
35
14
Clearances
35

Highlights

01:13 'Welcome back to the NWSL!' Trinity Rodman scores for the Spirit Watch on ESPN 01:01 Paige Metayer gets on the scoresheet for Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN 01:04 Ouleymata Sarr scores goal for Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN 00:57 Temwa Chawinga slots in the goal for Kansas City Current Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 3-2

Lineups

WAS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 5Annaïg ButelCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 3Casey KruegerLB
  5. 26Paige MetayerRB
  6. 12Andi SullivanCM
  7. 17Hal HershfeltLM
  8. 2Trinity RodmanRM
  9. 11Ouleymata SarrF
  10. 7Croix BethuneLF
  11. 10Leicy SantosRF

KC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 21Adrianna FranchG
  2. 12Stine Ballisager PedersenCD-L
  3. 15Alana CookCD-R
  4. 14Claire HuttonDM
  5. 5Ellie Bravo-YoungLB
  6. 4Hailie MaceRB
  7. 16Vanessa DiBernardoCM-L
  8. 10Lo'eau LaBontaCM-R
  9. 99DebinhaLM
  10. 17Michelle CooperRM
  11. 6Temwa ChawingaF

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Kansas City Current 0. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
  2. 14' Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Kansas City Current 0. Ouleymata Sarr (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Croix Bethune.
  3. 49' Vanessa DiBernardo (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Goal! Washington Spirit 3, Kansas City Current 0. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Paige Metayer.
  5. 64' Goal! Washington Spirit 3, Kansas City Current 1. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Debinha.
  6. 65' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Nichelle Prince replaces Vanessa DiBernardo.
  7. 65' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Mwanalima Jereko replaces Claire Hutton.
  8. 65' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gabrielle Carle replaces Casey Krueger.
  9. 65' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Heather Stainbrook replaces Hal Hershfelt.
  10. 72' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Croix Bethune.
  11. 72' Alana Cook (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 73' Goal! Washington Spirit 4, Kansas City Current 1. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle with a cross following a set piece situation.
  13. 79' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Leicy Santos.
  14. 79' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Trinity Rodman.
  15. 79' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Kristen Hamilton replaces Michelle Cooper.
  16. 79' Substitution, Kansas City Current. Bayley Feist replaces Debinha.
  17. 85' Lo'eau LaBonta (Kansas City Current) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+6' Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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