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FT Saturday, November 16, 2024
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Washington Spirit advance 3-0 on penalties · Audi Field · 19,365 att. · CBS

Match Report

Washington Spirit triumphs over NJ/NY Gotham FC in penalty shootout

Washington's Hal Hershfelt delivered a stoppage-time goal to level the score at 1, leading to a dramatic finish decided by penalties.

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Team Stats

23
Fouls
19
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
9
9
Saves
4
46.3
Possession
53.7
14
SHOTS
27
5
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
276
Accurate Passes
333
404
Passes
457
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
9
15
Crosses
32
0.5
Cross %
0.3
100
Long Balls
61
37
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
10
18
Effective Tackles
15
27
Tackles
25
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
18
Interceptions
15
43
Effective Clearances
18
43
Clearances
18

Highlights

00:52 Hal Hershfelt scores equalizer goal in stoppage time for Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN 00:24 Esther González hits the woodwork Watch on ESPN 00:19 Ella Stevens hits the frame Watch on ESPN 00:21 Ann-Katrin Berger makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 3-2

Lineups

WAS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 24Esme MorganCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 3Casey KruegerLB
  5. 26Paige MetayerRB
  6. 10Leicy SantosAM
  7. 22Heather StainbrookLM
  8. 17Hal HershfeltRM
  9. 33Ashley HatchF
  10. 19Rosemonde KouassiAM-L
  11. 2Trinity RodmanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  2. 6Kate WiesnerSUB
  3. 14Gabrielle CarleSUB
  4. 5Annaïg ButelSUB
  5. 32Jenna ButlerSUB
  6. 4Lena SilanoSUB
  7. 28Nicole BarnhartSUB
  8. 16Courtney BrownSUB
  9. 8Makenna MorrisSUB

GFC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 15Tierna DavidsonCD-L
  3. 6Emily SonnettCD-R
  4. 14Nealy MartinDM
  5. 22Mandy FreemanLB
  6. 27Jess CarterRB
  7. 17Delanie SheehanCM-L
  8. 16Rose LavelleCM-R
  9. 13Ella StevensLM
  10. 18Yazmeen RyanRM
  11. 9Esther GonzálezF

Substitutes

  1. 3BruninhaSUB
  2. 10Lynn BiyendoloSUB
  3. 7McCall ZerboniSUB
  4. 2Jenna NighswongerSUB
  5. 38Cassie MillerSUB
  6. 24Cece DelzerSUB
  7. 21Sam HiattSUB
  8. 77MaitaneSUB
  9. 20Jéssica SilvaSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Jess Carter (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 23' Delanie Sheehan (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Jenna Nighswonger replaces Jess Carter.
  4. 56' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Gotham FC 1. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross.
  5. 65' Substitution, Gotham FC. Bruninha replaces Mandy Freeman because of an injury.
  6. 67' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Makenna Morris replaces Heather Stainbrook.
  7. 72' Bruninha (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 72' Substitution, Gotham FC. Lynn Williams replaces Ella Stevens because of an injury.
  9. 79' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Leicy Santos.
  10. 79' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gabrielle Carle replaces Paige Metayer.
  11. 82' Substitution, Gotham FC. McCall Zerboni replaces Delanie Sheehan.
  12. 89' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  13. 90'+2' Jenna Nighswonger (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+3' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Gotham FC 1. Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Makenna Morris with a cross following a set piece situation.
  15. 90' Substitution, Gotham FC. Jéssica Silva replaces Yazmeen Ryan.
  16. 90' Substitution, Gotham FC. Cece Kizer replaces Rose Lavelle.
  17. 90'
  18. 97' Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 101' Second yellow card to Bruninha (Gotham FC) for a bad foul.
  20. 102' Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 105'+5' First Half Extra Time ends, Washington Spirit 1, Gotham FC 1.
  22. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Washington Spirit 1, Gotham FC 1.
  23. 105' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Annaïg Butel replaces Esme Morgan.
  24. 116' McCall Zerboni (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 120'+1' Second Half Extra Time ends, Washington Spirit 1, Gotham FC 1.
  26. 120'
  27. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Washington Spirit 1(3), Gotham FC 1.

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