NWSL

FT Saturday, April 26, 2025
Gotham FC LDWWL 3
–
Washington Spirit WLWWW 0
1st2ndT
GFC303
WAS000
Audi Field · 16,443 att.

Team Stats

21
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
46.6
Possession
53.4
11
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
239
Accurate Passes
271
315
Passes
353
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
20
0.6
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
43
29
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
18
Effective Tackles
12
35
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
11
31
Effective Clearances
22
31
Clearances
22

Highlights

00:23 Aubrey Kingsbury makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:15 Aubrey Kingsbury makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:29 Esther González slots home Penalty Goals vs. Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN 00:30 Ann-Katrin Berger makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 3-2

Lineups

WAS · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 4Rebeca BernalCD-L
  3. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  4. 24Esme MorganLB
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleRB
  6. 5Narumi MiuraCM-L
  7. 22Heather StainbrookCM-R
  8. 16Courtney BrownLM
  9. 8Makenna MorrisRM
  10. 21Gift MondayF
  11. 10Leicy SantosRCF

Substitutes

  1. 19Rosemonde KouassiSUB
  2. 35Meg BoadeSUB
  3. 39Chloe RickettsSUB
  4. 28Sandy MacIverSUB
  5. 34Kiley DulaneySUB
  6. 7Croix BethuneSUB
  7. 25Kysha SyllaSUB
  8. 33Ashley HatchSUB

GFC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 6Emily SonnettCD-L
  3. 27Jess CarterCD-R
  4. 14Nealy MartinDM
  5. 4Lilly RealeLB
  6. 3BruninhaRB
  7. 7Jaelin HowellCM-L
  8. 11Sarah SchupanskyCM-R
  9. 18Gabi PortilhoLM
  10. 10GeyseRM
  11. 9Esther GonzálezF

Substitutes

  1. 13Ella StevensSUB
  2. 90Stella NyamekyeSUB
  3. 23Midge PurceSUB
  4. 24Emerson ElginSUB
  5. 34Khyah HarperSUB
  6. 17Mak WhithamSUB
  7. 33Michelle BetosSUB
  8. 8Taryn TorresSUB
  9. 20Jéssica SilvaSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Gotham FC 1. Sarah Schupansky (Gotham FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lilly Reale with a cross.
  2. 11' Nealy Martin (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 32' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Gotham FC 2. Esther González (Gotham FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 39' Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Gotham FC 3. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sarah Schupansky with a cross following a corner.
  5. 45'+6' Lilly Reale (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Ella Stevens replaces Geyse.
  7. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Heather Stainbrook.
  8. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Courtney Brown.
  9. 51' Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 62' Substitution, Gotham FC. Midge Purce replaces Gabi Portilho because of an injury.
  11. 70' Substitution, Gotham FC. Taryn Torres replaces Sarah Schupansky.
  12. 80' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Chloe Ricketts replaces Narumi Miura.
  13. 80' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Croix Bethune replaces Gift Monday.
  14. 84' Substitution, Gotham FC. Khyah Harper replaces Esther González.
  15. 85' Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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