Washington Spirit vs Angel City FC, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL

Washington Spirit

30': Esme Morgan
40': Gift Monday
89': Esme Morgan

FT
3 - 4

Angel City FC

8': Riley Tiernan
22': Gisele Thompson
72': Katie Zelem
90'+8': Riley Tiernan
90'+8':

About

Washington Spirit are hosting Angel City FC at Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Savy King (Angel City).
2': Attempt missed. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
3': Foul by Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit).
3': Riley Tiernan (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Katie Zelem (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Heather Stainbrook (Washington Spirit).
8': Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 1. Riley Tiernan (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by M.A. Vignola.
10': Attempt missed. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kennedy Fuller.
11': Attempt missed. Alanna Kennedy (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julie Dufour.
14': Hand ball by Gift Monday (Washington Spirit).
15': Foul by Gift Monday (Washington Spirit).
15': Sarah Gorden (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Alanna Kennedy (Angel City).
16': Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
19': Attempt missed. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Angelina Anderson (Angel City).
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Goal! Washington Spirit 0, Angel City 2. Gisele Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson with a cross.
24': Foul by Kennedy Fuller (Angel City).
24': Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Offside, Angel City. Riley Tiernan is caught offside.
27': Foul by Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit).
27': Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Julie Dufour (Angel City).
29': Foul by Savy King (Angel City).
29': Heather Stainbrook (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Angel City 2. Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Hatch with a headed pass.
33': Foul by Gift Monday (Washington Spirit).
33': Sarah Gorden (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Gift Monday (Washington Spirit).
34': Delay in match because of an injury Sarah Gorden (Angel City).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Angel City 2. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi.
43': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
43': Katie Zelem (Angel City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
44': Attempt missed. Savy King (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gift Monday following a fast break.
45'+2': Foul by Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit).
45'+2': Julie Dufour (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': VAR Decision: No Penalty Washington Spirit.
45'+9': Foul by Katie Zelem (Angel City).
45'+9': Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+10': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 2, Angel City 2.
45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 2, Angel City 2.
45': Substitution, Angel City. Claire Emslie replaces Julie Dufour.
45': Substitution, Angel City. Miyabi Moriya replaces M.A. Vignola.
47': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
50': Attempt saved. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kennedy Fuller.
51': Foul by Sarah Gorden (Angel City).
51': Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alanna Kennedy.
54': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Rosemonde Kouassi.
54': Attempt blocked. Riley Tiernan (Angel City) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a cross.
54': Attempt blocked. Alyssa Thompson (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
56': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Alanna Kennedy.
56': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Narumi Miura with a cross following a corner.
56': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
56': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rebeca Bernal following a corner.
60': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
60': Miyabi Moriya (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt blocked. Alanna Kennedy (Angel City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross.
62': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
62': Miyabi Moriya (Angel City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt saved. Claire Emslie (Angel City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
63': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
64': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
65': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
65': Foul by Alanna Kennedy (Angel City).
65': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kysha Sylla replaces Heather Stainbrook.
66': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Makenna Morris.
66': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Croix Bethune replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
67': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Miyabi Moriya (Angel City).
68': Substitution, Angel City. Christen Press replaces Kennedy Fuller.
70': Foul by Katie Zelem (Angel City).
70': Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Angel City 3. Katie Zelem (Angel City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gisele Thompson.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Gisele Thompson (Angel City).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Substitution, Angel City. Megan Reid replaces Gisele Thompson because of an injury.
75': Offside, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch is caught offside.
77': Alanna Kennedy (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit).
77': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Courtney Brown replaces Narumi Miura.
79': Foul by Miyabi Moriya (Angel City).
79': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Attempt saved. Riley Tiernan (Angel City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Savy King.
81': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
81': Attempt missed. Claire Emslie (Angel City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Katie Zelem with a cross following a corner.
82': Attempt blocked. Claire Emslie (Angel City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
82': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Esme Morgan.
83': Attempt missed. Katie Zelem (Angel City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
83': Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Savy King (Angel City).
83': Savy King (Angel City) is shown the yellow card.
85': Attempt saved. Claire Emslie (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
85': Attempt blocked. Claire Emslie (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
86': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tara McKeown.
87': Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
87': Miyabi Moriya (Angel City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Chloe Ricketts replaces Gift Monday.
88': Foul by Riley Tiernan (Angel City).
88': Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Goal! Washington Spirit 3, Angel City 3. Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': VAR Decision: Goal Washington Spirit 3-3 Angel City (Esme Morgan).
90'+3': Substitution, Angel City. Madison Hammond replaces Katie Zelem.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Madison Hammond (Angel City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alyssa Thompson.
90'+4': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Savy King (Angel City).
90'+4': Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Madison Hammond (Angel City).
90'+6': Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Christen Press (Angel City).
90'+7': Attempt blocked. Christen Press (Angel City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claire Emslie.
90'+7': Corner, Angel City. Conceded by Rebeca Bernal.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Christen Press (Angel City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claire Emslie with a cross.
90'+8': Goal! Washington Spirit 3, Angel City 4. Riley Tiernan (Angel City) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 3, Angel City 4.
0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 3, Angel City 4.

Statistics

LA		WAS
16	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	4
58.6	Possession	41.4
23	SHOTS	10
9	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
306	Accurate Passes	207
409	Passes	293
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	2
17	Crosses	7
0.4	Cross %	0.3
73	Long Balls	41
27	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
9	Blocked Shots	0
16	Effective Tackles	8
22	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	5
15	Effective Clearances	29
15	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 13,738

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Kansas City Current	19	+28	49
2	Washington Spirit	19	+6	35
3	Gotham FC	20	+10	30
4	San Diego Wave FC	20	+4	30

Full Table

Line-Ups

Washington Spirit (5-4-1)

No.	Name
28	Sandy MacIver (GK)
4	Rebeca Bernal
24	Esme Morgan
9	Tara McKeown
14	Gabrielle Carle
8	Makenna Morris
5	Narumi Miura
22	Heather Stainbrook
21	Gift Monday
19	Rosemonde Kouassi
33	Ashley Hatch

Washington Spirit Substitutes:

Kiley Dulaney, Meg Boade, Brittany Ratcliffe, Chloe Ricketts, Kysha Sylla, Aubrey Kingsbury, Croix Bethune, Courtney Brown.

Angel City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
19	Angelina Anderson (GK)
3	Savy King
11	Sarah Gorden
16	M.A. Vignola
20	Gisele Thompson
17	Kennedy Fuller
4	Katie Zelem
14	Alanna Kennedy
33	Riley Tiernan
21	Alyssa Thompson
7	Julie Dufour

Angel City FC Substitutes:

Hannah Stambaugh, Madison Hammond, Christen Press, Casey Phair, Megan Reid, Lily Nabet, Claire Emslie, Maiara Niehues, Miyabi Moriya.

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