NWSL

FT Friday, May 2, 2025
Angel City FC WWLLW 4
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Washington Spirit WWWLL 3
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LA224
WAS213
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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:55 Washington Spirit vs. Angel City FC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 01:05 Thompson sisters make history in NWSL Watch on ESPN 01:08 Esme Morgan slots in the goal for Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN 00:35 Gift Monday scores goal for Washington Spirit Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 4-1

Lineups

WAS · 5-4-1

  1. 28Sandy MacIverG
  2. 4Rebeca BernalCD
  3. 24Esme MorganCD-L
  4. 9Tara RuddCD-R
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleLB
  6. 8Makenna MorrisRB
  7. 5Narumi MiuraCM-L
  8. 22Heather StainbrookCM-R
  9. 21Gift MondayLM
  10. 19Rosemonde KouassiRM
  11. 33Ashley HatchF

Substitutes

  1. 34Kiley DulaneySUB
  2. 35Meg BoadeSUB
  3. 13Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  4. 39Chloe RickettsSUB
  5. 25Kysha SyllaSUB
  6. 1Aubrey KingsburySUB
  7. 7Croix BethuneSUB
  8. 16Courtney BrownSUB

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Angelina AndersonG
  2. 3Savy KingCD-L
  3. 11Sarah GordenCD-R
  4. 16M.A. VignolaLB
  5. 20Gisele ThompsonRB
  6. 17Kennedy FullerAM
  7. 4Katie ZelemLM
  8. 14Alanna KennedyRM
  9. 33Riley TiernanF
  10. 21Alyssa ThompsonAM-L
  11. 7Julie DufourAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Hannah StambaughSUB
  2. 99Madison HammondSUB
  3. 23Christen PressSUB
  4. 9Casey PhairSUB
  5. 6Megan ReidSUB
  6. 28Lily NabetSUB
  7. 10Claire EmslieSUB
  8. 12Maiara NiehuesSUB
  9. 29Miyabi MoriyaSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 24' Kennedy Fuller (Angel City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 35' Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 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.
  7. 45' Substitution, Angel City. Claire Emslie replaces Julie Dufour.
  8. 45' Substitution, Angel City. Miyabi Moriya replaces M.A. Vignola.
  9. 66' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kysha Sylla replaces Heather Stainbrook.
  10. 66' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Makenna Morris.
  11. 66' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Croix Bethune replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  12. 68' Substitution, Angel City. Christen Press replaces Kennedy Fuller.
  13. 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.
  14. 75' Substitution, Angel City. Megan Reid replaces Gisele Thompson because of an injury.
  15. 77' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Courtney Brown replaces Narumi Miura.
  16. 83' Savy King (Angel City) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 87' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Chloe Ricketts replaces Gift Monday.
  18. 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.
  19. 90'+3' Substitution, Angel City. Madison Hammond replaces Katie Zelem.
  20. 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.

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