NWSL

FT Saturday, August 9, 2025
Washington Spirit WWLDW 0
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Gotham FC WLWWD 0
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Sports Illustrated Stadium · 13,860 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
3
59.4
Possession
40.6
10
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
351
Accurate Passes
198
443
Passes
306
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
4
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.2
42
Long Balls
56
18
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.4
Long Balls %
0.2
1
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
18
Interceptions
13
21
Effective Clearances
27
21
Clearances
27

Highlights

00:39 Geyse sees red for Gotham FC after bad challenge Watch on ESPN 01:12 Spirit settle for goalless draw against 10-woman Gotham FC Watch on ESPN 00:25 Rosemonde Kouassi hits the frame Watch on ESPN 00:27 Aubrey Kingsbury makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 3-2

Lineups

GFC · 4-3-3

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 27Jess CarterCD-L
  3. 6Emily SonnettCD-R
  4. 4Lilly RealeLB
  5. 22Mandy FreemanRB
  6. 7Jaelin HowellCM
  7. 11Sarah SchupanskyLM
  8. 16Rose LavelleRM
  9. 9Esther GonzálezF
  10. 10GeyseLF
  11. 34Khyah HarperRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Sofia CookSUB
  2. 8Taryn TorresSUB
  3. 19Kayla DuranSUB
  4. 23Midge PurceSUB
  5. 3BruninhaSUB
  6. 1Shelby HoganSUB
  7. 14Nealy MartinSUB
  8. 18Gabi PortilhoSUB
  9. 28Katie LampsonSUB

WAS · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 9Tara RuddCD
  3. 4Rebeca BernalCD-L
  4. 24Esme MorganCD-R
  5. 17Hal HershfeltCM-L
  6. 5Narumi MiuraCM-R
  7. 7Croix BethuneAM
  8. 6Kate WiesnerLM
  9. 14Gabrielle CarleRM
  10. 21Gift MondayCF-L
  11. 19Rosemonde KouassiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Sofia CantoreSUB
  2. 22Heather StainbrookSUB
  3. 16Courtney BrownSUB
  4. 26Paige MetayerSUB
  5. 25Kysha SyllaSUB
  6. 2Trinity RodmanSUB
  7. 13Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  8. 28Sandy MacIverSUB
  9. 8Makenna MorrisSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Kate Wiesner (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 30' Geyse (Gotham FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  3. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  4. 45' Substitution, Gotham FC. Gabi Portilho replaces Khyah Harper.
  5. 58' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Courtney Brown replaces Kate Wiesner.
  6. 58' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Trinity Rodman replaces Gift Monday.
  7. 59' Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 61' Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Substitution, Gotham FC. Nealy Martin replaces Rose Lavelle because of an injury.
  10. 63' Substitution, Gotham FC. Katie Stengel replaces Sarah Schupansky.
  11. 71' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Makenna Morris replaces Narumi Miura.
  12. 71' Esther González (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 79' Substitution, Gotham FC. Kayla Duran replaces Jess Carter.
  14. 88' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Heather Stainbrook replaces Croix Bethune.
  15. 88' Substitution, Gotham FC. Midge Purce replaces Esther González.

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