NWSL

Washington Spirit vs Chicago Stars FC, 2025 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Washington Spirit
  • 57': Sofia Cantore
FT
1 - 1
Chicago Stars FC
  • 67': Ludmila

About

Washington Spirit are hosting Chicago Stars 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.
  • 1': Offside, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore is caught offside.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 3': Foul by Ally Schlegel (Chicago Stars).
  • 3': Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Handball by Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit).
  • 4': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars).
  • 4': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 6': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
  • 7': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
  • 10': Offside, Chicago Stars. Jameese Joseph is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hal Hershfelt.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
  • 15': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Sam Staab.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maitane López.
  • 20': Foul by Taylor Malham (Chicago Stars).
  • 20': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Taylor Malham.
  • 22': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Bea Franklin.
  • 22': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars).
  • 22': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars). Assisted by Kate Wiesner.
  • 24': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Foul by Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit).
  • 25': Maitane López (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit).
  • 26': Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars).
  • 30': Kate Wiesner (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Croix Bethune.
  • 32': Foul by Ludmila (Chicago Stars).
  • 32': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Sam Staab.
  • 38': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Tara McKeown.
  • 39': Foul by Ludmila (Chicago Stars).
  • 39': Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Trinity Rodman.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
  • 43': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Julia Grosso.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Ally Schlegel (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Ludmila.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kathrin Hendrich.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, Chicago Stars 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 0, Chicago Stars 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Narumi Miura.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Ludmila (Chicago Stars).
  • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars). Assisted by Croix Bethune.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Ally Schlegel (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Julia Grosso with a cross.
  • 57': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Chicago Stars 0. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday replaces Trinity Rodman.
  • 61': Offside, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Croix Bethune.
  • 64': Foul by Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars).
  • 64': Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Chicago Stars 1. Ludmila (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gift Monday with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Leilanni Nesbeth replaces Maitane López.
  • 72': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Ava Cook replaces Samantha Cary.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Deborah Abiodun replaces Croix Bethune.
  • 77': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Leicy Santos replaces Kate Wiesner.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Taylor Malham (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 78': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Sam Staab.
  • 79': Foul by Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit).
  • 79': Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Ally Schlegel (Chicago Stars).
  • 80': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ava Cook.
  • 81': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Nádia Gomes replaces Jameese Joseph.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Nádia Gomes (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Leilanni Nesbeth with a through ball.
  • 82': Offside, Chicago Stars. Ludmila is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Courtney Brown replaces Rebeca Bernal because of an injury.
  • 87': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Bea Franklin.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Courtney Brown with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Gift Monday (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+1': Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Handball by Bea Franklin (Chicago Stars).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Courtney Brown with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Micayla Johnson replaces Bea Franklin.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ava Cook.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Nádia Gomes.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Courtney Brown with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Gift Monday (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 1, Chicago Stars 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 1, Chicago Stars 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 11
3 Saves 3
47.9 Possession 52.1
9 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
286 Accurate Passes 306
367 Passes 393
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
9 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 37
19 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 9
21 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 14
36 Effective Clearances 21
36 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 16,605

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 20 +28 50
2 Washington Spirit 20 +6 36
3 Gotham FC 20 +10 30
4 Portland Thorns FC 20 +6 30
Full Table

Line-Ups

WAS Washington Spirit (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
24 Esme Morgan
6 Kate Wiesner
9 Tara McKeown
4 Rebeca Bernal
17 Hal Hershfelt
5 Narumi Miura
2 Trinity Rodman
14 Gabrielle Carle
7 Croix Bethune
27 Sofia Cantore
Washington Spirit Substitutes:
Brittany Ratcliffe, Heather Stainbrook, Courtney Brown, Chloe Ricketts, Paige Metayer, Leicy Santos, Deborah Abiodun, Gift Monday, Sandy MacIver.

CHI Chicago Stars FC (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
3 Sam Staab
6 Kathrin Hendrich
77 Maitane López
2 Samantha Cary
32 Taylor Malham
34 Ally Schlegel
21 Julia Grosso
20 Bea Franklin
14 Ludmila
8 Jameese Joseph Yellow Card
Chicago Stars FC Substitutes:
Nádia Gomes, Leilanni Nesbeth, Meg Boade, Halle Mackiewicz, Hannah Anderson, Camryn Biegalski, Mackenzie Wood, Micayla Johnson, Ava Cook.

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