NWSL

FT Sunday, August 31, 2025
Chicago Stars FC LDDDD 1
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Washington Spirit WDDWW 1
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Audi Field · 16,605 att.

Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:13 Chicago Stars vs. Washington Spirit: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:28 Alyssa Naeher makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:20 Alyssa Naeher makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:21 Trinity Rodman hits the frame Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 3-2

Lineups

WAS · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 9Tara RuddCD
  3. 6Kate WiesnerCD-L
  4. 24Esme MorganCD-R
  5. 4Rebeca BernalSW
  6. 17Hal HershfeltCM-L
  7. 5Narumi MiuraCM-R
  8. 2Trinity RodmanLM
  9. 14Gabrielle CarleRM
  10. 7Croix BethuneCF-L
  11. 27Sofia CantoreCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Brittany Ratcliffe
  2. 22Heather Stainbrook
  3. 16Courtney Brown
  4. 39Chloe Ricketts
  5. 26Paige Metayer
  6. 10Leicy Santos
  7. 20Deborah Abiodun
  8. 21Gift Monday
  9. 28Sandy MacIver

CHI · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Alyssa NaeherG
  2. 3Sam StaabCD-L
  3. 6Kathrin HendrichCD-R
  4. 77MaitaneDM
  5. 2Sam AngelLB
  6. 32Taylor WoodRB
  7. 34Ally SchlegelAM
  8. 21Julia GrossoLM
  9. 20Bea FranklinRM
  10. 14LudmilaCF-L
  11. 8Jameese JosephCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Nádia GomesSUB
  2. 13Leilanni NesbethSUB
  3. 11Meg BoadeSUB
  4. 22Halle MackiewiczSUB
  5. 41Hannah AndersonSUB
  6. 30Camryn BiegalskiSUB
  7. 19Mackenzie WoodSUB
  8. 23Micayla JohnsonSUB
  9. 7Ava CookSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Narumi Miura.
  3. 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.
  4. 59' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday replaces Trinity Rodman.
  5. 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.
  6. 72' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Leilanni Nesbeth replaces Maitane López.
  7. 72' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Ava Cook replaces Samantha Cary.
  8. 77' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Deborah Abiodun replaces Croix Bethune.
  9. 77' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Leicy Santos replaces Kate Wiesner.
  10. 81' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Nádia Gomes replaces Jameese Joseph.
  11. 86' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Courtney Brown replaces Rebeca Bernal because of an injury.
  12. 90'+4' Substitution, Chicago Stars. Micayla Johnson replaces Bea Franklin.

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