NWSL

FT Saturday, November 8, 2025
Racing Louisville FC WWDDW 1
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Washington Spirit WDWLL 1
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Washington Spirit advance 3-1 on penalties · Audi Field · 19,215 att.

Match Report

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Kingsbury the shootout hero as Spirit overcome Louisville

Aubrey Kingsbury saved two shots in a penalty shootout and the Washington Spirit overcame Racing Louisville in the quarterfinals of the National Women's Soccer League playoffs on Saturday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
7
7
Saves
7
34.7
Possession
65.3
25
SHOTS
20
8
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
228
Accurate Passes
569
360
Passes
696
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
6
22
Crosses
28
0.4
Cross %
0.2
83
Long Balls
59
25
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
9
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
14
40
Effective Clearances
23
40
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:05 Gift Monday scores opener for Washington Watch on ESPN 00:23 Jordyn Bloomer makes a great save Watch on ESPN 01:02 Kayla Fischer taps in stoppage-time equalizer for Racing Louisville Watch on ESPN 00:25 Aubrey Kingsbury saves third straight penalty to send Washington to semifinals Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WAS · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Aubrey KingsburyG
  2. 9Tara RuddCD-L
  3. 4Rebeca BernalCD-R
  4. 17Hal HershfeltDM
  5. 14Gabrielle CarleLB
  6. 24Esme MorganRB
  7. 7Croix BethuneCM-L
  8. 10Leicy SantosCM-R
  9. 27Sofia CantoreLM
  10. 19Rosemonde KouassiRM
  11. 21Gift MondayF

Substitutes

  1. 28Sandy MacIverSUB
  2. 16Courtney BrownSUB
  3. 6Kate WiesnerSUB
  4. 22Heather StainbrookSUB
  5. 2Trinity RodmanSUB
  6. 13Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  7. 25Kysha SyllaSUB
  8. 26Paige MetayerSUB
  9. 5Narumi MiuraSUB

LOU · 4-3-3

  1. 24Jordyn BloomerG
  2. 3Arin WrightCD-L
  3. 5Ellie JeanCD-R
  4. 16Janine SonisLB
  5. 2Lauren MillietRB
  6. 20Katie O'KaneCM
  7. 26Taylor FlintLM
  8. 8Ary BorgesRM
  9. 42Sarah WeberF
  10. 6Ella HaseLF
  11. 13Emma SearsRF

Substitutes

  1. 77Madison WhiteSUB
  2. 17Maddie PokornySUB
  3. 12Allie GeorgeSUB
  4. 11Courtney PetersenSUB
  5. 9Kayla FischerSUB
  6. 32Avery CiorbuSUB
  7. 88Bethany BalcerSUB
  8. 14Marisa DiGrandeSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kate Wiesner replaces Gabrielle Carle because of an injury.
  2. 66' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Kayla Fischer replaces Sarah Weber.
  3. 73' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Racing Louisville FC 0. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi with a cross.
  4. 82' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  5. 85' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Courtney Petersen replaces Ella Hase.
  6. 85' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Marisa DiGrande replaces Katie O'Kane.
  7. 87' Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 88' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Narumi Miura replaces Leicy Santos.
  9. 88' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Gift Monday.
  10. 90' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Bethany Balcer replaces Janine Sonis.
  11. 90'+2' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Racing Louisville FC 1. Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Courtney Petersen with a cross.
  12. 90'+9' Ary Borges (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'
  14. 105'+2' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kysha Sylla replaces Tara McKeown because of an injury.
  15. 105'+8'
  16. 105'
  17. 120'+2'
  18. 120' Penalty Shootout begins Washington Spirit 1, Racing Louisville FC 1.
  19. 120'

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