NWSL

FT Saturday, November 15, 2025
Portland Thorns FC WLWWW 0
–
Washington Spirit DWLLW 2
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POR000
WAS112
Audi Field · 19,365 att.

Match Report

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Washington beats Portland to head back to NWSL final

The Washington Spirt are heading back to the NWSL Championship after beating the Portland Thorns 2-0 at Audi Field on Saturday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
11
6
Saves
3
46.3
Possession
53.7
10
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
293
Accurate Passes
353
382
Passes
440
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.4
37
Long Balls
27
10
Accurate Long Balls
9
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
5
19
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
10
Interceptions
10
39
Effective Clearances
18
39
Clearances
18

Highlights

00:24 Mackenzie Arnold makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:41 Kouassi makes selfless pass to Monday for Washington's opening goal Watch on ESPN 00:25 Mackenzie Arnold fights off deflection to make a save Watch on ESPN 00:34 Sofia Cantore hits the woodwork Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

WAS · 4-1-4-1

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

Substitutes

  1. 26Paige MetayerSUB
  2. 2Trinity RodmanSUB
  3. 28Sandy MacIverSUB
  4. 22Heather StainbrookSUB
  5. 16Courtney BrownSUB
  6. 25Kysha SyllaSUB
  7. 5Narumi MiuraSUB
  8. 20Deborah AbiodunSUB
  9. 13Brittany RatcliffeSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 5Isabella ObazeCD-L
  3. 16Sam HiattCD-R
  4. 2Reyna ReyesLB
  5. 20Kaitlyn TorpeyRB
  6. 13Olivia MoultrieAM
  7. 17Sam CoffeyLM
  8. 21Jessie FlemingRM
  9. 66Reilyn TurnerF
  10. 10Deyna CastellanosAM-L
  11. 77Alexa SpaanstraAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Pietra TordinSUB
  2. 4Laila HarbertSUB
  3. 33Naomi PowellSUB
  4. 29Mallie McKenzieSUB
  5. 24Jayden PerrySUB
  6. 1Bella BixbySUB
  7. 88Valerin LoboaSUB
  8. 34DaianeSUB
  9. 25M.A. VignolaSUB

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Portland Thorns 0. Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi following a fast break.
  2. 44' Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 63' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Mallie McKenzie replaces Kaitlyn Torpey.
  4. 63' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Pietra Tordin replaces Alexa Spaanstra.
  5. 67' Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 73' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Deborah Abiodun replaces Leicy Santos.
  7. 82' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Laila Harbert replaces Deyna Castellanos.
  8. 82' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Daiane replaces Reilyn Turner.
  9. 83' Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Portland Thorns 0. Croix Bethune (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  10. 86' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Jayden Perry replaces Sam Hiatt.
  11. 89' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
  12. 90' Substitution, Washington Spirit. Trinity Rodman replaces Sofia Cantore.

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