Washington Spirit vs Racing Louisville FC, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Washington Spirit
  • 15': Trinity Rodman
FT
1 - 0
Racing Louisville FC

    About

    Washington Spirit are hosting Racing Louisville FC at Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the NWSL.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Makenna Morris (Racing Louisville).
    • 2': Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordyn Bloomer (Racing Louisville). Assisted by Leicy Santos.
    • 3': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
    • 3': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Emma Sears (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Kate Wiesner (Washington Spirit).
    • 7': Foul by Quincy McMahon (Racing Louisville).
    • 7': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
    • 10': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
    • 10': Macey Hodge (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card.
    • 11': Foul by Makenna Morris (Racing Louisville).
    • 11': Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Racing Louisville 0. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
    • 18': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
    • 18': Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Offside, Racing Louisville. Lauren Milliet is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Macey Hodge (Racing Louisville).
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Handball by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
    • 26': Attempt saved. Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordyn Bloomer (Racing Louisville). Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rebeca Bernal.
    • 28': Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Taylor Flint (Racing Louisville).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 29': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Makenna Morris.
    • 30': Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
    • 34': Foul by Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville).
    • 34': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Quincy McMahon (Racing Louisville) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Makenna Morris.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Taylor Flint (Racing Louisville).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 1, Racing Louisville 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gabrielle Carle replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.
    • 45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Kate Wiesner.
    • 45': Substitution, Racing Louisville. Katie O'Kane replaces Sarah Weber.
    • 45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 1, Racing Louisville 0.
    • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Emma Sears (Racing Louisville).
    • 46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Rebeca Bernal (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Macey Hodge (Racing Louisville).
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
    • 50': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Quincy McMahon.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hal Hershfelt following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordyn Bloomer (Racing Louisville). Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi.
    • 54': Ellie Jean (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit).
    • 55': Foul by Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit).
    • 55': Quincy McMahon (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit).
    • 56': Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Taylor Flint (Racing Louisville) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Katie O'Kane with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Arin Wright (Racing Louisville) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Corner, Racing Louisville. Conceded by Esme Morgan.
    • 61': Corner, Racing Louisville. Conceded by Paige Metayer.
    • 63': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Andi Sullivan replaces Rebeca Bernal.
    • 65': VAR Decision: No Penalty Racing Louisville.
    • 66': Substitution, Racing Louisville. Ella Hase replaces Makenna Morris.
    • 66': Substitution, Racing Louisville. Courtney Petersen replaces Quincy McMahon.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi.
    • 68': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Courtney Petersen (Racing Louisville).
    • 69': Foul by Macey Hodge (Racing Louisville).
    • 69': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Offside, Washington Spirit. Trinity Rodman is caught offside.
    • 73': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Courtney Petersen (Racing Louisville).
    • 78': Substitution, Racing Louisville. Audrey McKeen replaces Emma Sears.
    • 78': Substitution, Racing Louisville. Taylor White replaces Macey Hodge.
    • 78': Corner, Racing Louisville. Conceded by Paige Metayer.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Audrey McKeen (Racing Louisville) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Katie O'Kane with a cross.
    • 79': Corner, Racing Louisville. Conceded by Trinity Rodman.
    • 80': Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Taylor Flint (Racing Louisville).
    • 80': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
    • 86': Foul by Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit).
    • 86': Katie O'Kane (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Gift Monday replaces Sofia Cantore.
    • 89': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
    • 89': Arin Wright (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Lauren Milliet (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit).
    • 90'+1': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Kayla Fischer (Racing Louisville).
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Taylor White (Racing Louisville) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Milliet.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Racing Louisville. Conceded by Esme Morgan.
    • 90'+5': Arin Wright (Racing Louisville) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Gift Monday (Washington Spirit).
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordyn Bloomer (Racing Louisville). Assisted by Leicy Santos with a through ball.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 1, Racing Louisville 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 1, Racing Louisville 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 1
    38.8 Possession 61.2
    6 SHOTS 13
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    213 Accurate Passes 395
    304 Passes 489
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    11 Crosses 7
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 45
    21 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    9 Effective Tackles 15
    16 Tackles 24
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 2
    14 Effective Clearances 26
    14 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Audi Field
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Attendance: 10,587

    NWSL Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 San Diego Wave FC 13 +6 25
    2 Utah Royals 12 +8 24
    3 Portland Thorns FC 13 +6 24
    4 Washington Spirit 11 +9 21
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    18 Sandy MacIver (GK)
    24 Esme Morgan
    9 Tara Rudd
    6 Kate Wiesner
    13 Lucia Di Guglielmo
    10 Leicy Santos
    4 Rebeca Bernal
    17 Hal Hershfelt
    27 Sofia Cantore
    2 Trinity Rodman Yellow Card
    19 Rosemonde Kouassi
    Washington Spirit Substitutes:
    Madison Haugen, Élisabeth Tsé, Kaylie Collins, Tamara Bolt, Claudia Martínez, Gabrielle Carle, Paige Metayer, Gift Monday, Andi Sullivan.

    LOU Racing Louisville FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    24 Jordyn Bloomer (GK)
    3 Arin Wright
    5 Ellie Jean
    12 Quincy McMahon
    2 Lauren Milliet
    9 Kayla Fischer Yellow Card
    26 Taylor Flint
    10 Macey Hodge
    42 Sarah Weber
    4 Makenna Morris
    13 Emma Sears
    Racing Louisville FC Substitutes:
    Macy Blackburn, Maja Lardner, Audrey McKeen, Maddie Prohaska, Ella Hase, Avery Ciorbu, Courtney Petersen, Taylor White, Katie O'Kane.

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