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Washington Spirit vs Gotham FC

NWSL
Washington
16-4-8
1-0
Final
Gotham
16-7-5
Audi Field

Match pulse

WASAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTGFC
37%Possession63%
13Shots5
6On target2
7Corners4
2Saves5
12Fouls10
61'Jaelin HowellGFC90'+4'Taryn TorresGFC
Team1H2HT
WAS011
GFC000

Who won: Washington 1-0

Washington Spirit beat Gotham FC 1-0 on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Audi Field. Goals for Washington: Lucia Di Guglielmo (70').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Sandy MacIverG
  2. 27.6Lucia Di GuglielmoRB
  3. 36.9Ann-Katrin BergerG
  4. 46.8Tara RuddCD-R
  5. 56.7Esme MorganCD-L
  6. 66.7Gabrielle CarleLB
  7. 76.6Andi SullivanDM
  8. 86.6Trinity RodmanLM
  9. 96.6Clara LuvangaF
  10. 106.3Leicy SantosCM-L
  11. 116.3Hal HershfeltCM-R
  12. 126.3Sofia CantoreRM

Team stats

WASGFC
12Fouls10
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
4Offsides2
7Corner Kicks4
2Saves5
37Possession63
13SHOTS5
6ON GOAL2
0.5On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
244Accurate Passes455
309Passes537
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
6Accurate Crosses3
16Crosses17
0.4Cross %0.2
47Long Balls43
20Accurate Long Balls19
0.4Long Balls %0.4
3Blocked Shots0
11Effective Tackles11
17Tackles18
0.6Tackle %0.6
13Interceptions8
20Effective Clearances22
20Clearances22

Player of the game

Sandy MacIver

WAS · 2 saves, clean sheet

7.7

Deserved to win

55%
WAS · 1.25 xG
31%
Draw
15%
GFC · 0.54 xG

Washington created better chances: they win this game 55% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Washington Spirit 1, Gotham FC 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 1, Gotham FC 0.
  3. 90'+4'Taryn Torres

    Yellow card

    Taryn Torres (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    T. Torres

  4. 90'+4'Taryn Torres

    Foul

    Foul by Taryn Torres (Gotham FC).

  5. 90'+4'GFC

    Free kick won

    Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+2'GFC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Lucia Di Guglielmo.

  7. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'+1'Olivia Wingate

    Free kick won

    Olivia Wingate (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. 90'+1'Gabrielle Carle

    Foul

    Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).

  10. 90'Andrea Kitahata
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Lavelle

    Substitution, Gotham FC. Andrea Kitahata replaces Rose Lavelle.

    A. Kitahata

  11. 90'Savannah McCaskill
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Howell

    Substitution, Gotham FC. Savannah McCaskill replaces Jaelin Howell.

    S. McCaskill

  12. 84'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Denise O'Sullivan (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Olivia Wingate.

    D. O'Sullivan

  13. 83'WAS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Jaelin Howell.

  14. 83'Trinity Rodman

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.

  15. 81'Talia Sommer

    Free kick won

    Talia Sommer (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  16. 81'Hal Hershfelt

    Foul

    Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).

  17. 79'Ashley Hatch
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Luvanga

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Ashley Hatch replaces Clara Luvanga.

    A. Hatch

  18. 78'Rosemonde Kouassi
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Cantore

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Sofia Cantore.

    R. Kouassi

  19. 77'GFC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Gabrielle Carle.

  20. 76'Talia Sommer
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. Reiten

    Substitution, Gotham FC. Talia Sommer replaces Guro Reiten.

    T. Sommer

  21. 75'Midge Purce

    Foul

    Foul by Midge Purce (Gotham FC).

  22. 75'Sofia Cantore

    Free kick won

    Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 74'Jaelin Howell

    Free kick won

    Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  24. 74'WAS

    Foul

    Foul by Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit).

  25. 73'WAS

    Shot hit woodwork

    Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.

Leaders

WASGFC
Total Shots
Trinity Rodman
4
Denise O'Sullivan
2
Accurate Passes
Esme Morgan
36
Tierna Davidson
81
Defensive Interventions
Esme Morgan
10
Tierna Davidson
13
Saves
Sandy MacIver
2
Ann-Katrin Berger
5

Season seriesGFC leads series 3-0-2

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