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Houston Dash vs Washington Spirit

NWSL
Houston
8-6-13
2-3
Final
Washington
15-4-8
Shell Energy Stadium

Match pulse

HOUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTWAS
40%Possession60%
13Shots25
6On target8
7Corners11
5Saves4
9Fouls4
86'Clarissa Laris­eyHOU
Team1H2HT
HOU112
WAS123

Who won: Washington 3-2

Washington Spirit beat Houston Dash 3-2 on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at Shell Energy Stadium. Goals for Houston: Miljana Ivanovic (44', 59'). Goals for Washington: Tara Rudd (11'), Sofia Cantore (51') and Clara Luvanga (84').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.8Miljana IvanovicAM-L
  2. 27.5Tara RuddCD-R
  3. 37.5Trinity RodmanAM-L
  4. 47.5Sofia CantoreAM-R
  5. 56.9Esme MorganCD-L
  6. 66.7Sandy MacIverG
  7. 76.6Andi SullivanRM
  8. 86.5Gabrielle CarleLB
  9. 96.5Lucia Di GuglielmoRB
  10. 106.5Melissa BethiAM
  11. 116.5Ashley HatchF
  12. 126.5Clara LuvangaSUB

Team stats

HOUWAS
9Fouls4
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
3Offsides1
7Corner Kicks11
5Saves4
40Possession60
13SHOTS25
6ON GOAL8
0.5On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
228Accurate Passes382
312Passes465
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
4Accurate Crosses11
14Crosses29
0.3Cross %0.4
41Long Balls40
13Accurate Long Balls17
0.3Long Balls %0.4
3Blocked Shots8
14Effective Tackles16
27Tackles22
0.5Tackle %0.7
7Interceptions6
28Effective Clearances22
28Clearances22

Player of the game

Miljana Ivanovic

HOU · 2 G

7.8

Deserved to win

15%
HOU · 1.55 xG
17%
Draw
68%
WAS · 2.89 xG

Washington created better chances: they win this game 68% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3.
  3. 90'+4'Paige Nielsen

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).

    P. Nielsen

  4. 90'+4'Leah Klenke

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Leah Klenke (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    L. Klenke

  5. 90'+4'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Khyah Harper (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clarissa Laris­ey.

    K. Harper

  6. 90'+3'HOU

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Tara Rudd.

  7. 90'+3'

    Offside

    Offside, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga is caught offside.

  8. 90'+2'Messiah Bright

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Messiah Bright (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).

    M. Bright

  9. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  10. 90'Rosemonde Kouassi

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Monique Ngock following a fast break.

    R. Kouassi

  11. 87'HOU

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Trinity Rodman.

  12. 86'

    Yellow card

    Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    C. Laris­ey

  13. 86'

    Free kick won

    Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  14. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash).

  15. 85'Messiah Bright
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Boattin

    Substitution, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright replaces Lisa Boattin.

    M. Bright

  16. GOAL84'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    C. Luvanga · ast C. Martínez

    Goal! Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3. Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudia Martínez following a fast break.

    HOU 2 - 3 WAS
  17. 83'

    Offside

    Offside, Houston Dash. Clarissa Laris­ey is caught offside.

  18. 80'

    Shot hit woodwork

    Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lisa Boattin.

  19. 79'Tara Rudd

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.

  20. 79'WAS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Jane Campbell.

  21. 79'Trinity Rodman

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Clara Luvanga.

    T. Rodman

  22. 78'Gabrielle Carle

    Free kick won

    Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Khyah Harper (Houston Dash).

  24. 77'Avery Patterson

    Offside

    Offside, Houston Dash. Avery Patterson is caught offside.

  25. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Hatch

    Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Ashley Hatch.

    C. Martínez

Leaders

HOUWAS
Total Shots
Miljana Ivanovic
2
Trinity Rodman
7
Accurate Passes
Paige Nielsen
36
Esme Morgan
81
Defensive Interventions
Paige Nielsen
18
Gabrielle Carle
10
Saves
Jane Campbell
5
Sandy MacIver
4

Season seriesWAS leads series 5-0

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