Washington Spirit 3-4 North Carolina Courage: Final score, stats and lineups
NWSL
Washington Spirit
11-3-5
- Trinity Rodman 47'
- Sofia Cantore 50'
- Rebeca Bernal 90'
3-4
FT
North Carolina Courage
9-3-6
- Ashley Sanchez 2'
- Evelyn Ijeh 9', 15'
- Natalie Jacobs 90'+5'
Key events
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2'
Ashley SanchezAssist: Shinomi Koyama
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9'
Evelyn IjehAssist: Ally Schlegel
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15'
Evelyn IjehAssist: Ashley Sanchez
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Esme MorganFoul on Evelyn Ijeh.35'
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37'
Feli RauchFoul on Paige Metayer.
- Halftime 45'+9'
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45'
Hannah BetfortOff: Ashley Sanchez
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Rebeca BernalOff: Andi Sullivan45'
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Tamara BoltOff: Paige Metayer45'
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Sofia CantoreOff: Claudia Martínez45'
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Élisabeth TséOff: Esme Morgan45'
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Trinity RodmanAssist: Kate Wiesner47'
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Sofia Cantore50'
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60'
Vilde Bøe RisaOff: Riley Jackson
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60'
Carly WickenheiserOff: Erica Parkinson
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60'
Lauryn ThompsonOff: Ally Schlegel
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75'
Vilde Bøe RisaFoul on Trinity Rodman.
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Madison HaugenOff: Gabrielle Carle80'
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82'
Chioma OkaforOff: Evelyn Ijeh
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Rebeca Bernal90'
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90'+5'
Natalie JacobsAssist: Feli Rauch
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90'+8'
Maycee BellFoul on Tamara Bolt.
- End Regular Time 90'+9'
Team stats
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7Corner Kicks2
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58.1Possession41.9
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20SHOTS9
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8ON GOAL5
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2Blocked Shots1
Match info
- Competition
- NWSL
- Kickoff
- Saturday, August 8, 2026, 6:30 PM ET
- Venue
- Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia
- Where to watch
- ION
- Series
- WAS leads series 3-1-1
Team stats
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5Fouls17
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1Yellow Cards3
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0Red Cards0
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3Offsides5
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7Corner Kicks2
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1Saves3
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58.1Possession41.9
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20SHOTS9
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8ON GOAL5
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0.4On Target %0.6
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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395Accurate Passes269
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480Passes354
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0.8Pass Completion %0.8
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7Accurate Crosses2
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23Crosses7
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0.3Cross %0.3
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49Long Balls58
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32Accurate Long Balls20
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0.7Long Balls %0.3
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2Blocked Shots1
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13Effective Tackles12
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18Tackles16
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0.7Tackle %0.8
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13Interceptions13
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16Effective Clearances24
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16Clearances24
Lineups
Washington Spirit4-2-3-1- 18Sandy MacIverG
- 14Gabrielle Carle↓RB
- 6Kate WiesnerLB
- 12Andi Sullivan↓LM
- 9Tara RuddCD-R
- 24Esme Morgan↓CD-L
- 26Paige Metayer↓AM-R
- 17Hal HershfeltRM
- 11Claudia Martínez↓F
- 10Leicy SantosAM
- 2Trinity RodmanAM-L
- 4Rebeca Bernal↑
- 29Emma Gaines-Ramos
- 28Sara Wojdelko
- 33Ashley Hatch
- 35Madison Haugen↑
- 5Élisabeth Tsé↑
- 27Sofia Cantore↑
- 16Tamara Bolt↑
- 31Kaylie Collins
North Carolina Courage4-2-3-1- 1Kailen SheridanG
- 13Ryan WilliamsRB
- 11Feli RauchLB
- 20Shinomi KoyamaLM
- 4Natalie JacobsCD-R
- 25Maycee BellCD-L
- 35Ally Schlegel↓AM-R
- 16Riley Jackson↓RM
- 10Evelyn Ijeh↓F
- 19Erica Parkinson↓AM
- 2Ashley Sanchez↓AM-L
- 8Chioma Okafor↑
- 14Carly Wickenheiser↑
- 99Madison White
- 18Uno Shiragaki
- 17Dani Weatherholt
- 7Lauryn Thompson↑
- 33Hannah Betfort↑
- 12Natalia Staude
- 26Vilde Bøe Risa↑
NWSL Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gotham FC | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | +14 | 58 |
| 2 | San Diego Wave FC | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | +13 | 55 |
| 3 | Washington Spirit | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | +13 | 52 |
| 4 | Kansas City Current | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | +13 | 50 |
| 5 | Angel City FC | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | +19 | 49 |
| 6 | Utah Royals | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | +7 | 47 |
| 7 | Portland Thorns FC | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | +7 | 47 |
| 8 | Seattle Reign FC | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | +4 | 47 |
| 9 | North Carolina Courage | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | +9 | 42 |
| 10 | Denver Summit FC | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | +12 | 41 |
| 11 | Orlando Pride | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Houston Dash | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Boston Legacy FC | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 33 |
| 14 | Bay FC | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Racing Louisville FC | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -22 | 24 |
| 16 | Chicago Stars FC | 29 | 5 | 2 | 22 | -52 | 17 |
Last five games
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