NWSL

Washington Spirit vs Chicago Stars FC, 2024 NWSL, Regular Season

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Washington Spirit
  • 31': Heather Stainbrook
  • Red Card 70': Rosemonde Kouassi
  • 83': Makenna Morris
FT
2 - 0
Chicago Stars FC
  • Red Card 72': Ludmila

Washington Spirit shut out Chicago Red Stars 2-0

The Washington Spirit, buoyed by the efforts of Heather Stainbrook and Makenna Morris, beat the Chicago Red Stars 2-0 at Audi Field on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit).
  • 3': Ludmila (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
  • 8': Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 11': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Hannah Anderson.
  • 12': Foul by Jameese Joseph (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 12': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Ludmila.
  • 19': Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
  • 19': Ludmila (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Julia Grosso (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rosella Ayane.
  • 21': Cari Roccaro (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Ludmila (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Casey Krueger.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Courtney Brown.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Heather Stainbrook (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Courtney Brown.
  • 30': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Bea Franklin.
  • 31': Goal! Washington Spirit 1, Chicago Red Stars 0. Heather Stainbrook (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hannah Anderson.
  • 33': Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Ludmila (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 34': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Mallory Swanson.
  • 35': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Taylor Malham.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Courtney Brown.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tara McKeown.
  • 38': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Gabrielle Carle.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Courtney Brown (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Bea Franklin (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Heather Stainbrook (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Natalia Kuikka.
  • 44': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Mallory Swanson.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle.
  • 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 1, Chicago Red Stars 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 1, Chicago Red Stars 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Camryn Biegalski replaces Natalia Kuikka.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Shea Groom replaces Rosella Ayane.
  • 47': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
  • 47': Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Casey Krueger.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Ludmila (Chicago Red Stars) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cari Roccaro following a corner.
  • 50': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Aubrey Kingsbury.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Julia Grosso (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hannah Anderson with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 51': Offside, Chicago Red Stars. Jameese Joseph is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Heather Stainbrook (Washington Spirit).
  • 53': Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Taylor Malham (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 55': Foul by Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit).
  • 55': Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Casey Krueger.
  • 56': Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Bea Franklin (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 56': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Trinity Rodman replaces Courtney Brown.
  • 57': Foul by Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit).
  • 57': Julia Grosso (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ludmila (Chicago Red Stars) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Taylor Malham with a cross.
  • 60': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Chardonnay Curran replaces Mallory Swanson.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Heather Stainbrook.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Hannah Anderson (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heather Stainbrook with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Delay in match (Washington Spirit).
  • 70': Rosemonde Kouassi (Washington Spirit) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Ludmila (Chicago Red Stars) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 73': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Ludmila (Chicago Red Stars).
  • 74': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Kate Wiesner replaces Casey Krueger.
  • 74': Bea Franklin (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
  • 75': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kate Wiesner.
  • 76': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Leilanni Nesbeth replaces Julia Grosso.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle with a cross.
  • 78': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Hannah Anderson.
  • 79': Foul by Kate Wiesner (Washington Spirit).
  • 79': Leilanni Nesbeth (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Bea Franklin (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Heather Stainbrook (Washington Spirit).
  • 83': Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Chicago Red Stars 0. Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
  • 87': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Camryn Biegalski.
  • 87': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Lena Silano replaces Ashley Hatch.
  • 87': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Makenna Morris.
  • 87': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Annaïg Butel replaces Esme Morgan.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Heather Stainbrook.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lena Silano.
  • 88': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Alyssa Naeher.
  • 89': Substitution, Chicago Red Stars. Nádia Gomes replaces Jameese Joseph.
  • 89': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Camryn Biegalski.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kate Wiesner.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Annaïg Butel (Washington Spirit).
  • 90'+4': Shea Groom (Chicago Red Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Heather Stainbrook (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Chicago Red Stars. Conceded by Trinity Rodman.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Cari Roccaro (Chicago Red Stars) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Camryn Biegalski following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle with a through ball.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Nádia Gomes (Chicago Red Stars) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leilanni Nesbeth.
  • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Brittany Ratcliffe (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 2, Chicago Red Stars 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 2, Chicago Red Stars 0.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 11
10 Saves 2
43.3 Possession 56.7
9 SHOTS 23
2 ON GOAL 12
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
286 Accurate Passes 400
355 Passes 472
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 45
29 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 6
21 Effective Tackles 22
27 Tackles 24
0.8 Tackle % 0.9
8 Interceptions 13
24 Effective Clearances 11
24 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 17,065

NWSL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kansas City Current 5 +11 15
2 Orlando Pride 6 +10 15
3 Washington Spirit 5 +4 12
4 Gotham FC 6 +1 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Aubrey Kingsbury (GK)
24 Esme Morgan
9 Tara McKeown
3 Casey Krueger
14 Gabrielle Carle
16 Courtney Brown
17 Hal Hershfelt Yellow Card
22 Heather Stainbrook
33 Ashley Hatch
19 Rosemonde Kouassi Red Card
8 Makenna Morris
Washington Spirit Substitutes:
Chloe Ricketts, Paige Metayer, Kate Wiesner, Trinity Rodman, Jenna Butler, Annaïg Butel, Nicole Barnhart, Brittany Ratcliffe, Lena Silano.

CHI Chicago Stars FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alyssa Naeher (GK)
41 Hannah Anderson
4 Cari Roccaro
12 Natalia Kuikka
32 Taylor Malham
8 Jameese Joseph
21 Julia Grosso
20 Bea Franklin
22 Rosella Ayane
9 Mallory Swanson
14 Ludmila Red Card
Chicago Stars FC Substitutes:
Mackenzie Wood, Leilanni Nesbeth, Chardonnay Curran, Camryn Biegalski, Jenna Bike, Tatumn Milazzo, Nádia Gomes, Julia Bianchi, Shea Groom.

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