Washington Spirit vs Chicago Stars FC, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL

62': Michelle Alozie (OG)
85': Trinity Rodman

FT
2 - 0

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Washington Spirit are hosting Chicago Stars 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.
6': Attempt blocked. Mallory Swanson (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Micayla Johnson.
6': Attempt blocked. Emma Egizii (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Gabrielle Carle.
6': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Rosemonde Kouassi.
8': Foul by Brianna Pinto (Chicago Stars).
8': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars).
9': Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle.
14': Attempt missed. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rosemonde Kouassi.
16': Foul by Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars).
16': Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Emma Egizii (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Foul by Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit).
17': Attempt missed. Michelle Alozie (Chicago Stars) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
21': Attempt blocked. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle.
21': Michelle Alozie (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
22': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Attempt saved. Mallory Swanson (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Sam Staab.
24': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
26': Attempt missed. Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
31': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Leicy Santos.
31': Attempt missed. Sam Staab (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nádia Gomes with a headed pass following a corner.
32': Attempt missed. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle.
33': Attempt missed. Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a cross.
33': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars).
33': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Alyssa Naeher.
34': Attempt missed. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
36': Attempt blocked. Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tessa Dellarose.
43': Attempt blocked. Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
43': Attempt missed. Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
44': Foul by Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars).
44': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle with a cross.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Tara Rudd.
45'+2': First Half ends, Washington Spirit 0, Chicago Stars 0.
45': Second Half begins Washington Spirit 0, Chicago Stars 0.
45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga replaces Ashley Hatch.
45': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt replaces Rosemonde Kouassi.
48': Tessa Dellarose (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit).
49': Attempt missed. Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mélissa Bethi.
51': Foul by Nádia Gomes (Chicago Stars).
51': Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt blocked. Julia Grosso (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Micayla Johnson.
53': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Andi Sullivan.
53': Attempt missed. Sam Staab (Chicago Stars) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Emma Egizii with a cross following a corner.
55': Attempt missed. Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tessa Dellarose.
56': Foul by Michelle Alozie (Chicago Stars).
56': Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Michelle Alozie (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Michelle Alozie.
58': Attempt blocked. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
58': Attempt missed. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mélissa Bethi with a cross.
59': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Sam Staab.
60': Foul by Tessa Dellarose (Chicago Stars).
60': Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Tessa Dellarose (Chicago Stars) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Simone Charley replaces Mallory Swanson.
61': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Anna Gasper replaces Julia Grosso.
62': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Tessa Dellarose.
62': Own Goal by Michelle Alozie, Chicago Stars. Washington Spirit 1, Chicago Stars 0.
64': Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Leicy Santos (Washington Spirit).
65': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Andi Sullivan.
69': Attempt missed. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Tamara Bolt.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Attempt missed. Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leicy Santos.
74': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Michelle Alozie.
75': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle.
75': Offside, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga is caught offside.
76': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Jenna Bike replaces Micayla Johnson.
77': Simone Charley (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit).
77': Attempt missed. Simone Charley (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
78': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Sofia Cantore replaces Mélissa Bethi.
80': Attempt blocked. Simone Charley (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anna Gasper.
80': Foul by Jenna Bike (Chicago Stars).
80': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Jenna Bike.
82': Attempt saved. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Stars). Assisted by Trinity Rodman.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Michelle Alozie (Chicago Stars).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Foul by Tessa Dellarose (Chicago Stars).
84': Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Esme Morgan.
85': Offside, Washington Spirit. Tamara Bolt is caught offside.
85': Goal! Washington Spirit 2, Chicago Stars 0. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Clara Luvanga.
87': Michelle Alozie (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
88': Delay in match because of an injury Michelle Alozie (Chicago Stars).
88': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Paige Metayer replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.
89': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Monique Ngock replaces Leicy Santos.
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Attempt saved. Emma Egizii (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Simone Charley with a headed pass.
89': Attempt saved. Simone Charley (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).
90': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
90': Delay in match because of an injury Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit).
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Simone Charley (Chicago Stars) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emma Egizii with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Taylor Wood replaces Tessa Dellarose.
90'+2': Substitution, Chicago Stars. Bea Franklin replaces Emma Egizii.
90'+3': Jenna Bike (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).
90'+3': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Sam Staab (Chicago Stars) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+6': Sam Staab (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit).
90'+6': Maitane López (Chicago Stars) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Foul by Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit).
90'+8': Corner, Chicago Stars. Conceded by Gabrielle Carle.
90'+9': Attempt saved. Simone Charley (Chicago Stars) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Nádia Gomes.
90'+10': Foul by Michelle Alozie (Chicago Stars).
90'+10': Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Washington Spirit 2, Chicago Stars 0.
0': Match ends, Washington Spirit 2, Chicago Stars 0.

Statistics

CHI		WAS
10	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	4
37.7	Possession	62.3
19	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
209	Accurate Passes	404
297	Passes	493
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	9
11	Crosses	28
0.3	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	39
9	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.2	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	9
11	Tackles	9
0.6	Tackle %	1.0
15	Interceptions	7
21	Effective Clearances	15
21	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Audi Field
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Attendance: 19,322

NWSL Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Gotham FC	30	+16	61
2	San Diego Wave FC	30	+14	58
3	Washington Spirit	30	+15	55
4	Kansas City Current	30	+15	53

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Washington Spirit (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
18	Sandy MacIver (GK)
24	Esme Morgan
9	Tara Rudd
12	Andi Sullivan
14	Gabrielle Carle
13	Lucia Di Guglielmo
10	Leicy Santos
7	Melissa Bethi
2	Trinity Rodman
19	Rosemonde Kouassi
33	Ashley Hatch

Washington Spirit Substitutes:

Madison Haugen, Claudia Martínez, Monique Ngock, Sara Wojdelko, Clara Luvanga, Sofia Cantore, Paige Metayer, Tamara Bolt, Élisabeth Tsé.

Chicago Stars FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Alyssa Naeher (GK)
3	Sam Staab
77	Maitane
11	Nádia Gomes
5	Michelle Alozie
34	Tessa Dellarose
10	Brianna Pinto
23	Micayla Johnson
28	Emma Egizii
7	Julia Grosso
9	Mallory Swanson

Chicago Stars FC Substitutes:

Halle Mackiewicz, Oihane Valdezate, Taylor Wood, Anna Gasper, Elise Evans, Bea Franklin, Simone Charley, Jenna Bike, Katie Atkinson.

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