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Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3, Full time

Full timeNWSL Shell Energy Stadium
Houston Dash

Home, position 12 in the table

  • Miljana Ivanovic 44', 59'

Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3

Full time

Washington Spirit

Away, position 3 in the table

  • Tara Rudd 11'
  • Sofia Cantore 51'
  • Clara Luvanga 84'

Minute by minute

  1. Minute 11:

    Goal Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Esme Morgan

  2. Minute 44:

    Goal Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash)

  3. Half-time
  4. Minute 45:

    Substitution (Houston Dash) On Sophie Schmidt , off Kate Faasse

  5. Minute 51:

    Goal Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Trinity Rodman

  6. Minute 59:

    Goal Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash)

  7. Minute 60:

    Substitution (Houston Dash) On Khyah Harper , off Kiki Van Zanten

  8. Minute 66:

    Substitution (Washington Spirit) On Clara Luvanga , off Melissa Bethi

  9. Minute 66:

    Substitution (Washington Spirit) On Rosemonde Kouassi , off Sofia Cantore

  10. Minute 66:

    Substitution (Washington Spirit) On Monique Ngock , off Hal Hershfelt

  11. Minute 70:

    Substitution (Houston Dash) On Mary Hardin , off Sarah Puntigam

  12. Minute 70:

    Substitution (Houston Dash) On Clarissa Laris­ey , off Miljana Ivanovic

  13. Minute 77:

    Substitution (Washington Spirit) On Claudia Martínez , off Ashley Hatch

  14. Minute 84:

    Goal Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Claudia Martínez

  15. Minute 85:

    Substitution (Houston Dash) On Messiah Bright , off Lisa Boattin

  16. Minute 86:

    Yellow card Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash)

Statistics

  • Possession: Houston Dash 40%, Washington Spirit 60%

  • Total shots: Houston Dash 13, Washington Spirit 25

  • Shots on target: Houston Dash 6, Washington Spirit 8

  • Corners: Houston Dash 7, Washington Spirit 11

  • Saves: Houston Dash 5, Washington Spirit 4

  • Offsides: Houston Dash 3, Washington Spirit 1

  • Fouls: Houston Dash 9, Washington Spirit 4

Line-ups

Houston Dash

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Jane CampbellG
  • 4Leah KlenkeCD-L
  • 14Paige NielsenCD-R
  • 27Lisa Boattin(subbed off)LB
  • 15Avery PattersonRB
  • 22Kat RaderAM
  • 17Sarah Puntigam(subbed off)LM
  • 19Maggie GrahamRM
  • 23Kate Faasse(subbed off)F
  • 47Miljana Ivanovic(subbed off)AM-L
  • 12Kiki Van Zanten(subbed off)AM-R

Came on

34 Khyah Harper · 13 Sophie Schmidt · 9 Clarissa Laris­ey · 18 Mary Hardin · 6 Messiah Bright

Washington Spirit

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 18Sandy MacIverG
  • 24Esme MorganCD-L
  • 9Tara RuddCD-R
  • 14Gabrielle CarleLB
  • 13Lucia Di GuglielmoRB
  • 7Melissa Bethi(subbed off)AM
  • 17Hal Hershfelt(subbed off)LM
  • 12Andi SullivanRM
  • 33Ashley Hatch(subbed off)F
  • 2Trinity RodmanAM-L
  • 27Sofia Cantore(subbed off)AM-R

Came on

25 Clara Luvanga · 11 Claudia Martínez · 19 Rosemonde Kouassi · 8 Monique Ngock

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