Houston Dash vs Washington Spirit, 2026 NWSL, Regular Season

· NWSL
Houston Dash
  • 44': Miljana Ivanovic
  • 59': Miljana Ivanovic
FT
2 - 3
Washington Spirit
  • 11': Tara Rudd
  • 51': Sofia Cantore
  • 84': Clara Luvanga

About

Houston Dash are hosting Washington Spirit at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas, 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 saved. Kat Rader (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Avery Patterson.
  • 7': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Gabrielle Carle.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lisa Boattin with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Ashley Hatch.
  • 9': Offside, Houston Dash. Kate Faasse is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Leah Klenke (Houston Dash).
  • 9': Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Avery Patterson.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a cross.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
  • 11': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Avery Patterson.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kate Faasse.
  • 11': Goal! Houston Dash 0, Washington Spirit 1. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tara Rudd.
  • 15': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Lisa Boattin.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabrielle Carle with a cross.
  • 19': Foul by Lisa Boattin (Houston Dash).
  • 19': Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Maggie Graham.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Esme Morgan.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andi Sullivan.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Lisa Boattin (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kiki Van Zanten.
  • 40': 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 by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Mélissa Bethi.
  • 40': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jane Campbell (Houston Dash). Assisted by Ashley Hatch.
  • 41': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 43': Maggie Graham (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit).
  • 44': Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 1. Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kat Rader (Houston Dash).
  • 45'+1': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Avery Patterson (Houston Dash).
  • 45'+1': Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Kate Faasse.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Esme Morgan.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Houston Dash. Sophie Schmidt replaces Kate Faasse.
  • 45': Second Half begins Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 1.
  • 46': Foul by Kiki Van Zanten (Houston Dash).
  • 46': Mélissa Bethi (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
  • 51': Goal! Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 2. Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trinity Rodman with a through ball.
  • 54': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Esme Morgan.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Kiki Van Zanten (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leah Klenke following a corner.
  • 56': Foul by Kiki Van Zanten (Houston Dash).
  • 56': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Kiki Van Zanten (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Assisted by Kat Rader.
  • 58': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
  • 59': Goal! Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 2. Miljana Ivanovic (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Houston Dash. Khyah Harper replaces Kiki Van Zanten.
  • 64': Foul by Sarah Puntigam (Houston Dash).
  • 64': Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Avery Patterson.
  • 66': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga replaces Mélissa Bethi because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Rosemonde Kouassi replaces Sofia Cantore.
  • 66': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Monique Ngock replaces Hal Hershfelt.
  • 68': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Khyah Harper.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Tara Rudd (Washington Spirit) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Esme Morgan with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 70': Substitution, Houston Dash. Cate Hardin replaces Sarah Puntigam.
  • 70': Substitution, Houston Dash. Clarissa Laris­ey replaces Miljana Ivanovic.
  • 71': Maggie Graham (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
  • 71': Lisa Boattin (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Clara Luvanga (Washington Spirit).
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Lisa Boattin (Houston Dash) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Monique Ngock (Washington Spirit).
  • 76': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Sandy MacIver.
  • 77': Substitution, Washington Spirit. Claudia Martínez replaces Ashley Hatch.
  • 77': Offside, Houston Dash. Avery Patterson is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Khyah Harper (Houston Dash).
  • 78': Gabrielle Carle (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': 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.
  • 79': Corner, Washington Spirit. Conceded by Jane Campbell.
  • 79': 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.
  • 80': Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lisa Boattin.
  • 83': Offside, Houston Dash. Clarissa Laris­ey is caught offside.
  • 84': 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.
  • 85': Substitution, Houston Dash. Messiah Bright replaces Lisa Boattin.
  • 86': Foul by Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash).
  • 86': Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Clarissa Laris­ey (Houston Dash) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Trinity Rodman.
  • 90': 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.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': 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).
  • 90'+3': Offside, Washington Spirit. Clara Luvanga is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Houston Dash. Conceded by Tara Rudd.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Khyah Harper (Houston Dash) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clarissa Laris­ey.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Leah Klenke (Houston Dash) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': 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).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Houston Dash 2, Washington Spirit 3.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
11 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 5
60 Possession 40
25 SHOTS 13
8 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
382 Accurate Passes 228
465 Passes 312
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
11 Accurate Crosses 4
29 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.3
40 Long Balls 41
17 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
8 Blocked Shots 3
16 Effective Tackles 14
22 Tackles 27
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 7
22 Effective Clearances 28
22 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: NWSL

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 7,917

NWSL Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Gotham FC 28 +13 55
2 San Diego Wave FC 28 +13 54
3 Washington Spirit 28 +14 52
4 Kansas City Current 28 +12 47
Full Standings

Line-Ups

HOU Houston Dash (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jane Campbell (GK)
4 Leah Klenke
14 Paige Nielsen
27 Lisa Boattin
15 Avery Patterson
22 Kat Rader
17 Sarah Puntigam
19 Maggie Graham
23 Kate Faasse
47 Miljana Ivanovic
12 Kiki Van Zanten
Houston Dash Substitutes:
Khyah Harper, Jordan Brewster, Sophie Schmidt, Caroline DeLisle, Clarissa Laris­ey, Allysha Chapman, Natalie Marceline Bain, Mary Hardin, Messiah Bright.

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

No. Name
18 Sandy MacIver (GK)
24 Esme Morgan
9 Tara Rudd
14 Gabrielle Carle
13 Lucia Di Guglielmo
7 Melissa Bethi
17 Hal Hershfelt
12 Andi Sullivan
33 Ashley Hatch
2 Trinity Rodman
27 Sofia Cantore
Washington Spirit Substitutes:
Clara Luvanga, Élisabeth Tsé, Madison Haugen, Claudia Martínez, Rosemonde Kouassi, Monique Ngock, Sara Wojdelko, Tamara Bolt, Paige Metayer.

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