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Washington Spirit W trounces Kansas City W in a vibrant encounter
Washington, D.C. – The Washington Spirit W dominated the Kansas City W, securing a decisive 5-1 victory in a thrilling match played at Audi Field on Saturday. The home team controlled the game from the outset, scoring two goals in the first 13 minutes.
The first goal arrived in the 8th minute through a precise finish from P. Metayer. Just five minutes later, O. Sarr extended the Spirit W’s lead. Despite Kansas City W’s attempts to respond, the Spirit W defense stood firm.
In the second half, the Spirit W continued their dominance and scored two more goals, the first from T. Rodman in the 51st minute and the second from L. Santos in the 73rd minute. Kansas City W managed to reduce the deficit in the 64th minute with a goal from T. Chawinga, but the final score remained 5-1.
The Spirit W proved superior in almost every aspect of the game, with 48% possession, 7 shots on target (out of 7 total) and 2 corners. Kansas City W, on the other hand, managed 52% possession, but only 4 shots on target (out of 14 total) and 6 corners.
The home team also excelled in discipline, receiving no yellow cards, while Kansas City W accumulated three bookings.
This victory solidifies the Washington Spirit W’s position at the top of the NWSL Women standings, while Kansas City W will need to work on improving their performance in the upcoming matches.
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Substitutions washington spirit w: at minute 64 H. Stainbrook came in and H. Hershfelt went out., at minute 68 G. Carle came in and C. Krueger went out., at minute 71 R. Kouassi came in and C. Bethune went out., at minute 78 A. Hatch came in and L. Santos went out., at minute 78 B. Ratcliffe came in and T. Rodman went out.
Substitutions kansas city w: at minute 64 N. Prince came in and V. DiBernardo went out., at minute 64 M. Jereko came in and C. Hutton went out., at minute 79 B. Feist came in and Debinha went out., at minute 79 K. Hamilton came in and M. Cooper went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Washington Spirit W
Titulares:
Kansas City W
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