Washington Spirit vs Utah Royals

NWSL - Regular season 31 Mar 2024, 17:00
Washington Spirit
Washington Spirit
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Utah Royals
Utah Royals
🏟 Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia) 👤 N. Bensalah Round 3

Match report

Washington Spirit edged past Utah Royals 2-1 in the NWSL - Regular season on 31 March 2024.

Utah Royals dominated possession with 60% of the ball, while Washington Spirit had 17 shots to Utah Royals' 13.

The match was played at Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia), with N. Bensalah in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 17 - 13 On target 6 - 6 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 11 - 11 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Hal Hershfelt
Washington Spirit · captained the side
8 Trinity Rodman 1 assist
8 Croix Bethune captained the side
7 Andi Sullivan 1 goal
7 Ouleymata Sarr 1 goal
First half vs second half
Washington Spirit stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 14–9
Shots On Goal 3–1 3–5
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 0–1 7–2
Attacks 53–46 41–46
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
94 Attacks 92
41 Dangerous Attacks 57
6 On Target 7
1 Off Target 7
17 Shots Total 13
6 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 5
7 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 11
7 Corners 3
2 Offsides 2
40% Ball Possession 60%
0 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 4
335 Passes Total 507
254 Passes Accurate 433
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Washington Spirit · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Kingsbury
14 G. Carle 9 T. McKeown 5 A. Butel 3 C. Krueger
12 A. Sullivan 17 H. Hershfelt
2 T. Rodman 7 C. Bethune 16 C. Brown
11 O. Sarr
Utah Royals · 4-3-3
1 A. McGlynn
3 O. Griffitts 8 K. Fava 18 K. Riehl 16 M. Pogarch
19 F. Tagliaferri 6 A. Nyberg 22 D. Foederer
9 A. Sentnor 33 H. Betfort 4 P. Monaghan
Washington Spirit
Coach
Adrían
Substitutes
  • 13 Brittany Ratcliffe
  • 26 Paige Metayer
  • 18 Lyza Bosselmann
  • 28 Nicole Barnhart
  • 21 Anna Heilferty
  • 39 Chloe Ricketts
  • 4 Lena Silano
  • 27 Riley Tanner
  • 22 Heather Stainbrook
Utah Royals
Coach
A. Rodriguez
Substitutes
  • 11 Ifeoma Onumonu
  • 15 Brecken Mozingo
  • 20 Cameron Tucker
  • 27 Carly Nelson
  • 13 Addisyn Merrick
  • 5 Lauren Flynn
  • 7 Michele Vasconcelos
  • 21 Mikayla Colohan
  • 24 Emily Gray
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ I. Onumonu ↓ F. Tagliaferri Utah Royals
  • 73' ↑ B. Mozingo ↓ P. Monaghan Utah Royals
  • 79' ↑ B. Ratcliffe ↓ O. Sarr Washington Spirit
  • 83' ↑ C. Tucker ↓ D. Foederer Utah Royals
  • 86' ↑ P. Metayer ↓ A. Sullivan Washington Spirit
Cards
  • 29' D. Foederer Utah Royals
  • 49' K. Del Fava Utah Royals
Head-to-head
Washington Spirit 2 2 draws 1 Utah Royals
2026-03-25 Washington Spirit W vs Utah Royals W 1 - 1
2025-11-02 Utah Royals W vs Washington Spirit W 1 - 0
2025-05-17 Washington Spirit vs Utah Royals 3 - 3
2024-06-08 Utah Royals vs Washington Spirit 0 - 1
2024-03-31 Washington Spirit vs Utah Royals 2 - 1
Recent form
Washington Spirit D D D D D
Utah Royals D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Washington Spirit vs Utah Royals?
Washington Spirit won 2-1 against Utah Royals on 31 March 2024.
Who won Washington Spirit vs Utah Royals?
Washington Spirit won the match 2-1.
Where was Washington Spirit vs Utah Royals played?
The match was played at Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia).
Who had more possession in Washington Spirit vs Utah Royals?
Utah Royals had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.