Ashley Sanchez and confident Washington Spirit down NC Courage, 2-0
She tried to chip Casey Murphy 4 times, shooting 7 times. She hit the bar twice. She nutmegged countless Courage players. Ashley Sanchez played like a woman possessed, leading the Spirit to a 2-0 win against the NC Courage Saturday night at Audi Field in front of 4,929 fans.
Recap: Orlando Pride 1, Washington Spirit 1
In a repeat of their season opening match, the Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit drew 1-1, with the Spirit once again taking the lead and almost immediately conceding on the other end. Ashley Hatch scored her third goal of the season from a cross by Kelley O’Hara in the 64th minute, with Taylor Kornieck scoring from outside the box in the 67th after an errant piece of distribution by Aubrey Bledsoe.
Preview: Washington Spirit vs Orlando Pride
It’s a clash of the two top teams in NWSL that no one saw coming. While it’s still early days in the 2021 season, the Spirit are putting points on the board despite being a work in progress and the Orlando Pride are riding an improved defense and an offense firing on all cylinders to the top of the league.
Recap: Washington Spirit 2, Houston Dash 1, Running Water 0
Well, that didn’t go as planned! After a changed location, a soft red card for their captain, and what could be charitably called…unpredictable refereeing, the Washington Spirit snuck out of BBVA Stadium with all three points and their first win of the season.
Recap: Washington Spirit 1, Orlando Pride 1
An evenly matched game in Orlando ended in the most logical way possible, with the Spirit taking the lead late in the 77th minute via an Ashley Hatch header and conceding the equalizer via Alex Morgan shortly after in the 84th minute with the Spirit and Coach Richie Burke both feeling like it was 2 points lost rather than one point earned.