Washington Spirit falls 1-0 in defensive battle vs. Utah Royals FC

Washington Spirit  |   August 9, 2018
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Sandy, Utah (August 8, 2018) – In a defensive battle at Rio Tinto Stadium, the Washington Spirit came up short 1-0 against Utah Royals FC on Wednesday night.

Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe racked up seven saves, but a second half goal by Utah’s Katie Stengel proved to be the difference in the game.

Following a scoreless first half, the lone goal came in the 74th minute, with Taylor Lytle assisting Stengel on the play. Bledsoe increased her league-leading save total to 92 on the season.

Washington will visit the Houston Dash in their next game on Friday, August 17. with kickoff at 8:30 p.m. ET. The team returns to the Maryland SoccerPlex on Wednesday, August 22 to host Utah Royals FC at 7:30 p.m. ET. [TICKETS]

-NWSL Match Report-

Match: Washington Spirit at Utah Royals FC
Date: August 8, 2018
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
Kickoff: 10:00 p.m. ET

Scoring Summary:

Goals 1 2 F
Washington 0 0 0
Utah 0 1 1

UTA – Katie Stengel (Taylor Lytle, 74’)

Lineups:

WAS: 1-Aubrey Bledsoe, 4-Rebecca Quinn, 23-Tori Huster, 24-Estelle Johnson (c), 5-Whitney Church, 7-Taylor Smith, 22-Mallory Eubanks, 6-Andi Sullivan, 16-Rose Lavelle (Meggie Dougherty Howard, 46’), 33-Ashley Hatch, 11-Mallory Pugh (17-Cali Farquharson 31’, Caprice Dydasco 73’)

Substitutes Not Used: 21-DiDi Haracic, 15-Joanna Lohman, 14-Francisca Ordega, 9-Havana Solaun

UTA: 18-Nicole Barnhart (c), 3-Rebecca Moros, 2-Rachel Corsie, 16-Samantha Johnson, 17-Sidney Miramontez, 15-Erika Tymrak (Taylor Lytle 65’), 21-Christen Press (Becky Sauerbrunn 80’), 24-Katie Stengel, 23-Gunnhildur Yrsa Jonsdottir, 9-Lo’eau LaBonta, 8-Amy Rodriguez

Substitutes Not Used: 6-Katie Bowen, 19-Katrina-Lee Gorry, 25-Brittany Ratcliffe, 1-Abby Smith

Stats Summary: UTA / WAS
Possession: 53.4% / 46.6%
Shots: 18 / 4
Shots on Goal: 8 / 0
Saves: 0 / 7
Corner Kicks: 4 / 0
Fouls: 3 / 5
Offside: 0 / 1

Misconduct Summary:

None

Officials:
Referee: Timothy Ford
Assistant Referee 1: Maggie Short
Assistant Referee 2: Kali Smith
Fourth Official: Hamed Sadeghi

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