Washington Spirit 0–1 Portland Thorns FC, NWSL Matchday 1

Washington Spirit v Portland Thorns FC

Washington Spirit16th 0 pts

0

0–1

Full time

Fri 13 Mar

Expected goals: Washington Spirit 1.13, Portland Thorns FC 0.56

Portland Thorns FC1st 3 pts

O. Moultrie 52′

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Fri 13 Mar, 8:00 pm EDT Audi Field NWSL 2026, Matchday 1

The match story

Croix Bethune portrait — Courtesy Kansas City Current

NWSL News

Croix Bethune set the NWSL single-season assist record against Washington

Her 17th-minute pass to Vanessa DiBernardo produced Kansas City’s winning goal; Bethune had matched the previous mark as a Spirit rookie in 2024.

3 November 2026

Key moments

52′Goal O. Moultrie (Portland Thorns FC)0–1

Top performers

Washington Spirit

C. MartínezWASshirt 11, came off the bench0G2SH
H. HershfeltMWASshirt 170G2SH
E. MorganDWASshirt 240G1SH

Portland Thorns

O. MoultrieFPORshirt 131G4SH
M. PadelskiPORshirt 11, came off the bench0G1SH
R. ReyesDPORshirt 20G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Washington Spirit

16th

Outside the playoff places, level on points with Houston Dash in the last playoff place, with 29 to play.

Portland Thorns FC

1st

In the playoff places, 3 points above Kansas City Current, with 29 to play.

Season series

Matchday 1 Fri 13 Mar

Washington Spirit0

Portland Thorns FC1

Matchday 20 Sun 6 Sep

Portland Thorns FC1

Washington Spirit2

Washington Spirit won one, Portland Thorns FC won one; level at 2–2 on aggregate.

Team stats

WAS POR

Expected goals: Washington Spirit: 1.13; Portland Thorns FC: 0.56
Possession: Washington Spirit: 61%; Portland Thorns FC: 39%
Shots: Washington Spirit: 12; Portland Thorns FC: 9
Corners: Washington Spirit: 3; Portland Thorns FC: 2

NWSL table 2026

Standings →

NWSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Portland Thorns FC	1	+1	3
2	Angel City FC	0	0	0
2	Bay FC	0	0	0
2	Boston Legacy FC	0	0	0
2	Chicago Stars FC	0	0	0
2	Denver Summit FC	0	0	0
2	Gotham FC	0	0	0
2	Houston Dash	0	0	0
⋯
16	Washington Spirit	1	−1	0

After this result

By the numbers

Portland Thorns FC are 2 matches from their longest unbeaten run this season. Current run 3. Longest 5. Next at Washington Spirit, 8 November.

Portland Thorns FC have 8 home wins from 15 at home, and 6 from 15 away. 1.9 points a match at home, 1.4 away.

Washington Spirit have 28 goals conceded, the 2nd fewest in the NWSL. 0.9 a match. NWSL average 1.4.

Portland Thorns FC have 8 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.6 a match, against 1.7 all season. NWSL average 1.4.

The match on the pitch

Washington Spirit: 61% possession; 109 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 20% reached the box; 6.4 actions each
Portland Thorns FC: 39% possession; 108 possessions; 7% ended in a shot; 19% reached the box; 4.2 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Washington Spirit

Portland Thorns FC

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Washington Spirit started 10% of their possessions in the final third, Portland Thorns FC 13%.

Where the shots came from

Washington SpiritPortland Thorns FC

Washington Spirit attack right, Portland Thorns FC left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Washington Spirit

Portland Thorns FC

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Washington SpiritPortland Thorns FC

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Washington SpiritPortland Thorns FC

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Washington SpiritPortland Thorns FC

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,875 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Washington Spirit attack right, Portland Thorns FC left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

65 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
4:35	R. Reyes	Portland Thorns FC
5:44	L. Santos	Washington Spirit
8:02	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
8:48	G. Carle	Washington Spirit
8:54	G. Carle	Washington Spirit
10:34	H. Hershfelt	Washington Spirit
11:07	S. MacIver	Washington Spirit
14:52	L. Di Guglielmo	Washington Spirit
15:07	L. Di Guglielmo	Washington Spirit
21:07	T. Rodman	Washington Spirit
21:35	M. Messner	Portland Thorns FC
25:53	P. Tordin	Portland Thorns FC
31:15	G. Monday	Washington Spirit
31:16	G. Monday	Washington Spirit
31:19	J. Fleming	Portland Thorns FC
31:51	P. Tordin	Portland Thorns FC
32:37	R. Kouassi	Washington Spirit
33:58	R. Reyes	Portland Thorns FC
34:42	R. Bernal	Washington Spirit
38:15	O. Moultrie	Portland Thorns FC

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Lineups

Washington SpiritFormation 4-2-3-1

Washington Spirit, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 18 S. MacIver. Line 1: 14 G. Carle, 24 E. Morgan, 9 T. Rudd, 13 L. Di Guglielmo. Line 2: 17 H. Hershfelt, 4 R. Bernal. Line 3: 2 T. Rodman, 10 L. Santos, 19 R. Kouassi. Line 4: 21 G. Monday.

Washington Spirit lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
18	S. MacIver	90	0	0	0.00
14	G. Carle, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.02
13	L. Di Guglielmo	90	0	0	0.00
4	R. Bernal, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.02
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.02
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.15
2	T. Rodman	90	0	0	0.16
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–
21	G. Monday, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.13
10	L. Santos, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.08
19	R. Kouassi, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
11	C. Martínez, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.15
16	T. Bolt, on at 84′	6	0	–	–
20	D. Abiodun, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
26	P. Metayer, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00
27	S. Cantore, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.24
Team			0	0	1.13

Unused: K. Collins, E. Gaines-Ramos, M. Skurcenski, M. Haugen

All player stats

Washington Spirit lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	G. Carle, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.02	1	0	1	88%	1	0
13	L. Di Guglielmo	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	80%	2	1
4	R. Bernal, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	84%	2	1
24	E. Morgan	90	0	0	0.02	1	0	0	87%	3	3
9	T. Rudd	90	0	0	0.15	1	0	0	91%	1	2
2	T. Rodman	90	0	0	0.16	1	0	0	74%	1	1
17	H. Hershfelt	90	0	–	–	2	–	0	91%	1	3
21	G. Monday, off at 64′	64	0	0	0.13	1	1	0	93%	0	0
10	L. Santos, off at 71′	71	0	0	0.08	1	0	2	86%	1	1
19	R. Kouassi, off at 84′	84	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	83%	2	0
Substitutes
31	K. Collins	–
11	C. Martínez, on at 71′	19	0	0	0.15	2	0	0	50%	1	0
16	T. Bolt, on at 84′	6	0	–	–	0	–	0	71%	0	0
20	D. Abiodun, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	75%	1	0
26	P. Metayer, on at 84′	6	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	64%	0	1
27	S. Cantore, on at 64′	26	0	0	0.24	1	0	1	75%	0	0
29	E. Gaines-Ramos	–
34	M. Skurcenski	–
35	M. Haugen	–
Team			0	0	1.13	12	1	9	85%	16	13

Washington Spirit goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
18	S. MacIver	90	2	3	67%	1	0

Portland Thorns FCFormation 4-4-2

Portland Thorns FC, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 35 M. Messner. Line 1: 2 R. Reyes, 16 S. Hiatt, 5 I. Obaze, 25 M. Vignola. Line 2: 66 R. Turner, 6 C. Bogere, 21 J. Fleming, 26 M. Alidou. Line 3: 19 P. Tordin, 13 O. Moultrie.

Portland Thorns FC lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG
35	M. Messner	90	0	0	0.00
2	R. Reyes	90	0	0	0.01
25	M. Vignola	90	0	0	0.00
6	C. Bogere, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00
16	S. Hiatt	90	0	0	0.00
5	I. Obaze	90	0	0	0.00
66	R. Turner, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.04
21	J. Fleming	90	0	0	0.00
13	O. Moultrie	90	1	0	0.37
19	P. Tordin, off at 77′	77	0	1	0.00
26	M. Alidou, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.00
Substitutes
15	S. Harvey, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.03
11	M. Padelski, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.09
9	S. Wilson, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.02
77	A. Spaanstra, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00
Team			1	1	0.56

Unused: M. McKenzie, M. Müller, J. Perry, V. Loboa, M. Wood

All player stats

Portland Thorns FC lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	SOT	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	R. Reyes	90	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	78%	1	3
25	M. Vignola	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	76%	4	5
6	C. Bogere, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	88%	1	1
16	S. Hiatt	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	83%	0	1
5	I. Obaze	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	81%	1	0
66	R. Turner, off at 61′	61	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	54%	0	0
21	J. Fleming	90	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	77%	2	1
13	O. Moultrie	90	1	0	0.37	4	2	2	76%	1	0
19	P. Tordin, off at 77′	77	0	1	0.00	0	0	3	75%	2	0
26	M. Alidou, off at 85′	85	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	38%	1	1
Substitutes
29	M. McKenzie	–
23	M. Müller	–
24	J. Perry	–
15	S. Harvey, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	73%	1	0
11	M. Padelski, on at 61′	29	0	0	0.09	1	0	0	89%	1	0
9	S. Wilson, on at 77′	13	0	0	0.02	1	1	0	67%	0	0
77	A. Spaanstra, on at 85′	5	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	33%	0	0
88	V. Loboa	–
28	M. Wood	–
Team			1	1	0.56	9	3	8	77%	15	12

Portland Thorns FC goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
35	M. Messner	90	1	1	100%	0	0

Clean sheet: M. Messner

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

Washington Spirit results

Washington Spirit latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	H	Chicago Stars FC	2–0

Earlier results

Washington Spirit earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 25 Oct	A	Kansas City Current	1–2

Earlier results

Washington Spirit earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 17 Oct	H	Gotham FC	1–0

Earlier results

Washington Spirit earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	A	Houston Dash	3–2

Earlier results

Washington Spirit earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 26 Sep	H	Angel City FC	0–1

Portland Thorns FC results

Portland Thorns FC latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	A	Houston Dash	2–0

Earlier results

Portland Thorns FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Fri 23 Oct	H	North Carolina Courage	1–0

Earlier results

Portland Thorns FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	A	Bay FC	2–2

Earlier results

Portland Thorns FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 3 Oct	H	Boston Legacy FC	2–4

Earlier results

Portland Thorns FC earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 26 Sep	H	Houston Dash	1–1

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