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#FT: Washington Spirit 1-0 Pachuca

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Venue: Estadio Hidalgo

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LINE-UPS

Washington Spirit

Sandy MacIver, Tara Rudd, Élisabeth Tsé, Kate Wiesner (Lucia Di Guglielmo), Gabrielle Carle, Hal Hershfelt, Andi Sullivan (Sofia Cantore), Rebeca Bernal, Leicy Santos (Claudia Martínez), Trinity Rodman (Paige Metayer), Rosemonde Kouassi (Gift Monday).

Subs: Kaylie Collins, Deborah Abiodun, Esme Morgan, Molly Skurcenski, Madison Haugen, Tamara Bolt, Emma Gaines-Ramos.

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Pachuca

Stephany Barrera, Yirleidis Quejada Minota, Kelly Caicedo, Berenice Ibarra, Kenti Robles, Abril Fragoso (Julia Valadez), Andrea, Karla Nieto (Paola García), Charlyn Corral, Nina Nicosia, Aline Gomes.

Subs: Natalia Mauleón, Carmen López, Osinachi Ohale, Chinwendu Ihezuo, Alexandra Godínez, Mackenzee Vance, Selene Valera, Daniela Flores.

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

32' Yirleidis Quejada Minota (Pachuca) Yellow Card at 32'

45' Lucia Di Guglielmo (Washington Spirit) Substitution at 45'

45' Sofia Cantore (Washington Spirit) Substitution at 45'

62' Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) Substitution at 62'

74' Gift Monday (Washington Spirit) Substitution at 74'

81' Claudia Martínez (Washington Spirit) Goal at 81'

84' Paige Metayer (Washington Spirit) Substitution at 84'

84' Paola García (Pachuca) Substitution at 84'

88' Julia Valadez (Pachuca) Substitution at 88'

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We looked really good. Like really good.

Club America plays dirty, but are also talented. Saturday is gonna be tough.

But did you notice the difference in how the Spirit responded to the altitude vs Gotham. It was night and day.

Yay! 🙌

Anyone know of any watch parties for the Women’s Champions League final on Saturday at any of the bars that play Spirit games or other sports bars in the DMV?

First... we take Pachuca...

Bilingual. Adrian says everyone is available.

Looking for a friend. Ideally it would be a blank so she can get Silano put on the back.

My girlfriend and I are spirit season ticket holders and happen to be in Mexico City this week. We’re planning to go to Pachuca on Wednesday for the Spirit game and would love to meet up with any NWSL or Liga MX fans or hear any tips about traveling to Estadio Hidalgo!

I wanna know what I'm staying up late for...

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Go Spirit!

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San Diego Wave >!2 - 1!< Spirit

✅ Full Time

Kickoff	Fri, May 15, 10:00 PM EDT
Venue	Snapdragon Stadium — San Diego, California
Watch	Victory+, NWSL+
Referee	J. Scheer (AR1: B. Savage, 4th: B. Stevis, VAR: C. May)
Attendance	12,810
Live comments	reddit-stream

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Form

• San Diego Wave: W L L W W W
• Spirit: W W W W W D

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Lineups

San Diego Wave (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

#	Player	Pos
31	DiDi Haracic	GK
75	Perle Morroni	DF
14	Kristen McNabb	DF
2	Kennedy Wesley (C)	DF
16	Amelia Donna Van Zanten	DF
8	Kimmi Ascanio	MF
10	Kenza Dali	MF
11	Gia Corley	MF
88	Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Silva	FW
81	Gabrielle Jordão Portilho	FW
15	Trinity Byars	FW

Subs

#	Player	Pos
1	Luisa Agudelo	GK
7	Melanie Barcenas	FW
17	Ludmila da Silva	FW
18	Laurina Fazer	MF
19	Tatum Wynalda	MF
22	Lia Godfrey	MF
28	Jordan Fusco	MF
30	Daniela Arias	DF
33	Kiki Pickett	MF

Spirit (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

#	Player	Pos
18	Sandy MacIver	GK
14	Gabrielle Carle	DF
24	Esme Morgan	DF
9	Tara Rudd (C)	DF
13	Lucia Di Guglielmo	DF
4	Rebeca Bernal	DF
17	Hal Hershfelt	MF
10	Leicy Santos	MF
11	Claudia Martínez	FW
2	Trinity Rodman	FW
27	Sofia Cantore	FW

Subs

#	Player	Pos
31	Kaylie Collins	GK
5	Élisabeth Tsé	DF
6	Kate Wiesner	DF
12	Andi Sullivan	MF
16	Tamara Paranaguá do Carmo	FW
19	Rosemonde Kouassi	FW
21	Gift Monday	FW
26	Paige Metayer	MF
35	Madison Haugen	DF

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Match Events

Min		Event	Details
	▶️	Kickoff
7'	⚽	Goal	T. Byars (San Diego Wave) scores!
33'	⚽	Goal	R. Bernal (Spirit) scores!
	⏸️	Half Time
46'	🔄	Substitution	L. Godfrey (in) - G. Corley (out) (San Diego Wave)
46'	🔄	Substitution	M. Barcenas (in) - Gabi Portilho (out) (San Diego Wave)
46'	🔄	Substitution	R. Kouassi (in) - C. Martínez (out) (Spirit)
46'	🔄	Substitution	Ludmila (in) - T. Byars (out) (San Diego Wave)
66'	🔄	Substitution	A. Sullivan (in) - R. Bernal (out) (Spirit)
73'	🟨	Yellow Card	M. Barcenas (San Diego Wave) is shown a yellow card.
74'	🔄	Substitution	G. Monday (in) - S. Cantore (out) (Spirit)
89'	⚽	Goal	K. Ascanio (San Diego Wave) scores!
89'	🔄	Substitution	T. Wynalda (in) - Dudinha (out) (San Diego Wave)
90'	🔄	Substitution	Tamara Bolt (in) - L. Di Guglielmo (out) (Spirit)
90'	🔄	Substitution	K. Wiesner (in) - G. Carle (out) (Spirit)
	🏁	Full Time

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Someone posted this in the post match thread and I thought it could be useful to have on its own thread.

Some context on what is at stake with the Concacaf W Champions Cup next week.

“MIAMI – Concacaf has confirmed the qualification pathway for its member clubs to reach FIFA-organized global women’s club competitions through the Concacaf W Champions Cup, the region’s premier tournament featuring top clubs from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The pathway

The Concacaf W Champions Cup will remain the sole route for clubs in the region to qualify for FIFA’s global women’s club competitions.

Allocated slots

Concacaf has been allocated 2.5 slots for the quadrennial FIFA Women’s Club World Cup, with the first edition scheduled for 2028.

These berths will be distributed among the winners of the 2024/25, 2025/26, and 2027 editions of the Concacaf W Champions Cup. Gotham FC has already secured one of those places by winning the 2024/25 edition.

The winner of the 2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup Finals will also qualify to the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2027.

Further details on the allocation of the remaining FIFA Women’s Club World Cup and FIFA Women’s Champions Cup qualification slots will be confirmed at a later date.

2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup

The current edition is entering its decisive stage, with the 2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup Finals — consisting of the semifinals, third-place match, and final — scheduled from May 20 to May 23.

The semifinal matchups are:
Club América Femenil vs. Gotham FC
Washington Spirit vs. CF Pachuca Femenil

FIFA global women’s competitions

FIFA Women’s Club World Cup

The inaugural edition will feature 19 clubs. Six teams — one from each confederation (AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA) — will compete in a play-in round, with three advancing to join 13 others in the group stage.

FIFA Women’s Champions Cup

The FIFA Women’s Champions Cup will bring together the six continental champions from the preceding season. Following its debut with the 2026 edition, the second edition will culminate with its semifinals and final from January 27–31, 2027.”

Wasn’t there talk of a new logo at some point? Is that still happening?