Washington Spirit Beat Portland Thorns 4-1 to Reach NWSL Semifinals
The Washington Spirit defeated the Portland Thorns 4-1 in the NWSL playoff quarterfinal at Audi Field on November 8 to advance to the semifinals.
Trinity Rodman assisted Bethune's opener just six minutes in; in the 34th minute, Luwanga capitalized on an error by goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold to make it 2-0, and one minute later Rodman scored herself, sending the Spirit into halftime up 3-0. Tordin pulled a goal back for Portland early in the second half, but Rodman struck again in the 58th minute to complete her brace and seal the 4-1 win.
The Spirit face the Utah Royals in the semifinal on Saturday, November 14 — not at Audi Field, but at Northwest Stadium, home of the NFL's Washington Commanders. Audi Field is already booked that day for the Secretaries' Cup college football game between the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy; the Spirit are tenants at Audi Field, which is owned by D.C. United. If Washington beats Utah, it will return to Audi Field for the NWSL championship game on November 21.
(Source: USA Today)
Source: USA Today
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