Utah Royals FC 0-1 Washington Spirit · NWSL
Utah Royals FC lost to Washington Spirit 0-1 in the NWSL. Goals: T. Rodman 28'. Expected goals (xG): Utah Royals FC 2.1, Washington Spirit 0.4. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Utah Royals FC and Washington Spirit met in the NWSL at America First Field in Sandy on Thursday, 30 July 2026.
Goalscorers
Utah Royals FC did not score. Washington Spirit: T. Rodman 28'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Utah Royals FC had 20 shots with 4 on target, Washington Spirit 6 with 2 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 10 to Utah Royals FC and 5 to Washington Spirit. Utah Royals FC conceded 19 fouls, Washington Spirit 12. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Utah Royals FC, 0 for Washington Spirit).
Line-ups
Utah Royals FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Mandy McGlynn, Tatumn Milazzo, Kate Del Fava, Kaleigh Riehl, Nuria Rábano, Narumi Miura, Ana Tejada, Cecelia Kizer, Mina Tanaka, Cloé Lacasse, Kiana Palacios.
Washington Spirit started in a 4-1-4-1: Sandy MacIver, Elisabeth Tse, Tara Rudd, Esme Morgan, Gabrielle Carle, Rebeca Bernal, Paige Metayer, Hal Hershfelt, Leicy Santos, Trinity Rodman, Sofia Cantore.
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Minute by minute
- 28'Goal! Utah Royals FC 0-1 Washington Spirit. T. Rodman (Washington Spirit) scores, assisted by P. Metayer.
- 45'Half-time. Utah Royals FC 0-1 Washington Spirit.
- 90'Full-time. Utah Royals FC 0-1 Washington Spirit.
Full commentary (58 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Utah Royals FC vs Washington Spirit.
- 3'Attempt missed. M. Tanaka (Utah Royals FC), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.15.
- 4'Corner, Washington Spirit.
- 5'Attempt saved. T. McKeown (Washington Spirit), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 5'Corner, Washington Spirit.
- 8'Attempt saved. M. Tanaka (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 10'Corner, Utah Royals FC.
- 10'Attempt blocked. C. Kizer (Utah Royals FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 11'Corner, Washington Spirit.
- 14'Corner, Utah Royals FC.
- 19'Attempt missed. C. Lacasse (Utah Royals FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 21'Attempt blocked. A. Tejada (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 23'Attempt missed. T. Rodman (Washington Spirit), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
- 28'Goal! Utah Royals FC 0-1 Washington Spirit. T. Rodman (Washington Spirit) scores, assisted by P. Metayer.
- 34'Attempt saved. C. Kizer (Utah Royals FC), header. xG 0.05.
- 34'Attempt blocked. M. Tanaka (Utah Royals FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 34'Attempt blocked. C. Lacasse (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 35'Corner, Utah Royals FC.
- 41'Attempt missed. S. Cantore (Washington Spirit), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 42'Corner, Utah Royals FC.
- 43'Attempt blocked. K. Riehl (Utah Royals FC), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 45'Corner, Utah Royals FC.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. K. D. Fava (Utah Royals FC), header from a corner. xG 0.68.
- 45'Half-time. Utah Royals FC 0-1 Washington Spirit.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Washington Spirit: K. Wiesner comes on for L. Tsé.
- 52'Attempt missed. C. Kizer (Utah Royals FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 53'Attempt missed. K. Palacios (Utah Royals FC), header. xG 0.20.
- 53'Corner, Utah Royals FC.
- 55'Attempt blocked. K. D. Fava (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 57'Offside, Utah Royals FC.
- 60'Attempt saved. A. Tejada (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 60'Attempt blocked. C. Kizer (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 63'Corner, Utah Royals FC.
- 65'Substitution, Utah Royals FC: P. Monaghan comes on for K. Palacios.
- 65'Substitution, Utah Royals FC: M. Moriya comes on for K. Riehl.
- 70'Substitution, Washington Spirit: A. Sullivan comes on for R. Bernal.
- 70'Substitution, Washington Spirit: C. Martínez comes on for S. Cantore.
- 72'Attempt missed. L. Santos (Washington Spirit), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 72'Corner, Washington Spirit.
- 75'Corner, Utah Royals FC.
- 78'Corner, Washington Spirit.
- 79'Substitution, Utah Royals FC: M. Hammond comes on for A. Tejada.
- 79'Substitution, Utah Royals FC: A. Spaanstra comes on for C. Kizer.
- 80'Attempt missed. K. D. Fava (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 80'Attempt blocked. M. Tanaka (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 83'Corner, Utah Royals FC.
- 86'Substitution, Washington Spirit: M. Haugen comes on for T. Rodman.
- 86'Substitution, Washington Spirit: T. Paranaguá comes on for A. Sullivan.
- 87'Substitution, Utah Royals FC: L. Prašnikar comes on for M. Tanaka.
- 88'Corner, Utah Royals FC.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for P. Monaghan (Utah Royals FC).
- 90+3'Attempt missed. L. Prašnikar (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. L. Prašnikar (Utah Royals FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. C. Martínez (Washington Spirit), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'Full-time. Utah Royals FC 0-1 Washington Spirit.