The Spirit vastly outshot its opponent but ended up with a 2-0 loss at Audi Field.
The Spirit had plenty of opportunities: It outshot Chicago 9-2 in the first half and 22-5 on the day. Rodman and Hatch each fired a shot on goal in the fourth minute; each was parried away by Chicago keeper Alyssa Naeher.Rodman, the Spirit’s 21-year-old star in her second game back since returning from U.S. duty at the World Cup, ended up with four shots in the first half. Her second sailed over the crossbar from the right side, and Naeher handled her next two.
“We had a lot of moments in front of goal that were crazy in both halves and great moments in transition and organized defending,” Spirit midfielder Andi Sullivan said, “but we just kind of let them slip away.”The first half ended without a goal, sending the teams to their locker rooms — and mercifully out of the 96-degree heat. The home team was the clear aggressor in the opening period, but the visitors found the net soon after halftime.
The Spirit will have nearly two weeks to process this loss: It visits Gotham FC on Sept. 16. Washington, which is 0-3-3 in its past six league games, has just four more to establish itself as a postseason contender. “We have to go win these next four,” Sullivan said. “We can’t really let another opportunity slip through.”
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