Player Ratings: Racing 0 Spirit 2

Washington flipped the script on Racing tonight in their victory at a Lynn Family Stadium. It was a tale of two halves, one very well played and one very sloppily played. I will dive into the numbers a bit more tomorrow, but even though the overall passing numbers were better, the number of loose passes doomed Racing tonight.

Betos-6: Not her best night. Showed a slip in concentration late conceding a corner, but not really at fault for either goal.

Fox-6: Rather anonymous based on the very high standards I set for her.

Simon-7: Unusually for her played the full 90 and was dangerous in attack a few times.

Bonner-6: Not as sharp as her usual self and had a couple of bad give aways.

Martin-5: A loose pass from her toward Olofsson led to the change of possession that resulted in the first goal. Looked to pass sideways vs. forward a bit too much.

Olofsson-6: Was her usual steady self before being subbed off for more attacking players after the 2 goal deficit.

McCaskill-6: It truly was a mixed bag for her. She had 2 shots, one on target, but only completed 59% of her passes.

Milliet-7: Was good going forward as usual and had a highlight reel flip throw. Substituted in the 55th minute for Nadim.

Nagasato-6: Bizarrely I didn't make a single note about her in the game. The one thing I see more and more is her tendency to hold up the play in favor of keeping possession. Had a 92% passing accuracy, but I don’t remember a single one of them as driving the team forward.

Kizer-8 (Player of the Match): Had 4 shots with 3 on target, one of them needing a fantastic save from Bledsoe. The only thing she got wrong was opting for a pass late in the game vs. testing Bledsoe again.

Salmon-6: Again, got next to zero service. It will be interesting to see what the plan is when both Ebony and Nadia start. Tonight Ebony went out left for a bit before being subbed in the 69th minute.

Nadim-7: On long enough to show flashes of brilliance. Managed 4 shots, although none on target.