Seattle Reign vs. Washington Spirit: Gamethread

Seattle Reign (2-7-1) heads on the road again to take on a Washington Spirit (7-3-0) team that sits in third place heading into the weekend. The match at Audi Field kicks off at 4:30 PM PT tonight and will air on KONG-TV locally and stream on NWSL+ and the KING5+ app.

The Reign are coming off a disappointing 3-2 home loss against the Orlando Pride, while the Spirit won 4-2 at home against Angel City last week.

The Reign really need to turn things around if they want to gain some momentum and start fighting for a playoff spot.

"The whole team believes in this process we're going on and this journey we're having, so I think we're really excited for [the game] because it's just another chance to continue to implement what we are getting at with our principles and the way that we want to defend and attack," said defender Shae Holmes ahead of the match.

Match preview: Seattle Reign vs. Washington Spirit
The Reign head on the road to face another tough squad.

What to Watch

  • Preventing Trinity Rodman from carrying the ball up the field
  • Limiting Croix Bethune in the middle of the pitch
  • Get some early momentum for the first time in a long while

Referees

Lineups

Highlights

21' - Laurel Ivory gives the ball away, and Lu Barnes can't block Croix Bethune, who puts the Washington Spirit up against the run of play.

39' - Laurel Ivory gets called for what looked like a pretty innocent play, and Andi Sullivan makes it 2-0 from the penalty spot.

45' - Croix Bethune finds Ouleymata Sarr wide open in the box to make it 3-0.

45+5' - Veronica Latsko gets a goal back for the Reign!

Injury / Availability Report

Seattle Reign

OUT: Bethany Balcer (suspension), Claudia Dickey (knee), Quinn (knee)

Washington Spirit

OUT: Anna Heilferty (SEI - knee), Civana Kuhlmann (SEI - knee), Lyza Bosselmann (wrist), Paige Metayer (lower leg)
QUESTIONABLE: Makenna Morris (hip)

How to Watch

Date/Time: Friday, May 24, 4:30 PM PT

Location: Audi Field, Washington, DC

TV: KONG TV

Streaming: KING5+ App, NWSL+

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