We’ve had a few days to ponder the Washington Spirit’s mature 1-0 win at OL Reign, and it still feels like a bigger win than simply three road points. The Spirit, drained from a rough schedule and 40 minutes with just 10 players a few days prior, won over a well-rested team. The NWSL team most known for focusing on possession went to the league’s narrowest playing surface, without their centerpiece and captain, to beat a team whose last match was a confidence-boosting 2-1 win at Portland. That’s a big deal!
With that in mind, me (it’s Jason, the person who got busy and had to delay this piece for a couple of days) and André have a few things to say about What It All Means, plus a bonus photo gallery from friend of the site Nikita Taparia, who has been so kind to shoot west coast games for us in the past and did so again last weekend.