Since the Spirit made its full-time move to Audi Field two years ago, the Buzzard Point venue has become something of a fortress. Entering Friday night’s meeting with Angel City, Washington had yet to lose consecutive matches there and had earned a win or draw in 24 of 32 matches across all competitions since the move.
That fortress might be showing some cracks. In a game in which massive momentum swings lasted until the final minute, Angel City earned a 4-3 win, with the decisive goal coming in the eighth minute of stoppage time, handing Washington its first two-game losing streak since September 2023.