After a woeful first half, the Washington Spirit's second half improvements weren't enough to mount a comeback as the Spirit lost 2-1 to Sky Blue FC on Saturday night. Two assists from English midfielder Leah Galton gave Sky Blue a two-goal lead before the Spirit responded in the 77th minute with a header from Diana Matheson.
Sky Blue dictated the tempo from the opening whistle and left the Spirit reacting to them instead of forming a coherent attack. In the 8th minute, Galton slipped behind the Spirit backline and passed the ball back to Raquel Rodriguez.