The Washington Spirit looked to be in deep trouble for much of Saturday’s game against Kansas City NWSL, struggling against KC’s direct play and taking a long time to carve out any real chances. However, the Spirit kept plugging away, slowly gaining more control over the game, and eventually striking late (and then very late) to win 2-1.
André Carlisle and you’re ol’ pal Jason (that’s me!) have got a lot...like, a lot...to say about this one, so without further adieu, here are those things:
On Tori Huster seeing the future
Normally it feels like the right idea to lead off with something about the goals and the goalscorers, but we start today with a player that, at least for me, is currently the Spirit’s team MVP: Tori Huster.