After 28 days, and seemingly 28 different crises impacting the team on and off the field, the Washington Spirit had to show some real resilience to beat Kansas City NWSL 2-1 Sunday evening. KC scored first, and will probably feel like they left another goal on the table in a dominant first half, but the Spirit flipped the game with essentially the last play of the first half (an Andi Sullivan penalty kick) and the very first play of the second (Tara McKeown’s first professional goa).
It wasn’t easy, but virtually nothing has been for the Spirit this year, particularly after going so long without a game, and going through so much during a September that saw the team in the news for the wrong reasons.