When the Orlando Pride pushed the ball into the offensive third late in stoppage time Friday night, the Washington Spirit only needed to clear the ball to seal its first win in more than three weeks. The Spirit had surrendered a goal about three minutes earlier, but it was still in a comfortable position after controlling the majority of the match.
But when Washington failed to clear a cross into the box, Orlando forward Julie Doyle corralled the ball. With Spirit defenders focused on her, Doyle passed through them and across the box to forward Darian Jenkins, who struck the ball into the bottom right corner of the net.