The Washington Spirit will play its next-to-last match of the 2018 season Aug. 25 at home against the Portland Thorns, the National Women’s Soccer League reigning champions. The location, however, remains undecided.
Spirit management says it’s weighing whether to play at Maryland SoccerPlex, its suburban home for the past five seasons, or at Audi Field, the new D.C. United stadium opening this summer near Nationals Park.
The schedule is clear: United is on the road against the New York Red Bulls that weekend and the Washington Nationals are in New York to play the Mets, providing logistical flexibility for an event at the 20,000-capacity soccer venue at Buzzard Point.