Just four minutes after going behind, center-back Tara McKeown drove a low shot from outside the box perfectly into the bottom left-hand corner of Katelyn Rowland's goal. 1-1. Joy

Trinity Rodman's cross was deflected into the goal in extra time to give the Washington Spirit a 2-1 victory over Bay FC in the first round of the National Women's Soccer League playoffs.

Trinity Rodman forced an own goal in extra time to help the Washington Spirit come from behind and earn a 2-1 win over Bay FC in the opening round of the National Women's Soccer League playoffs on Sunday.

Upsets have been impossible to come by in the first side of the 2024 NWSL playoffs bracket. Could the first elimination shock come when the number two seed Washington Spirit hosts expansion club Bay FC on Sunday afternoon?

Seventh-seeded Bay FC is the underdog against the Washington Spirit, but Bay star Racheal Kundananji, fresh off a brace in the regular-season finale, isn’t backing down.

Washington Spirit are one of the favourites in the NWSL playoffs, but they will need to be at their best to stop Bay FC's African stars.

The Washington Spirit are returning to the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs for the first time since winning the championship in 2021. The Washington Spirit are returning to the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs for the first time since winning the championship in 2021.

In their inaugural season, the Bay FC made it to the playoffs, but after a tough fight, they lost to the Washington Spirit on Sunday.

The soccer gods did their best but ultimately that 2-seed kept with the pattern all weekend in the NWSL playoffs: the better team won. Washington bested Bay FC 2-1 in extra time,

If Bay FC learned anything in their first year in the NWSL, it was heartbreak. So perhaps it was most fitting for their season to come crashing down in a most devastating way. After fighting through a scoreless tie for much of the match,