NWSL Championship: Washington Spirit vs. Western New York Flash: Highlights - Oct. 9, 2016

The Washington Spirit and The Western New York Flash battled for more than 120 minutes before the 2016 NWSL Championship was decided by a penalty shootout.

[sinyilam]

I’m here because Kelley o hara and Lynn mentioned it in podcast! What a game!

[vessicator]

That last PK save by D'Angelo was sneaky, she faked one way and waited for Matheson to commit and then made the save in the opposite direction.

[guittadabe]

The playoffs have been so exciting that they will bring in a whole lot of fans. Especially now that the talent has increased everywhere, and more teams are loaded with it.
Dunn, Mewis, and Williams will be heavy favorites to make the Women's National Team.
OK. I am still stunned by Dunn's finishing touch. That little girl is deadly, and no goalie can stop those shots where they were placed! That goal against England was no fluke!

[Deafboi]

bow to Legend lynn Williams is power of Goals! Go Flash!

[samueldouradocosta]

Sabrina redeemed himself on penalties failure of the first goal of the Washington Spirit, congratulations to WNY Frash.

[AaronXD]

Really enjoyed going to the game.Good game👌👌👍👍👏👏

[AnimalCrafters]

Washington Got Robbed. Should Have Actually Took Care Of Business. Great Game WNY!

[Ozasuke]

Wow! Two well matched teams for a dramatic finish. Congratulations, WNY Flash! #RCTID

[robertkim]

What a way for Williams to cap off a great year. Incredible.

[briannarodriguez]

That was an Abby Wambach goal vs Brazil

[canebro]

Great graphic on the 3rd PK, where was it the rest of the time?

Awesome game though!

[edasunvictor]

Washington spirit had ah good team that year, they didn't have ah lot of all-star players, but they played great team ball

[mystuff]

that goal by Lyn Williams was a replay of Abby wambachs goal vs. Brazil

[blackpinkstannn]

crystal dunn... i will remember that goal forever. who sent that ball?

[zyxwut]

Some great individual moments within a very choppy and sloppy game. Western New York ultimately won by playing ugly and imposing their style of play, keeping the Washington forwards at bay with the offside trap, scrapping and wearing out the Washington defense with their speed and taking and making their opportunities when the moments presented themselves. The Spirit had more talented and skilled players but the Flash ultimately played better as a team and it was enough to force it to overtime and penalty kicks. The Spirit players looked more nervous and drained going into the shootout and gave D'Angelo some easy shots to save. Gutty victory and hopefully this stabilizes the team and market and creates excitement for the team moving forward. Soccer is the kind of sport that generally grows one team and city at a time and it would be a great story for the league and women's game here for the smallest market to create something special using this championship as a springboard.

[nascut]

Why don't it made the final in the best regular season team stadium's? the attendance will be higher.

[ntc]

No offense, but what kind of crowd is that? This is supposed to be a final.

[manonbermudez]

Portland tendría que haber ganado este partido

[adammazziotta]

Add Mewis to the list of USWNT players not to take penalties. @Dunn where you at during penalties? I was rooting for the Spirit until Ordega's nonsense at the end. Good luck Ohai, Williams, and the rest of the new faces on the USWNT.

[rosesamy]

so sad but congratulations to NY Flash