Spirit midfielder Hal Hershfelt and Courage goalkeeper Casey Murphy battle for the ball Saturday at Audi Field. Ashley Sanchez barely made it out of the tunnel for warmups when she received her first hug. The North Carolina Courage forward, who spent four years andwith the Washington Spirit, had returned to Audi Field on a muggy Saturday night. An early-arriving fan shouted, “We miss you, Ashley!” And when Sanchez was introduced before the game, the crowd welcomed her with a hearty roar.
Those cheers were more muted in the 19th minute, when Sanchez, now wearing the Courage’s highlighter pink kits, ripped a blast past Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury from just outside the box. It was the only goal of the game as North Carolina halted Washington’s six-match unbeaten streak .for the fifth pick in the draft. The deal worked out well for the Spirit , which used the selection onshe was “shocked and heartbroken.
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