VIDEO: USWNT star Trinity Rodman fires Washington Spirit to NWSL victory over Angel City with two excellent finishes

Washington Spirit sit second in the NWSL table after a 4-2 win at home to Angel City.

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• USWNT star Rodman struck twice before half-time
• Washington Spirit saw off Angel City 4-2
• Spirit sit a point behind leaders Kansas City Current

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  USWNT forward Trinity Rodman's excellently-taken first-half brace sealed a 4-2 come-from-behind win over Angel City on Saturday. Rodman, who turns 22 on Monday, opened the scoring on nine minutes when she beat a defender to a cross in the box, only to see City surge into a 2-1 lead before the half-hour mark. Rodman levelled the scores when she latched onto a bouncing ball just outside the six-yard box, beating the goalkeeper at the far post, with goals from Casey Krueger and Ouleymata Sarr sealing a 4-2 win for the Spirit.

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• WHAT TRINITY RODMAN SAID

  Rodman said: "I think collectively as a team we’re relying on each other a lot more and leaning into working together and not trying to make individual magic happen and [instead] making magic happen together. There’s just a common understanding of [how] we play for each other."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The exciting comeback victory made it three wins from the Spirit's last four games to leave them sitting just a point behind leaders Kansas City Current at the top of the NWSL table as the regular season heads toward the midpoint.