Washington Spirit eliminate Racing Louisville in NWSL playoffs

Washington Spirit eliminate Racing Louisville in NWSL playoffs

The favorites blew a one-goal lead in injury time, but then held on through extra time and took it down in penalty kicks

Just for kicks, Spirit earns another dramatic NWSL playoff win

Kingsbury comes up huge in penalty kick shootout, as the Spirit advance to the NWSL semifinal over Louisville

In a nerve-racking 120 minutes where the Washington Spirit looked to have won the game in regulation, but a last-minute goal from Racing Louisville set up an extra layer of drama in their first-ever playoff game in franchise history. They set up an additional 30 minutes of overtime to decide who would move on to the NWSL semifinals. After an extra 30 minutes of soccer, where neither team could break the deadlock, it was all decided in penalty ki…