{"id":2344536,"date":"2026-03-25T05:42:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T05:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2344536"},"modified":"2026-03-25T05:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T05:42:49","slug":"utah-royals-fc-begins-two-match-road-trip-against-washington-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/utah-royals-fc-begins-two-match-road-trip-against-washington-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Royals FC Begins Two-Match Road Trip Against Washington Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>HERRIMAN, Utah (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)<\/strong> \u2013 Utah Royals FC (0-2-0, 0 pts) hits the road to face 2025 NWSL finalist Washington Spirit (0-1-1, 1 pt) on Wednesday, March 25, at Audi Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. MT.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Utah enters Wednesday\u2019s contest following its 2026 home opener, where the Royals fell 2-1 against San Diego Wave FC. Slovenian international <strong>Lara Pra\u0161nikar<\/strong> found the back of the net with a composed finish off a pass from <strong>Kiana Palacios<\/strong>, leveling the match at 1-1 and becoming the first Slovenian player to score in NWSL history. However, San Diego regained the lead late, with Lia Godfrey scoring the game-winner in the 86th minute. Head Coach <strong>Jimmy Coenraets<\/strong> and his squad now look to build on the performance as they search for their first win of the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Now in his second full season at the helm, Coenraets continues shaping a balanced roster built on defensive organization, midfield control, and attacking creativity. Wednesday\u2019s match presents an early opportunity for Utah to turn its steady performances into valuable points away from home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Washington Spirit enters the matchup with a 0-1-1 record, most recently earning a 1-1 draw on the road against Racing Louisville FC. Led by Head Coach Adri\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez, the Spirit will look to secure their first win of the season in front of their rowdy home crowd at Audi Field.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s contest marks the third match of the 2026 NWSL regular season for both clubs, with each side aiming to establish early momentum as the campaign begins to take shape.\u200b<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>WATCH LIVE on KMYU with JP Chunga and Carla Haslam :: Utah Royals FC vs. Washington Spirit | Audi Field | 5:00 p.m. MT | KMYU (2.2 over air \/ 12 satellite \/ 643 Comcast HD)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>WATCH LIVE on Victory+ with Michael Wottreng and Kacey White :: Utah Royals FC vs. Washington Spirit | Audi Field | 5:00 p.m. MT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>LISTEN via KSL Sports Radio (102.7 FM \/ 1160 AM) starting at 4:30 p.m. MT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Following the midweek clash in Washington, Utah Royals FC will remain on the road, traveling to face Boston Legacy on Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Kickoff is set for 10:00 a.m. MT, with the match available on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, and the ESPN App.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rsl.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HERRIMAN, Utah (Tuesday, March 24, 2026) \u2013 Utah Royals FC (0-2-0, 0 pts) hits the road to face 2025 NWSL finalist Washington Spirit (0-1-1, 1 pt) on Wednesday, March 25, at Audi Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. MT. Utah enters Wednesday\u2019s contest following its 2026 home opener, where the Royals fell 2-1 against [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2344537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[240735,326183,326184,188835],"class_list":["post-2344536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-urfc-latest-news","tag-urfc-match-previews","tag-urfc-matchday","tag-utah-royals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Utah-Royals-FC-Begins-Two-Match-Road-Trip-Against-Washington-Spirit.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2344538,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344536\/revisions\/2344538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}