[NWSL: Week 1] Even without star Abby Wambach, sidelined with a facial injury (fractured orbital bone below her left eye)picked up in Thursday’s U.S. national team game against China, the Western New York Flash made easy work of the Washington Spirit, opening its NWSL season with a 3-1 thanks to two goals and an assistfrom Spanish newcomer Vicki Losada.
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