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Citi Field Sellout Crowd Shows Massive Potential of Gotham FC's Move to New York
Rose Lavelle scored the lone goal as Gotham FC closed to within one point of the NWSL lead.
On Wednesday, Gotham FC midfielder Rose Lavelle scored eight minutes before halftime, nutmegging a defender and chipping over the keeper to defeat the Washington Spirit 1-0 at Citi Field.
The matchup marked a rematch of last year's NWSL Championship, with Gotham extending recent dominance after winning two of the past three titles and the Concacaf continental crown.
An announced crowd of 42,175 broke New York's all-time women's sports attendance record, surpassing Coco Gauff's 2023 U.S. Open draw of 28,000 and exceeding Gotham's entire 2019 home season total.
NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman called the timing "serendipitous" and said it "puts us on the map in a different way" amid the men's World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday.
Gotham will relocate to the 25,000-seat Etihad Park in Queens for the 2028 season, projecting around 8,000 season-ticket deposits and potential for regular sellouts with continued marketing and on-field success.