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Boston Legacy Breaks NWSL Attendance Record for Largest Inaugural Home Opener
Gotham FC edged Boston Legacy 1-0 as Esther González scored; the match set an NWSL record with eight yellow cards and drew over 30,000 fans for Legacy's debut.
- On Saturday, Gotham FC defeated expansion Boston Legacy one-nil at Gillette Stadium, with Esther González scoring in the 55th minute after Lilly Reale's cross.
- After being awarded a franchise in 2023, Boston Legacy, led by Jennifer Epstein, Stephanie Connaughton, Ami Danoff and Anna Palmer, had been together for eight weeks and will rotate home matches between Gillette Stadium and Centreville Bank Stadium while White Stadium is completed.
- Gotham held a 53% share of possession, and Bianca St-Georges was sent off in the 75th–77th minute, leaving Legacy with 10 players late.
- A crowd of 30,207 attended the opener at Gillette Stadium, a record for an expansion club's inaugural home game, with Boston Legacy President Jennifer van Dijk confirming over 26,000 tickets sold by Friday.
- League-Wide, the NWSL's 16-team format and men's World Cup pause create scheduling challenges, with Boston preparing to face Houston on March 21 and return to Gillette on March 28.
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Gotham spoils the Legacy’s debut with a 1-0 victory in the NWSL’s opening weekend
Esther González scored in the 55th minute and Gotham GC spoiled the expansion Boston Legacy's debut with a 1-0 victory Saturday. Elsewhere in the National…
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right1Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Left, 47% Center
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- 48% of the sources lean Left, 47% of the sources are Center
48% Left
L 48%
C 47%
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