US EditionRose Lavelle Leads Gotham FC to NWSL Title with Late Game-Winning Goal
Gotham FC became the lowest seed to win the NWSL title, scoring the latest opening goal in championship history in front of 18,000 fans at PayPal Park.
- On Saturday, Nov. 22, Gotham FC won the NWSL championship 1-0 at PayPal Park in San Jose before 18,000, with Rose Lavelle scoring the lone goal.
- After scraping into the eighth seed with a 9-8-9 record, Gotham upset Kansas City and Orlando with late goals en route to the title.
- Gotham outshot Washington 12-7 and had three shots on goal to zero, while Washington recorded zero shots on target despite seven attempts and Gotham's defense took yellow cards to protect the lead.
- The result awards Gotham FC its second NWSL title in three seasons as the lowest seed ever, while Juan Carlos Amorós joins elite coaches and Washington Spirit suffers a second straight final loss.
- Lavelle, the match MVP, said `This is such special group` after adding the championship MVP to her decorated career, while Trinity Rodman returned but exited injured late.
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‘Really good vibes, no notes’: MVP Rose Lavelle praises NWSL championship setup in San Jose
SAN JOSE — The best of the National Women’s Soccer League descended on the Bay Area Saturday night at PayPal Park. Washington Spirit and Gotham FC contested the NWSL championship in front of an announced sellout crowd of 18,000 – there were empty seats visible here and there – in San Jose, bringing together a collection of fans from the East Coast who came to root their teams to a title. Rose Lavelle’s curling strike in the 80th minute was the…
‘Really good vibes, no notes’: MVP Rose Lavelle praises NWSL championship setup in San Jose
SAN JOSE — The best of the National Women’s Soccer League descended on the Bay Area Saturday night at PayPal Park. Washington Spirit and Gotham FC contested the NWSL championship in front of an announced sellout crowd of 18,000 – there were empty seats visible here and there – in San Jose, bringing together a collection of fans from the East Coast who came to root their teams to a title. Rose Lavelle’s curling strike in the 80th minute was the…
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