24 hours later, #NWSLFinal review:
Spirit just choked. Hard. Looked absolutely lost when Gotham pressed. No shots on target in a final is just an indictment.
Gotham wasn’t much better tbh, they weren’t doing much with the advantage, but their attackers can mine gold out of poor xG chances.
Even match, smarter coaching re: Hal’s injury or Reale getting that deserved second yellow and we’re at least going to OT.
Thanks @washingtonspirit.com for another awesome season. Love this team. Can't wait to get back to Rowdy Audi.
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FT: Hard to say the better team won, but Gotham’s game plan dominated and Spirit were reactive the whole game.
In a game where both teams are forced into shit chances, Gotham can do more with those shit chances.
Rose is still babygurl.
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And that's it. As night falls, the bats get the better of the spirit and the game ends 1-0 with the sole goal going to rose Lavelle #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
In a hungry attempt to get the ball back for the team, Rodman gets tangled up and is down and clutching her lower back#NWSLChampionship #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
90+1’ Gotham (rightfully) slowing everything down to a crawl. 5 minutes seems a little low tbh #NwslFinal
5 minutes of additional time. Gotham leads 1-0. #NWSLChampionship #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
Can’t tell me hurt Hal who’s played 78’ is worth going down a player rather than putting in a fresh Abiodun.
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Translucent Messi is still good at soccer. #NWSL #NWSLFinal
81’: Deb on. About 80 minutes too late IMO #NWSLFinal
Love Hal but going down a player for ~3 minutes with 15-minutes left in a 0-0 championship game was a horrible, horrible decision.
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Lavelle breaks through with an assist by Shaw and fires one into the back of the net. She's been one of the best players on the pitch tonight #NWSLChampionship #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
Rose!!!!!! Golazoooo!! Gotham goes ahead in the 80th minute!!! #NWSLFinal #GothamFC
80’: Shit.
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Whoever approved having adverts played in the middle of a live soceer game better not get any ideas of doing this during the World Cup as people will hunt them down over this. It’s incredibly irritating and distracts from the game. #NWSL #NWSLFinal
73’: Hal Hershfelt pulls up after a rough collision play. Would hate to see her go, she’s had a great game.
Also, this game needs some Deb.
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68’ Spirit gets three back to back corners. Two good deliveries from Leicy and Wies. Hard to see this not going 120 tbh.
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Corner kick for the Spirit, inswinger is dealt with by Carter #NWSLChampionship #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
Rodman's first action in the final third wins the Spirit a corner. Washington have come into the second half fired up #NWSLChampionship #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
Lilly Reale needs to be careful. She's had a great night but she's now sitting on a yellow card #NWSLChampionship #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
Substitution: Rodman is in for Cantori in the 56th minute #NWSLChampionship #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
57: THE QUEEN ARRIVES. Trinity for Cantore #NWSLFinal
57’ to prove this is basically ice hockey now, Emily Sonnett lays out to block the best chance of the game from Leicy Santos. I’m guessing 0.2 xG
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Interesting stat: when tied at the half, the Spirit at 0-3-1 and Gotham is 1-2-7 #NWSLChampionship #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
Amazing last ditch block by Sonnett to keep the game level #NWSLChampionship #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
The Spirit's best chance of the game comes early in the second half with Kouassi's cross into the box for Bethune who hits it wide. Great D by Mandy Freeman #NWSLChampionship #NWSLFinal #GothamFC #SpiritRising
Disclosure: I live in DC, I’m rooting for Spirit. Rose Lavelle is still babygurl #NWSLFinal
Halftime. Don’t look at the shot count. Yikes.
Gotham only has a press rn, but it’s cutting off the Spirit’s main line of attack.
Game needs the following :
1) Deb Abiodun.
2) More passive-aggressive side-eye after tackles
3) One mistake. Hopefully by Gotham. This is a hard watch.
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