NWSL

Orlando Pride vs Gotham FC, 2025 NWSL, Playoffs - Semifinals

· NWSL
Orlando Pride
    FT
    0 - 1
    Gotham FC
    • 90'+7': Jaedyn Shaw

    Gotham FC beat champs Orlando Pride to reach NWSL final

    Jaedyn Shaw scored with practically the last kick of the game and Gotham FC beat the Orlando Pride 1-0 on Sunday to advance to the NWSL championship game.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaelin Howell.
    • 4': Offside, Gotham FC. Esther González is caught offside.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Jacqueline Ovalle (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC). Assisted by Marta.
    • 5': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Ann-Katrin Berger.
    • 7': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Cori Dyke.
    • 8': Foul by Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC).
    • 8': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Bruninha (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
    • 9': Offside, Gotham FC. Midge Purce is caught offside.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Jacqueline Ovalle (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julie Doyle.
    • 10': Foul by Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride).
    • 10': Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Jacqueline Ovalle (Orlando Pride).
    • 11': Lilly Reale (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride).
    • 12': Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Foul by Bruninha (Gotham FC).
    • 19': Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Rafaelle (Orlando Pride).
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Jaelin Howell.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Jacqueline Ovalle (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
    • 35': Foul by Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC).
    • 35': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Rafaelle (Orlando Pride) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacqueline Ovalle with a cross.
    • 38': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Cori Dyke.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Esther González (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rose Lavelle with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Foul by Bruninha (Gotham FC).
    • 40': Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Bruninha (Gotham FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Emily Sams (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Gabi Portilho (Gotham FC).
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Gabi Portilho (Gotham FC).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Marta.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jaedyn Shaw with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Jaelin Howell (Gotham FC).
    • 45'+3': Jacqueline Ovalle (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Orlando Pride 0, Gotham FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Orlando Pride 0, Gotham FC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Oihane Hernández replaces Cori Dyke.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haley McCutcheon.
    • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Julie Doyle (Orlando Pride).
    • 53': Substitution, Gotham FC. Mandy Freeman replaces Bruninha.
    • 54': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Simone Charley replaces Julie Doyle because of an injury.
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Offside, Orlando Pride. Marta is caught offside.
    • 57': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Mandy Freeman.
    • 59': Offside, Gotham FC. Midge Purce is caught offside.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Haley McCutcheon (Orlando Pride) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Foul by Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride).
    • 61': Midge Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, Gotham FC. Josefine Hasbo replaces Gabi Portilho.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Jacqueline Ovalle (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Simone Charley.
    • 67': Foul by Angelina (Orlando Pride).
    • 67': Josefine Hasbo (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC).
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Emily Sams (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC).
    • 73': Foul by Oihane Hernández (Orlando Pride).
    • 73': Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Jacqueline Ovalle (Orlando Pride).
    • 74': Midge Purce (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC).
    • 75': Marta (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Substitution, Orlando Pride. Carson Pickett replaces Ally Lemos.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Kerry Abello (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carson Pickett.
    • 80': Foul by Emily Sams (Orlando Pride).
    • 80': Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Emily Sams (Orlando Pride) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Foul by Emily Sams (Orlando Pride).
    • 82': Josefine Hasbo (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Offside, Gotham FC. Emily Sonnett is caught offside.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride).
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC).
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Corner, Gotham FC. Conceded by Emily Sams.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Offside, Orlando Pride. Jacqueline Ovalle is caught offside.
    • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Jess Carter (Gotham FC).
    • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Gotham FC. Kayla Duran replaces Lilly Reale because of an injury.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jacqueline Ovalle (Orlando Pride) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marta with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Orlando Pride. Conceded by Mandy Freeman.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Orlando Pride. Jacqueline Ovalle is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Simone Charley (Orlando Pride).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Jacqueline Ovalle (Orlando Pride).
    • 90'+5': Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+7': Goal! Orlando Pride 0, Gotham FC 1. Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Mandy Freeman (Gotham FC).
    • 90'+9': Jacqueline Ovalle (Orlando Pride) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+10': Attempt saved. Oihane Hernández (Orlando Pride) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC). Assisted by Marta with a cross.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Orlando Pride 0, Gotham FC 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Orlando Pride 0, Gotham FC 1.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 0
    52.5 Possession 47.5
    5 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    306 Accurate Passes 246
    388 Passes 332
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    15 Crosses 29
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    56 Long Balls 51
    26 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    19 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 8
    38 Effective Clearances 24
    38 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: NWSL

    Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
    Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
    Attendance: 15,715

    Line-Ups

    ORL Orlando Pride (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anna Moorhouse (GK)
    4 Rafaelle
    6 Emily Sams Yellow Card
    15 Angelina
    25 Kerry Abello
    12 Cori Dyke
    2 Haley McCutcheon
    30 Ally Lemos
    20 Julie Doyle
    13 Lizbeth Ovalle
    10 Marta
    Orlando Pride Substitutes:
    Viviana Villacorta, Zara Chavoshi, Simone Jackson, Oihane Hernández, Simone Charley, Carson Pickett, McKinley Crone, Summer Yates, Luana.

    GFC Gotham FC (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    30 Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
    27 Jess Carter
    6 Emily Sonnett Yellow Card
    7 Jaelin Howell
    4 Lilly Reale
    3 Bruninha Yellow Card
    16 Rose Lavelle
    2 Jaedyn Shaw
    18 Gabi Portilho
    23 Midge Purce
    9 Esther González
    Gotham FC Substitutes:
    Shelby Hogan, Khyah Harper, Sofia Cook, Ella Stevens, Katie Lampson, Mandy Freeman, Sarah Schupansky, Kayla Duran, Josefine Hasbo.

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