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Matches2025

Final · NWSL playoffsNovember 23, 2025

Washington Spirit

2nd · 44 pts

01

Gotham FC

8th · 36 pts

Rose Lavelle ⚽

PayPal Park · 100′ played · 18,000 attending

Live —Evidence —Release 2026-09-02
WASHINGTON SPIRITGOTHAM FC0′HT100
The match signature: every shot as a tick on the match clock — height follows xG°, dots mark goals.
Scoring Summary
  1. 79Rose LavelleGotham FC
The story · match

Gotham FC edged it 0–1

Washington Spirit lead the all-time series 15–9–9 across 33 meetings since 2016. Gotham FC stand 8th on 36 points in the table through September 1, 2026.

From the record · rel. 2026-09-02 · computed, not generated
The chances · xG°

0.51.1 xG° on 7 shots to 12

What each side’s shooting was worth, before the finishing.

TeamShSoTxG°
Washington Spirit700.53
Gotham FC1231.10
xG° describes the chances, not the finishing — the gap between the two is the story
The Shape of the Match
xG° raceWashington Spirit 0.53 · Gotham FC 1.10
0.510′HT100′

Cumulative xG° per shot; dots mark goals at the minute they were scored.

Finishing funnelWashington Spirit · Gotham FC

7
12
0
3
0
1

shots → on target → goals

Control

448 passes · 73.4%′393 · 70.5%′

20 interceptions22

25 clearances27

Box Score
Everyone who took the pitch for a minute or more.
Esther GonzálezGotham FCYes01000031
Jaelin HowellGotham FCYes01000000
Emily SonnettGotham FCYes01000010
Sarah SchupanskyGotham FCYes01000010
Rose LavelleGotham FCYes01001011
Jaedyn ShawGotham FCYes01000031
Mandy FreemanGotham FCYes01000010
Midge PurceGotham FCYes01000020
Ann-Katrin BergerGotham FCYes01000000
Jess CarterGotham FCYes01000000
Lilly RealeGotham FCYes062620000
BruninhaGotham FCNo62380100
Rosemonde KouassiWashington SpiritYes01000010
Rebeca BernalWashington SpiritYes01000000
Tara RuddWashington SpiritYes01000000
Leicy SantosWashington SpiritYes01000010
Croix BethuneWashington SpiritYes01000020
Esme MorganWashington SpiritYes01000000
Aubrey KingsburyWashington SpiritYes01000000
Gift MondayWashington SpiritYes01000010
Kate WiesnerWashington SpiritYes088880000
Hal HershfeltWashington SpiritYes080800000
Sofia CantoreWashington SpiritYes056560010
Trinity RodmanWashington SpiritNo56440000
Deborah AbiodunWashington SpiritNo80200000
Paige MetayerWashington SpiritNo88120010
Who Was On

Washington Spirit

Tara Rudd
100

— off the bench

0′100

Gotham FC

— off the bench

0′100
Shots

Washington Spirit 0.53 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
2Rosemonde Kouassi0.03Miss
13Croix Bethune0.03Attempt Saved
17Gift Monday0.05Miss
45Sofia Cantore0.08Attempt Saved
47Croix Bethune0.12Miss
54Leicy Santos0.10Attempt Saved
92Paige Metayer0.12Miss

Gotham FC 1.1 xG°

°modeled — an estimate, not an observation
0Jaedyn Shaw0.24Miss
5Jaedyn Shaw0.00Attempt Saved
9Jaedyn Shaw0.03Miss
28Midge Purce0.03Attempt Saved
44Esther González0.24Attempt Saved
49Mandy Freeman0.03Attempt Saved
52Emily Sonnett0.24Miss
55Midge Purce0.12Miss
63Sarah Schupansky0.03Attempt Saved
64Esther González0.07Miss
77Esther González0.00Attempt Saved
79Rose Lavelle0.07Goal
Head to Head
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Each question preserves Washington Spirit 0–1 Gotham FC, November 23, 2025, the 2025 NWSL playoffs scope, and a return to Washington Spirit 0–1 Gotham FC.

View the record row · the citable object behind this page, release 2026-09-02
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