{"id":57812,"date":"2025-11-23T04:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T04:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/lavelles-goal-leads-gotham-fc-over-washington-spirit-for-nwsl-championship\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T04:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T04:13:09","slug":"lavelles-goal-leads-gotham-fc-over-washington-spirit-for-nwsl-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/lavelles-goal-leads-gotham-fc-over-washington-spirit-for-nwsl-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Lavelle&#8217;s goal leads Gotham FC over Washington Spirit for NWSL championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Rose Lavelle scored in the 80th minute and the eighth-seeded Gotham FC beat the Washington Spirit 1-0 on Saturday night to win their second National Women&#8217;s Soccer League championship.<\/p>\n<p>Second-half substitute Bruninha drove into the box on the left wing and sent the ball across to Lavelle, whose left-footed shot sailed past Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury into the bottom corner of the net.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first NWSL championship title for Lavelle, who had scored in the 2023 final when she was playing for the Seattle Reign against Gotham in a 2-1 loss.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/23\/b564669e-09b3-405c-82fa-812159e0d26c\/thumbnail\/620x413\/2d8c560b079fac4f47c43fc9e96007d1\/gettyimages-2248008550.jpg#\" alt=\"Rose Lavelle #16 of NJ\/NY Gotham FC and teammates celebrate winning the Championship after the NWSL Championship 2025 final between Washington Spirit and NJ\/NY Gotham FC at PayPal Park on November 22, 2025 in San Jose, California. \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/23\/b564669e-09b3-405c-82fa-812159e0d26c\/thumbnail\/620x413\/2d8c560b079fac4f47c43fc9e96007d1\/gettyimages-2248008550.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/23\/b564669e-09b3-405c-82fa-812159e0d26c\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/dbb71c670ab13b16797d9e7b3ad70d4b\/gettyimages-2248008550.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA &#8211; NOVEMBER 22: Rose Lavelle #16 of NJ\/NY Gotham FC and teammates celebrate winning the Championship after the NWSL Championship 2025 final between Washington Spirit and NJ\/NY Gotham FC at PayPal Park on November 22, 2025 in San Jose, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Eakin Howard\/NWSL via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a strong opening 10 minutes of the match for Gotham, with three shots from Jaedyn Shaw, the final began to mature into a tense affair.<\/p>\n<p>There were few chances and the best of the first half came when Spirit midfielder Hal Hershfelt perfectly timed a slide tackle and cleaned out Midge Purce with the follow through.<\/p>\n<p>Not long after the half, Trinity Rodman was brought off the Spirit bench for Sofia Cantore, bringing the crowd to its feet. The U.S. women&#8217;s national team star was on limited minutes after suffering a knee sprain in October.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the introduction of Rodman, the Spirit continued to struggle to create chances. They had marginally more control of the ball, 53%, but were outshot by Gotham 12-6 and finished the game without a single shot on target. Rodman had zero shots and zero chances created.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/23\/654b6c8c-12f2-482d-9776-cebd0300912f\/thumbnail\/620x413\/43f4c3da54c395902d2d9a810da7be78\/gettyimages-2248005584.jpg#\" alt=\"Trinity Rodman #2 of Washington Spirit kicks the ball during the NWSL Championship 2025 final between Washington Spirit and NJ\/NY Gotham FC at PayPal Park on November 22, 2025 in San Jose, California. \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/23\/654b6c8c-12f2-482d-9776-cebd0300912f\/thumbnail\/620x413\/43f4c3da54c395902d2d9a810da7be78\/gettyimages-2248005584.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/23\/654b6c8c-12f2-482d-9776-cebd0300912f\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/67da2651b2e24ebaa55c674ba8661b34\/gettyimages-2248005584.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA &#8211; NOVEMBER 22: Trinity Rodman #2 of Washington Spirit kicks the ball during the NWSL Championship 2025 final between Washington Spirit and NJ\/NY Gotham FC at PayPal Park on November 22, 2025 in San Jose, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Lachlan Cunningham \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The second-seeded Spirit (14-6-8) suffered a second consecutive defeat in the NWSL final, having lost last year to the Orlando Pride in Kansas City, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>The Spirit reached this year&#8217;s final by overcoming Racing Louisville 3-1 in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals and then beating the Portland Thorns 2-0 in the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>Gotham (11-8-9) had defied the odds to make the final, going on the road twice to defeat the top-seeded Kansas City Current 2-1 in the quarterfinal and the defending champions the Pride, 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>Gotham are the first eighth-seed to win the NWSL Championship. 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