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Gotham FC Blanks Thorns 3-0 to Extend Unbeaten Run and Jolt NWSL Playoff Race

The win strengthened Gotham's positioning in a crowded playoff field.

Orlando players celebrate a 2nd half goal by Carson Picket during game against the Wave at Snapdragon Stadium on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker for The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga (6) is mobbed by her teammates after scoring a goal against Bay FC on Oct. 12, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
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Overview

  • Gotham moved to 9-6-7 (34 points) and a six-match unbeaten streak, denying Portland a chance to rise to third and leaving the Thorns at risk of slipping to sixth depending on other results.
  • Former Thorn Midge Purce opened the scoring in the 10th minute, her first goal since October 2023.
  • Rose Lavelle scored just before halftime and later assisted Katie Stengel’s 73rd-minute strike, Stengel’s first of the season.
  • Portland generated only four shots, two on target, while Gotham held a 15-4 advantage in attempts and 7-2 in shots on goal.
  • The Thorns conceded inside 15 minutes for the ninth time this season, the most in the league, as a skid of one win in seven persisted following news that Julie Dufour is out for the year with an ACL injury.