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San Diego Draw With Boston Keeps NWSL Shield Race Open

The 2-2 result leaves San Diego three points behind Gotham with one regular-season game remaining and sends the title decision to Decision Day.

Overview

  • San Diego and Boston played to a 2-2 draw at Snapdragon Stadium after a scoreless first half and a flurry of second-half goals on Sunday, Oct. 25.
  • San Diego rookie Lia Godfrey had a 35th-minute goal overturned by VAR for a narrow offside that would have opened the scoring.
  • Boston opened the second half through Annie Karich, Gia Corley equalized in the 51st minute and Boston’s Laís Araújo diverted a Kenza Dali cross into her own net three minutes later.
  • Alba Caño preserved a point for Boston with a 25-yard, 73rd-minute strike that tied the match and ended San Diego’s five-game win streak.
  • The draw leaves San Diego on 55 points and three behind Gotham’s 58, so San Diego must beat Bay FC on Decision Day and hope Gotham lose to Utah for a chance at the Shield with league tiebreakers to follow.