Gotham FC Secures Win, Kansas City's Current Draws in NWSL

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00:00But let's come over to the match days of the weekend.

00:03Gotham FC versus San Diego Wave.

00:06Gotham FC was able to take home the three points, beating San Diego Wave 2-0.

00:11Esther Gonzalez, an icon of the league, opened the scoring just before halftime in the 45th minute,

00:17giving Gotham this lead.

00:18And after the break, Jaden Shaw, who is a much-publicized debut and transfer Gotham FC,

00:24came in and scored to double their lead in the game.

00:27I think that this really shows the importance of efficiency over dominance.

00:32You know, San Diego held the ball more.

00:34They had more shots.

00:35But at the end of the day, they were just not able to put it away.

00:38And finally, the game that we were all waiting for, Kansas City currents, British's Washington Spirit.

00:43This is first and second in their standings, and it ended in a 0-0 draw.

00:48I said last week that this was not going to be an easy game, and we saw it.

00:51Kansas City dominated the possession in the game.

00:54But Spirit's goalkeeper, Audrey Kinsbury, was able to hold it down in the back.

00:59Kansas City just hit their 50-point mark.

01:02And with that draw, Washington Spirit actually does remain undefeated in nine matches.

01:07And, you know, I think that if they can keep this consistently and push this momentum,

01:10it is going to give them great energy for the playoffs.

01:13But let's move in now to the games to watch you need to see this weekend.

01:17Orlando Pride versus North Carolina Courage.

01:19I mean, North Carolina is really trying to climb out of a rough patch they've been having,

01:24and Orlando is trying to lock off their playoff seedings.

01:27A win for North Carolina could give them momentum, and if Orlando wins,

01:30they could solidify a stronger mid-table spot that they have been really fighting to get.

01:35Now I think we need to focus on a big tournament happening, and it's Women's Champions League.

01:42Yes, absolutely.

01:43I am so excited to talk about Women's Champions League.

01:45You know, these teams are really trying to get out of the qualifying round and into that group stages with your big teams.

01:52Manchester United recently went to Norway and were stunned by Brand losing 1-0.

01:57And although United dominated possession, a topic that we see also in the NWSL,

02:02and created more chances, they just couldn't finish.

02:05And for Brand, it was a statement, a win at home.

02:08And United now have to, unfortunately, turn it around in a return leg at Old Trafford.

02:13Meanwhile, in Sweden, Atletico Madrid played BK Haken in a 1-1 draw.

02:18Atletico started strong, Lowney opened the scoring in the first half,

02:22and it looked like they were cruising an easy win for them.

02:25But Haken rallied late, grabbed the equalizer, and are now headed to Spain with everything on the line to play for.

02:32But let's talk about why do these matches matter?

02:34The winner of these ties go into the group stage, where the giants of this tournament are playing.

02:40Barcelona, Chelsea, Bayern.

02:42For clubs like United and Atletico, failure to advance to this would be a major setback,

02:48both financially and in terms of credibility across all leagues.

02:52But what are the matches that you at home need to see?

02:55Make sure to look out to see if Manchester United can flip the script at home,

02:59or will Brand completely take the upset and move on to these group stages?

03:02And second, we have to ask ourselves, will Atletico Madrid steady themselves in Spain and take the win,

03:09or will Haken shock them and send them home?

03:12That's the question we're all asking, but we're just going to have to wait and see,

03:15and that's all the report that I have for today.

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