
It's an all-East Coast affair in the first NWSL Playoff Semifinal of the weekend as the Washington Spirit hosts NJ/NY Gotham FC on Saturday, November 16, at Audi Field. The D.C. club has sold out the stadium (19,250 tickets) in 72 hours.
In the quarterfinals, the Spirit profited from an own goal in extra time to help them squeeze past a combative Bay FC 2-1. While Gotham only just edged through an encounter with the Portland Thorns by the same scoreline. In second-half stoppage time, Rose Lavelle's low finish from inside the box was the winning moment.